Albuquerque, NM (1888PressRelease)
April 23, 2009 - Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD, internationally renowned holistic mental health expert and pioneer of CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) will be interviewed by host Pam Atherton on A Closer Look Radio, Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET, live on the Internet, at acloserlookradio.com. She will discuss How to Stay Up When the Economy Is Down: Natural Ways to Reduce Worry and Boost Your Energy and Mood. She will include wellness solutions from the highly-praised new book she co-authored with Drs. Richard P. Brown and Dr. Philip Muskin, HOW TO USE HERBS, NUTRIENTS, AND YOGA IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE (WW Norton, January 2009).
“When the economy is down, stress and worry can cause physical and mental exhaustion. Maintaining your energy in times of stress is crucial. When your energy level plummets, your mood goes with it,” says Dr. Gerbarg. The talk will include low-cost, effective methods for improving energy, mood, productivity, and stress-resilience as well as the best practices for combining herbs (such as Rhodiola rosea), nutrients, and Breath-Body-Mind practices to support oneself, one’s family, and friends through challenging times.
Dr. Gerbarg is a clinically trained psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychiatry at New York Medical College. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. In addition to her clinical practice in Kingston, NY, she provides consultation and facilitates the development of research projects on the health benefits of mind-body practices for recovery from mass disasters such at the September 11th World Trade Center attacks, the southeast Asian tsunami, and military personnel.
Pam Atherton is an award-winning journalist, and radio/TV host, whose program “A Closer Look Radio” welcomes guests from all professions for one-on-one lengthy interviews. “We go where curiosity takes us,” says Pam about the show’s subjects. Past guests have been well-known government officials, motion picture and TV stars, physicians, physicists, authors, stuntmen, etc. A Closer Look Radio archives all its shows; the shows are available as podcasts for listening 24/7, after the shows air, at the A Closer Look Radio web site.
Dr. Gerbarg has been interviewed extensively by radio stations, magazines, and newspapers. She and her co-author husband, psychiatrist Richard P. Brown, MD, maintain a web site providing health information and resources at HaveAHealthyMind.com.
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