Treating Mental Health Differently | Dr. John How

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Medicine, Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.6 • 911 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Resetting the Nervous System

In this episode of the Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show, we dive deep into groundbreaking approaches for treating PTSD, anxiety, and depression with Dr. John How, an emergency physician turned mental health advocate. Dr. How introduces us to the Stellate Ganglion Block, a powerful and non-invasive procedure that's transforming how we manage trauma and mental health without relying solely on medications.

We explore:

What the Stellate Ganglion Block is and how it works
Its effectiveness in treating PTSD, depression, and anxiety
The connection between the autonomic nervous system and mental health
How Dr. How’s personal journey with burnout and trauma led him to discover this life-changing procedure
The future of mental health treatments, including ketamine and regenerative medicine

If you or someone you love struggles with mental health challenges, this episode offers insight into innovative treatments that can provide long-term relief.

Who is Dr. John How?

Dr. John How is an accomplished board certified emergency medicine physician with a passion for healing trauma and aging in both the mind and the body.

He is the founder, and medical director of The How Clinic in Encinitas, CA where the focus is on treating the root cause of his patient’s problems. He and his team at The How Clinic use traditional and functional medicine combined with cutting edge treatments for pain and injury to combat the symptoms and causes of trauma and aging. These treatments include nerve hydrodissection, regenerative medicine therapies, hormone and nutritional optimization, as well as therapies to address sexual dysfunction.

He is a Medical Director at Stella Center, an interventional psychiatry practice. He and the team at Stella specialize in providing a world class combination of evidence-based treatments targeted at treating depression, PTSD, and chronic anxiety. These treatments include Spravato, ketamine infusion therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an advanced stellate ganglion block (SGB) called the dual sympathetic reset (DSR), and integration therapy.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dr. Gabriel Lyon Show, where cutting edge science meets innovation and practical
0:05.0	application for everyone. Dr. John Howe, an accomplished emergency room physician, and through his
0:12.0	own experience with burnout and the demands of being a physician, found a procedure called
0:18.2	the Stellate ganglion block. He is now an advocate for the treatment of PTSD, depression, and anxiety with multiple
0:26.3	modalities.
0:27.7	Join me in this conversation with Dr. John Howe.
0:32.1	Dr. John Howe, welcome to the show.
0:34.5	Thank you.
0:35.0	I'm really excited to chat with you.
0:38.5	And funny story, do you actually know how I really excited to chat with you. And funny story.
0:41.2	Do you actually know how I got connected to you?
0:41.8	No, tell me.
0:51.0	We had Dr. Eric Wan on the show, and he was talking about transmagnetic stimulation.
0:51.4	Right.
0:58.0	And I have a very good friend that I needed to facilitate a stellate ganglion block for. Sure.
0:59.0	And this is, which you're going to talk all about how we manage trauma, PTSD, anxiety,
1:05.0	depression without largely medications, but an actual procedure that may provide long-term benefit. So anyway,
1:14.2	I called him and he said, well, you got to go to this guy. And here we are. Wow. I'm glad to be
1:20.4	here. I'm glad we made the connection. That's awesome. Same. And I was looking at some of these
1:25.0	statistics. I was looking at statistics on depression,
1:28.4	treatment resistant depression, again, PTSD.
1:33.4	Your numbers were a bit even more impressive
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