Dr. Wayne Jonas

Practicing family physician, professor, widely published researcher of integrative health and author of How Healing Works

Dr. Jonas is a practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and health care delivery, and a widely published scientific investigator. Drawing on 40 years of research and patient care, he explains how 80 percent of healing occurs organically and how to activate the healing process in his book, "How Healing Works: Get Well and Stay Well Using Your Hidden Power to Heal." Dr. Jonas is the Executive Director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, an effort supported by Henry and Susan Samueli to increase awareness and access to integrative health. Additionally, Dr. Jonas is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. From 2001-2016, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit medical research organization supporting the scientific investigation of healing processes in the areas of stress, pain and resilience.

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Mediterranean is the Best Way to Eat in 2019

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Food Resolutions to Stick to in the New Year

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How to Improve Your Well-Being In the New Year

Well-Being//November 30, 2018

Here’s Why It’s Important to Have Healthy Relationships

Community//November 28, 2018

How to Care For Yourself When Caring For Others

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15 Journaling Exercises to Help You Heal, Grow, and Thrive

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How to Make the Most Out of Your Role as a Caregiver

Community//October 31, 2018

Cancer Series V: How to Heal After the Physical and Emotional Trauma From a Cancer Diagnosis

Community//October 30, 2018

Cancer Series Part IV: How to Build Your Stress Response Muscles During Recovery From Breast Cancer

Community//October 26, 2018

Cancer Series Part III: How to Navigate Nutritional Information as a Cancer Patient and Beyond Treatment

Community//October 16, 2018

Cancer Series Part II: Healing vs. Curing After Cancer Treatment

Community//October 5, 2018

Cancer Series Part I: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care

Community//September 27, 2018

The 3 Keys to Avoiding Opioid Dependency

Community//September 26, 2018

Just Breathe — Here are the Four Steps to Start Your Breathwork Practice

Community//September 13, 2018

Your Complete Guide to Building the Right Pain Management Team

Community//September 13, 2018

Four Crucial Actions to Manage Your Chronic Pain

//August 29, 2018

The Science Behind Why it is More Painful to be a Woman

Community//August 14, 2018

How to Understand Your Pain and the Critical Way to Find Relief

Community//July 27, 2018

How to Properly Manage Your Lupus Nephritis

Community//July 20, 2018

A Look Into My Wife’s Response to Cancer

Community//July 16, 2018

The Natural Path to Healing Psoriasis

Community//July 16, 2018

How to Stimulate Healing With Fasting And Whole Systems Science

Community//July 6, 2018

How Our Government Can Improve Our Healthcare System

Community//July 3, 2018

Ease Your Labor And Delivery With An Integrative Health Approach

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