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Published by MUIH Marketing, 2018-02-01 17:02:41

Explore MUIH Newsletter - Feb 2018

A MUIH publication for students, alumni, faculty, and community.

Keywords: #exploremuih,MUIH

FEB/2018 A PUBLICATION FOR THE MUIH COMMUNITY

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new monthly
MUIH PARTNERS newsletter,
WITH CITY OF Explore MUIH.
LAUREL, MD On behalf of the
Advancement
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JIM DUKE you enjoy this
new way of keeping you informed of
BLACKc e l e b r at i n g all the exciting news from students,
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month
Our goal with this newsletter is to
create something that is relevant,
genuine, and beneficial to our
community. Each month you can
look forward to valuable updates
about what’s happening at MUIH,
seasonal and topical articles from
our students and expert faculty,
entertaining commentaries,
delectable recipes, and more.

We’d love to hear from you!
If you have story ideas, or would
like to contribute as a guest
writer, email your thoughts to
[email protected].

With regards,

Natalie Williams

Natalie Williams
Vice President of University
Advancement

2 | FEB/2018 | EXPLORE MUIH R EJM EimM BDE RukI eN G
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James A. “Jim” Duke, Ph.D., a much-
MUIH Partners loved and valued member of the MUIH
with City of Laurel, community, recently passed away at his
Maryland home at the age of 88. Jim had served as a
distinguished herbal lecturer with MUIH, and
MUIH is pleased to announce that it is provided rare, enriching, and unforgettable
partnering with the city of Laurel, MD to learning experiences for students at his
produce The Wellness Minute. Hosted by Green Farmacy Garden.
members of MUIH’s faculty, and featuring
experts from the region’s integrative Born in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 4, 1929, Jim exhibited
health community, this monthly video a passion for bluegrass music and played in a Dixieland jazz
series examines relevant health topics band while in college. He rose to prominence as a world-
through the lens of various integrative renowned ethnobotanist during his 32-year career with the
disciplines such as naturopathic medicine, United States Department of Agriculture. While at the USDA, he
nutrition, acupuncture, herbal medicine, developed the agency’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotantical
yoga therapy, health promotion, health Database which is still one of the most frequently consulted
and wellness coaching, and more. areas of the USDA website. Jim was a Phi Eta Sigma and Phi
Beta Kappa graduate of University of North Carolina (Chapel
This February, The Wellness Minute is Hill), where he was elected distinguished alumnus some 50
recognizing American Heart Month and years after his degree was conferred.
will be featuring a discussion with Drs.
Juanita Cox and Randy Gastwirt. Dr. After retiring in 1995, Jim continued to compile data on
Abigail Aiyepola, professor and associate medicinal plants and update several of his 30 published
dean of MUIH’s School of Naturopathic books. Fluent in Spanish, he frequently led ethnobotanical
Medicine, will serve as host and trips to ecologically rich areas of the world. Jim also served as
moderator. one of the founding members of the Board of Trustees of the
American Botanical Council.
Beginning the morning of Friday, February
2, 2018 residents of the city of Laurel can Located just three miles from the MUIH campus, Jim Duke
catch this month’s The Wellness Minute established the Green Farmacy Garden in 1998. It hosts 300
through the following TV Stations: medicinal plant species from around the world, including
vegetation of multiple habitats. Students and faculty have
Laurel TV on Verizon FiOS Channel 12 spent many pleasant hours at the Green Farmacy Garden
viewing the morphology and spirit of the plants with the
Comcast Channel 996 (HD) passing of the seasons. In a life estate arrangement with
Jim and Peggy Duke, MUIH will inherit the garden and the
Comcast 71 (SD) beautiful six-acre property.

BE SURE TO CHECK US OUT ON: Through his generosity and passion for the natural world, Jim’s
legacy survives with the countless students, faculty, staff and
The Wellness Minute will also be friends he inspired during his tenure with MUIH. On behalf
available on MUIH’s YouTube channel of the entire MUIH community, we send our thoughts and
and Facebook page. condolences to his wife Peggy, daughter Cissy, and son John.

From the Expert EXPLORE MUIH | FEB/2018 | 3

Ayurvedic New Massage
Massage for Therapy at the
Winter Wellness Natural Care Center

BY DIANE FINLAYSON, M.A., C-IAYT, ERYT 500 The Natural Care Center at Maryland
Program Director, Yoga Therapy University of Integrative Health is
pleased to announce that is has added
As much as we do not want to believe it, two licensed medical and therapeutic
humans are ruled by circadian and seasonal massage therapists to its clinical staff.
rhythms. Just like many other mammals, Services are available Sundays and
when the sun comes in at a low slant and the Tuesdays, and an introductory discount
temperature plummets we do better resting in is available for MUIH students, faculty,
our nests than running around the world. But and staff.
the culture we live in demands that we keep chugging along, even
though the reptilian part of our brains is crying for restorative time. SPECIALTIES INCLUDE:
The way we handle this season informs how well we’ll feel during the Acupressure; CranioSacral Therapy;
rest of the year. Deep Tissue; Lymphatic Drainage; Pre-
and Postnatal Care; Myofascial Release;
In Ayurveda, winter is considered a vata dosha season. The vata Shiatsu; Sports Injuries and Prevention;
dosha is comprised of the elements of air and space. The qualities Swedish; Trigger Point
when these two elements combine are: clear, subtle, soft, light, dry,
cold, and mobile. Those who are vata constitution or a dual dosha SERVICE FEES
with vata (vata pitta, pitta vata, kapha vata, vata kapha) will feel these
qualities more keenly because they are already part of their inherent Initial Appointment
nature and Ayurveda is a system where “like increases like.” Pitta, 30 minute intake / 60 minute massage:
pitta kapha and kapha pitta will have fewer issues during this time $135
vata dosha takes the world in through touch and sound. Touch and
sound become very important senses to pacify in this season for that Introductory discount for MUIH
reason. A hot oil massage and the Ayurvedic practice of abhyanga students, faculty, and staff
are great during this time of year. $90

For abhyanga use an oil most suited for your dosha. For vata use raw Follow-Up Appointments
sesame oil. Pitta does best with almond oil (coconut is too cooling 60 minutes: $90
even for pitta in winter) and olive oil for our kapha. Keep your room 30 minutes: $45
warm. Apply warm oil from scalp to toes. Use long strokes over the
long bones of the body and make circles around the skull and joints. Discounted monthly plans will be
You should not need more than two tablespoons to cover the whole available. Ask staff at the Natural Care
body. Leave the oil on for twenty minutes. Listen to some nice music Center front desk for more details.
or use the time for reflection and rest. When the twenty minutes have Appointments can be made by calling
passed, rinse off with a mild castile soap and warm water, pat dry and the Natural Care Center at
you’re ready to go. 410-888-9048 ext 6614.

For any dosha that is feeling very depleted, abhyanga can be done
with ghee. This is one of the most restorative practices that can be
done. If you are indeed depleted, you may find the body takes up
somewhat more than the two tablespoons that would have been used
were you applying oils.

How Can Who: Faculty and students from all MUIH
Acupuncture departments, as well as MUIH staff members

Help Heal What: A candid conversation to discuss
Medical Racism? Unusual Tale of Acupuncture, Racism

A Conversation Among Peers and African American History in the USA
in honor of by Tenisha Dandridge, Lac.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH This article disputes the widely held premise that
acupuncture’s first appearance in the U.S. was in the
Please join members of the Diversity, 1970’s when President Nixon visited China. Join us
Cultural Competence and Inclusion for a discussion about The New York Lincoln Detox
Center, in the South Bronx, also during the 1970’s.
Committee and members of the This center was the first drug rehabilitation center to
January 17 Acupuncture Class in a incorporate acupuncture in the U.S.
crucial conversation about the history
and contributions made to the field of When: February 13, 2018 | 12:30-2:00 PM
acupuncture by non-white individuals and
and
groups to acupuncture.
February 15, 2018 | 5:00-6:30 PM
REGISTER BY FEB. 8
Where: MUIH
Participants must register through email to 7750 Montpelier Road Laurel, MD 20723
Room 8 on February 13
[email protected] Room 2 on February 15
(Conference Call Access will be sent to
and must download and you with registration)
read the article prior to the discussion.
Free download Scan here or visit:
https://everyones-place.com/2016/10/04/
unusual-history-of-acupuncture-in-the-usa/

EXPLORE MUIH | FEB/2018 | 5

MUIH Announces Agreement with the Foundation
for Advanced Education in the Sciences at NIH

MUIH is pleased to announce that it “FAES is proud to collaborate Montana. Today, FAES offers 150
has signed an articulation agreement with MUIH to create new learning courses each year and over 60 core
with the Foundation for Advanced and networking opportunities for biotechnology training workshops,
Education in the Sciences (FAES) at practitioners from all scientific and runs a series of management
the National Institutes of Health (NIH). disciplines,” Christina Farias, CEO and and leadership training classes for
This agreement provides a pathway Executive Director, FAES. scientists who want to bridge the
to enrollment in MUIH’s programs gap between the bench/bedside and
for individuals who have completed The Foundation for Advanced business or other disciplines. Since
courses at FAES, via the transfer Education in the Sciences was its founding, FAES has educated over
or exemption of equivalent FAES established in 1959 by eleven 40,000 scientists and continues to
coursework into MUIH’s graduate scientists at the National Institutes expand and customize educational
programs in integrative health. of Health to facilitate a collegial opportunities for the community.
environment and provide educational
“This agreement is a first step in and professional services for the For more information about advanced
what we hope will an expanding scientific community. Over the last five standing, transfer credit, and
relationship between our institutions, decades, FAES has grown to be much course exemptions, visit muih.edu/
in support of our mutual interests in more to the NIH community serving admissions/transfer-information.
health and scientific research”, says not only the Bethesda Campus,
Dr. Christina Sax, MUIH’s Provost and but also Frederick, Rockledge, and
Vice President for Academic and Baltimore, Maryland as well as NIH
Student Affairs. sites in Arizona, North Carolina, and

STUDENT for an innovative curriculum A: My academic field of study
SPOTLIGHT combining rigorous coursework,
research, and experiential excites me each day because
CHRISTINE CHERPAK training. Maryland University of nutrition is an evolving science.
Program: Integrative Health’s foundational Nutrition is an undervalued and
principles of interconnections, underutilized determinant for long-
Doctor of Clinical Nutrition holism, transformation, diversity, term health and wellness. Research
and resilience underscored my and advocacy elicit awareness of
Q: What drew you to MUIH? commitment to facilitate optimal nutrition’s influential role in effecting
A: I was drawn to Maryland nutrition and health; attending optimal human nutrition and health.
to one’s whole body, including And there’s a growing demand for
University of Integrative Health physical, emotional, mental, and professionals with advanced training
because it satisfied my thirst spiritual realms, as opposed to a and skills in nutrition. Nutrition
body composed of parts in need is not limited to basic principles,
of “fixing.” Nutrition is an art and but is multifaceted. Leaders in the
science. Maryland University of global transformation of health and
Integrative Health understands this wellness understand how cognition
and integrates such a philosophy into and physiology coalesce to shape a
its program offerings. complex food and nutrition structure.
Every role of food and nutrition—
Q: W hat excites you about physiological, environmental, socio-
your academic field of cultural, and spiritual—is essential
study? to optimal human health. It is not
enough to isolate macronutrients
and micronutrients. As Dr. Robert

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6 | FEB/2018 | EXPLORE MUIH

Svoboda affirms, “[e]ven the nectar Fry repeatedly exemplifies this with and toxins and toxicants contribute
of immortality is a poison if the body her willingness to communicate to digestive disturbances. As a
can’t digest it.” And just as the field with past students in a manner that functional nutrition practitioner, I will
of nutrition is dynamic, each client is is welcoming, despite her other execute literature reviews, conduct
a unique whole in which a vital force commitments and current students. independent research, publish in
lives, capable of healing, maintaining This communal spirit is one that I peer-reviewed journals, and present
health, and preventing disease. Thus, value and emulates the partnership my research findings at conferences,
client encounters that await me upon that is essential to a strong client- which will complement my academic
graduation will create a kaleidoscope practitioner relationship. and clinical skills. In addition, I intend
of partnerships and discoveries. to teach nutrition-related courses at
Q: W hat is your best MUIH the graduate level, hold wellness
Q: H as there been a course memory? retreats, and give back to my
you’ve particularly community by providing community
enjoyed? A: My best Maryland University nutrition education seminars.
Throughout my portfolio career, I will
A: One course that I particularly of Integrative Health memory is thrive on the challenges I encounter
being accepted into my program of and join a distinctive community of
enjoyed was Nutritional Biochemistry. study. At this time, I was overcome scholars, researchers, practitioners,
Although the content was challenging, with hope and possibility. And such and advocates promoting whole
Dr. Bryan Walsh presented the feelings paved the way for me to person, relationship-centered
material in an enthusiastic and renew these sensations at the start healthcare.
passionate manner that fully engaged of each trimester. The more I learn
students. I found this course to and build partnerships with the Q: W hat would you say about
be foundational and I continue to members of the Maryland University MUIH to a prospective
utilize the knowledge I acquired of Integrative Health community, student who is interested
in Nutritional Biochemistry in each the more I envision ways to serve in attending?
new course I take. Notably, the future clients and collaborate with
course followed a storyline, which colleagues. My acceptance into my A: To prospective students interested
resulted in my not merely memorizing program of study was the first of
information, but truly integrating the several stepping stones that don’t in attending Maryland University of
material to solve complex nutrition- lead to a destination, but rather Integrative Health, my advice aligns
related client cases. to a lifelong journey of learning— with cardinal advice for all of life’s
the consequence of which are endeavors: center yourself to fully
Q: C an you speak about the unimaginable horizons. identify your desires and ensure that
faculty here? they resonate with the offerings of
Q: H ow do you plan to use what you are pursuing. Take the time
A: The faculty at Maryland what you’ve learned here? to explore the resources available
to students—do they meet your
University of Integrative Health is A: I plan on utilizing what I’ve expectations? Don’t be afraid to
of high caliber and is as unique as “interview” a representative from the
the University itself. Often, faculty learned at Maryland University University. For example, discuss your
members are leaders in the nutrition of Integrative Health in a clinical goals with an Admissions Advisor
field who author books and peer- nutrition and research career and ask him/her how the University
reviewed journal articles, and hold that honors the mind, body, will help you achieve them. I also
distinguished positions with other and spirit interconnection. recommend requesting to speak with
organizations such as The Institute My research interests include a current student or recent graduate
for Functional Medicine. There digestive health and its impact on from the program of study in which
is an undercurrent of exchanged extraintestinal health; epigenetics; you are interested. Overall, investing
learning between faculty and complex health consequences of time in delineating your standards
students; in other words, faculty methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and researching the University’s
position themselves beside students (MTHFR) gene mutation; how Single resources and philosophy will
and value opportunities to grow Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) maximize your success.
as well. And they are available to are nutritionally actionable; and how
support student success beyond the a dysregulated stress response,
completion of a course—Dr. Mary

EXPLORE MUIH | FEB/2018 | 7

Community
Corner

The MUIH Career Services Center is now open to all University students and Spring
alumni, and offers career counseling and job search support. Rob Brooks, Wellness
coordinator of career services, is available for appointments with students Offerings
and alumni in person, over the phone, or online. Contact him to schedule an
appointment at [email protected] or 410-888-9048 x6613. MUIH’s Spring Wellness
Visit www.muih.edu/career-services to learn more. Offerings are available to all
MUIH Students, Faculty, and
Julie Wendt, Nutrition ’14, recently co-authored a Staff
chapter focusing on nutrition in a new book called
Integrative Geriatric Medicine. The book is part of the RESTORATIVE YOGA
Weil Integrative Medicine Library, a series of volumes Tuesdays:
for clinicians in various medical specialties published by 12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Oxford University Press. Location:
Maple Lawn, Summer Room
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Christina Sax,
provost and vice president for academic affairs at AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE
Maryland University of Integrative Health has been Tuesdays:
elected as Secretary/Treasurer to the 2018 UPCEA 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- University Professional & Continuing Education Location:
Association Board of Directors. Founded in 1915, UPCEA Main Campus, rooms vary
is the leading association for professional, continuing,
and online education. Wednesdays:
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Liz Lipski, director of academic development and (open to the public)
nutrition programs at MUIH, will be the featured speaker Location:
at Diabetes University, a program for those with Main Campus, rooms vary
diabetes, their families, their caregivers, and educators.
The program is hosted by the Diabetes Action Research Thursdays:
and Education Foundation and the Marriott Hospitality 12:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Center at Montgomery College, and takes place on Location:
Saturday, March 3 at Montgomery College’s Rockville, Main Campus, rooms vary
Maryland campus. Visit diabetesaction.org to learn
more and register. QI GONG
Wednesdays:
Place Your Ad Here! 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Location:
To see your ad in the next issue of Explore MUIH, Maple Lawn, Summer Room
email Susan Larsen at [email protected].
GENTLE YOGA
Thursdays:
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Main Campus, rooms vary

Events
Calendar

Graduate Programs
Online Open House

Online: February 12, 7–9:00 p.m.

Register at Distinct from other schools, Maryland University of Integrative Health
muih.edu/events delivers academic excellence with a focus on the interconnection of
or scan here mind, body, and spirit. We invite you to attend our online Open House
to learn more about our accredited graduate programs and School of
Naturopathic Medicine.

Lentil Salad with oil and gently rake
Winter Radish and all ingredients to fully
Pomegranate Seeds integrate.

Ingredients: In a small bowl add all
• 1 lb. French lentils* cooked the spices and whisk
• 1 watermelon radish, small dice them together, then
• 1 c. pomegranate seeds sprinkle on top of the lentil salad. Once
• ½ cup pumpkin seeds toasted again rake the lentil mixture with the spice
• ½ cup parsley, fresh chopped blend to fully combine.
• 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. lemon zest Add lemon juice, salt and pepper. Taste
• ½ tsp. coriander seed, powder and adjust flavors as needed. Best served
• ½ tsp. cumin seed, powder if it is chilled for about one hour to allow
• ¼ tsp. cardamom for all the flavors to blend.
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Salt and pepper to taste Enjoy!

Method of preparation: *Lentils do not need to be soaked yet it is very
Line a baking tray with parchment paper. important to rinse them well until the water is clear.
Add lentils, radish, pumpkin seeds, To cook them bring water to boil, add the lentils and
pomegranate seeds, parsley and olive reduce heat to simmer. Lentils will cook in about 20
minutes on low heat. Do not cook vigorously as the
lentils will pop. For salad you want the lentils to have
an al dente texture.

MUIHealth Managing Editor: Natalie Williams Editor: Susan Larsen

7750 Montpelier Road, Laurel, Maryland 20723
410.888.9048

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