Welcome to the Newsletter for Healing Neurology
December finds us continuing to evolve the ways we get information to you. Our goal is to both expand our clinical services with more clinicians, including pain management and pain psychiatry, and by taking more of our work online to you with a new membership program coming early 2020. With your monthly membership, you'll have increased access to more podcast material, videos and opportunities to truly heal your neurology.
With the sun still spending more time in the southern hemisphere, absorb the starlight of this dark season up north. It will all be shifting soon enough. We are grateful to be along this journey with all of you. You make us matter.
In this issue:
- Dr Ruhoy's juice to reduce pain
- Breath work class Wednesdays with Dr Gillian
- Monthly class February 10: Meet your Amygdala, the emotional seat of the brain
- Podcasts!
- Dr Ruhoy: the magic of neurology: old, new & ancient and how we are neurological beings
- Dr Gillian: What is Ayurveda, Why Functional Medicine and harnessing our own power to heal
- Keesha Ewers, ARNP: Forgiveness, intimacy, libido & sex
- Imam Jamal Rahman: How wisdom from Rumi, Hafiz and the Koran can heal our collective neurology
- Stephen Bezruchka, MD: ER doc turned public health renegade: why are we so complacent with a declining US lifespan?
- Vaspernaut! Hear from one of our 10-session graduates on the Vasper about their experience with this metabolic machine to catapult your health.
- Researchers we love: spotlight on Robert Sapolsky in a 3-minute mini-lecture about stress physiology.
In health solidarity,
Dr. Ilene Ruhoy & your team at CHN
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Dr Ruhoy's Juice to Quiet Pain
Here is a recipe for to improve our digestion, wring out muscular toxins and reduce pain in the body. The sharpness and clarity of these fruits and veggies can bring it all home.
1 whole pineapple
1 bunch dandelion
½ cup pomegranate seeds
1 bunch rhubarb
1 3-inch ginger
20 red grapes
Professional tip: get out pomegranate seeds by either slicing in half, turning face down onto a counter & whacking the skin with a wooden spoon, or, for the more patient of us, submerge in water and use as a sensory exercise to pull out seeds with the tips of the fingers. Great fun for juicing with kids!
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February Class: The Amygdala!
Register for in-person through EventBrite here.
Register for online attendence through Zoom here.
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Breath work & Meditation with Dr Gillian
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When: Wednesdays 3-4pm & 12-1pm (not New Year's Day)
Where: Upstairs from Center for Healing Neurology (our apologies- only stairs available currently). Check in at our front desk for guidance.
Cost: $30
Limited access! This will be a small group each week- only up to 12 participants. Register HERE or call us at 206-379-1213 or email to reception@centerforhealingneurology.com to secure your spot!
Breath work classes are happening! They will continue in 2020 with a changed time to accommodate lunch-time schedules and traffic- now from 12-1pm every Wednesday. Participants report a calmness felt after this hour of quiet awareness. They appreciate the neuroscientific research we discuss as we practice simply breathing in and out. We have reviewed specific practices including nadi shodana and anulom viloma (both types of alternate nostril breathing), kapalbhati (skull-shining breath) and bhramari (bee breath) and will continue to review these and learn new techniques in 2020. Make this practice part of your new decade of awareness. Come join us.
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January 2, 2020: Podcast for Healing Neurology starts!
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We'll be releasing multiple episodes so you can do some binge listening! Topics exploring neurology inside and out, discussions of the latest research regarding chronic fatigue/ myalgic encephalomyelitis, mast cell activation syndrome, neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer's, autism, and of course, how we can practically adjust our diet, relationships, mental and physical practices to keep our minds clear and our society just. No topic too big or too small and, yes, we are taking requests- what do you want to know more about? Email us at podcast@centerforhealingneurology.com. Let's get curious (and probably a little messy) in exploring our world. It's what we're here to do and we're excited to do this with you.
Find the Podcast for Healing Neurology wherever you get your podcasts!
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Dr Ilene Ruhoy, MD, PhD, is a board-certified neurologist and the founder of the Center for Healing Neurology. Hear her talk about how and why she got interested in neurology in her unique way of smartly discussing the science behind the nervous system as well as the down-to-earth way that we impact our nervous system on a daily basis focusing on rhythm and juice (the name of a new record?!).
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Dr Gillian Ehrlich, DNP, family nurse practitioner is also certified in Functional Medicine and Ayurveda, the traditional medical system of India. Listen in to find out how Ayurveda looks at personalizing our approach to health and the value of the invisible aspects of our Self to our health, community and life.
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Dr Keesha Ewers, ARNP, PhD in Sexology discusses forgiveness, sex and intimacy. "What's in your head goes to your bed." Listen in to find out what that means, get some ways to reflect on what you might be taking from your history into your current intimate relationships and ways to utilize forgiveness for empowerment.
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Imam Jamal Rahman reveals Koranic insights from poets Rumi, Hafiz and others as a tool to nourish personal, community, Interfaith, racial, social, environmental and neurological healing. Listen in for the joy and wisdom in his voice as he recounts these ancient friends to the seeker and shares much needed advice for finding peace and freedom in a noisy world.
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Dr Stephen Bezruchka, MD, examines, incredulously, why the US & Syria might be the only two countries in the world to have a shortening lifespan. It's not for lack of effort (we spend more money than any other country on healthcare). Dr Bezruchka's 20-year odyssey led him out of his emergency room practice to face the political and social realities that actually determine our health; spoiler alert, it's not healthcare.
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Vasper Corner
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Vasper a unique form of exercise that incorporates compression and cooling technology along with interval training. This unique combination works to increase vascular perfusion and the production of endogenous growth and recovery hormones allowing your body heal naturally. The Vasper system is a low impact system and can be adapted to meet all physical and fitness abilities. A Vasper session is just 21 minutes in length!
If you are interested in taking a step towards a healthier you in 2020 please call the clinic at 206-379-1213 and we can help you get started on your healing journey.
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Vaspernaut of the Month: A Vaspernaut is an individual who has successfully completed 10 Vasper sessions in a 3-week period.
Congratulations to Alexa Rosenthal for achieving “Vaspernaut” status.
“My ten session experience with the Vasper was exactly what I needed for my healing process. Dr. Ruhoy and her team prescribed the therapy at the perfect time for me as I continue to recover. Healing from a neurological set back is challenging. The Vasper has given me the physical and mental confidence that I will recover. Being able to push myself at a high intensity level and not have pain the the next day is big for me! I really look forward to continuing the Vasper training as I know it is definitely helping me to heal!”
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Researchers We Love: Robert Sapolsky
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Hear the fantastic (and entertaining!) Stanford professor and neurobiology researcher Robert Sapolsky give a 3 minute lecture about the role of stress in our physiology with a special focus on why acute stress is expected but chronic stress wears us down. Find out more about him & his work through his books, including our old favorite: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, and other videos online. Click HERE. For his book, click HERE.
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