How dysbiotic oral microbiome drives systemic histamine symptoms
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Six months ago, I started working with a young male patient in his thirties presenting with anxiety and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR),...
Read MoreGut microbiome connection to bloating
Photo Cred: Polina Zimmerman/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Many patients experience abdominal bloating and distention at some point. However, up to 30 percent of American adults report suffering...
Read MoreProtein intake impacts on kidney health
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Laura Rokosz, PhD As integrative practitioners, most of us know the standard American diet is high in sugar, salt, and fat, but for some patients, it...
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Committing to diversity and inclusion in integrative care
Photo Cred: Fauxels/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Racism and discrimination exist prominently in healthcare. Racial disparities in medicine are not only the result of individual actions, but of deeply engrained structural...
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NCCIH director shares vision of whole person health
Photo Cred: Ridwan Meah/Unsplash By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc Helene Langevin, MD, director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), has a very specific vision of whole...
Read MoreHow the gut microbiome affects mood
Photo Cred: Castorly Stock/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Over two thousand years ago, Hippocrates famously declared that all disease begins in the gut. Although I do not aggressively start...
Read MorePromoting optimal eye health with traditional medicine
Photo Cred: Susan Duran/Unsplash By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM In recent years, we’ve greatly increased our daily screen time with a growing reliance on smart phones and computers. With vision...
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Integrative support for unconventional sleep patterns
Photo Cred: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock By Catherine Darley, ND While society has largely adapted to the conveniences of a 24-hour lifestyle, there are tremendous implications to human health. Patients who commute work unconventional...
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