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Alejandro Junger, M.D.

Cardiologist / Detox / Integrative Medicine

 

Dr. Alejandro Junger, was born and raised in Uruguay, He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at NYU Downtown Hospital in New York City. He accepted a fellowship in Cardiology at Lenox Hill Hospital, another NYU affiliated teaching Hospital, working and training for six years with some of the top doctors and scientists in the world. A search for alternatives to commonly prescribed anti-depressants lead Dr. Junger to explore the concept of meditation. After much exploration, he was initiated into an ancient tradition of Meditation. His initial experiences were so strong that after graduating as a cardiologist, he traveled to India, volunteering his work as a doctor in exchange for the opportunity to study meditation where this tradition was born. He stayed there for a year, directing a health clinic, coordinating the work of health practitioners from all over the world, treating up to 400 patients a day. There, he saw first hand the positive effects of meditation in individuals and groups of people. Back in the USA, he moved to Palm Springs and joined a busy cardiology practice with admission privileges in 4 hospitals, hoping to bring some of what he learned in India and integrate it to his medical practice. Today, Dr Junger is the medical director of We Care Holistic Health Center in Desert Hot Springs. He also practices medicine in Los Angeles where he works closely with a doctor of Chinese Medicine and a chiropractic physician.

 

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Dr Alejandro Junger MD on his journey and the practice of Open Minded Medicine

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Our guest today is Dr Alejandro Junger. Dr Junger is a live food friendly MD and a practitioner of Open Minded Medicine. Open Minded Medicine is a term that Dr Junger coined to describe his practice of bringing both eastern and western tools to the table, without judgment, to best serve the patient at hand.

Dr Junger has been a guest on the Martha Stewart Show, he's advised Donna Karan and her Urban Zen Initiative and he's the the author of the forthcoming book Clean, which will be published by Harper Collins in early 2009. Today he lives in Los Angeles and practices in New York City at the Elven Elven Wellness Center with Dr Frank Lipman MD.

In our one hour interview with Dr Junger we talk about the influence meditation has had on his journey, what his experiences with healing in India taught him about the practice of medicine, and how a spa in California totally transformed his concept of healthy living.

Topics Covered

Life growing up

  • Life growing up in Uruguay and Dr Junger's relationship with food and spirit
  • How Dr Junger received a synchronistic invitation to NYC to conduct his medical training

Studying the mind

  • Dr Junger's experiences working at Lenox Hill and how he thought he was going mad because his mind wouldn't stop "chattering"
  • His visit to a series of psychiatrists, their recommendations for what Dr Junger should do to deal with his mind and what he learned by watching them
  • The story of how Dr Junger started to take matters into his own hand when it came to his mental health and how it all started at the book store
  • Dr Junger's profound meditation experiences at a small center in up-state New York

Growing in India

  • How Dr Junger came to India with no expectations or ambitions other than to serve the poor and learn how to "shut up the mind"
  • What life was like as a western doctor in India and how he started to notice his attention to patient evolve do to his meditation experiences
  • How his head was "cracked open" by all the forms of healing techniques he witnessed first hand and the wide array of health practitioners he was meeting
  • Dr Junger's "you cannot argue with success" philosophy and why that's more important to him than a double-blind study

Creating a new beginning in America

  • Dr Junger's confusion about his next steps in life and how a private meeting with his spiritual teacher helped guide him
  • The two absolute commands his teacher gave him before Dr Junger embarked on his next steps
  • The realities of dealing with the Western medical system and how that crushed a few of Dr Junger's big ambitions of bringing eastern healing methods to the west
  • How he felt his role as a western doctor was reduced to dispensing medicine and conducting expensive tests

Live Food & Detoxification

  • How his routine of taking notes, dispensing prescriptions and seeing patient  every 5 minutes numbed him and how a local friend and movie produced re-awakened Dr Junger's Spirit
  • How colonics, green juice and whole foods supplements changed Dr Junger's Life forever
  • Dr Junger's experiences in getting rid of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in 7 days and his depression in 14 days
  • Dr Junger's study of live food and how they were helped by the We Care Spa
  • Dr Junger's experiences in downtown Los Angeles and how he became a student of functional medicine

Open Minded Medicine

  • What Dr Junger means by being an Open Minded Doctor
  • Working with the Urban Zen and how Dr Junger met Donna Karan
  • Meeting Dr Lipman and moving to New York to work at the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center
  • The Inconvenient Truth of Global Toxicity
  • The Clean program and the Spent program and how Dr Junger and Dr Lipman work with local health practitioners like Dr David Jubb
  • How Dr Junger is bringing the practice of Open Minded Medicine back to Lenox Hill where his medical journey started

Health & the Intestines

  • Why health starts with digestion
  • Dealing with the root cause of dis-ease and starting by restoring the integrity of the intestinal tract
  • Dr Junger uses his own case study of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and an example
  • Dr Junger talks about his book forthcoming book Clean

Later today this interview will also be available via iTunes on the We Like It Raw Podcast.

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Clean By Alejandro Junger
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Clean

The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself

By Alejandro Junger


Price: $25.99
On Sale: 5/12/2009
Formats:     Hardcover | E-Book | Large Print

 
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Book Description

How many of us can honestly say we do not suffer from at least one of the following:

  • Colds or viruses each year
  • Allergies or hay fever
  • Extra pounds that won't come off
  • Restless nights
  • Recurrent indigestion, constipation, or irritable bowel syndrome
  • Itchy skin, acne, or any other troubling skin condition
  • Depression, anxiety, or frequent fatigue

If you were to seek medical advice for any of the above, you would likely be prescribed pills, topical lotions, injections, or even surgery. Such treatments are used to manage the symptoms and do not address the root of the problem. Too often, doctors treat these common ailments as inevitable costs of living a modern life. The result is a patchwork approach to health care that has become the norm.

In Clean, a New York City cardiologist and a leader in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Alejandro Junger offers a major medical breakthrough. Dr. Junger argues that the majority of these common ailments are the direct result of toxic buildup in our systems accumulated through the course of our daily lives. As the toxicity of modern life increases and disrupts our systems on a daily basis, bombarding us through our standard American diet and chemical-filled environments, our ability to handle the load hasn't accelerated at the same rapid pace. The toxins are everywhere, but Clean offers a solution.

Clean is an M.D.'s program that provides all the tools necessary to support and reactivate our detoxification system to its fullest capabilities, and can be easily incorporated into a busy schedule. The effect is transformative: nagging health problems will suddenly disappear, extra weight will drop away, and for the first time in our lives we will experience what it truly means to feel healthy.

Every day spent on the Clean program is a major step in healing not just the symptom but the root of the problem, effectively and simply. Dr. Junger's life-changing program restores what rightfully belongs to you—your health, vitality, and peace of mind.

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Critical Praise for Clean
"The Clean program works.... I have turned many of my friends on to this program and each one has experienced profound benefits, from weight loss to mental clarity to the end of chronic depression. The wisdom and information contained in this book is deeply helpful and life changing."
— Gwyneth Paltrow

ISBN: 9780061735325; ISBN10: 0061735329; Imprint: HarperOne ; On Sale: 5/12/2009; Format: Hardcover; Trimsize: 6 x 9; Pages: 304; $25.99; Ages: 18 and

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“meditate. causes a synchronization effect in the hemispheres of the brain, guiding you to levels of deep meditation without the years of practice. I recommend Natural Wellness Therapy to many of my patients, to reduce symptoms of stress that lead to heart disease.”

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In 1998, I was filming The Talented Mr. Ripley in Ischia, a little island off the coast of Naples in Italy. I got a call that changed my life. My father had been diagnosed with throat cancer, and it was stage four. Although he underwent treatment and survived for another four years, I watched his health deteriorate slowly until his death in 2002. During this time I began to read about Eastern medicine and the body’s capacity to heal itself. I tried to get my father on board -- with mixed results. He loved acupuncture but hated macrobiotic food, which he likened to “biting into The New York Times.” I had read somewhere that in Asia, the concept of going to the doctor when you were already sick was akin to digging a well when you were already thirsty. This struck a chord with me. Over the years I have had my share of medical issues, as we all do. Recently I have found three doctors (one in London, one in New York and one in Los Angeles) who have helped me tremendously. Heeding their advice has helped me out of some very sticky health problems (pneumonia, anemia, stress, etc.). Below they offer their points of view and some ideas about how we can achieve our best health.

--- Gwyneth Paltrow

Healthier By The Day

You want to feel healthier, everyone does. You want more energy, a better body and the ability to do what you do better. Like most other people, you’ve listened to the experts, read their advice and never been sure which of it applied to you or was really worth doing. That’s because the things that help you get healthier are usually unique to you. There is no universal plan for better health, no best diet, workout routine or way of solving problems. As unique as you are, there are some guidelines you can follow that will help improve your health:

Start with sleep. Sleep eight hours or more each night. Do what you have to do to get to sleep; there are plenty of natural agents that work. Try them: herbs (valerian), tea (chamomile), amino acids (tryptophan or hydroxy-tryptophan) and vitamins (magnesium and B6). These can be powerful sedatives and work just as well as prescription agents without the risks. Sleep plays a powerful role in determining your appetite, energy and attitude. Sleep better for two weeks before changing your diet. Then try eliminating “white” foods, those that are made with sugar, white flour and milk. If you eliminate them one at a time, start with flour, then eliminate dairy and then sugar. Sugar is easier to quit after a few weeks of no other “white” stuff. Remember high fructose corn syrup and dextrose are sugar by another name. Give yourself about two weeks to get used to each before eliminating the next one.

Exercise regularly. I know you want to but you don’t have the energy to do it. Sleep eight hours for two weeks, then start eliminating “white” foods. After two weeks of sleeping and eating better, you’ll have the energy to exercise. Begin as you like. If you are totally out of shape, start by walking 15 minutes a day and add a minute every day for the first month. At the end of a month, you’ll be up to 45 minutes a day, which should make you ready for whatever more strenuous form of exercise you want to try. Experiment with them all to see what works best for you and stick with it.

Police your thoughts and deal with your feelings constructively. Most of the background chatter in our mind is worrying, judging, criticizing, defending and complaining. Catch yourself and create a distraction by redirecting your thoughts toward the things that you are grateful for and optimistic about.

All these are free (okay, except if you have to buy the sleepers) and all are within your ability. No professionals required. By doing them you will create a customized health plan that will surely result in you getting healthier by the day.

Christian Renna, D.O. LifeSpan Medicine, 2008

Dr. Christian Renna is a nationally recognized expert in the field of contemporary preventive medicine and the founder of LifeSpan Medicine clinics.

Another Inconvenient Truth

The human body is a self-healing, self-renewing, self-cleansing organism. When the right conditions are created, vibrant well-being is its natural state. We have departed from the ways of nature and live under less than natural conditions. Like global warming, the toxicity of our planet is undeniable. I call it "Another Inconvenient Truth." The air we breathe, the water we drink and shower with, the foods we eat, the cosmetics we use and the buildings we live and work in, are loaded with toxic chemicals that alone or in combination cause disease, suffering and even death. When we remove these obstacles and add what is lacking, our bodies bounce back into health as if by magic. This is natural, common-sense medicine, enabling the body to heal, regenerate and even rejuvenate itself.

With this in mind, if you live in a modern city and want to stay healthy, there are two fundamental practices to follow: detoxification cleansing and eating real foods, just as nature intended food to be.

1) Detoxification cleansing:

Approximately eight hours after eating our last meal the processes of digestion, absorption and assimilation are completed and the body enters into detoxification mode, a function we don’t think about often. A healthy body, used to eating natural foods, needs around four hours to cleanse and detoxify itself from all the waste products of normal metabolism. This is without counting the toxic overload of modern life. It’s a really good practice to fast every day for 12 hours after our last meal: eight hours to complete food processing plus four to allow for detoxification. So if your last meal is at 10pm, don’t eat anything before 10am. Breakfast should be exactly that, break-fast, or breaking the fast. This would be enough in a toxin-free world. Since that is not the case, we should periodically make an extra effort to go deeper and catch up with the cleaning, as it were. This is where detox cleansing programs come into play. There are many programs available today based on different systems and philosophies of healing. Some are great, some dangerous. Make sure someone who understands and has experience guides you.

How often and for how long one should engage in detox programs depends on how clean one is to begin with. In addition to all of the above, one should educate oneself as to how to keep our environment toxin-free. Water and air filters, eco-cleaning utensils, chemical free cosmetics, green architecture, alternative fuel vehicles….

2) Real foods:

We used to pick our food from trees and the earth, and hunt or fish the rest. Now we buy it in modern supermarkets. Ninety percent of the products in supermarkets come in some kind of container. In order to extend shelf life, these food-like products are loaded with chemicals, preservatives and conservatives that kill bacteria. Most products also contain additives to give them the color, smell, taste and texture that will tempt us to buy and eat them. The remaining 10% of what is edible – the produce, the fish, the meats and the dairy products – are loaded with chemicals as well. All of these chemicals cause havoc inside our bodies, being the most intimate source of toxins for us since we throw this mixture in our bellies and soon enough it passes into our blood.

Returning to a more natural way of eating is the best way to avoid disease and premature aging. It also keeps the weight off. Buy organic foods, shop in your local farmer’s markets. Increase the consumption of vegetables, fruits, seeds, grains and legumes. More raw foods are better for health (enzymes remain intact), the environment (smaller carbon footprint) and the pocket (lower utility bills).

To round things up, don’t forget to nourish your soul. The future of medicine is “no medicine.” If we return to a more natural life, our bodies become the best doctors.

With love,
Alejandro Junger, MD

Dr. Alejandro Junger is a cardiologist who practices integrative healing. He currently sees patients in his private practice at the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in New York and, in 2008, he was named the Director of Integrative Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Holistic Detox

My journey with nutrition came from looking after performance artists and dancers who were trying to find a healthy balance between diet, looking good and having enough energy to perform. I use the age-old wisdom of ayurvedic medicine, the holistic approach of osteopathic medicine and basic common sense to help patients realize how to achieve their own optimum health. The older, more natural forms of medicine work predominantly on promoting and improving the body’s ability to eliminate waste (detoxification) and also towards finding balance and well-being. My motivation is towards not only the nutritional needs of a healthy body, but also on encouraging better sleep patterns, ways of coping with stress and reducing its effects on the body, and teaching individuals how to care for themselves and make healthy lifestyle choices: the true mind-body-spirit sense of health and well-being.

My first bestselling book, Joshi’s Holistic Detox explains in more detail the fundamentals of my detox and dietary program, but its essence lies in:

  • Avoiding all refined carbohydrates including white flour and sugar
  • Avoiding all foods with chemical preservatives and flavorings including foods that contain toxic elements (such as heavy metals, e.g. tuna)
  • Drinking at least one to two liters of pure water daily to help the body clean and detoxify itself
  • Eating fruit and vegetables that are ripe, fresh and as free of chemical fertilizers as possible
  • Minimizing tea, coffee, dairy products, and alcohol
  • Boosting your health and vitality with a diet rich in organic, ripe fruits and vegetables.
  • Eating protein such as white fish or white meats with each meal
  • Sleeping at least eight hours a night and practicing some gentle exercise, yoga or meditation every day to reduce the effects of stress on the body.

Neish Joshi, Joshi Clinic

Dr. Neish Joshi is the founder of the Joshi Clinic in London, and has developed a unique approach in his practice, embracing centuries-old Indian traditions, ancient Ayurvedic wisdom and a wide variety of other healing philosophies from all over the world with both eastern and western approaches to orthodox medicine.

 


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