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Integrative Practitioner is pleased to bring you this Self-Care Guide for integrative Practitioners written by Nancy Gahles, DC, CCH, RSHom(NA), OIM. In this comprehensive digital resource, Dr. Gahles offers expert advice and several self-care techniques, which are evidence-informed and, if followed, will assist the healthcare provider with guidance regarding our own nurturing and life balance.
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data in June 2022 showing that more than 40 percent of adults in the United States reported having COVID-19 in the past, and nearly one in five of those are currently still having symptoms of long COVID. According to the CDC, post-COVID conditions are a range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems that people experience after first being infected with COVID. While most people get better within a few days or weeks, post-COVID symptoms start emerging at least four weeks after the infection. Anyone who was infected, the CDC said, can experience long COVID. And, according to University of California Davis Health, long COVID can affect anyone – young, old, healthy, and those struggling with other conditions. It has been seen in those who were hospitalized with COVID and patients with more mild symptoms.
Presented by: Mary Purdy, MS, RDN
The recent report from the EAT Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems makes an excellent case for substantial dietary shifts needed to support both human and environmental health. Integrative practitioners are in an ideal position to help patients make diet and lifestyle changes that could greatly benefit planetary health. The key is how.
This edition of the Integrative Practitioner Digital Summit focuses on mind-body medicine.
Across the healthcare industry, long-term symptoms of COVID-19, known as Long COVID or Post-COVID, remain a mystery. As researchers rush to understand the full spectrum of these lingering effects, practitioners are developing innovative treatment strategies to support patients.
The fall and winter months can be difficult for many patients. Whether someone experiences severe drops in energy and motivation as seen in seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or simply wants to prevent the health-related setbacks often associated with this time of year, there are many recommendations practitioners can make to help their patients maintain or improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
Presented by: Mark Breiner, DDS, FAGD, FIAOMT
The diagnosis of Sleep Breathing Disorder (SBD) is often missed in both children and adults. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most severe level of SBD. Many childhood problems have been shown to have an SBD as the underlying cause. Some of the manifestations include ADD/ADHD, poor grades, bedwetting, behavioral problems, and much more. A lack of proper dental development is usually the cause of SBD in children, and consequently, also in adults.
The Importance of Dysbiosis in the Upper GI Tract
The gut microbiome has taken center stage in integrative medicine over the last several years. Microbes surround every tissue and cell inside and outside the body, and humans possess more microbial cells than they do human cells. The microbes contained on and within us are instrumental in literally every aspect of life and health, and contribute to processes such as immune defense, energy production, and metabolism.
In this comprehensive foundational guide, author Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP, delves in to how gut microbes affect health, what nutrition and lifestyle-related factors can help or harm the gut, and actionable steps for improving gut microbiome balance.
Presented by: Holly Lucille, ND, RN
Part of integrative cancer care involves practitioners continuing to recommend proper diets and lifestyle measures, still two of the best preventative measures of cancer. Additionally, providers must remain keen to new discoveries that botanicals, possibly more than conventional drugs, may be able to target chemo-resistant cancer stem cells. Even when a patient responds well to conventional treatment, cancer stem cells can mark a return of tumors even more aggressive than the original. However, recent explorations with integrative approaches to cancer, including scientific research shows promise against cancer stem cells, may provide patients and practitioners alike with better and truly effective treatment options.
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