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The American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA) and the International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM) are hosting a joint conference, “Healthy Brain, Healthy Body: Mental Wellness in the 21st Century.” The program provides a unique approach to mental wellness, questioning the use of antidepressants to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental conditions, and encouraging a more holistic approach which acknowledges the emotional and spiritual aspects of healing.

Presenters include: Richard Brown MD and Patricia Gerbarg MD: Movement and Breath; Keys to Healthy Transformation http://www.haveahealthymind.com/
Sharon Oliver MD: Disease and its Relationship to Mental Health http://drolivermd.tripod.com/
Alice Lee-Bloom MD: Orthomolecular and Energy Medicine http://holisticpsychiatrist.com/
Badri Rickhi MD: Spiritual Wellness Tobi Fishel PhD MD: Nourishing the Soul, Feeding the Body http://www.vanderbilthealth.com/integrativehealth/11043

For speakers' CVs and a complete conference schedule please see http://www.icimed.com/conferences.php For online registration go to http://www.holisticmedicine.org/displayconvention.cfm?conventionnbr=7846 This CME meeting will be instructional to physicians and practitioners from all backgrounds. Attendees will find food for their soul through healthy cuisine, music, stories of success and failure, and much more.

Tieraona Low Dog MD Featured at the
Joint ICIM/AHMA Conference - March 18 (7:30 pm)-21 (11:30 am), 2010
“Healthy Brain, Healthy Body: Mental Wellness in the 21st Century”
For online registration go to http://holisticmedicine.org/displayconvention.cfm?conventionnbr=7846

The American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA) and the International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM) are tremendously pleased to introduce Tieraona Low Dog MD at our coming conference in Nashville, TN. Visit www.integrativemedicineconference.com for details.

Dr. Low Dog is an internationally-known speaker on topics ranging from the responsible use of herbal medicine and dietary supplements to integrative approaches to women’s health--with more than 30 publications to her credit. She serves on the editorial/advisory boards of Menopause and Explore journals, Prevention magazine and the American Botanical Council. She has appeared on E!, ABC’s 20/20, CNN, and is a frequent guest of NPR’s The People’s Pharmacy. Dr. Low Dog writes a regular column for Alternative and Complementary Therapies magazine called "Smart Talk on Supplements and Botanicals". Low Dog serves on the faculty of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.

Her ICIM/AHMA lecture is entitled, Nutritional Deficiency Impact on Depression and Anxiety.
Mood disorders, particularly depression, have a high rate of co-morbidity with both mental health and medical problems. Depressive disorders are common among patients with chronic medical conditions. Even when appropriately treated, depression recurs in 50-70% of those affected. Given the side effects of conventional antidepressants, many patients turn to the use of dietary supplements in an attempt to improve their mood and prevent recurrence. Unfortunately, many patients do not disclose their supplement use to their provider, and most clinicians are not familiar enough with the evidence of safety and benefit of supplements to effectively counsel patients about their use. This session will update clinicians on the science regarding dietary supplements/botanicals commonly used for depression and anxiety.

Learning Objectives – Participants will be able to…
1. Discuss the evidence for safety and benefit of dietary supplements in the clinical setting of depression.
2. Discuss the evidence for safety and benefit of dietary supplements in the clinical setting of anxiety.
3. Describe the evidence for safety and benefit for herbal medicines commonly resorted to by patients in their search for non-drug approaches to better mental health.

For CVs of speakers and a complete schedule of this unique approach to mental wellness, please see http://www.icimed.com/conferences.php

This meeting will be instructional to physicians and practitioners of all backgrounds. Attendees will find expert information, including different approaches to diagnose, investigate and treat disorders of the mind, brain and the nervous system. They will also find food for their soul through healthy cuisine, music, sharing stories of success and failure, and much more.

About the American Holistic Medical Association www.holisticmedicine.org
About the International College of Integrative Medicine www.icimed.com