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Dec. 02, 2011
Combatting Depression With Meditation, Diet
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| In his book Spontaneous Happiness, Dr. Andrew Weil writes of an 'integrative' approach to mental health, warding off mild and moderate depression with an anti-inflammatory diet, exercise and activities such as yoga and meditation, rather than antidepressants. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
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Andrew Weil
Author, "Spontaneous Happiness" (Little, Brown and Company, 2011)
Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Professor, Medicine and Public Health
College of Medicine
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
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