| James Gordon, MD, the center’s founder and director, presented a workshop about the CMBM approach recently at Cleveland Chiropractic College–Kansas City. Dr. Gordon is a clinical professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and chaired the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. His most recent book is Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression (Penguin, 2008). Click here and here to read more about his groundbreaking work. Dr. Gordon is a Health Insights Today editorial board member.
Finding a New Path in Civilian Life
Among the hundreds of thousands of veterans returning from Iraq, Afghanistan and other assignments are many men and women embarked on a sincere search for meaningful careers through which they can continue to serve others. For some, chiropractic is a perfect fit. The veterans among my students here at Cleveland Chiropractic College bring a maturity and seriousness of purpose that will undoubtedly serve them well in the future. In this issue, we interview one of these students, Valerie Tolen, a former military medic for whom chiropractic is the logical next step in her health care career. Her motivation is admirable and her dedication is strong. I am hopeful that this interview will inspire others in search of meaning and purpose to pursue careers in chiropractic.
Growing Your Own Vegetables
This issue also includes an article of mine about the joys and rewards of vegetable gardening. I’ve been an organic gardener for years and highly recommend it. Gardening is a hobby but it can be much more. It’s good exercise, yields healthy and tasty food, and might just be the human activity that delivers more wide-ranging benefits than any other.
To create a society that can be sustainable for many generations, we’ll need many more people in suburbs and cities to join those in rural areas in growing some of their own vegetables. This will provide a 21st century equivalent of the “victory gardens” of the World War II era. Perhaps this time around we’ll call them “homeland security gardens.” Or “sustainability gardens” or “save the planet gardens.” Whatever name we choose, we’ll need them for the future health of our nation and our world. Now is the time to start.
Yoga’s Deeper Meaning
Ashley Cleveland, DC, continues her series on yoga, with a change of pace. While most people think of yoga as a form of exercise, the roots of yoga tradition have more to do with the cultivation of compassion and the quest for deeper meaning in life. To embody these values requires us to craft a counter-narrative to our culture’s incessant focus on drive and competition. In Dr. Cleveland’s words, “We are rewarded for winning, for pushing ourselves to our limits to achieve. Drive is valorized. Those who have earned the right to call themselves doctor have had to work particularly long and hard, often marginalizing everyone and everything in their lives to complete school, internships, board and licensing examinations.” Finding balance in our lives is a necessity, particularly at times of stress experienced in our years as doctoral students.
Research Updates
Starting in this issue, we’re including a brief, “news you can use” summary of cutting-edge research in nutrition. Then, in our March issue we will expand this to include research in other key areas such as exercise and fitness, mind-body health, chiropractic, complementary and alternative medicine, and important news on the health policy front. Our goal is to provide a one-stop quick update for busy practitioners, students and others who need this useful information in an easy-to-read, short format.
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Daniel Redwood, DC
Editor-in-Chief
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