Lyme Disease Public Talk with Patricia Gerbarg MD and Stephen Larsen PhD September 12, 2009 in New Paltz, New York

Patricia Gerbarg MD and Stephen Larsen PhD talk about integrative treatments for Lyme disease at the Stone Mountain Center Open House from 2 to 5 pm Saturday, September 12, 2009, in New Paltz, New York. The event is open to the public and admission is free. End Quote

Kingston, NY (1888PressRelease) September 09, 2009 - Holistic Health Expert Patricia Gerbarg MD and Stephen Larsen PhD Discuss Integrative Treatments for Lyme Disease September 12, 2009 at Stone Mountain Counseling Center in New Platz, New York

Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD, internationally renowned integrative mental health expert and pioneer of CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine), and Stephen Larsen PhD, highly respected author, teacher and practitioner of neurofeedback, will discuss treatments to relieve post-Lyme disease symptoms at a Stone Mountain Counseling Center Open House on Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 2 to 5 pm, in New Paltz, New York. The event is intended for those with Lyme Disease, their families and friends, as well as health practitioners. The lecture and Q & A is open to the public. Admission is free.

Following antibiotic treatment, many people are left with post-Lyme symptoms that include fatigue, fibromyalgia, weakness, cognitive deficits, memory loss, and other neurological challenges.

Dr. Gerbarg will discuss how to promote optimal wellness for those suffering from the long-term effects of Lyme by improving brain cell functions, mitochondrial energy production, and cellular repair mechanisms. She will include treatments 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, 2009).

Dr. Larsen will present the use of LENS (Low Energy Neurofeedback System) for the treatment of Lyme. His best-selling book The Healing Power of Neurofeeback: The Revolutionary LENS Technique for Restoring Optimal Brain Function (Healing Arts Press, 2006) includes Lyme disease case studies.

According to statistics, over 20,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported in the U.S. every year, and early detection and treatment is critical.

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. She and her co-author husband, psychiatrist Richard P. Brown, MD, maintain a web site providing health information and resources at HaveAHealthyMind.com.

In addition to The Healing Power of Neurofeedback, Stephen Larsen PhD, LMHC BCIA-eeg, LENS certified, and Hearth Math certified, is the author of the award-winning The Fundamentalist Mind: How Polarized Thinking Imperils Us All. Dr. Larsen also wrote The Shaman’s Doorway, the Mythic Imagination. With his wife Robin he co-authored, A Fire in the Mind: The Life of Joseph Campbell. Larsen was a Joseph Campbell friend and protégé. Dr. Larsen is the Director of Stone Mountain Counseling Center. More information on Dr. Larsen is available at stonemountaincenter.com.

For more information on Lyme disease see LymeNet.org, ilads.org, or the LymeDiseaseAssociation.org. A documentary film, Under Our Skin, from Open Eyes Pictures, produced in 2008, reports on “this emerging epidemic of staggering proportions.”

HaveAHealthyMind.com
Media contact: WJ Carrel

###

Visit Author Ambassador/wj Carrel Website

space