Medical Housing? When we think of healthcare we usually think of clinical care… hospitals, white lab coats, and stethoscopes. We think of pills, IV bags, and syringes. Too often we overlook what really determines health. We seldom think of housing or relationships or spirituality. Yet these “social determinants” of health are really the forces in […]
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VA Expands Holistic Health Programs Good news for those vets who need a more holistic approach to their health problems. The VA is expanding its holistic health programs! The VA seems to be leading the way in holistic health approaches that knit together multiple facets of health: mind, body, spirit, and environment. The programs embrace
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5 Habits Promote Longer Life The habits are not that hard and the longer life also promises higher quality. Unfortunately, so many Americans and others worldwide miss out on the opportunity for longer and more satisfying lives. Unlike many items in the news there is no controversy that these 5 habits promote longer life. There is
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Holistic Mental Health Treatments It is heartening to see that the stigma surrounding mental illness continues to dissipate and that there is more growing interest in holistic approaches to help those who suffer from mental illness. Holistic mental health treatments include a number of therapeutic approaches that do not promote pharmaceuticals. As the article points
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Payers Pursue Holistic Health Solutions In a sign of the times, insurers are adding more preventative care and wellness options to their plans. When we stop and think about it this really makes good business sense. People do not want to be sick. People do not want to pay huge insurance premiums from which they
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21st Century Healthcare Leroy Hood is a renowned scientist who has also nailed a challenge in modern healthcare. There is indeed a fundamental transformation underway in 21st Century healthcare, one that has started but will pick up incredible speed before full impact. The change is not due to information technology or any new scientific breakthroughs.
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Precision Medicine Demands Holistic Approach When we speak about the new field of Precision Medicine, minds wander off to new scientific discoveries like genomics. However, if we think of Precision Medicine merely as refining the current allopathic tool set then we lose an opportunity. Precision Medicine demands a holistic approach in order to address concerns
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Sound Health There is much about the human brain and nervous system that we do not understand. There is much about the health benefits from ancient practices like music that we still do not understand. But research continues and a recent workshop, Sound Health, explored these connections. The collaborative workshop, an early step in the
Moving To Music Therapy Music and moving go together like peanut butter and jelly (except for those with allergies). We walk to music. We exercise to music. We even play imaginary guitars to music. However, when applied to a medical need moving to music therapy may provide even more. “Music isn’t just to feel good,
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About Health, Not Technology I like technology and the value technology services can deliver. I have a made a career of developing, implementing, overseeing, and improving technology services around the world. Perhaps one of the most enduring truisms I picked up in that time is “If you siliconize a bad process, bad things happen more
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