Dr. Patricia Huston: The Emerging Science on Fascia

Somatic Primer Podcast

Dr. Patricia Huston, MD, CCFP, MPH has a dual academic appointment at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine and the School of Epidemiology and Public Health. She has worked as a family physician, a public health physician and a scientific editor. She has attended meetings at the World Health Organization as an Expert Advisor, been on multiple national and international committees, and was the President of the international Council of Science Editors. She has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine, on topics such as the care of the elderly, preventive cardiology, research and publication ethics, and the social determinants of health. Her most recent research interests are the health benefits of Tai Chi and the emerging science on fascia.
Dr. Huston's latest article, A Sedentary and Unhealthy Lifestyle Fuels Chronic Disease Progression by Changing Interstitial Cell Behaviour: A Network Analysis
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.904107/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Physiology&id=904107
In this episode we discuss

• Dr. Huston's background in medicine
• Her practice and interest in Vipassana meditation
• Public Health Policy & Education
• Inflammation & the microenvironment of fascia
• Treating inflammation with stillness practices
• The many benefits of Tai Chi Chuan

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