About the Program
Integrative holistic therapies can play a major role in helping patients feel better, especially when they are dealing with chronic neurologic diseases. Dr. Tavee will discuss how people living with ALS and their caregivers can benefit from nutrition, exercise, and mind-body therapies. Questions, answers, and discussions will follow the program.
The Les Turner ALS Foundation is proud to offer this webinar at not cost to the ALS community. Thank you to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America and Cytokinetics for sponsoring this webinar.
About the Speaker
Jinny Tavee, MD, is the Chief, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine at National Jewish Health. Dr. Tavee has a special interest in integrative holistic medicine and teaches meditation to medical students, patients, and physicians from all over the world. She is actively involved in researching the effects of meditation on chronic neurologic diseases and has led meditation retreats for cancer survivors and injured U.S. Marines returning from the Gulf War through the Wounded Warriors program. She has recently completed a clinical trial evaluating the use of yoga breathing for people living with ALS.