Investigating chronic Lyme disease and coinfections
Photo Cred: Erik Karits/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Very few patients come into clinic thinking they might have Lyme disease, let alone coinfections. They don’t remember ever being bitten...
Read MoreRacial healing, equity, and transformation in medicine
Photo Cred: Anna Nekrashevich/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury We are experiencing converging pandemics with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, economic vulnerability, and racial injustice, said Gail Christopher, DN, at the 2021...
Read MoreTraditional Chinese Medicine treatments for temporomandibular joint pain
Photo Cred: PCH.Vector/Freepik By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the point of connection between the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and the condyle of the...
Read MoreTargeting sleep disorders to improve patient heart health
Photo Cred: Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels By Catherine Darley, ND Heart disease is a leading cause of death in Americans, with 2020 statistics accounting for 690,000 deaths in twelve months. As integrative practitioners,...
Read MoreLifestyle tips for boosting the immune system naturally
Photo Cred: Miguel Á. Padriñán/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM For healthcare workers, catching a regular cold used to be a relatively small inconvenience, it is now much more disruptive....
Read MoreResearchers say focus must shift from “food security” to “nutrition security”
Photo Cred: Samantha Higgins/World Central Kitchen By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Tufts University and Georgetown University are calling for a new approach to address food and nutrition inequities, in a...
Read MoreTaoist tenets applied to modern health promotion
Photo Cred: Eternal Happiness/Pexels By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc The foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can be traced to Taoist philosophy. Taoism, also known as Daoism, can be considered...
Read MoreLingering pathogen syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM In my practice. I’ve had patients come to me with ongoing symptoms from an illness they experienced years prior. In Traditional...
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