Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Clinical Practice
Photo Cred: Axel_Kock/Shutterstock By Karolyn Gazella The vagus nerve originates in the medulla and is the longest cranial nerve in the human body. It has bidirectional motor and sensory functions...
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How the National Cancer Plan Fails to Address the Role of Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches
Photo Cred: Ground Picture/Shutterstock By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc As part of his Cancer Moonshot, President Biden’s 25-page National Cancer Plan,1 a “brochure” published in early April 2023, is a...
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Q&A: Overcoming the Hurdles of Incorporating Integrative Healthcare into Medical Training
Photo Cred: SeventyFour/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Ideally, future medical training will not include a separate unit on functional and integrative medicine, according to Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM, Director...
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Journal Excerpt: Clinical Application of Indigo Naturalis
Photo Cred: Lonely Turtle/Shutterstock By Natural Medicine Journal Abstract Indigo naturalis (IN), also known as qing dai, has a long history of use in Chinese medicine. This article examines evidence...
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Latest Trends Practitioners Discussed at IFM’s Annual Conference
Photo Cred: sutadimages/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge At the beginning of June, functional and integrative medicine practitioners gathered at the Institute of Functional Medicine Annual Conference (AIC) in Orlando, Florida,...
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Expanding Access to Integrative Medicine Through Shared Medical Appointments
Photo Cred: fizkes/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge The concept of shared medical appointments invites awareness to multiple dimensions of a person’s health, putting their health problems into context and encouraging...
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Are Your Prediabetic Patients at Increased Risk of Bone Fracture?
Photo Cred: Nazile Keskin/Shutterstock By Karolyn Gazella Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of bone fracture significantly. For example, one report found that women diagnosed with diabetes after age 40...
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More Confirmation About the Damaging Health Effects of Air Pollution…And What to Do About It
Photo Cred: Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock By Karolyn Gazella Study results released earlier this year in The Lancet Planetary Health demonstrated that nearly every place on Earth has pollution levels considered...
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