Gut Health Influences Mental Health Many of us have heard the expression “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”. That may be more true than we realized and it may apply to all of us. Until recently the research community had not given much thought to how gut health influences mental health. […]
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Chronic Pain Light Therapy New research shows that chronic pain light therapy may help. Chronic pain afflicts over 100 million people across the United States. It diminishes their productivity and their quality of life and costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year to medically manage. It shatters people’s emotional wellbeing, tears apart families and
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Being Present Mindfulness is in vogue. We hear phrases like “just breathe”. Yoga pants sell at over $100. Once reserved for parks in China, Tai Chi classes dot the US landscape. Aetna’s CEO, Mark Bertolini, has found mindfulness improves his productivity as well as Aetna’s workforce. Perhaps we should pause, just a moment, and consider
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Holistic Joint Pain Remedies One particularly nice thing about a holistic approach is that many modalities are available. When thinking about holistic joint pain remedies, many Americans limit the possibilities. Our frame of reference for pain management is usually a medication (Over-The-Counter or Prescribed) or some procedure. This article by Nicole Noel, Guest Columnist at Pain
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Holistic Nursing This is a wonderful article that highlights a growing and pivotal role, Holistic Nursing. Nurse Journal predicts a 19% growth in Holistic Nursing by 2022. The need may grow even faster as person-centric practices continue to evolve. Clinicians and consumers want more practices like Integrative Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Functional Medicine, etc. Holistic nursing
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Time for Tea We have long valued Tea for its positive effect on health. Thanks to research from UCLA we may now understand how tea benefits gut health and even weight loss. For the first time, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have identified that the polyphenols in black tea alter gut microbiome profiles
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Don’t Fight Mother Nature Humans have long believed we can fight Mother Nature. In a 24×7 modern world this will certainly be the case. It is not even a bad thing. We rely on emergency services at any time day or night. Computer operations must run around the clock. Like most things in the HealthCare
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Savvy Health Consumer The article from Ogilvy might dismiss too easily the new power of the savvy health consumer as well as benefits from therapies such as homeopathy. However, it is bang on about increased consumer engagement in health. With consumers keener than ever before when it comes to their health, brands must ensure that
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Whole Person We must treat the whole person instead of the illness or even symptoms. Until we approach healthcare holistically, any attempt to treat will be more likely to fail or relapse. Physical environment, diet, lifestyle, social interactions, mental stress cause many of today’s illnesses. Successful treatments must consider these non-clinical determinants of health. We
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Nobel Body Clock Research We never thought we would see a day when Body Clock research would win a Nobel Prize. It definitely should but still a surprise. It is especially odd to read press for a Nobel Prize in Medicine that contains language like “when our bodies should secrete hormones in harmony with the
