BIOGRAPHY
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Pat O'Brien studied Ayurvedic
medicine from the Bayville Ayurveda Holistic Center and the American Institute of Vedic
Studies. She studied Chinese medicine (TCM) and Chinese herbology through the Institute
for Chinese Herbology and the Connecticut Institute for Herbal Studies. She also studied
with world renowned Herman Aihara and was certified professionally in macrobiotics at the
Vega Institute in CA. Additionally, she is board certified with the American Association
of Drugless Practitioners, and professionally certified with the American Herbalist Guild
(which has serious requirements and a peer review process). Pat is very knowledgeable in
natural supplements (having worked in the natural supplement industry in 3 different
states: CT, Rhode Island, and New York), and is a member of the Northeast Herbal
Association. She is professionally trained heavily in nutrition/diet, Western, Chinese,
and Indian herbal medicine, natural supplements and vitamins. Additionally, Pat is a published writer. She has a fantastic new
book on natural medicine titled: Natural Medicine: What You Need To Know To Make
It Work For You, and has several featured articles with Macrobiotics Today |
Pat has had 2 TV appearances in Cattaragus
and Tompkins counties New York, and has given dozens of classes, lectures, workshops on
natural health in the northeast, as well as book signings. She has also been a guest
speaker at several reputable national conferences. On a more traditional note, she holds
two bachelor's degrees from Alfred University, was an Executive Director for the American
Cancer Society, and worked in the mental health field with emotionally disturbed kids and
teens.
Pat is originally from the eastern end of Long
Island. She also lived for a short while in Redding, Connecticut, and Newport, Rhode
Island. Passionate about athletics, she ran track and cross-country for high school and
college. In high school, junior high, and middle school, she was also on the tennis,
basketball and swim teams. In her twenties, she ran x-country competively and won
several gold, silver and bronze medals in 5k races in the northeast including: Elmira,
Rochester, Buffalo, Long Island, Connecticut, and Watkins Glen. Currently, she cross
trains: but focuses primarily on running and weightlifting. Passionate about natural
medicine, health, science, the ocean, and environmental issues, she started out as
biology, pre-med major in college (taking courses such as human developmental biology),
before changing to a philosophy degree. She even took many marine biology courses while
living on Long Island.
Today, Pat has natural medicine practice offices in New York state where she sees patients by appointment. She loves helping people to get completely well. When she has free time, her other favorite activities include: hiking, traveling, visiting beaches, attending drug-free bodybuilding competitions and triathlons. One of her goals is to see all 50 of the US states. She has traveled to 29 of them, including Mexico, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island: California, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, Minnesota, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Pennslyvannia, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York- of course! Her family members currently live in Los Angeles, CA, Scottsdale, Arizona,and Atlanta, GA.