THE TIMES OF CANADA APR 2022
FUSING
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e tend to think that our understanding of mental health is only way to understand the mind, but learning about various cultural perspectives on health and mental wellness can benefit us all. Dr. Arun Garg describes himself as
“THE BEST OF THE EAST AND THE WEST” IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE
“a global physician with a passion to lower the burden of chronic diseases, based on integrative thinking, which is the fusion of the best of East and the best of West.” Born in India, Dr. Garg left at nineteen and moved to Saskatchewan, where he met his wife and earned a PhD in Biochemistry. Amongst his many achievements
and accolades, he co-founded the Canada India Network Society, a non-profit society in B.C. that strives to improve the health of people of India and Canada and aims to fuse philosophies of the West and East. His expertise and worldview are informed by both Canadian medicine and Indian philosophy, including yoga philosophy,
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