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Episode 12: Touch Therapy: What Are We Missing During COVID

August 20, 2020

Guest: Leslie Korn, PhD MPH

Website: https://drlesliekorn.com/

Squadcast Link: https://squadcast.page.link/G5PR

Bio: Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, specializes in nutritional and integrative medicine for the treatment of depression, anxiety, insomnia PTSD, and chronic digestive problems. She has been in private practice for over 40 years providing over 60,000 hours of clinical care. She was Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School. She was a National Institutes of Health-funded research scientist in mind/body medicine and a Fulbright research scholar in herbal medicine in Mexico. In 1975, she founded the Center for Traditional Medicine, a public health clinic in the jungle of Mexico where she worked for 25 years. She is national board- certified in 2 forms of bodywork, licensed in mental health, a board-certified supervisor and in Functional Nutritional therapy. She teaches courses online about integrative medicine for mental health, diabetes and memory loss. Author of nine books, she has a bilingual telehealth practice. In short, she loves her work, her patients, students, her dogs and the other 2- footed family members she lives with. Her websites are drlesliekorn.com and https://institute.drlesliekorn.com

Description: Join Dr. Raja Sivamani and guest Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH. Leslie specializes in nutritional and integrative medicine. Today she shares her 40+ years of experience in touch therapy with us. During the isolation of COVID-19, many people are missing the connection of touch and closeness of relationships.

Tune in to learn what touch therapy is, what the different kinds are and which is best for your needs, how it can benefit you, and how you can practice it on yourself at home.