#ScrippsNatSup Reviews--Mind Blowing Morning Jan 18,2015

I had a mind blowing morning the third day of the 12th Annual Scripps Natural Supplements Conference.

The first talk I heard was by Michael D. Lewis, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM who spoke on Neuroprotection: Nutrients to Protect the Brain from PTSD, Injury & Aging. The second speaker was Scott Shannon, MD, a holistic psychiatrist. He spoke on Natural Approaches to Mental Health.

Dr Lewis had an array of slides. One was of a severely injured child in a hospital bed with major head injuries. The prognosis was that that child would never recover or that if she did, she would be severely brain damaged. Dr. Lewis addressed the case with protocols of Omega-3 and DHA. I haven't paid much attention to these substances, however, Dr. Lewis really caught me when he spoke about research he had done that showed many military men, who had committed suicide. They were all deficient in brain chemistry that could have been altered by his protocols. He spoke of doing his protocols with a top level army personnel who felt results with a short period of time.

He triggered all kinds of inspirations about how athletes with sports head injuries could be helped with Omega-3's from fish oil.

I wish I could listen to his entire talk again word for word. It was fascinating. A number of the slides were available on the incredible app for the conference. I will post a few of them here with some luck.

I had my eyes opened to how I could improve my own brain function with the Omega 3's

Neuroprotection: Nutrients to Protect the Brain from PTSD, Injury

Lewis, Michael
Learning Objectives:

Review scientific research how omega 3s support the brain-structurally and functionally.
Discuss how omega 3s may promote the brains ability to withstand psychological and physical injury.
Discuss why optimizing omega 3s are an important foundational tool to help the brain heal after a BI occurs- including severe TBI, acute concussions, and post-concussion syndrome.

omega-3-protocol

http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/omega-3-protocol/

Scott Shannon, MD

The second speaker, Scott Shannon, MD, ABIHM. Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado totally blew my mind when he started to talk about children exposed to TV at a young age who were detrimentally effected by the rapid shifting of scenes and images. He said that research pointed out that kids developed issues such as ADHD (initials Sp?) through exposure to this technology.

Bingo! I am a constant blogger. I sit in front of my computer for hours at a time, sometimes all day. I am attempting to curb this pattern now, as my heath concerns are off the chart.

In the last three years or more, I have increasingly found it more and more difficult to focus. It is a rigorous activity to get my thoughts coherent. I can turn the page, the URL, and forget what I was doing within seconds.

I have thought for a long time that something in the technology was harming my ability to focus.

I am truly grateful for the degree of success I do have in my life, in spite of this pattern. I notice that if I can focus on one dream, on idea from seed to plant metaphorically, I do well. Sometimes, in certain settings, my ability to let go and follow a flow can lead to very magical outcomes and synchronistic meetings. This was happening to me repeatedly on the first day of the Scripps Natural Supplements Conference, as well as toward the end.

There are times when I am spirit led, both on the computer and in 3D. Often this can happen at a conference.

Dr. Shannon spoke to numbers of remedies that he used in his practice, including CBD's.

I have been turned off to psychiatry for decades, perhaps since my twenties when I had experiences being giving substances that were intended to loosen up my ability to deliver information in a hospital setting to a psychiatrist. Those were the days in the 60's while I was still a teen. In those days, psychosomatic issues were thought of as some kind of disease. They did not appear to see that the body, mind, emotions, and spirit were connected. This came in more with the advent of the Holistic Health Movement in the 80's.

I really had my mind opened by Dr. Shannon who spoke to various substances that he used. I was drawn to the info on CBD's.

The morning really helped me come to terms with my own kind of possible brain disfunction, some that has been a benefit, and some frustrating at times. I thought perhaps my life could be improved using a few of the Natural Supplements these men addressed.

In any case, I wanted to capture this information into a blog post before I move on to other challenges of the evening.

--Leslie Goldman
Your Enchanted Gardener
Plant Your Dream Blog

7:36 pm


LINKS

PARENTING THE WHOLE CHILD--SCOTT SHANNON
http://www.wholeness.com/Parenting_the_Whole_Child.php

#ScrippsNatSup Dr. Scott Shannon CBD Oil Dravet's Epilepsy Story
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana/

INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT SHANNON. HOLISTIC PSYCHIATRIST

Would you like to find a holistic psychiatrist who prefers to use the following treatment modalities over medication?

nutrition
supplements
mind-body skills
acupuncture
deep and intuitive listening
a shift in awareness to support the healing process
http://fearlessparent.org/radio-blog-holistic-psychiatrist-on-medicating-children/

http://fearlessparent.org/radio-blog-holistic-psychiatrist-on-medicating-children/

THE GIFTS OF ADHD

As a parent, you already know that your child has many gifts. What you may not know is that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) related symptoms-the very qualities that lead him or her to act out and distract others-may be among them.

https://www.newharbinger.com/gift-adhd

BIO NOTES ON THE SPEAKERS

12th Annual Natural Supplements: Michael D. Lewis, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM
Michael D. Lewis, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM
Colonel (Retired), U.S. Army Medical Corps
President and Founder
Brain Health Education and Research Institute, Inc.
Potomac, Maryland

Michael D. Lewis, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM, retired as a Colonel at the end of 2011 after adistinguished 31 year career in the U.S. Army. Upon retirement, he founded Brain Health Education and Research Institute, a nonprofit which he founded to further education of the general public and
the medical community on TBI; and to advance research in support of brain health with a focus on omega‐3 fatty acids. His pioneering work on TBI for the military and beyond has helped thousands of people around the world. His work has been featured on CNN’s Sanjay Gupta MD show and numerous radio shows.

Dr. Lewis is in private practice in Bethesda, MD, where he focuses on concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and in Washington, DC, with a focus on age management and preventive medicine. Additionally, Dr. Lewis serves as an infectious disease consultant to the U.S. Naval Medical Research Command, and several commercial entities as a subject matter expert on TBI and omega‐3 fatty acids. He has published dozens of scientific papers and presented over 100 abstracts globally on his work with omega‐3s and infectious diseases.

Dr. Lewis’ last position in the military was as the Principal Investigator Congressionally‐mandated Longitudinal Study of TBI in OIF/OEF where he brought his epidemiologic expertise to design ways to evaluate long term outcomes for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Dr. Lewis also
served as the Public Health expert for the Afghanistan National Army Health System; the DoD Nutritional Supplement Committee; and was the DoD’s subject matter expert and responsible for developing research programs focused on the use of omega‐3 nutritional therapy for the prevention and treatment of head trauma. Previous assignments include being the Director, Division of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD, where Dr. Lewis served as an educator and mentor of medical and graduate students in epidemiology, infectious and tropical diseases, international public health, and executive medicine. Other assignments include the DoD Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Program Director at the
AFRIMS Research Laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand, where he established, developed, and coordinated a multi‐million dollar Disease Surveillance Program across eight countries in Asia with numerous civilian, governmental, and non‐governmental organizations. Dr. Lewis led several investigations into large disease outbreaks and was at ground zero for SARS and Avian Influenza. He
also conceived and conducted several human and animal protocols in support the military’s Diarrhea Vaccine Program and instituted strategic plans for the Institute’s Informatics (IT), Research Support Section, and Joint Clinical Research Center at the world famous Bumrungrad Hospital.

Dr. Lewis is board‐certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. He received a Master Degree in Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University and completed his residency at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). At WRAIR, he created and developed the ESSENCE program, the nation’s first and largest
Syndrome‐based Disease Outbreak Recognition System that supports the Military Health System, is the foundation for the National Bio‐Sense Program, and surveillance programs at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, all state health departments, and many health departments around the world. His work started an entirely new field of epidemiology and The International Society for Disease Surveillance.

Dr. Lewis is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, and served in Infantry Divisions for five years prior to attending medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. Following internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Dr. Lewis served as Chief of the Primary Care and Flight Medicine Clinics at The Pentagon where he routinely cared for the highest levels of civilian
and military leadership in the DoD, U.S. Congress, the CIA, and U.S. Supreme Court.

Disclsoures: Nordic Naturals ( Consultant/Advisor)
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DR LEWIs BLOG
http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/category/dr-lewis-blog/

Scott Shannon, MD

12th Annual Natural Supplements: Scott Shannon, MD, ABIHM
Scott Shannon, MD, ABIHM
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado

Scott Shannon, MD has been instrumental in the creation of a holistic and integrative perspective in psychiatry for over a decade. Scott joined the American Holistic Medical Association in 1978 as a founding member and served as President from 2000-2001. Academic Press published his textbook, Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health in 2002. Rodale Press released his book for parents and teachers, Please Don’t Label My Child, in 2007. Recently, Scott started the country’s first academically based Integrative Clinic in Child Psychiatry at the University of Colorado-Children’s Hospital in Denver where he works as Assistant Clinical Professor. He currently serves as President of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (2011-2013).

Disclosures: None
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