What if the unthinkable has struck your family? What if a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease? Perhaps you already know that the symptoms can be alleviated with yoga, meditation and music therapy.
But can they stop or even reverse the course of the disease? Shuvendu Sen, pH.D, thinks so, and this award-winning physician and author has penned a new book explaining why.
In "Why Buddha Never Had Alzheimer's: A Holistic Treatment Approach through Meditation, Yoga and the Arts," Sen notes that researchers at such respected institutions as Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins University and the Mayo Clinic have shown that contributing factors to Alzheimer's (such as stress and hypertension) can be alleviated with holistic, alternate management approaches—like meditation, yoga, music therapy and virtual reality therapy.
Sen sees his book as a manual for a drastic and necessary revolution in medical care.
"How can meditation and yoga stop or even reverse Alzheimer's?” Sen said. "They set the mind on an inward journey, where the risk factors that precipitate the disease are formed. This bridging of the old and new creates an imperative paradigm shift in our perspective toward managing this disease.”Listed in the US Top Physician's list, Sen is the author of the bestselling book "A Doctor's Diary," and is the recipient of the Nautilus Book Award, Men of Distinction Award from the New York State Senate, the Oscar Edwards Award from the American College of Physicians and has been thrice nominated for the Pushcart Award for his columns and other works of fiction.
Sen has been an invited speaker to address United Nations Officials, the New Jersey Senate, the Indian Consulate in New York, the World Book Fair, City University of New York and Harvard University. He's also been featured on many major television and radio stations.
"Why Buddha Never Had Alzheimer's: A Holistic Treatment Approach through Meditation, Yoga and the Arts"
HCI Publishers
Also translated into French by the prestigious Hachette Foundation
ISBN-10: 0757319947
ISBN-13: 978-0757319945
Available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble
