The value of an integrative approach for mental health providers
Photo Cred: Paweł Czerwiński/Unsplash By Julie Luzarraga As much as western medicine has historically separated the body from the mind, psychology has also isolated the mind from the physical body....
Read MoreResearchers find potential link between lifetime lead exposure and dementia
Photo Cred: Magda Ehlers/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Several studies indicate a downward trend in the incidence and prevalence of dementia, and researchers are now offering a new hypothesis suggesting the...
Read MoreChemical compound in essential oils may improve wound healing
Photo Cred: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A chemical compound found in essential oils improves the healing process in mice when it is topically applied to a skin wound, which...
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#76 – Cooking is medicine
Robert Graham, MD, MPH, FACP, ABOIM, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss the relationship between home cooking and health, as well as strategies to facilitate cooking for improved personal...
Read MoreResults show that higher breast cancer risk can be reversed with weight loss
Photo Cred: i yunmai/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remained...
Read MoreIron deficiency focus for treating fatty liver disease in new study
Photo Cred: Belle Co/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may cause an iron deficiency in affected patients, according to new research published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology...
Read MoreChili pepper linked to a reduction of death risk for cardiac and cerebral attack
Photo Cred: Ryan Quintal/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury People who consume chili pepper on a regular basis have mortality risk for every cause reduced by 23 percent compared to those who...
Read MoreThe path from chronic inflammation to chronic heart disease
Photo Cred: Charlein Gracia/Unsplash By Nancy Gahles Setting out on a path usually infers conscious choice of the direction we are about to take. The path to chronicity, to a...
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