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Circadian clocks
Sleep

Body Parts have Individual Circadian Clocks that Respond to Day and Night

It is well known that the body’s circadian clock operates from a central point in the hypothalamus. But does the body have other circadian clocks ...
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anxiety symptoms
FODMAP for anxiety

Non-Probiotics Associated with Improved Anxiety Symptoms Over Just Probiotics

On Today’s Practitioner, we’ve been a champion of reporting on the importance of regulating gut bacteria for mood disorders (see our Mood and Microbiome Resource ...
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aromatherapy pregnancy
Aromatherapy for labor

Review on the Anti-Anxiety Effect of Aromatherapy During the First Stage of Labor

It’s hard to imagine that the intoxicating scents of lavender, rose and jasmine are powerful enough to relax a woman during the pain and high ...
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Cancer

Interview with Author Laurada Byers on The Value of Integrative Medicine for PTSD, Pain, Cancer and Parkinson’s

When I first read Wild Wisdom, A Warthog’s Tale, I mistakenly took it for a children’s book. Look beyond the enchanting art work and you ...
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Aluminum and Autism
Autism

Aluminum and Autism: Is There a Link?

The following is an excerpted version of a 2018 study from the Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology on human exposure to aluminum ...
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David Haase on Stress, Pain, and Addiction
Pain Management

David Haase, MD: Navigating the Intersections of Stress, Pain, and Addiction – Seeing Hope through the Functional Medicine Lens

In this interview by Craig Gustafson, he talks with David Haase, MD, the keynote speaker at the Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference, 2019. ...
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Cannabis/Cannabinoids

The Endocannabinoid System and the Gut

“The brain and the gut speak the same language” (1) Ethan Russo, MD, Renown Cannabinoid Scientist The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a network of receptors ...
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endocrine disruptors and diabetes

Environmental Toxicants – A Factor in the Development of Diabetes?

Data shows a relationship between environmental toxicants and diabetes – so, what can you do to protect your patients? The first Global Report on Diabetes, ...
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gut microbiome
Aging

Mediterranean Diet Adherence Linked to Reduced Cerebral Aβ-amyloid Accumulation

Spain just surpassed Italy at the healthiest country in the world, according to the recent Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index. Must be the Mediterranean Diet (MeDi), ...
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Fasting

Fasting Physiology and Therapeutic Diets: A Look Back to the Future, by Jeffrey Bland, PhD

The following is an excerpt from a recent article on fasting physiology by Jeffrey Bland, PhD, from our partners at Integrative Medicine, a Clinician’s Journal.  ...
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