Bastyr News Gives Patient's View of Dr. Bastyr

Although all of us who are employed at Bastyr University are enthralled by the legendary physician our institution is named after, many of us never had the privilege to meet the man we praise on a daily basis.

For those of us who aspire to know more about our namesake, we hope to help clarify your image of Dr. John Bastyr with the feature story in the November edition of Bastyr News, which went out to more than 25,000 subscribers over the weekend.

One of Dr. Bastyr's longtime patients, Ariele M. Huff, shares "Memories from an Appointment with Dr. Bastyr," a first-person account of the mysterious illness that brought her to him for the first time, and the 23-year relationship that ensued.

Other articles include:

• Bastyr University Clinic Opens in San Diego
• Hypnotherapy Training Takes Holistic Approach
• Don't Get Lured by Misleading Labels on Fish
• Recipe: Crock-Pot Chicken Marbella

Plus we've got links to a plethora of events, including a variety of upcoming admissions events, and public events ranging from the Living Naturally talks at Bastyr Center and Quick & Easy Whole Foods Cooking with Beans & Grains to the annual Founders' Day Gala.

If you aren't a Bastyr News subscriber and would like to be added to the list, please go to our newsletters page and sign up today!

Simkin Center Expands to California!

Did you know that Bastyr University California will begin offering renowned Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations courses at the San Diego campus in January 2013?

The first course will be taught by the legendary Penny Simkin, PT, and Phyllis Klaus, MFT, LMSW, January 25-26. A few seats are still available, so please help us spread the word! 

Read more about the expansion and check out Simkin Center's course calendar for both campuses.

17 Ways to Stay Healthy in School - October Natural Directions

The lead story in October's Natural Directions (the e-newsletter for prospective students) was inspired by a student orientation session on "staying healthy while in school" led by Christy Lee-Engel, ND, LAc, director of the Center for Spirituality, Science and Medicine, and Sarah Lukhang Klippel, ND, a teaching fellow. The two did a great job offering suggestions and compiling tips from others. "17 Ways to Stay Healthy in School," was a popular story that garnered 46 percent of clicks in our October mailing.

Other stories in the newsletter: 

"To Me, Healing Is a Synonym For Loving"

First-year student Naika Apeakorang wrote this tender, funny, honest post about her first week at Bastyr.

Bringing Food Farm-to-Table at Quillisascut Farm

Students milk goats, make cheese, harvest herbs and cook straight from the garden on this one-week trip.

Alumna Bridges Sleep Health and Natural Medicine

Catherine Darley, ND, says Bastyr equipped her to help patients find alternatives to sleeping pills.

Fall Is the Best Season to Explore Bastyr

We've got loads of campus open houses, online events and traveling advisors to help prospective students explore new careers.

Free Lecture Series Returns to Bastyr Center

This fall, Bastyr Center for Natural Health is once again hosting our popular public lecture series, Living Naturally. We have lined up three fantastic events to engage the public:

Sweet Selection: Exploring Sugar and Sugar Alternatives with Cynthia Lair  
Saturday, October 27, 10:30 a.m. - noon
With so many sweeteners to choose from, how do you know which ones are best for you? Which ones are healthier, less refined and more environmentally friendly? Join us as we explore the world of sugar and sugar alternatives. We’ll break down the differences and help you make informed choices when it comes to selecting your sweeteners. Presented by Cynthia Lair, BA, CHN, Bastyr University nutrition faculty, cookbook author, and co-producer and host of the online cooking show, Cookus Interruptus.


Better Sleep, Better Energy with Deb Brammer
Thursday, November 8, 6-7:30 p.m.
Many of us can find ourselves off-balance when it comes to our day-and-night routines, but how do we break the cycle of poor sleep and low energy? Bastyr Center faculty practitioner Debra Brammer, ND, will discuss natural strategies to boost your energy and get a solid night's sleep.


Herbal Gift-Making with Crystal Hamby
Saturday, December 1, 10:30 a.m. - noon

Bastyr University faculty member Crystal Hamby will discuss different herbs and ingredient options as well as how to use simple kitchen items to make unforgettable herbal gifts. She will walk attendees through the home-production of three handmade items:

• Lip balm
• Body butter
• Healing salves

No registration is required, but we expect this free event to fill quickly. Prompt arrival is encouraged.

All events will take place at Bastyr Center in Seattle. Join us! Tell your friends!

Is it Balmy in Here?

The marketing and admissions staffs hard at
work crafting their lip balm formulations. 

What sets Bastyr's marketing and admissions departments apart? Dedication. Thoughtfulness. And the little touches that make Bastyr a special place for prospective students and clinic patients.

Have you ever seen the all-natural lip balm we give out at Bastyr Center and admissions recruitment events? Did you know that they aren't some fancy product we spent loads of money to have Burt's Bees whip up? Oh, no. These are hand-crafted treasures made by the sage minds and mostly steady hands of Bastyr staffers. The admissions and marketing departments got together in the Bot Med lab recently to make - cough - several thousand of these for the year's upcoming events.

If you see any of these lip balm cases around, the admissions staff made the cases with BU on the cover. Marketing was in charge of the BCNH canisters. After a highly scientific survey, it's been determined that 7 out of 10 chapped lips prefer the BCNH lip balm.

Yes. We fill these tiny cases by hand, (usually) carefully
pouring molten wax into each case, then waiting for them
to cool and solidify.

Students Boost Bastyr's Online Recipes

The Lunch & Learn series by Bastyr's dietetic interns is a wonderful opportunity for employees to learn about whole-food cooking, and it also gives the interns a little extra practice sharing their skills.

Additionally, the noon-hour classes are benefiting our website visitors. After the first class Oct. 15, we posted the recipe for Kale Chips that dietetic intern Charlotte Watts shared with Lunch & Learn participants.

The recipe section of our website is always very popular and we are always looking for tasty new recipes to post. We hope to post more recipes from the series in the weeks to come, and as always, please spread the word to students that we would love to publish their recipes online! Just send them to mslaughter@bastyr.edu.

(If this is the first you've heard of the Lunch & Learn series, contact Linda Nevius for more information. The series continues the next three Mondays at noon in the nutrition kitchen.)

San Diego Clinic Has a Name!

We are pleased to announce that Bastyr's new teaching clinic in San Diego is called Bastyr University Clinic.

Staffed by Dr. Monique Mazza and Dr. Heidi Wittman, the clinic opened in late September and is already bustling with patients. The marketing department is building new web pages on www.Bastyr.edu to inform people about this new health care option in San Diego. In the meantime, read the press release that was sent out to the media this week to learn more.