NCCIH releases new strategic plan for research on whole person health
Photo Cred: Oluremi Adebayo/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) released its new strategic plan, illustrating efforts to research “whole person health,” according to...
Read MoreInvesting in self-care for burnout and compassion fatigue
Photo Cred: Nataliya Vaitkevich/Pexels By Integrative Practitioner Staff Burnout and compassion fatigue are often caused by factors in the workplace. Today, an increasing number of organizations are taking burnout into...
Read MoreResearchers identify ginger-derived compound that may help fight inflammatory diseases
Photo Cred: Юлія Вівчарик/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A group of researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Ikoma, Japan identified antioxidant properties of a ginger-derived compound that...
Read MoreEven mild COVID-19 impacts mental health, study finds
Photo Cred: Daria Nepriakhina/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A significant level of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress may follow the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) independent of any previous psychiatric diagnoses,...
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Vision Care Through a Natural Lens: An Integrative Medicine Case Study
When it comes to eye health, many patients don’t pursue care until something goes wrong and they need an ophthalmologist for treatment. From a practitioner standpoint, conventional eye care focuses...
Read MoreCDC says vaccinated people may go without masks in most situations
Photo Cred: Vera Davidova/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an announcement Thursday afternoon that fully vaccinated individuals may resume activities they...
Read MoreTraditional Chinese Medicine treatments for temporomandibular joint pain
Photo Cred: PCH.Vector/Freepik By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the point of connection between the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and the condyle of the...
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Phytonutrient Support for a Healthy Immune System
More attention than ever these days is appropriately focused on protecting one’s health and preventing infection. While much emphasis is placed upon the spread of germs in today’s climate, a...
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