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The Intriguing Impacts of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Exit Interview with PCORI Founding Director Joe Selby, MD, MPH
The way Joe Selby, MD, MPH tells it, the naming of the $3.2-billion Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) –
Podcast: Redefining Medicine with Lori Esarey, ARNP-C and Kelly Engelmann, CFNP
In this podcast, Redefining Medicine, from the A4M conference (spring 2019), A4M Fellows, and good friends Lori Esarey, ARNP-C and
Case Study: Naturopathic Treatment of Non-specific Gastrointestinal Complaints
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The subcommittee of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research recently released a literature review and a Delphi process of
Research Review Phytonutrients for Glutathione Support
In this review by Deanna M. Minich, Ph.D. and Benjamin I. Brown, ND, the two functional medicine experts look at
Podcast: Growing Value of Opportunity For Integrative Oncology in Hospital Setting
Contributor Glenn Sabin, cancer thriver/survivor and author of N of 1, One man’s Harvard documented remission of incurable cancer using
Two Studies on Exercise to Improve Cognition
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A new study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly
Cleveland Clinic’s Functional Medicine Outcomes in JAMA: Six Perspectives
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Two New Studies on E-cigarettes and Heart Disease Risk Factors
Somehow the notion that e-cigarettes are healthier than traditional cigarettes
Science Review: Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Potential of Tamarindus Indica
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Controversial Antibody Testing Accurately Predicts Sesame Allergies
Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have found that
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Interview with Sara Gottfried, MD
In this interview with Dick Benson, editor of Integrative Medicine,
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Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Impaired Muscle Strength and Physical Performance
A recent article in Clinical Interventions in Aging looked at the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and muscle function in
Case Report: Vaginal Candidiasis Infection Treated Using Apple Cider Vinegar
In this case study from our partners at Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Betul Ozen, RN, PhD; Mürüvvet Baser,
Cannabis for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Therapy
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Mediterranean Diet Superior for Gut Microbiome and Addressing Crohn’s & IBS
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Long-timers in the integrative trenches will know the paradoxical feelings of dismay at how messed up health care still is
Functional Medicine Model of Care Improves Quality-of-Life Outcomes
In the first retrospective cohort study of the functional medicine model, Cleveland Clinic researchers found that functional medicine was associated
Dr. Alex Vasquez: Vitamin D and the Human Papilloma Virus
In this video about Vitamin D and human papilloma virus, Dr. Alex Vasquez discusses HPV’s relationship to vitamin D status
The Intriguing Impacts of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Exit Interview with PCORI Founding Director Joe Selby, MD, MPH
The way Joe Selby, MD, MPH tells it, the naming of the $3.2-billion Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) –
Podcast: Redefining Medicine with Lori Esarey, ARNP-C and Kelly Engelmann, CFNP
In this podcast, Redefining Medicine, from the A4M conference (spring 2019), A4M Fellows, and good friends Lori Esarey, ARNP-C and
Part 1: The Pervasive Misunderstanding of What The FODMAP Diet Does And Does Not Do
Editorial response to May 21, 2019 Today’s Practitioner article, Improved Anxiety Symptoms Over Just Probiotic. The article highlights a study
The New (Naturopathic) Face for a Therapeutic Order: The Healing Power of Nature and Integrative Health
I sometimes refer to my 1983-1993 years with the re-emergence of the naturopathic profession – amidst the broader social-medical movement
Breaking the Class Barrier for Integrative Medicine: Innovative Roles for Group-Delivered Services, JACM Special Issue
Cast a net for papers on “innovations in group-delivered services” and what do you get? Guest editor Maria Chao, DrPh, MPA summed up the nearly 40 submissions this way: “Our editorial team was struck by the heterogeneity of integrative group visits for a range of health conditions, serving diverse patients
Mimi Guarneri, MD on the State of Integrative Cardiology
We pulled out this blog post from John Weeks’ archives, posted last February, on integrative cardiology with Mimi Guarneri, MD. As integrative medicine for chronic illness treatments gains more attention, this blog post and video presentation from Dr. Guarneri becomes all the more important to revisit. It was astonishing two
Part 2: A Conversation with National Pain Leader Sean Mackey, MD, PhD on Integrative Practices and the Controversial Oregon Opioid Tapering Decision
Shortly after my recent post, “How the Backlash to Oregon’s Plan to Taper Opioids with Integrative Approaches Missed the Mark,” I received an e-note from national pain leader Sean Mackey, MD, PhD. The letterhead of the chief of the division of pain medicine at Stanford University and co-chair of the
How the Backlash to Oregon’s Plan to Taper Opioids with Integrative Approaches Missed the Mark
When Oregon announced in 2016 that it would shift its back and neck care for Medicaid clients from opioids toward acupuncture, spinal manipulation, massage, yoga therapy and mind-body methods, it was heralded as a breakthrough for pain treatment nationally. Inside that policy was a mandate many now consider even bigger
US Medicine as a Game of Thrones: The Houses of Volume, of Value, and of Integrative Health
I recently gave a commencement talk at Northwestern Health Sciences University, the day before Episode One of the last season of Game of Thrones. I chose to inject the sacredness of that day by referencing that other world by presenting the landscape of health and medicine that the graduates were
Part 2: An Examination of Research Action at 7 Multidisciplinary Universities of Integrative Health
The following is the second part of two interviews from John Weeks on 7 Multidisciplinary Universities of Integrative Health. From the perspective of research contributions from academic institutions in integrative health, the 7 multidisciplinary universities have been key important contributors. These institutions, with one exception, are products of the last
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