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November 2010 SASTUN CENTER NEWSLETTER Holiday Hours for Sastun Center Thanksgiving : The Center will close early on Wednesday, November 24th and be closed all day Thursday and Friday. Normal hours will resume on Monday, November 30th. Christmas: The Center will be closed on Friday, December 24th. New Years: The Center will be closed on Friday, December 31st. If you will be in need of prescription refills or supplements around any of these dates, please plan accordingly. In this newsletter • Holiday Hours (page 1) • Winter Blues (page 2) • Comprehensive Women’s Health Package (page 3) • Sastun’s new infrared sauna coming next month (page 5) • Disposing of old medications (page 5) • IV Vitamin Therapy (page 6) • Classes for 2011 (page 7-9) • Information on Dr. Murray’s new book (page 9) Contact Information 10875 Grandview Building 22, Suite 2200 Overland Park, KS 66210 P (913) 345-0060 F (913) 345-0090 To receive this newsletter via email or to stop receiving this newsletter please email: [email protected] Flu Shots Available Haven’t had your flu shot yet? We have FLU SHOTS available for $25.00. Protect you and your loved ones from the flu by calling for an appointment today to get your shot. 913-345-0060 November 2010 Winter Blues News by William Hale, MD Feel down in the winter? During the winter we may get less exercise, and exercise is known to be a potent anti-depressant. We also are exposed to less light from the sun due to both shorter days and fewer opportunities to be outside. With less exposure to light, some people produce less of two neurotransmitters, serotonin and melatonin. Low serotonin levels are associated with depression, fatigue, and the craving of carbohydrates. Melatonin helps control our sleep-wake cycle by helping us to fall and stay asleep at night. Ordinary forms of depression occur at any time of the year; they do not correlate with seasons. In contrast, Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, occurs predictably in the winter (though in rare cases it can occur in the summer). Daytime fatigue and craving of carbohydrates typically accompany SAD. People may want to sleep for excessive periods, which tends to exacerbate the daytime fatigue. These physical symptoms of depression -- fatigue, excessive sleep, and increased appetite – are typically the first to be noticed in the fall. Then low mood begins or intensifies during the winter months. Light therapy is the most effective treatment for true seasonal affective disorder. There are two main forms of therapy. One is exposure to very bright light after getting up in the morning. The other is dawn simulation. To qualify as “bright light therapy,” the light must be much brighter than that produced by ordinary household fixtures. Specifically, exposure should be 10,000 lux (a measure of light intensity) for 30 minutes each morning. This intensity of light can be obtained by using a special light therapy box. These are available from several reputable manufacturers including SunBox, Northern Light, and Apollo. Some laypeople think that full-spectrum lights (meaning bulbs or fluorescent tubes that produce quite a bit of UV light, mimicking the spectrum of wavelengths produced by the sun) will work. Others think that making their own light box with some ordinary fluorescent tubes in it will substitute for the specially made light therapy boxes. Unfortunately these alternatives don’t have enough brightness to affect mood in SAD. Another form of light therapy is dawn simulation. A light of moderate brightness near the bedside is plugged into a programmable dimmer which simulates dawn at any chosen time by bringing the light from off to full intensity over a period of 45 minutes (or other interval if desired). Two models that available are the SunRizr and SunUp. Reviewing all the research that had been done on light therapy for depression during the preceding decades, the American Psychiatric Association concluded in a 2005 white paper that bright light treatment and dawn simulation are effective for not only seasonal depression, but for non-seasonal depression as well. They also concluded that each of the light therapies has about the same effectiveness as antidepressant medications. That said, light therapy doesn’t work for everyone, nor do antidepressants. An advantage of light therapy is that side effects from it are extremely rare. The cost of a light box or a dawn simulator is not cheap -- a few hundred dollars -- which is about the same as the cost of 3 – 4 months of treatment with a brand name antidepressant. A quality self assessment questionnaire and other resources regarding SAD are available at www.cet.org from the non-profit Center for Environmental Therapeutics. 2 November 2010 3 November 2010 From the Front Office MISSED/CANCELLED APPOINTMENTS WITH DR. MURRAY We would like to call to everyone’s attention that if you have an appointment with Dr. Murray or either of her nurse practitioners and do not cancel your appointment at least 24 hours* prior to your appointment, you will be billed for the appointment. We realize that there are extenuating circumstances that may arise and we certainly take those into consideration; however, appointments that are cancelled the same day as the appointment or are missed by the patient completely will be invoiced. We always do a courtesy reminder call for your upcoming appointment to try to help avoid these situations. We appreciate your understanding of the value of our physician’s time. *If your appointment is on a Monday, we would need to receive your cancellation by Friday and not in a voice message over the weekend as this does not permit us time to fill that appointment. Sastun Center Practitioners Jane Murray, MD, ABFM, ABIHM Family Physician Functional & Integrative Medicine Cindy Chamberlain, DiplAC, DiplCH Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Mehdi Khosh, ND Naturopathic Medicine Tammy Coder Mikinski, PhD Counseling Psychology William Hale, MD Psychiatry & Mind-Body Medicine Barbara Bridges, ARNP, EdD Nurse Practitioner Toni Forsyth, MS, ARNP Nurse Practitioner Art Kent Massage & Craniosacral Therapy Are you needing to pick up supplements from either Dr. Khosh, Dr. Beneda or Dr. Murray? Give us a call and let us know what you need (please take note of the name of the product). We will check to be sure that your supplements are in stock and available and have them ready to pick up when you arrive. This could save you an unnecessary trip if by chance we are out of the supplement you are needing and saves you time because everything will be ready to go when you get here. Ursula Gilkeson Energy Healing Claudia Cardin-Kleffner, OTR, RYT Body movement assessment & Yoga Instruction Deena Beneda, ND Naturopathic Medicine Celtina Reinert, PharmD Medication & Dietary Supplement Consulting Karen Ialapi, RD, LD, CDE Nutrition Coach 4 November 2010 Coming to Sastun in December…our new INFRARED SAUNA! Just in time for the cold of winter, we’ll have our own way to warm you up, relax tense and sore muscles and provide a safe way to promote detoxification. Infrared heat is used to warm premature babies, so it is extremely safe. It can be useful for people with fibromyalgia and other types of muscle pain to warm and relax the muscle tissue. It also helps relieve pain from arthritis and neck and back problems. It promotes detoxification of body wastes through sweating by gently heating the body from within, rather than outside the body. Infrared sauna generates a sweat that is 7 times more detoxifying than a traditional sauna. Thirty minutes of infrared sauna can burn up to 600 calories, so it can promote weight loss, besides just sweat/water loss. It can also mildly reduce blood pressure and improves skin appearance through the opening of pores via deeper sweating than a conventional sauna. More information to come as we develop this new venue for you to become healthier for the holiday season!! Properly discarding old and unused medications We used to think that flushing old medications down the toilet or sink was the proper way to make sure they stayed out of the wrong hands and was the proper way to dispose of all medications. According to the FDA and EPA, medications are in our water supply. Some is probably from urinating medications out, but some may be from improper disposal. Flushing most medication is no longer recommended. Old medications can be thrown into your kitchen trash and the label from the pharmacy can be scratched off or marked over to prevent your information from being shared with whomever may happen to be going through your trash. Placing pills in a Ziploc bag with old coffee grounds or kitty litter will make them unpalatable and unappetizing to children and pets. It will also disguise any medication to someone purposely going through your trash. Certain medications should still be flushed down the toilet. These are typically medications where accidental exposure could be harmful. A list of these can be found at: www.fda.gov. If you have further questions about drug disposal, talk to your physician or pharmacist about the proper way to dispose of old medications. Roses are Red…..Does Romance Make You or Someone You Know Blue? On Friday February 4th from 5pm – 7pm, come talk about love relationships that drive you crazy. We’ll share some strategies during our first Sastun Happy Hour! Location is the Sastun Center of Integrative Healthcare Classroom. Light snacks will be provided. Hosted by Tammy Coder-Mikinski, PhD., Licensed Psychologist. Cost is $25 per person. Registration and prepayment required. Please call (913) 345-0060 to register. 5 November 2010 Intravenous Vitamin Therapy Deena Beneda, ND Intravenous nutrient therapy or IV nutrient therapy has received much public attention lately due to the number of celebrities and athletes that are using these cocktails for various reasons. What exactly is IV nutrient therapy? Intravenous Nutrient Therapy was started over 30 years ago by John Myers, MD, a Baltimore physician, which pioneered the Myers’ Cocktail. This cocktail contained a specially balanced combination of vitamin and minerals. It was given intravenously to help treat a range of ailments and increase energy levels. Currently, today the Myer’s cocktail and other IV nutrient therapy are still being used with great success. The standard Myers’ Cocktail consists of magnesium, calcium, B vitamins and Vitamin C. Twotime Nobel Laureate Dr. Linus Pauling was a firm believer in Vitamin C for healing a wide variety of health problems. Vitamin C helps the immune system ward off bacterial and viral infections and at high doses may be an adjunctive therapy for cancer. What is the difference between taking vitamins and/or minerals intravenously vs. taking them in a pill form? IV nutrient therapy is a way in which a healthy and safe dose of nutrients are given to a patient intravenously for maximum absorption. Unfortunately, when vitamins and minerals are taken by mouth, the digestion system may not absorb the optimal amount of the nutrients. However, nutrients being given intravenously will have maximum absorption. Who would benefit from IV nutrient therapy? Intravenous nutrient therapy is administered for a wide variety of conditions and illnesses. It is very effective in treating chronic and acute infections including upper respiratory tract infections and the flu. It is also used for migraines, sinusitis, fatigue, bronchitis, allergies, boosting the body’s immune system, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, PMS, menopausal symptoms, cardiovascular disease, depression, anxiety, detoxifying the body, shingles, pain syndromes, stress, herpes outbreaks, gastrointestinal disorders and cancer. IV nutrient therapy may also be used as a preventive measure against aging or to improve sports performance, restoring depleted adrenals and increase a person’s energy levels. How many treatments does a patient normally have of the intravenous nutrient therapy? It will vary depending on the patient’s condition. Some patients experience improvement after only one treatment, and many report significant healing by the fourth infusion. People who have chronic conditions may need ongoing treatment of several IV’s per week, or periodically every few weeks. As we enter the winter months and the cold and flu season it is helpful to know that there is intravenous nutrient therapy that can offer significant relief and speed the recovery from most viral illnesses. Consult your Sastun healthcare practitioner to find out if IV nutrient therapy is a viable option for you and your healthcare needs. 6 November 2010 Upcoming and Ongoing Sastun Center Classes Menopause Hormones Brunch & Learn Yoga Classes Dr. Murray and colleagues lead an engaging discussion on various hormones, menopause and treatment options. Claudia Cardin leads an ongoing series of yoga classes starting in February (specific dates to be announced): Saturday, January 29 10 am-12:30 pm, $35 Registration and prepayment required. Call (913) 345-0060 to register. • Yoga for Low Back Pain • Therapeutic Yoga • Introduction to Restorative Yoga Fitness Experience Seminar Do you want to learn how to maintain your muscle mass with movements you can master at home? Join us for this active session to strengthen your body. Saturday, January 22, time TBA, $25 Registration and prepayment required. Call (913) 345-0060 to register. FREE FirstLine Therapy Introduction Class Come see what FirstLine Therapy is all about and get 2011 started off right. Celtina Reinert leads a one-hour class detailing the science behind FirstLine Therapy. Monday, January 24, 6:30 pm Sastun Center Classroom RSVP required, call (913) 345-0060 Relationship Happy Hour Tammy Mikinski, PhD, leads a frank discussion on love relationships that can drive you crazy. Friday, February 4, 5 pm – 7 pm, $25 Registration and prepayment required. Call (913) 345-0060 to register. Contact [email protected] or (913) 341-2128 for more information. NEST Program NEST=Neuromuscular Efficiency and Stability Training, aka: Dynamic balance and core strength program. Balance is dynamic and can change over time without constant attention. As we age we lose core strength along with a number of other things! This class is designed to help people re-gain their awareness and proprioception to themselves and to life. Learning to balance and move with confidence, and regaining your feeling of strength from the inside out are just a few of the goals of this class. Contact [email protected] or (913) 3412128 for more information. Elimination/Gluten-Free Diet Support Group For patients on the Elimination or GF diets, a weekly or monthly support group to try recipes, give and get feedback on ideas and to learn from each other. If interested, please let us know at [email protected] or (913) 345-0060. 7 November 2010 Upcoming and Ongoing Sastun Center Classes Empowering the Inner Healer Part Two – Beyond Basics This class is designed for those who are dedicated to healing from within and want to understand and apply the laws and principles of energy healing. We will continue to explore the body and energy field as a source of unique personal information. Using a variety of tools such as healing meditation, inner journeys and energy exercises utilizing color and sound, you will practice communicating with deeper aspects of yourself and aligning with your spiritual essence. Much emphasis will be placed on creating a safe, supportive and nurturing healing environment within the group in order to encourage participants to explore new inner spaces. Commitment to attending all five sessions and working with the material being taught is essential. When: January 4 and 18 – February 1 and 15 – March 1 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Where: Sastun Center of Integrative Health Care Classroom Tuition: $ 150 Full tuition will be due at the first session; cash or checks made payable to Ursula Gilkeson are accepted. Registration is required. Call Ursula at 785–760–4503 or email [email protected] to register. ======================================================================== Aligning with the Inner Healer Guided Healing Meditations In this free class we will meet once month to develop and strengthen our contact with the spiritual light that guides our healing process. In a nurturing atmosphere you will have an opportunity to become still, let go of worry and stress and listen to the voice of your heart. Using imagery, colors and the sound of crystal bowls, Ursula will guide you to experience new places within. When: January 5, February 2, March 2, April 6 6:30 – 7:30 RSVP IS REQUIRED – SPACE IS LIMITED TO 30 participants. Where: Sastun Center of Integrative Health Care Classroom RSVP: Call Ursula at 785-760-4503 or email [email protected] to RSVP. 8 November 2010 Upcoming and Ongoing Sastun Center Classes The Spiritual Nature of Healing – Part 2 The Seven Cosmic Rays This class offers an opportunity to deepen your understanding of the spiritual nature of healing. We will continue to study the Seven Cosmic Rays and their significance in personal healing and spiritual development. All energy exercises and guided meditations will be carefully chosen to support your unique needs. They are designed to help you align with your inner light, the source of deeper healing. Commitment to attending all five sessions and working with the material being taught is essential. When: January 11 and 25 – February 8 and 22 – March 8 6:30pm – 8:00pm Where: Sastun Center of Integrative Health Care Classroom Tuition: $150 Full tuition will be due at the first session; cash or checks made payable to Ursula Gilkeson are accepted. Registration is required. Call Ursula at 785–760–4503 or email [email protected] to register. Dr. Jane Murray’s new book: “Be the Change: Transforming Health Care From the Inside Out” is coming soon. Be the Change is a book that describes a quest for a reborn and re-humanized health care system. A system that honors the values of individuality and healing relationships along with the lifesaving technologies we have at our disposal. A new kind of truly healing hospital should be in our future, as well as a new kind of medical school to educate doctors in a way that incorporates effective complementary therapies and includes a more diverse team of healing professionals; and a new kind of payment system from which we expect a high degree of personal responsibility from every party, and offer a high degree of autonomy in return. Be the Change is a must-read for every American who wants to be healthier and receive optimal care in a truly functioning health care system, instead of continuing to flounder in our current system based on illness. Click here to read an excerpt of Be the Change. Available soon from amazon.com, lulu.com and the Sastun Center. For more information, email: [email protected]. 9