After curing his own chronic sinusitis, Dr. Ivker wrote and self-published the first edition of SINUS SURVIVAL in 1988. The second (1992), third (1995), and current fourth (2000) edition, entitled, SINUS SURVIVAL: The Holistic Medical Treatment for Sinusitis, Allergies, and Colds have all been published by Tarcher/Putnam/Penguin. This bestseller has sold over 350,000 copies. He is also the co-author of THE SELF-CARE GUIDE TO HOLISTIC MEDICINE: Creating Optimal Health (Tarcher/Putnam/Penguin - 1999) and THRIVING: The Holistic Guide to Optimal Health for Men (Crown - 1997). Tarcher/Putnam/Penguin has also published his Survival Guide series -- ARTHRITIS SURVIVAL (2001), ASTHMA SURVIVAL (2001), HEADACHE SURVIVAL (2002), and BACKACHE SURVIVAL (2003). He was the men's health columnist for Natural Health Magazine from 1997-2000. He lectures extensively in the U.S. and internationally to physicians, medical students, and the public on the subjects of: sinus and respiratory disease, holistic medicine, holistic health, spirituality in medicine, thriving relationships, environmental health, and men's health.
Dr. Ivker is a former Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He lives at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Littleton, CO with his wife of 37 years, Harriet, a psychiatric social worker certified in marriage and family therapy. They have two daughters -- Julie and Carin; sons-in-law -- Jeremy Dubin and Justin Armstrong; and two grandchildren.
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