Oct 03, 2019
Friday, Butterfield and Cloud will do a presentation at the Fayette County Drug and Abuse Prevention Coalition at 9:30 a.m. At the Frazee Center, 901 Meyer Avenue.
By KATE THURSTON
Trying to help people kick substance use disorder by shutting down a “gateway” in the brain is something that two health professionals will be promoting during a meeting Friday in Connersville.
Dr. Kevin Butterfield and Julie Cloud, a certified natural health practitioner, of BrainForest in Fishers are trying to help those with substance abuse disorders across the state of Indiana with Connersville being one of the top places on their map.
“We are coming to do a presentation at the Drug Coalition Friday morning. We were invited to come and talk about what we do,” Butterfield said.
The Drug Coalition’s meeting starts at 9 a.m. in The Ha*Ven, formerly the Frazee Center, at 901 Meyer Ave. It is open to the public.
The duo will talk about neurofeedback using quantitative EEG brain mapping. The non-invasive procedure can help close a gate to addiction in the brain, they said.
Quantitative electroencephalography is a non-invasive way to measure brain wave activity at the scalp level to reveal abnormalities that result is various brain map patterns and symptomologies. QEEG brain mapping reports help guide the recommended therapies called neurofeedback. Neurofeedback therapy helps to retrain an otherwise involuntary body process – brain waves – through conditioning.
“We are going to be sharing some information about what we are doing in Marion, which is a similar demographic to Connersville, to address the root causes of addiction,” Cloud said. “We are involved in a collaborative program there and getting funding to initiate a comprehensive addiction program. Many big corporations have looked at hiring employees, but drug use is a big obstacle to their hiring and employee retention process.
“We work with an addiction specialist, local mental health providers, and other organizations to not only address the root problems of addiction but to help them build work and life skills and improve their quality of life to give them hope for their future, it takes a total program to help someone get out of the cycle of addiction,”
“We will also be addressing gut health. The gut is referred to as the second brain. Any time there are pathogens in the gut and blood stream they can affect the brain leading to comorbid conditions that can lead to addiction,” Cloud said. “People with addiction often have a prior history of head trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety and other conditions, so we are hoping to address all of these problems with our comprehensive and holistic approach.”
Butterfield and Cloud said they started BrainForest with children in mind and soon realized they could help many others and make a greater impact in the world.
“We did some deep digging into what does work, we found EEG does work, it has been around since the 1960’s. At the BrainForest, we utilize the most advanced neurofeedback protocols in the world. With this technology we can pinpoint specific regions deep in the brain causing brain dysfunction and unwanted symptoms. If you can see it and measure it you can change it,” Butterfield said.
People who want to learn an alternative way to help with addiction will have an opportunity to view it Friday.
“It is not a cure all fix all, we never know but we always try it. You can actually watch the brain improve minute by minute in real time. We can see problems right away. We want to come talk about what we have to offer and how we can help those in need here in Fayette County,” Butterfield said.