#109: Dr. Jill interviews Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk on Optimizing the Health of Brain and Mind
Channel: Jill Carnahan, MD
Date: 2022-06-08

In episode #109, we ask, what if you could optimize the health of your brain and mind? Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk joins us to discuss just that! Tune in to learn how to improve your cognitive function, maintain mental clarity, relieve stress and in doing so - protect yourself from age-related cognitive decline.

Key Points
✓ Why not all stress is bad and how to optimize eustress and minimize distress
✓ More about neuroplasticity and key tips to optimize your brain function
✓ What can we do when stress stays and doesn’t go away for long periods of time?

/// Ilene Naomi Rusk, PhD, C Psych (Ontario) ///
Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk is Co-Director of the Healthy Brain Program in Colorado and is the coordinator of the rehabilitation and trauma treatment programs.  She is also a neuropsychologist in Ontario, Canada. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham in England (Psychology, Neuropsychopharmacology) and has authored numerous papers in the areas of psychology, neuropharmacology and neuroscience in areas as diverse as cerebral palsy in children, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and the effects of neurotransmitters on behavior.  She has completed two postdoctoral Fellowship positions in Neuropsychology (Royal Ottawa Hospital) and one working with neurologically impaired children (Department of Education and Science, UK Government).  Dr Rusk Co-founded the Memory Loss Clinic in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Rusk gives public lectures on the subject of health psychology, behavioral aspects of medicine in aging and neuropsychological aspects of death and dying. She has led educational seminars and is a group facilitator in aging well and brain health. Dr. Rusk is a co-founder of the Death Café in Boulder County and currently serves as Community Health Education Director at The Grillo Health Information Center. She is trained in ACRM Cognitive Rehabilitation, Brainspotting, EMDR, PACT and several other treatment approaches. Trained by Dr. Dale Bredesen and the Institute for Functional Medicine in using an integrative approach to working with cognitive decline, Dr. Rusk thinks this way when she sees her patients. She incorporates these strategies into her resiliency approach to cognitive health. She believes that calming the nervous system and building emotional resilience can be achieved through trauma resolution and a mindfulness-based approach to brain health.

Website: https://www.ilenenaomirusk.com/
Website: https://www.healthybrain.clinic

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