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It's March and we are in a pandemic... but that's not all that's happening. 

I was taught that March comes in like a lion & goes out like a lamb, a metaphor for many different experiences in life. Our rhythms cycle back and forth between order and chaos, between advance and retreat, between illness and health. The ongoing challenge is to find the threads of resilience so we can take this ride with our eyes wide open. 

There has been much change in all of our lives around the world. We have heard from many of you that you are relying on us to bring you up to date accurate news about COVID-19. We have also heard your concerns that while the world is stopping for social distancing, your neurodegeneration, autoimmune inflammation and cancers march on. We will not abandon you. We are taking diligent precautions to lessen clinic traffic but remain committed to caring for all of your needs- in this moment & beyond. 

This is a natural evolution for us at CHN. In addition to releasing podcasts and blog posts about COVID-19, we are stocking up on therapies to help your immune system stay savvy like IVIG, exosomes, and peptides like thymosin alpha-1. We have expanded our IV therapeutics program to include support for anti-viral immunity, mitochondrial health, detoxification and brain optimization. These services remain available while we complete follow up visits via telephone & video service. 

In addition, we're adding a FaceBook live session for Q&A so Drs Ruhoy & Gillian to discuss what is coming across our medical journals, research and patient experience stories. 

Our charge continues to be bringing you the best services, products, science and education for health and healing across the lifespan and across the diversity of disease process meaning we have tools for COVID-19 and all of your other concerns that existed before and will exist after this pandemic rounds the globe. Please stay in touch- share with us via podcast@centerforhealingneurology.com any suggested topics or questions for podcasts, blog posts or Q&As. 

In this month's newsletter: 

  • Facebook Q&A LIVE events: next Monday, March 24 at 2pm PST. Join at our FaceBook site & send questions to podcast@centerforhealingneurology.com
  • We are OPEN for telemedicine visits now (and for clinic procedures as of April 1st). Drs Ruhoy & Gillian are both using video and/or phone for continuing your care. Special deal on new patients for Dr Gillian- ever wanted a full Functional Medicine 90-minute evaluation? Call today to schedule! 
  • TWO new Podcasts for Healing Neurology: #10 on the science of COVID-19 and #11 on strategies for anchoring in times of pandemic. 
  • Our CHN COVID-19 Prevention Support Protocol is below and on our website blog. Continue to check our blog for updates & new articles! 
  • IV Therapeutics Program is up & running with specialty recipes for immune support, mitochondrial boost for better energy, detoxification support (which allows an immune system to focus on acute threats better) and Vitamin D and B12 injections.
  • Two excellent numbers articles on COVID-19 by Tomas Pueyo: Downloaded over 40 million times & translated into 30 languages, read these to understand how you and your behavior can change the trajectory of this viral pandemic. 

We know that with each breath, we have the opportunity to grow. Come grow with us, through all of these cycles of order and chaos. We are so pleased to be in it together with you. 

Yours, 
Dr Ilene Ruhoy & Gillian Ehrlich

FaceBook LIVE: Monday, March 23 at 2pm PST. 

Drs Ruhoy & Gillian will get on FaceBook LIVE to discuss what we know about the science of the COVID-19 virus, our immune prevention support protocol and answer questions that you have about COVID-19 or otherwise.

Have questions for us? Email before we start to podcast@centerforhealingneurology.com. 

Then find us at our FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/CenterforHealingNeurology/ for 45 minutes of Q&A. 

Please be sure to share with friends! We want to get all your questions answered! 

We are OPEN for telemedicine visits! 

Your health trajectory moves on, COVID-19 or not, and we are here for your journey via telemedicine! 

In response to your concerns about your health status before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, we are offering telemedicine visits to continue our mission to optimize your health. Drs Ruhoy & Gillian are both using HIPPA-compliant video and/or phone for continuing your care.

Through telemedicine visits, we can continue to evaluate your concerns, order testing, discuss results, initiate and fine-tune your treatments. Distance-order testing options include auto-immune, neurology, metabolic, genetic, stool and Functional Medicine specialty testing which can be drop-shipped to your home and returned via mail. 

As of April 1st, we will be back open for procedures including Vasper sessions, botox and GammaCore for migraines, trigger point treatments, autonomic testing, skin biopsies, acupuncture and IV therapies and our other procedures. 

We are offering a special deal on new patients for Dr Gillian- ever wanted a full Functional Medicine 90-minute evaluation? Contact us via email or phone to schedule!

TWO new Podcasts for Healing Neurology!  

We released this series of podcasts to address both aspects of this pandemic: the science & the social. They are available on 9 different platforms so find them wherever you usually get your podcasts including Apple iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor.FM and others. 
#10: Understanding COVID-19 with Janee Pennington-Watson

Patient advocate, Janee Pennington-Watson, asks host Gillian Ehrlich, ANRP, great questions about what we know & how to think about this crazy new reality, including how to gauge risk, testing options and realities, prevention support as well as possible interventions, including those along the cutting edge. 
#11: Strategies for Anchoring fear about COVID-19 in the body, mind and natural world

We are in desperate need for conversations about how to anchor and possibly reinvent our lives and identity, which are acutely aggravated by this pandemic. The strategies of using COVID-19 to build social capacity to tackle other global challenges like climate change, applying this change in schedule to redesign our lives with more mindfulness and planting an easy Victory garden all may serve us, even as many of us suffer loss and grief from the virus or the economic fallout. Join us for thinking differently about this new social landscape, within which the natural world remains unchanged and, as always, awaits us with open arms.

CHN Prevention Support Protocol

It is widely recognized that COVID-19 is upon us. If we haven’t been exposed to it, we likely will in the not-too-distant future. This is not a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ with the goal of slowing this spread to share resources and save lives.

When we are exposed, we want our immune system to be as prepared as it can be. This means that we produce an accurate immune response to this novel viral threat. It is precisely the over-active immune response that can cause so much damage. Getting stuck in traffic when you are tired, hungry and in a big rush can result in higher levels of road-rage which can ultimately be dangerous. Getting stuck in traffic when you’ve got time to get to your destination and a great podcast on (like Podcast for Healing Neurology!) might change your plans but not derail your life. This is our goal- get your immune system rested and primed for an appropriate level of response to weather this storm.

How can you do that? Many articles and websites already extoll the foundational components of sleep, diet, and mental exercises to relax the mind. We talk about this also in our newsletter on COVID-19 HERE.

But what else can a person do? Let’s get to it. Based on our clinic’s expertise in neurology, toxicology, mitochondrial metabolism and Functional Medicine, we recommend the following as a general protocol safe for most people. Please discuss with your healthcare provider if you have any chronic conditions or allergies that might make taking herbs or supplements unsafe. For any prescriptions (peptides, IV therapies), you’ll need to schedule with us for an evaluation.

Center for Healing Neurology COVID-19 Prevention Support Protocol

  • Eucalyptus diffused into the air
  • Tonic water for the quinine (So that we can leave the hydroxychloroquine for immune-compromised patients who really need this drug!)
  • Lysine 1 gram twice daily
  • Zinc oxide 80mg daily
  • N-acetyl cysteine (NAC, the precursor to glutathione) 1 gram twice daily
  • Vitamin D 4000 IU daily
  • Vitamin C 1000 mg oral daily or Vitamin C 10 grams IV once weekly. Remember that higher doses or oral vitamin C can lead to loose stools.
  • Peptides are biosimilar protein strings that mimic natural peptides already in the body. They are generally very well tolerated. Check out Podcast for Healing Neurology episode #9 with Ryan Smith for more information about these compounded pharmaceuticals.
    • Thymosin Alpha 1 to modulate the body’s immune response; helping the immune system to be smarter without being suppressed. This is an injectable taken daily x 1-3+ months or in a higher dose over 3 days.
    • LL37 is an antimicrobial peptide that can be a first line of defense including as a preventative, for viral and bacterial infection. This is also a daily injectable.
    • Selank nasal spray functions both as an anti-viral and for mood and cognitive support for anxiety and pain. If you’re not wanting to do injections, this is an easy way to support anti-viral activity with a non-invasive administration technique.

For more intensive treatments, we also utilize exosomes, IVIG (immunoglobulin G), and stem cell therapy. Call us for more information regarding these treatments.

Remember that we evolved right along side viruses. It’s like meeting a new person that’s a difficult personality but this is not encountering an animal we've never seen before. Most of us (80%) can weather this virus well. 

Stay tuned. More to come.

IV Therapeutics Program

Unique recipes to support your whole health

IV therapy has the benefit of delivering 100% of nutrients and metabolically active ingredients directly into your circulation and avoids the need to cross through a gut lining which is often damaged by inflammation, dysbiosis and impaired by panic (is there anything to be anxious about these days?). 

Our recipes have been curated by our neurologist, Dr Ilene Ruhoy, to specifically optimize your whole health. Many are unique to our clinic and target mitochondria (for energy), detoxification, nutrient replacement like Vitamin D or MethylB12 injections or  Vitamin C in both low doses (anti-pxidant, useful in immune boosting weekly to support any immune-system responses to viruses or bacteria) or high doses (pro-oxidant, potentially supportive for oncology concerns). 

Some of these treatments are available to all and some require an evaluation with our clinicians to ensure safety and appropriateness. Call now to get scheduled as of April 1st when we are back open for treatments. 

Articles: What the COVID-19 numbers say about the power of our behavior

Below are two incredible articles by Tomas Pueyo, health writer & story teller. He uses the numbers we have and the questions we've asked confirmed patients about when they first developed symptoms to extrapolate how big this pandemic has been but we haven't known, how big it might potentially get and what that tells us to do about our behavior (and what might happen if we don't pay attention now). These articles are incredibly insightful, colorful, full of data and graphs, and put fear to paper with realistic predictions to inspire effective action from you, us and each of us. 
 
We are used to looking at numbers and locations of patients with confirmed cases but when those patients were asked when they developed symptoms, and this data is placed against centralized governmental directives, an incredible picture of the power of social distancing emerges. Weighing the data of do-nothing, containment, mitigation & suppression models, the case that this virus is nearly everywhere & strict avoidance measures can change outcomes is clear. 
The fear is that we are surrendering to months of quarantine now in order to only have cases surge when we come out of hiding, but Tomas Pueyo models out how actually a few weeks of VERY STRICT quarantine now will actually allow the healthcare system to catch up & prepare and shorten our long term pain. With only a moderate quarantine, however, we risk skyrocketing the cases and exponentially compounding the stress on all of our system, including the death numbers and economic distress. It's definitely worth a read. 
“When you chose to prove to yourself how powerful you really are, you have no idea who you will be helping in the future.”                ― Joe Dispenza
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