Holistic Psychiatric Expert and Author Richard Brown, M.D. Guests on Healthy Trends Radio Show with Host Dr. Romel Axibal December 12, 2008

    LOS ANGELES, CA, December 12, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Richard P. Brown, MD, co-author of the new book How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (WW Norton, January 2009), and internationally renowned pioneer of CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine), will be interviewed by Dr. Romel Axibal, Friday, December 12, 2008 from 1-2 p.m. on the Internet at iamhealthy.info to discuss his new book, and the benefits of breath, body, and mind practices for mental health during times of stress and economic hardship.

Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He is a certified teacher of Aikido (4th Dan), Yoga, Qi Gong, and meditation. Dr. Brown developed a neurophysiological theory on the effects of yoga breath on the mind and body, particularly its benefits for stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Dr. Brown is an expert on holistic approaches to psychiatry, including the use of supplements such as SAM-e and Rhodiola Rosea and and mind-body practices. He co-authored The Rhodiola Revolution and Stop Depression Now. Dr. Brown maintains a practice in New York City.

Healthy Trends is a radio program with a worldwide audience that "talks about what is possible in the world of health and wellness. We offer the listener the opportunity to take responsibility for their own healing experience," says Dr. Axibal, the program host, who has a successful chiropractic practice in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Bruce Lipton (The Wisdom of Your Cells, The Biology of Belief), Dr. Masaru Emoto (The True Power of Water), and Neale Donald Walsh (Conversations with God), have been among the guests whose ideas and services offer balance to mind, body, and spirit.

Dr. Brown's new book, How To Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care, was co-written with Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, and Dr. Philip Muskin.

Media contact: WJ Carrel (760) 218-3838

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