Vagal Toning: A Journey Home to the Self
Note from Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk: As clinicians and researchers it is more important than ever for us to collaborate and learn from...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Apr 2
- 17 min
Trauma-Informed Health-Care for Providers
Ilene Naomi Rusk, PhD Director, Healthy Brain Clinic, Colorado IleneNaomiRusk.com HealthyBrain.Clinic 303-938-9244 Instagram: dr_rusk...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Mar 25
- 5 min
Why Being a Social Butterfly Is Good for Brain Health
I have always believed that a life spent surrounded by meaningful relationships is a life lived to the fullest. If you were to ask a...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Feb 15
- 6 min
The Power (and Biology) of Love
Note from Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk: It's the power of teamwork that allows us, at The Brain and Behavior Clinic, to do what we do best:...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jan 31
- 4 min
How to Analyze Your Cognitive Health Status Quickly and Effectively
The brain and mental health movements have recently blossomed with more self-help tools and tips available to the public than ever...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Nov 28, 2023
- 6 min
Benefits of the Brew: Caffeinated or Not, Does Coffee Benefit Brain Health?
It’s likely that you’ve experienced that anticipatory early-morning craving for a steaming, rich cup of espresso or a fancy, frothy...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Oct 9, 2023
- 8 min
The Daily Habits of a Stress Resilient Mind
Functional, complementary, and integrative medicine are rooted in the belief that our physical and mental health are undeniably...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Aug 29, 2023
- 4 min
Can COVID-19 Lead to Long-Haul Cognitive Decline? How can you Help?
The COVID-19 pandemic presented the entire globe with numerous unpredictabilities. From not knowing when it was safe to go outside again,...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Aug 16, 2023
- 6 min
Why Walking is Valuable for Mental and Brain Health
Hiking and walking as treatment options for mental wellness and health regulation of the nervous system are currently being heavily...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jul 17, 2023
- 5 min
How can Neurofeedback and Biofeedback Help with Brain Health?
The process of using biofeedback and neurofeedback to determine a patient’s psychological state has taken huge leaps in the...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jun 30, 2023
- 3 min
12 Simple Ways to Prevent Memory Loss as You Age: a Functional Medicine Approach
It’s a common worry that faces millions as they age - what if I start to develop memory loss? Memory loss disorders are a particularly...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jun 27, 2023
- 3 min
How Cognitive Rehabilitation Can Restore Your Mind
What Is Cognitive Rehabilitation? Cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) and cognitive training are thoroughly studied genres of mental...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Nov 2, 2022
- 1 min
Guest Blog, "Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease: A Revolutionary Tool"
Dr Suzanne Gazda is a brilliant colleague and integrative neurologist in Texas. There are many ways to diagnose Alzheimer’s, as you know,...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Sep 1, 2022
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
Spirituality and the Brain: Emerging Neuro Theological Research
Keywords: spirituality, neurotheology, neurology, meditation, prayer, religion, brain, interconnected Integrative medicine is rooted in...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
Prepare for the Fall with Resilience
Keywords: Covid-19, Coronavirus, Covid-19 Long-Haulers, Stress, Immune System, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Stress, ME, Covid Mental Health...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
Building Emotional Resilience, yes, now 🌸
What is resilience? Resilience is the ability to return to a place of homeostasis or mental or physical balance after a challenging event...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jul 9, 2021
- 5 min
Stress, Trauma and Neurologic Illness: A likely relationship
When it comes to preventative steps in neurologic illness, understanding how stress affects our bodies and minds is a top priority. We...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Reduce Biological Age, At Any Age, With These 5 Interventions
Keywords: age, methylation, DNA, biological age, longevity, healthy aging, genes, optimal longevity, joy, brain health Age isn’t “just a...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jun 29, 2021
- 7 min
5 Habits To Develop Your Attitude Of Gratitude
‘Gratitude’ might seem like one of the latest self-help fads. Social networking is replete with gratitude lists, and dedicated gratitude...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
DIY Lowering Dementia Risk in 12 Ways
Keywords: risk factors, modifiable risk factors, dementia, cognitive, cognitive reserve, pathological, preventative Addressing dementia...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- May 28, 2021
- 2 min
Your Spiritual Fitness and Brain Health in 12 minutes a day
Keywords: spiritual fitness, spiritual health, cognitive health, integrative health, meditation, Alzheimer’s Disease As we approach aging...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- May 21, 2021
- 4 min
Your Positive Neuroplasticity Plan
Several of you have asked me about what I offer in terms of a neuroplasticity plan. These are some of the things I think about when I see...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jan 2, 2021
- 4 min
10 More Avenues To Heal Traumatic Stress
In my last blog post, I gave you new tools to apply towards treating traumatic stress. Today, we’re going to go over yet even more...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Dec 26, 2020
- 5 min
Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity
The brain’s ability to change and adapt throughout life is truly remarkable. It begins in utero and lasts until we take our last breath....
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Dec 22, 2020
- 6 min
How to Live Longer: Pursue Your Ikigai
Is your life purpose-driven? For most, the existential meaning of purpose seems hard to reach, and sometimes, life's relentless demands...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Dec 19, 2020
- 7 min
Can Hyperbaric Oxygen Help the Brain?
Billions of dollars and decades devoted to drug development for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias haven't led us to a cure or...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Nov 26, 2020
- 6 min
10 New Avenues for Healing Traumatic Stress
Here is a list of psychotherapy gems which you can do on your own. It seems as though these days, everyone and their grandmother are...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Oct 2, 2020
- 16 min
Clinicians, Be Trauma-Informed.
The importance of Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Functional Medicine Adverse childhood experiences have a dose-dependent...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Oct 2, 2020
- 7 min
Sculpting the Brain Through Prayer or Meditation
Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk | Brain and Behavior Clinic Prayer and meditation sometimes appear to be at odds in the Western world. The two...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Sep 28, 2020
- 4 min
Making the Most of Each Breath: 3 Ways Breathing Exercises Improve Your Health
An old adage from the theatre, to wit, is, “in life, one of the few things you can control is your breath.” Breathing is essential to...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Sep 20, 2020
- 4 min
PANS and PANDAS: Why An Integrative Approach to Treatment Matters
One of our most vulnerable populations are children, and understanding how to see them, take care of them and treat them in all areas of...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Sep 4, 2020
- 5 min
Your Mind and Brain Like Certainty
The current pandemic has caused unprecedented changes in nearly every area of our lives. Ever since January, 2020, when the first...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Aug 18, 2020
- 0 min
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Aug 13, 2020
- 10 min
Trust Your Gut: Harnessing the Power of Interoception
When we ask others, “How do you feel?” we’re inquiring about emotions and physical sensations. This is just one of many common sayings...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jul 18, 2020
- 4 min
How Your Thought Patterns Affect Your Brain
Negative thoughts seem to be bad for your brain in addition to hijacking your joy. Anyone who has ever had to deal with low mood or a...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jul 18, 2020
- 6 min
How Good Sleep Keeps Your Brain Healthy
Research on the neuroscience of sleep shows us that good sleep is an exquisite system of coordinated brain activity that improves daily...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jun 23, 2020
- 8 min
Psychedelics and Psychological Healing
The role of psychedelics in mental and emotional healing is a relatively novel target of hot debate in the neuroscience and clinical...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Jun 5, 2020
- 6 min
Train Your Way to a Better Brain - Cognitive Training and Plasticity
Your brain is plastic. I’m not talking about the kind of plastic we use for water bottles. What I mean, is that your brain embodies the...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Apr 23, 2020
- 8 min
Tips for Emotional Wellness during COVID-19 and the Post Pandemic
Boulder, Colorado As information about the new coronavirus streams through our TVs, computers and smartphones, it’s bombarding our brains...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Mar 6, 2020
- 5 min
Pillow talk Heals
Pillow Talk: Healing Body and Mind While You Sleep Was getting eight hours of sleep a night at the top of your New Year’s resolution list...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
Watch this video of a neuroscientist describing what you can do to prevent Alzheimer’s
Watch this video and pay close attention to ways that you can build some cognitive reserve! Lisa Genova is the well-known author of...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Mar 6, 2020
- 7 min
Healing from Trauma by Focusing on the Body
Stress is an unavoidable part of life. Our plans hit roadblocks, our circumstances are constantly changing, interpersonal conflicts...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Mar 6, 2020
- 3 min
Reach Out: Three Ways to Ask for Help
“Perhaps the shortest and most powerful prayer in human language is help.” -- Thomas Keating Too often, we try to take on life’s burdens...
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Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk
- Mar 6, 2020
- 5 min
Walk away from Alzheimer’s
Exercise as a treatment option for many illnesses and diseases, including Alzheimer’s, is currently being scientifically studied. This...
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