Month: January 2020
More than Half of U.S Physicians Recommend at Least One Complementary Health Approach to Patients
A new study has shown that more than half (53.1%) of office-based physicians in the U.S., across specialty areas, recommended at least one complementary health approach (CHA) to their patients during the previous 12 months, with female physicians (63.2%) more likely to recommend a CHA than male physicians (49.3%). ThisRead
Fat Cells Sense Sunlight, which Supports a Healthy Metabolism
A headline like this sounds too strange to be true. Yes, fat cells deep under your skin can sense sunlight. And when bodies do not get enough exposure to the right kinds of light, fat cells behave differently. This discovery, published in the journal Cell Reports, was uncovered by scientistsRead
Microalgae Chlamydomonas May Improve Gastrointestinal Health
In this recent study, researchers explored the benefits of a single cell algae for gastrointestinal health. For decades, the green algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which primarily grows in wet soil, has served as a model species for research topics spanning from algae-based biofuels to plant evolution. While other species of algaeRead
Early morning exposure to blue light can help the healing process for mild traumatic brain injury
Though exposure to blue light gets bad press, new research shows that the timing of the exposure can be beneficial. Early morning blue light exposure therapy can aid the healing process of people impact by mild traumatic brain injury, according to new research from the University of Arizona. “Daily exposureRead
Can $1-Million to Kick-Start a New RAND Project to Revitalize Research in Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Naturopathic Colleges?
The beginning of the RAND project proposal captures dimensions of an awful tend: “The future of research in the Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) institutions is in jeopardy. A number of CIH colleges and universities are losing their research departments due to lack of consistent funding and the understandable inabilityRead
9 Ways to Earn Your Patient’s Lifetime Value
I retract a previous post: building a subscriber list isn’t the foremost marketing tactic for growing an integrative medicine practice or brand. Unequivocally, that distinction belongs to securing customer loyalty, in turn, driving patient lifetime value. According to Wikipedia, customer lifetime value—what we’ll refer to as patient lifetime value (PLV)—predictsRead
Biological Clock Plays Crucial Role in Healing from Surgery
If you prescribe an anti-inflammatory for your patients after knee, hip or shoulder surgery, you may want to suggest they take them in the morning or at noon, but not at night. A McGill-led study shows, for the first time, that circadian clock genes are involved in healing from surgery.Read
Echosens Aligns with Fatty Liver Foundation to Accelerate Screening for Undiagnosed Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan family of products, is proud to support the Fatty Liver Foundation (FLF), a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting fatty liver disease and advocating for ongoing screening of undiagnosed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more severe form nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). FLF isRead
Soybean Oil Affects Dysregulation of Hypothalamic Gene Expression and the Oxytocinergic System
New UC Riverside research, using mice, shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and depression. Used for fast food frying, added to packaged foods, and fed to livestock, soybean oil is by far the most widelyRead
Is Gluten Transfer an Issue for Children at Play? … Just Don’t Eat It!
You may have been asked by parents whether there is a risk of gluten transfer with common school supplies. It’s a common worry among parents of children with celiac disease who may be exposed to gluten from Play Doh and dry, uncooked pasta A study from Children’s National Hospital publishedRead
