Cuyahoga Community College Presents Holistic Health Expo on Saturday, April 1Wednesday

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March 1, 6:15 am ET
All-day event to present the "real story" on complementary alternative medicine and educate the public on drug-free ways to improve overall health
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) therapies are now being used by over 50 percent of Americans in addition to their traditional health care regimes. To educate the public about the growing trend of CAM and drug-free ways to improve personal health, Cuyahoga Community College's Office of Community Continuing Education will host its first Holistic Health Expo on Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Road in Warrensville Heights.
"Our goal is to educate the average health care consumer about what CAM alternatives are available to help people deal with a variety of medical conditions," said Dr. Dennis Ulrich, dean of Community Continuing Education at Tri-C. "Attendees will be able to actually try therapies and learn about certain modalities to find out what might work best for them."
The College has assembled experts from across Ohio who will be on hand to share their knowledge. The Expo will feature more than 20 different CAM seminars and activities, some available on a first-come, first served basis.
Attendees will be able to experience 15-minute sessions of massage therapy, polarity therapy, cranial sacral, reflexology, acupressure and Reiki bodywork.
There will be 40-minute lectures on aromatherapy, herbal therapy, acupuncture and naturopathy/homeopathy as well as 30-minute Tai Chi, Yoga, ChiQong, Energy Movement and Pilates classes that can be sampled by attendees.
Detailed 75-minute presentations will be given concerning migraines, back problems, meditation, women's health, herbs and supplements, and how to afford complementary alternative medicine therapies and integrative therapies.
The event is a collaborative effort between Tri-C and retired Ohio State University professor Mary Jo Ruggieri, who is now the director of the Ohio Institute of Energetic Studies Cleveland Polarity/Columbus Polarity. She continues to teach CAM mini modules to first year medical students at Ohio State in addition to supervising clinical rotations in CAM for their fourth year students.
Dr. Tanya Edwards, medical director of the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative Medicine, has also served as a consultant for this event. She has been teaching CAM courses at Case Western Reserve University for the past eight years and will be presenting sessions at the event on integrative therapies and women's health, and herbs and supplements.
Admission to the Holistic Health Expo is $15 for the general public and $10 for Tri-C students and senior citizens over 65. For more information or to register and purchase tickets for this event, please call 216-987-2800 or visit www.tri-c.edu/CAM.
For those seeking further information after attending the event, Cuyahoga Community College will be offering in-depth non-credit classes on CAM subjects this summer and fall. Among the CAM classes to be offered will be Introduction to Complementary Alternative Medicine, Complementary Alternative Medicine vs. Western Allopathic Medicine, How to Afford Holistic Healthcare, Complementary Approach to Cancer Rehabilitation, Dealing with Depression, Herbal Medicine, How's Your Back?, and Managing Migraines.
For more information on these CAM courses, call 216-987-2333.