Feeding Good Gut Bacteria Through Diet May Help Prevent Infections
Photo Cred: Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Integrative practitioners have long recognized the vital role of the gut microbiome in maintaining overall health. A recent study, published in Nature...
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Fish Oil and Prostate Cancer
Photo Cred: sasirin pamai/Shutterstock By Karolyn Gazella When prostate cancer is less aggressive, slow moving, and/or caught early, the previous strategy was termed “watchful waiting.” That term was transitioned to...
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Sugary Drinks Linked to Millions of New Diabetes and Heart Disease Cases Globally
Photo Cred: fongbeerredhot/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A new study published in Nature Medicine reveals the staggering health toll of sugar-sweetened beverages worldwide. Researchers at the Gerald J. and Dorothy...
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New Research Funding to Provide Targeted, Personalized Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments
Photo Cred: Kunlathida6242/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition characterized by joint inflammation, pain, and swelling, most commonly affecting the hands, wrists, and feet. In recent...
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E-Book Excerpt: How to Assess Patients with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Photo Cred: ViewStock/Shutterstock By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM Many practitioners spend most of their time with assessment and each person has their preferred approach. Some will start with the chief...
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Integrative Practitioner’s Top Articles of 2024
By Avery St. Onge As we usher in the new year, it’s important to take a step back and reflect on all that 2024 brought to the field of integrative...
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RCT Confirms that Acupuncture Can Alleviate Sciatic Pain and Improve Function
Photo Cred: PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock By Karolyn Gazella The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body extending from the low back where the nerve fibers converge...
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Drinking Coffee and Tea May Decrease Risk of Head and Neck Cancers
Photo Cred: Oksana Karuna/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A new analysis published in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, suggests that coffee and tea consumption may play...
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