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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Partners In Healing Mary Katzke’s film explores the healing power of integrative medicine. We originally prepared a title with “integrative medicine” for this article. However, as we reflected on Mary’s story we realized she has the right title… Partners in Healing. This isn’t about any medicine really. It is very much about partnerships, respect, even
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Holistic Health Care Shift There is a holistic health care shift underway that is disrupting conventional medical care. In the early 1900’s the leading causes of death were infectious diseases. In this century, the leading causes of death are non-infectious chronic diseases. These illnesses, like heart disease, are often the result of our hectic lifestyles.
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Holistic Health Group Interventions New research shows that culturally sensitive sessions of holistic health group interventions help mild cognitive impairment. Persons with mild cognitive impairment (PwMCI) are at a higher risk of developing dementia than those without cognitive impairment. This research study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a holistic health group intervention, which is
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A Healthy Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte “Although pumpkin itself is loaded with nutrients, the pumpkin spice lattes traditionally served at coffee shops are artificially sweetened and contain little, if any, real pumpkin,” says certified holistic health coach Kara Mosseso. “The combination of the caffeine from the espresso and that high refined-sugar load with no fiber to
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Ayurveda Means Life Knowledge “The first time someone hears the word ‘Ayurveda,’ they say, ‘Ayuer-what?’” jokes Carol Nace , Ayurveda practitioner and founder of Bodhi Ayurveda . Ayurveda is a wellness system that originated in India thousands of years ago, well before modern medicine supplied evidence for the mind-body connection, Nace says. “It is broken down
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Wellness Wellness is becoming largely popular around the US with the boom of Yoga studios, health food stores, and organic products. But Liz Klug, co-owner and director at Yoga Sol, Columbia’s Community Yoga Center, believes that the mainstream health boom is more than just a trend. “It is not a fad — it is very
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Gut Health It is amazing that such a complex “rain forest” exists inside our gut. Each person has his / her own internal ecosystem. However, we seldom hear of physicians prescribing medication for “gut health” for obesity. For the 35 percent of American adults who do daily battle with obesity, the main causes of their
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Food as Medicine The Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates once said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Food as Medicine is certainly not a new idea but it has been absent in most American lives. With proper nutrition many chronic diseases, like diabetes, can be brought under control. Food as Medicine is not “sexy” like
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Integrative Medicine in Med School This article has an absolutely key learning for any form of medicine. Physicians need to become more familiar with integrative medicine. As the article says, “a person’s overall wellness cannot be measured simply by looking at the health of various organs.” Heffron, the former director of Brown’s medical school concentration in integrative
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