be available. The clinic will also have a counseling center, which will include psychology counseling and biofeed- back services.


Another aspect of the new clinic is that it will include a clinical research space. “We’ll be able to conduct clinical research studies at both our Seattle and San Diego clinics, and con- tinuously evaluate how to do better at reducing patients’ risk,” says Bradley. This added clinic feature is significant to Bradley who sees the benefits of adding naturopathic care into one’s healthy living plan not only in the clinic, but through the research within the Bastyr University Research Institute on a daily basis. “The more people who realize how powerful naturopath- ic care is, the more inclined they are to use their lifestyle to mitigate risk for many chronic diseases,” says Bradley. Bradley is confident in the po- tential of naturopathic medicine for reducing risk because he has con- ducted several research studies dem- onstrating its benefits, even in addition to conventional medical care. One study conducted in Seattle followed people with type 2 diabetes while they received naturopathic care, in addition to their usual medical care. Patients who also received naturopathic care were more empowered to make changes in their lifestyle, more likely to improve their diets and increase their physical activity. Plus they had better moods, and lower blood sugars while seeing naturopathic doctors.


Resource: Bradley R, Sherman KJ, Catz S, Calabrese C, Oberg EB, Jordan L, Grothaus L, Cherkin DC. Adjunctive naturopathic care for type 2 diabetes: Patient-reported and clinical outcomes after one year. BMC Complemen- tary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. 12:44. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-44. Available here as full text:


BiomedCentral.com/1472-6882/12/44.


Location: 4106 Sorrento Valley Blvd., San Diego. The Diabetes and Cardiovas- cular Wellness Clinic at Bastyr Universi- ty is accepting new patients. For more information, call 858-246-9700 or visit Bastyr.com. See ads on pages 21 and 30.


inspiration


5 INSTINCTS L


Listening to Inner Wisdom


TO HEED by Dr. Judith Orloff


istening to our instincts can help us stay safe and deal better with life-or-death decisions. Making the most of the wisdom of this inner voice also enables us to live a more satisfying life in the moment. How do we choose which gut feelings to trust? Here are five messages we’ll be glad we paid attention to.


“Something feels wrong in my body.” Listening to our body’s subtle signals is a critical part of exercising an intuitive sense. The body is a powerful intuitive communicator, delivering early warning signs when anything feels off, weak or just not right, so that we can address it sooner, rather than later.


“I’m in danger.” Social condition- ing has helped to create unconscious beliefs that can cause flawed first impressions and ill-advised snap decisions; it’s vital that we check our subjective feelings against mental rationalizations. If some person or situation feels untrustworthy, pause to pay attention, even if the feeling might later be proved inaccurate.


“I want to help.” Evolution has inherently enabled us to quickly “read” faces and other emotional signals. For example, the sympathy instinct nudges us to change the subject when wedding talk makes a newly divorced colleague cringe or general conversa- tion about past rough landings makes an airplane seatmate nervous—subtle


gestures that can make a big difference in another’s day.


“I know how to do this.” When tempted to overthink something we know how to do, try a little thera- peutic distraction, such as saying the alphabet backwards when a yoga teacher leads the class into a dreaded handstand. Briefly engaging the mind with something other than the task at hand can leave our instincts free to do their job and enjoy the fulfillment that diligent practice has made possible.


“This is it!” Most people have a great “I just knew it was right” story. It might be about the time they first spotted their sweetheart or crossed the thresh- old of their new house. When intuition signals that we’ve found something or someone truly right for us, the choice often becomes easy. It feels healthy and good, without resistance or con- flict.


Using our instincts helps lead us


to smart choices that improve our qual- ity of life.


Judith Orloff, M.D., is the author of the international bestseller Second Sight, upon which these tips are based. An assistant clinical professor of psychia- try at the University of California-Los Angeles, Orloff synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting- edge knowledge of intuition and energy medicine. For more inspiration, visit DrJudithOrloff.com.


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