Xenakis, Alan

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Xenakis, Alan

(Alan Perry Xenakis)

PERSONAL:

Education: Harvard University, M.P.H.; University of New Hampshire, M.D., Boston University, M.S., Sc.D and M.D.

CAREER:

Educator, lecturer, medical center researcher, health-care management consultant. Founder of XenaCare. Producer and host of television programs.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Emmy Award.

WRITINGS:

(With Shari Lieberman) Mineral Miracle: Stopping Cartilage Loss and Inflammation Naturally (nonfiction), Square One Publishers (Garden City Park, NY), 2006.

Contributor to periodicals, including American Heart Journal, Journal of Physiology, and Pharmacy Times.

SIDELIGHTS:

Alan Xenakis is the founder of Xena-Care, a company that distributes nonprescription pharmaceuticals. Holding multiple advanced degrees in science and medicine, Xenakis has worked as an educator, a lecturer, and as a producer and reporter of health-care television and radio programs. Xenakis collaborated with Shari Lieberman on the book Mineral Miracle: Stopping Cartilage Loss and Inflammation Naturally. Mineral Miracle focuses on the ancient practice of ingesting clay, which is thought by some to promote overall good health and to cure illnesses. Lieberman and Xenakis discuss a diet supplement called SierraSil, which contains silicates from clay found in the Sierra Nevada mountains. According to the authors, SierraSil can provide significant relief from inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis, and internal problems, such as irritable bowel syndrome. The authors explain the science behind the benefits of clay, and make suggestions for healthful diet and appropriate exercise. A reviewer for Publishers Weekly noted the "enthusiasm" the authors have for their subject, but added that perhaps because of that level of enthusiasm, the book bore some similarity to "a television infomercial."