Migraines from a TCM perspective
By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM While many patients think of migraines as a bad headache, healthcare practitioners know the pain can be excruciating, and it is often not the only...
Read MoreOptimizing health for patients and practitioners
By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc Modern medicine often misses the point. Instead of promoting wellbeing in all patients, the focus is getting a sick patient to normal or baseline. However,...
Read MoreLow-fat diet leads to positive outcomes for cancer, other disease, in women
By Katherine Shagoury There may be several women’s health benefits from a low-fat diet, according to a new study by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle,...
Read MoreBehavioral therapy, physical strengthening may prevent disability for minority elderly
By Katherine Shagoury Improving coping skills and physical strengthening can significantly improve functioning and mood in racial and ethnic minority and immigrant older adults, according to a new study published...
Read MoreTrying the fasting-mimicking diet with patients
By Robert Silverman, DC, DACBN, DCBCN, MS, CCN, CNS, CSCS, CIISN, CKTP, CES, HKC, FAKTR Despite its health benefits, fasting can be difficult for even the most determined and health-conscious...
Read MoreTreating SIBO with TCM
Photo Cred: Freepik By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is gaining ground as a diagnosis in integrative and functional medicine. While it is a newly identified...
Read MoreAddressing the root cause when sleep apnea is an unexpected driver
By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP We often think of sleep apnea as a condition that affects our sleepy, obese, endemic patients. What has become very clear to me over the...
Read MoreStudy shows causal link between obesity and multiple diseases
By Katherine Shagoury A new study published in The Lancet Digital Health presents the strongest evidence yet of a causal relationship between obesity and a wide range of serious conditions,...
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