Practicing direct primary care with an integrative focus
Photo Cred: StockSnap/Pixabay By Wendy Pecoraro, MSN, APRN, DipACLM In our integrative care practices, we convey the importance of downtime, mindfulness, movement, sleep, spending time in nature, and fostering meaningful...
Read MoreBlue light could help heal mild traumatic brain injury
Photo Cred: William Killgore/University of Arizona By Katherine Shagoury Early morning blue light exposure therapy can aid healing for people impacted by mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), according to new...
Read MoreStudy cautions public to be wary of online probiotic claims
Photo Cred: JESHOOTS.com/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Most websites that provide information on probiotics are unreliable and claims of benefits against disease are often based on mice experiments, according to a...
Read MoreIntegrative strategies for REM behavior disorder
Photo Cred: Elizabeth Lies/Unsplash By Catherine Darley, ND I recently had a patient, Jorge, a 62-year-old man who came to the sleep center because he had been acting out his dreams...
Read MoreSoybean oil linked to metabolic and neurological changes in mice
Photo Cred: Peter Fazekas/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and depression, according...
Read MoreWalnuts may be food for gut, heart health
Photo Cred: Immortal shots/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Walnuts may promote good-for-your-gut bacteria, which could lead to better heart health, according to a new study from Pennsylvania State University in Centre...
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#80 – Nutrition strategies for planetary health
Mary Purdy MS, RDN, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss strategies for counseling patients on how to make realistic behavior changes to improve human and environmental health. This episode is...
Read MoreUMass Amherst study finds two cosmetics chemicals damage DNA of breast cells
Photo Cred: UMass Amherst By Katherine Shagoury Two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens can cause DNA damage in breast cells at surprisingly low concentrations, while the same dose...
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