Jan E. Patterson
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Self-Help/Personal Development, Health & Fitness
Skills: Speaking Engagement/Lecture, Reading/Literary Event, Press/Media Interview
Dr. Jan E. Patterson, MD is an integrative medicine and infectious diseases physician who has practiced and taught medicine for more than 30 years. She is the lead author of 'Breath for the Soul: Self-Care Steps to Wellness' and is a Professor of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine. Dr. Patterson is also medical director for the Integrative Medicine Program at University Health. She trained at University of Texas, Vanderbilt, Yale, and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona. She believes in using all the tools in the toolbox for better health and works to integrate holistic therapies with conventional ones.
Jan E. Patterson's books
Breath for the Soul: Self-Care Steps to Wellness
When have you read a book where a recognized doctor and an award-winning inspirational writer team up to explore ways you can use your breath, movement, nutrition, and spirit to care for yourself? Breath for the Soul is that book.
Dr. Jan Patterson is a cancer survivor, bereaved parent, an integrative medicine and infectious disease doctor who has practiced and taught medicine for thirty years. Phyllis Clark Nichols is no stranger to grief either and has been the caregiver to her husband for ten years through three battles with cancer. They team up in this book to inform and inspire you for self-care. No one is immune from stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. What if there are methods that empower you to help yourself? Learn to use breath, movement, nutrition, and spirit to enhance your health and wellness. Dr. Jan and Phyllis review these solutions.
Breath for the Soul, is a plan for self-care integrating ancient and modern practices that work, providing a practical, step-by-step approach that recognizes more than physical needs. You are a soul, a complex person, a total self, needing nurture and care. Breath for the Soul is a full toolkit of evidence-based information, inspiring stories, trusted resources, healthy recipes, and a simple plan to give you control over your self-care. Empower yourself with these simple tools using an innovative approach. Put yourself on the path to health, wellness, and wholeness.