Dr. Murad's Creating a Healthy Life Exhibition Opens Today at the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery

Murad, Inc. previously announced that Creating a Healthy Life, an art exhibition featuring works by Howard Murad, M.D. FAAD, founder of Murad, Inc. and the Inclusive Health movement, will open today, July 13, 2013 at the University of Southern California's Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery (IGMAG). The exhibition, which is sponsored by USC IGM Art Gallery Advisory Council, artAngels.org and Murad Inc., will be open to the public free of charge and will run through October 25, 2013.

Creating a Healthy Life showcases art inspired by Dr. Murad's Inclusive Health system of care-a groundbreaking, integrative health approach that emphasizes the impact of lifestyle choices on the aging process. Dr. Murad's system encourages patients to Look Better by taking care of their skin with targeted treatments; to Live Better by eating a healthy, water-rich diet and to Feel Better by managing stress through a youthful and creative approach to life. The works featured in Creating a Healthy Life represent the artistic expression of the synergy between these three facets of his philosophy.

"Dr. Howard Murad's comprehensive theory of health and aging caught our attention while we were organizing the Aging People/Aging Planet exhibition in collaboration with the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology," says Lynn Crandall, Director at USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery. "Creating a Healthy Life brings together public, private, nonprofit/faith-based, academic and media leaders to join with Dr. Murad to ensure a bright future for the next generation and generations yet unborn. Dr. Murad's comprehensive approach is a model that can be understood at all levels of stewardship - self, others and the planet."

The exhibitions at the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery investigate systemic change and pattern formation. Exhibitions and programs are designed to inspire discussion and collaboration to better understand and manage change and ensure a bright future for upcoming generations. Education and cultural events explore the costs and benefits to mankind in the context of longevity of the physical body and the quality of life and culture of all members of the global family.

"Life is Art," says Dr. Murad. "It may not be a painting, a sculpture, a novel or a piece of music, but it has a lot in common with these things because living is a creative undertaking. The discovery of how art can heal in ways that traditional medicine cannot, changed the way I look at life, interact with others and approach the practice of medicine."

The IGM Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and by appointment on weekends. The Institute for Genetic Medicine is located at 2250 Alcazar Street, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90033, on the USC Health Sciences Campus. For more information, visit www.usc.edu/igm.

ABOUT MURAD, INC.

Murad was founded in 1989 by Dr. Howard Murad, a board certified dermatologist, trained pharmacist and Associate Professor at the UCLA, Geffen School of Medicine. Murad offers people a path to youthful good health through science-based, clinically-proven skincare and healthcare products that have been developed as part of Dr. Murad's Inclusive Health system of care. With a full range of skin-condition-specific, high-performance products for home and spa-backed by 19 unique patents for advancing the science of skin health and a 30 year legacy of research and clinical testing-millions of people look to Murad with confidence for products, services and tools to help them look, live and feel Better Every Day.

Murad is used and recommended by over 30,000 professionals all across the globe and is sold in over 40 countries.

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