NEWS FROM SANCTUARY INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

Sanctuary Integrative Medicine, located in Rutland, Vermont, announces the addition of Amanda Burlett and Marsha Hudnall to the staff.  Ms. Burlett fills the position of Lifestyle Educator for the First Line Therapy program.  Ms. Hudnall will serve as a Nutritional Consultant.
 
Amanda Burlett draws on her own life experience to offer sensitive and supporting educational programs for clients of all ages.  While working in a local school system Amanda began treatment for abnormal cells in her body.  After a 10 year period without any major improvement she realized she had to make some changes.  “I looked at the foods I was eating as well as my fitness and stress levels and found I could make positive health changes.  I became healthier and happier than ever before.  These changes helped me to decide that I wanted to help other people do the same!”
 
As the Lifestyle Educator for Sanctuary, Amanda will be responsible for the motivation and counseling of all patients utilizing First Line Therapy as a therapeutic lifestyle change.  The First Line Therapy program is for treating and reducing the risk of common conditions such as:  overweight/obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and conditions related to aging.  Amanda became certified as a Lifestyle Educator in October 2009 specifically for the First Line Therapy program.  She is also continuing her education in Fitness with Ashworth College.
 
A nationally-known nutritionist, Marsha Hudnall, RD, MS, CD has worked for the past 25 years as a specialist in the field of weight management.  Her goal is to help people move away from restrictive notions of food and health to more easily achieve health and weight goals.  She is program director and owner of Green Mountain at Fox Run, a pioneering women’s retreat for healthy living without dieting now in its 38th year of operation, located in Ludlow, VT.  She also serves on the board of the Binge Eating Disorder Association and is a member of the Dietitians in Functional Medicine and Food & Culinary Professionals practice groups of The American Dietetic Association.  Marsha is widely published in professional and lay publications and is the author of seven books addressing topics such as carbohydrates and healthy weight, vitamins and other supplements and eating for a healthy pregnancy.

In addition to the staff announcements, Sanctuary is pleased to announce that founder and medical director Mark Logan has completed the Fellowship Program in Integrative Medicine from the University of Arizona School of Medicine, under the tutelage of Andrew Weil MD.  Practice interests include Functional Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine and Addictions.  Dr. Logan received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and has Board Certification status in Emergency Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and is currently pursuing Certification status with the Institute of Functional Medicine.  Research interests include the role of inflammation in chronic illness, and the emerging field of clinical nutrigenomics.   

Sanctuary Integrative Medicine is a collaboration of health care practitioners dedicated to integrating the highest standards of conventional, complementary and alternative medicine while attending to the whole person; body, mind and spirit.  It is their mission to serve, empower and partner with their patients and community on the path to transformation and wholeness.  The following services are offered at Sanctuary Integrative Medicine:  Functional Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine, Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Reiki Healing, Brennan Energy Healing, Massage Therapy, Integrative Manual Therapy, First Line Therapy and Nutritional Counseling.  For more information please contact Allison Sucharzewski at 802-775-7848, or on the web at www.sanctuarymedicine.com
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Contact:
Allison Sucharzewski, Practice Manager
Sanctuary Integrative Medicine
802-775-7848
www.sanctuarymedicine.com