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Sonoran University, University of Arizona and American Nutrition Association to Offer New Ayurveda CME Course
Sonoran University of Health Sciences (Tempe, AZ) has partnered with University of Arizona’s Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM) and the American Nutrition Association to offer a new continuing medical education course in ayurvedic medicine. “Ayurvedic Medicine: An Evidence-Based Update for Healthcare Professionals” is a 15-hour live, online course taking place May 16-17, 2026. ...
Exercise of Any Kind Boosts Brainpower At Any Age
Whether it’s an early morning jog, or a touch of Tai Chi, groundbreaking research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) shows that any form of exercise can significantly boost brain function and memory across children, adults and older adults. In the largest, most comprehensive umbrella review to date, researchers found that regular exercise improves ...
Shuvendu Sen MD MS FACP, Vice-Chair/Faculty, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Shuvendu Sen, MD, is director, medical education and associate program director, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Meridian Hackensack University. Dr. Sen has been named to America’s Best Physicians and has received the Oscar E. Edwards Award from the American College of Physicians, as well as many national and regional awards for ...
Exercise Training and Yoga Can Help Improve Lung Function in Adults With Asthma
Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve their lung function, a new peer-reviewed study suggests. The research, published in the journal Annals of Medicine highlights the importance of integrating appropriate exercise training into asthma management plans. The findings demonstrate just how effective specific types ...
AHA Releases Statement on Benefits and Risks of Alternative Therapies For Heart Failure
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) summarized the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in the setting of heart failure (HF). The statement, published in the AHA journal Circulation, encourages people to disclose their use of such treatments to their health care team to ensure they are using ...
Adding Yoga to Regular Exercise Improves Cardiovascular Health and Wellbeing
A three-month pilot study of patients with hypertension appearing in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, demonstrates that adding yoga to a regular exercise training regimen supports cardiovascular health and wellbeing and is more effective than stretching exercises. Incorporation of yoga reduced systolic blood pressure and resting heart rate and improved 10-year cardiovascular risk. “The aim of ...
Omega Ramps Up Virtual Experience to Better Serve Growing Global Community & Increase Access
The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, a nonprofit in New York’s Hudson Valley that has provided learning opportunities to more than 1 million people since 1977, has taken steps to reach a wider global audience with fewer barriers to access than ever before. With help from Savas Labs, a Durham, NC-based web design firm, Omega has ...
MUIH Approved For New Graduate Yoga Therapy Certificate Program by MHEC
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has been approved to offer a Post-Masters Certificate in Therapeutic Yoga Practices by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). This program is the only graduate program of its kind in the U.S. It fills a gap in the national yoga education spectrum and provides a pathway for licensed health ...
Take a Yoga Class and Depression, Anxiety Improve
Scientific studies already support yoga practice as a means to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Now a new study out of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM, Massachusetts) provides evidence that yoga and breathing exercises can improve symptoms of depression and anxiety in both the short term—with each session as well as cumulatively in ...
Yoga and Physical Therapy as Treatment For Chronic Lower Back Pain Also Improves Sleep
Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study from Boston Medical Center (BMC) in Massachusetts. Published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the research showed significant improvements in sleep quality lasting 52 weeks after 12 weeks ...
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