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Woodson Merrell, MD
Dr. Woodson Merrell has been on a mission to transform medicine and healthcare since he started his practice in integrative general internal medicine in New York City in 1986. He has been a pioneer and national leader in developing the field of Integrative Medicine, which combines the best evidence-based therapeutic approaches from conventional and complementary medicine.
Dr. Merrell's practice includes nutrition, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and mind-body stress reduction techniques along with conventional internal medicine and diagnostics. As the Founding Executive Director of the Center for Health and Healing in New York, Dr. Merrell established the largest and most comprehensive academic center for Integrative Medicine in the U.S. He is immediate past Chairman of the Department of Integrative Medicine at Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center and assistant clinical professor of medicine at Icahn Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Merrell is the author of two books, Power Up and The Detox Prescription. As one of the world's leading experts on Integrative Medicine, Dr. Merrell has been frequently quoted in national publications including Time, The New Yorker, The New York Times and Town and Country, and has made numerous television appearances including on Good Morning America, CBS News and The Dr. Oz show. More on Dr. Merrell.
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“The one cleanse that really matters.”
Dr. Merrell's newest book, The Detox Prescription (Rodale, 2013) is available now in stores and online. With a foreword by Dean Ornish, MD, it includes 3, 7, and 21-day plans for detoxing your life, including complete menu plans with more than 100 delicious detoxifying recipes, a 3-day juice cleanse and a complete lifestyle plan for detoxifying. Read more about the book and order here.
News
- Watch Dr. Merrell on The Dr. Oz Show. Part I and Part II.
- The Detox Prescription is featured in Elle: "You're Going To Need A Bigger Blender" by Joseph Hooper.
- The Detox Prescription is honored to be a finalist in the Books for a Better Life Award!
- Bishop Desmond Tutu presents Dr. Merrell with Soukya Foundation's "Lifetime Achievement Award in Integrated Medicine" at the Global Health Futures conference.
Praise for The Detox Prescription
“Every once in a while, a game-changing book comes along that breaks through the chatter and provides a powerful new vision for solving our big problems.”
“The Detox Prescription is an invaluable guide to healthy living, which starts with sensible, carefully designed steps anyone can take to clean up their diet and their immediate environment.”
“Dr. Merrell marries his massive clinical experience with cutting-edge science to craft a smart detox approach that will change lives.”
“The Detox Prescription is a game changer! Dr. Merrell painstakingly developed a program that any reader can benefit from, and any healthcare practitioner can feel secure in its benefits for their patients.”
“Dr. Merrell’s cleanse is impeccable. He has created the most well-researched, highly effective, and doable detox available today. ”
“The Detox Prescription...cuts through much of the mystery of detoxification to deliver a clear path to the whats, whys, and hows of a well-structured clinical detoxification program.”
Praise for Dr. Merrell's previous book, Power Up
“Woody helped teach me integrative medicine, but I still took copious notes on his sensational 21-Day Program.”
“My old friend Dr. Woodson Merrell has been an enormous help to me and many of my friends.”
“Woody Merrell, MD is the doctor of the future.”
“In today’s world, there are countless doctors who are specialists, but Woody really treats the patient first, not only the disease.”
Dr. Merrell is Founding Executive Director of the Center for Health and Healing.
Dr. Merrell is Conference Chair of the Integrative Healthcare Symposium, New York, February 25-27, 2016.
Dr. Merrell is a member of The Dr. Oz Show Medical Advisory Board. He has been a member of the HealthCorps Board of Advisors since Dr. Oz founded the organization to fight obesity. Listen to Dr. Oz's interview with Dr. Merrell.
Dr. Merrell is a founding member of Bravenet, a practice-based research network for Integrative Medicine funded by the Bravewell Collaborative.
Dr. Merrell is a founding member of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine.
Photograph (top), "Meditation Bench at the Center for Health and Healing": ©Alex Stark