Naturopathic strategies to cope with seasonal transitions
By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Autumn and winter are times for transitions. As the days get shorter, colder, and darker, humans, through an evolutionary survival mechanism, adapt our metabolism and...
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A Six-Step Approach to Health and Wellness Coaching: A Toolkit for Practice Implementation
Patients need support when it comes to adopting and sustaining healthy behaviors. Over half of the adults in the United States have at least one chronic disease and 25 percent...
Read MoreMass General study shows mindfulness meditation alters neural responses to pain, fear
By Katherine Shagoury Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to alter how the brain processes fear memories, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital...
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#67 – Understanding inflammation to optimize and restore patient health
Will Cole, DC, IFMCP, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss the inflammation spectrum and steps to reduce inflammatory response in patients. This episode is sponsored by the Integrative Healthcare...
Read MoreOutdoor activities, massage may be more effective for patients with dementia
By Katherine Shagoury For patients with dementia who have symptoms of aggression and agitation, interventions such as outdoor activities, massage, and touch therapy may be more effective treatments than medication...
Read MoreTaking vitamin D by oral spray as effective as tablet
Photo Cred: Freepik By Katherine Shagoury Taking vitamin D by oral spray is just as effective as taking a tablet, according to new research from the University of Sheffield in...
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#66 – How healthy people make for a healthier planet
Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABOIM, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss environmental toxins in disease and how climate change impacts human health acutely and chronically. This episode is sponsored...
Read MoreStudy supports nervous system role in age-related weakness
By Katherine Shagoury New evidence to support the belief that the nervous system plays an important role in age-related weakness, according to findings by researchers from the Ohio Musculoskeletal and...
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