Shaking off sleepiness with integrative approaches
Photo Cred: Morgan Lane/Unsplash By Catherine Darley, ND This week, March 8-14, 2020, marks National Sleep Awareness Week, sponsored by the National Sleep Foundation. The celebration immediately follows Daylight Savings Time,...
Read MoreThe link between suicide and anosmia
Photo Cred: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have consequences far beyond what many practitioners realize. The human sense of smell is reliant upon...
Read MoreVisceral fat delivers signal to brain that affects cognition
Photo Cred: Jennifer Burk/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Excessive weight around the abdominal cavity gives the brain’s resident immune cells heavy exposure to proinflammatory protein signal interleukin-1 beta that damages cognition,...
Read MoreObesity effects mimic aging, from DNA damage to cognitive decline
Photo Cred: Concordia University By Katherine Shagoury Obesity should be considered premature aging, according to new research from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and published in the journal Obesity...
Read MoreThe role of lifestyle choices in decision making
Photo Cred: Simon Migaj/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Our modern world is fundamentally reshaping our brains, altering decision-making towards impulsivity, instant gratification, and the type of choices that lead to poor...
Read MoreFood allergy and increased psychiatric risk
Photo Cred: Daria Shevtsova/Pexels By Wendy Pecoraro, MSN, APRN, DipACLM In my opinion, the assumption that dietary intake and mental wellbeing are mutually exclusive is archaic. An integrative medicine approach...
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#87 – Perspectives on mast cell activation syndrome
Ann Haiden, DO, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss mast cell activation and its impact on neurology, mood, stress, and mitochondria. This episode is sponsored by the Integrative...
Read MoreMindfulness helps address childhood obesity, anxiety
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Mindfulness-based therapy may help reduce stress, appetite, and body weight in children with obesity and anxiety, according to a new study published in the...
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