September 2008

Upcoming talk: Holistic Treatment of Depression

September 6, 2008 in Events, Classes & Groups, Uncategorized | 4 comments

I will be offering a FREE talk on the holistic treatment of depression on September 24th, from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, CA. The World Health Organization states that depression is the leading cause of disability, affecting more than 120 million people worldwide. Antidepressants are now the most popular class of drugs in the U.S., and their use has been growing rapidly over the past two decades. ...
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Researchers create animal stress model

September 4, 2008 in Mind Over Medicine | 0 comments

Excerpted from Sciencedaily.com, 9/4/08 In an effort to better understand how chronic stress affects the human body, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, have created an animal model that shows how chronic stress affects behavior, physiology and reproduction. According to lead researcher Mark Wilson, PhD, chief of the Division of Psychobiology at Yerkes, "Chronic stress can lead to a number of behavioral changes and physical health ...
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