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Could the Endocannabinoid System Offer a New Treatment Target for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
The disabling condition of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects about 2–3% of people worldwide. Evidence suggests that abnormalities in cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuitry and specific gene variants contribute ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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High Fructose Corn Syrup Accelerates Growth of Intestinal Tumors in Mouse Models
For years high fructose corn syrup has been vilified to the point where cities are placing sugar-taxes on sugary drinks. One common hypothesis is that ...
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Full-Spectrum Amla Extract Shown to Support Healthy Triglycerides and Cholesterol
In this study, researchers discovered that a simple extract from the amla plant ((Emblica officinalis, Indian gooseberry), could be a supportive therapy for dyslipidemia, a ...
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Boot-Strapping a Research-Base: Naturopathy’s Scientific Journey via a Journal Special Issue
Non-naturopathic doctors will have at least these reasons to explore the Special Focus Issue on Naturopathy. One is the review of the necessary scientific work ...
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Coming of the Light: The 2018 Integrator Top 10 for Policy and Action in Integrative Health and Medicine
The Integrator Blog News & Reports – now published via johnweeks-integrator.com (with content going back to 2006 at the original Integrator site) – annually marks ...
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FDA Violates Core Principles in Removing Natural Agents from Compounding Pharmacists
The principle of using the least invasive methods first – a corollary of “first do no harm” – is central to integrative health and medicine. ...
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A Natural Partner: Integrative Health Advances at the American Congress for Rehabilitative Medicine
The evolution of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) began in the 1930s with a founding focus on a single emerging modality and now ...
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