Feb 10th: Heart and Mind - A cardiologist and a neurologist on spirituality as preventative medicine Program looks at heart, mind and spiritual connections in medicine When it comes to health care, most medical experts regard the connection between mind and body as spiritual belief, with no scientific basis. But as two prominent doctors will explore in an upcoming program, research points to a mind-body link and spiritual practice to help heal a variety of ailments, including heart disease. New York cardiologist Alan Rozanski and Miami neurologist Barry Baumel will discuss “Heart and Mind: Spirituality as Preventative Medicine,” on Monday, Feb. 10. Free and open to the public, the program will be held 8 to 10 p.m. at The Shul, 9540 Collins Ave., Surfside. Moderating the discussion will be The Shul’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar. Program sponsors are Florida International University’s Jewish Studies Initiatives and Program in the Study of Spirituality, and The Shul’s Torah & Science Conference Institue. Rozanski, who is interim chief in the cardiology division at Saint Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital and a professor at Columbia University College of Surgeons in New York, has studied the determinants of health-promoting and health-damaging behaviors. One of the founders of the Cardiac Preventive and Rehabilitative Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his work looks at the effects of psychosocial stress and other behavioral factors on the heart and is a recognized authority in the field of behavioral cardiology. Baumel’s research includes the areas of memory, anxiety and depressive disorders, Parkinson’s disease, migraine headache, and stroke. Founder, medical director and co-CEO of the Baumel-Eisner Neuromedical Institute, a South Florida-based medical research center specializing in the study of diseases of the central nervous system, he has also served as board chair of the Mind Research Network, a technology-based organization involved in the study of brain function. Traditionally, Western medicine has been shaped by a dualist approach that espouses humans are made up of two separate entities: the body and the mind, or spirit. But in recent years, scientific research has shown that mind-body interaction is a physical rather than mystical connection. Studies point to structural changes in the brain, heart and other organs occurring in response to stress and different emotional states. In particular, a significant body of research has shown a brain-heart connection, resulting in medical experts calling for integrated fields such as neurocardiology or behavioral cardiology. For more information on this program, contact The Shul at 305-868-1411. # # #
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:54:50 +0000
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