Live probiotics can re-balance the gut microbiome and modify immune system response
By Katherine Shagoury Good bacteria in live probiotics can successfully reach and colonize the gut, where they go on to change the existing gut flora, and are also capable of...
Read MoreMount Sinai researchers study second-hand marijuana smoke in children
By Katherine Shagoury In a study designed to evaluate second-hand marijuana smoke exposure among children, a topic that scientists have not yet widely addressed, researchers at the Icahn School of...
Read MoreLow-carbohydrate diet may help maintain weight loss, study says
By Katherine Shagoury In integrative medicine, it has long been understood that calories are not the only factor that count when it comes to losing weight and eating healthfully, but...
Read MoreExercise plays key role in addiction recovery, study says
By Katherine Shagoury The siren call of addictive drugs can be hard to resist, and returning to the environment where drugs were previously taken can make resistance that much harder....
Read MoreMore adults use complementary and alternative medicine, but access is unequal, British survey says
By Katherine Shagoury Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services, such as acupuncture, massage, osteopathy, and chiropractic treatment, rose from 12 percent of England’s population in 2005 to 16...
Read MoreNew study shows vitamin D and fish oil effects on risk for heart attack, stroke, cancer
By Katherine Shagoury For years, researchers have pondered what effects dietary supplements have on the risk of health conditions like heart attack, stroke, and cancer. Now, a new randomized clinical...
Read MoreCommunity choir program reduces loneliness for older adults
By Katherine Shagoury A San Francisco community choir program for older adults found that singing in a choir reduced loneliness and increased interest in life, but did not improve cognition...
Read MoreLyme disease predicted to rise in United States as climate warms, study says
By Katherine Shagoury Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America and its incidence has risen sharply in the last decade, as was reported by Integrative Practitioner...
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