59ACIM Launches Peer-reviewed Medical Journal
ACIM Launches Peer-reviewed Medical Journal
The Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine (ACIM) has announced the launch of the Journal of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine (JCIM), a new peer-reviewed medical journal. JCIM is dedicated to exploring the multifaceted and multi-disciplined world of medicine. In addition, JCIM will endeavor to bring new ideas, while reassessing established practices and concepts from today’s most innovative thought-leaders. ...
Sleep Tight
Getting enough sleep and rest is essential for the human body to function properly. Sleep is essential for everyone, but unfortunately most Americans do not get enough of it. According to the National Sleep Foundation, the recommended amount of sleep is 10 to 11 hours per night for children, 8.5 to 9.25 for teenagers and ...
The Blood Sugar Battle
Diet and exercise are the keys to metabolic wellness, but when the lock is jammed, practitioners can help support the metabolic system naturally. Metabolic syndrome, also known as insulin resistance syndrome, is the combination of risk factors that raise the likelihood of heart disease or other health problems like stroke or diabetes. There are five ...
Defining the Role of a Health Practice
Participants include: • Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, Kona, HI, www.endfatigue.com • Cheryl Burdette, ND, Progressive Medical, Atlanta, GA, www.progressivemedicalcenter.com • Sara Gottfried, MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Gottfried Institute for Functional Medicine, Berkeley, CA, www.saragottfriedmd.com • Holly Lucille, ND, Healing from Within Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA, www.drhollylucille.com For many patients and clients, the concept of ...
Bastyr University Participates in Alternative Credit Project
The American Council on Education (ACE) recently announced the pool of courses selected as part of ACE’s Alternative Credit Project, an initiative to boost the ability of millions of nontraditional learners to gain a college degree. Bastyr University is the only school in Washington State and the only school for naturopathic medicine participating. The 111 ...
Trial Reveals Evidence of Long-Term Benefits for People With Chronic Neck Pain
A large-scale investigation by researchers at the University of York found that the use of Alexander Technique or acupuncture could significantly relieve chronic neck pain. Chronic neck pain is a difficult condition to treat, and previous research shows that single interventions generally do not provide long-term benefits. After evaluating the benefits of Alexander Technique or ...
Words As Healers Words As Slayers
Embodying the art of medicine. Which do you think has a more powerful effect on the outcomes of people you treat? The medicines and natural remedies you give them? Or the words that you offer along with them? You may be surprised that research shows the answer is “Your Words.” Why? Because the words you ...
UA Eller Research Team Receives $1.4 Million Grant to Create Free Health Tool
The Management Information Systems (MIS) department at the University of Arizona (UA), Eller College has received a $1.4 Increasing rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, HIV and obesity, require patients to be more involved in their own health care. However, only 12 percent of American adults have proficient health literacy, meaning nearly nine out ...
National AOM Day Helps Educate Consumers
An estimated 36 percent of U.S adults use some form of complementary therapy and many of these adults who use complementary health approaches to treat or manage pain spent an estimated $14.9 billion out-of-pocket on these therapies, according to a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health. ...
NPA Challenges New “Study” On Supplements and ER Visits
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has challenged the methodology and findings of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that claimed dietary supplements are responsible for approximately 23,000 hospital visits each year. The Study, “Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Events Related to Dietary Supplements” based its findings on data from 63 emergency ...
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