Dr. Jan E. Patterson, MD, Breath for the Soul

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, a pioneer in health television, is also no stranger to suffering and has been the caregiver to her husband for ten years through three battles with cancer. They team up to inform and inspire you for self-care. No one is immune from stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. But what if there are methods that empower you to help yourself?

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.

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 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.