Health & Fitness Alternative Therapies
AARP When the Body Says No
Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2012
- Category
- Alternative Therapies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781118247464
- Publish Date
- Apr 2012
- List Price
- $22.99
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Born in Budapest, Gabor Maté immigrated to Canada at the age of twelve. He spent some time working as a teacher before returning to university to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. He ran a popular family practice for many years, and spent twelve years working in Vancouver's downtown eastside, caring for patients suffering from mental illness, drug addiction, and HIV. In the 1990s, Dr. Maté was a regular medical columnist for the Vancouver Sun and the Globe and Mail. He is also the author of four works of non-fiction. His most recent book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction, won a Hubert Evans Award in 2010. In addition to being a physician and bestselling author, Dr. Maté is a highly sought after public speaker. He has three grown children and currently resides in Vancouver, BC, with his wife. Please visit drgabormate.com.
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