Karen Baar

Karen Baar 's passion for women's health dates back to the feminist movement of the 1970s, when she was part of a group that launched the Somerville Women's Health Project, a storefront clinic for women and children near Cam-bridge, Massachusetts. A former health care activist, educator, and administrator, she holds a Masters in Public Health degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. She is coauthor of American Indian Healing Arts, The Circadian Prescription, and Women and Pain, and...See more

Karen Baar 's passion for women's health dates back to the feminist movement of the 1970s, when she was part of a group that launched the Somerville Women's Health Project, a storefront clinic for women and children near Cam-bridge, Massachusetts. A former health care activist, educator, and administrator, she holds a Masters in Public Health degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. She is coauthor of American Indian Healing Arts, The Circadian Prescription, and Women and Pain, and she has written articles on health, fitness, nutrition, and alternative medicine for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Health, Cooking Light, Family Circle, Self, Good Housekeeping, Natural Health, and Parenting . She is the mother of two daughters and lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut. See less