Wayne Jonas

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Wayne Jonas

Wayne Jonas, MD

Wayne B. Jonas, M.D., is a practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and health care delivery, and a widely published scientific investigator.

He is the Executive Director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, an effort supported by Henry and Susan Samueli to empower patients and doctors by providing solutions that enhance health, prevent disease, and relieve chronic pain.

Additionally, Jonas is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. From 2001-2016, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit medical research organization supporting the scientific investigation of healing processes in the areas of stress, pain and resilience.

He was the Director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1995-1999, and prior to that served as the Director of the Medical Research Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

For more information, visit Wayne Jonas' website.

Articles by Wayne Jonas

Moving Into Your Mature Years: Keys to Successful Aging

If you are a woman over 65 years old, you are part of the largest group of older Americans ever seen in our country. Indeed, 10,000 people turn 65 years old every day, and those aged 85 and older now make up the fastest growing demographic in the United States. Use this guide to help make your next decades successful and healthy.

How to Maintain Memory as You Age

As we celebrate and promote women aging well, here are some integrative approaches to maintaining your memory and cognition.

Three Reasons Why Eating Well Is Not Just About Food

The Mediteranean Diet was voted the best diet in 2020 by US News and World Report and it includes many foods that can help your health—but when it comes to eating healthy, this diet shows that it is not just about the food.

How to Effectively Manage Your High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure (hypertension) is the largest preventable and treatable risk factor for chronic disease in the world. More than 85 million people (1 in 3 adults) in the United States and more than 1 billion (40% of adults) in the world have hypertension. It is a major risk factor for stroke, heart attack, heart failure, and kidney failure. However, because it rarely produces symptoms, many people don’t know they have it, while many who have it do not control it adequately.

12 Foods You Should Eat to Reduce Chronic Pain

Research shows that foods and drinks that reduce inflammation can reduce chronic pain and improve your mood. Even small changes, such as switching to whole grains and eating more fish and less red meat, can make a difference in your health. Here are some suggestions for simple nutritional changes that can help you start feeling better.

How Healing Works

Dr. Jonas explains the biology of healing and the science behind the discovery that 80 percent of healing can be attributed to the mind-body connection and other naturally occurring processes.