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Whole food offers nutrition your body knows how to process.

Can Whole Foods Win on Flavor and Health?

/ Nutrition

Advocating for whole foods’ health benefits, this narrative challenges Big Food by emphasizing flavor alchemy with natural ingredients. By using fresh, seasonal produce and herbs, one can create nutritious, flavorful alternatives to processed foods. Whole foods improve physical and mental health, empowering individuals with control over ingredients and nutrition. Resources are provided to inspire culinary creativity and celebrate whole foods’ power.

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HHS Wants More Medicare Advantage Services

/ Chronic Disease, Environment, Health Consumer

HHS Wants More Medicare Advantage Services Secretary Azar seems to be pushing for more prevention and better health as HHS wants more Medicare Advantage services. These services are not just more clinical visits or prescriptions or procedures. Secretary Azar wants to keep seniors out of the hospital not just to avoid costs but to “protect

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hospitals to pay for housing

CMS may allow hospitals to pay for housing through Medicaid – Modern Healthcare

/ Environment

Hospitals To Pay For Housing This may well mark a turning point in the current US sick care system where the Federal Government could pursue a more holistic approach to health and allow hospitals to pay for housing and proper nutrition. For many decades, dollars only went for medical care: hospital stays, physician visits, pharmaceuticals,

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Social Determinants Of Health: Holy Grail Or Dead-End Road?

/ Environment, Lifestyle

Confounding Social Determinants There is poverty in America. There always has been. There probably always will be. It is unfortunate and we must always strive to make a difference in the lives of those who are not as fortunate as most Americans. Poverty cuts across all races, ethnicities, sexes, geographies and whatever other labels we

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Consciousness Meets DNA

Epigenetics: Where Consciousness Meets DNA » Brain World

/ Environment, Lifestyle

Consciousness Meets DNA It’s like an off-beat Science Fiction show… Consciousness Meets DNA. One might expect a rogue scientist to buddy up with an ancient kung fu master but this is real research and may fundamentally change how we view health and even evolution. Often described as our “blueprints”, genetics were cast as immutable forces

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Whole Person Health

Cigna CEO Sees Value Of “Whole Person” Health

/ Health Consumer, Holistic Programs, Mindfulness

Whole Person Health In an earnings call with analysts, Cigna’s CEO spoke about the value of whole person health. The connection between whole person health and Cigna’s recent acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts remains unclear, however. It is heartening to see a CEO at a major payer make this statement on an earnings call.

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Epigenetic Disturbances: Genes Load the Gun, Environment Pulls the Trigger

/ Environment

Epigenetic Disturbances Epigenetic disturbances… spell check doesn’t like this already but like the many healthcare experts, spell check will have adapt to knowledge that Environment has a major say in our health. Genes Load the Gun, Environment Pulls the Trigger Pharmaceuticals, however, are not the only agents that can induce epigenetic disturbances. Whether you were

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Recruitment Opens for an Unprecedented Nationwide Children’s Health Study

/ Holistic Programs

Child Health Inventory Study After decades of clinical studies for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, procedures, etc.  it somewhat surprising that a child health inventory study is just now underway. There have certainly been longitudinal studies that examined children’s health. However, the Child Health Inventory for Resilience and Prevention claims to be the first that will look

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