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I’m Just Mad About Saffron….

By Erik Goldman

Saffron aromatherapy can produce measurable and potentially meaningful changes in young womens’ hormonal chemistry, suggesting the possibility that it might be a useful remedy for PMS and dysmenorrhea.

 

HPC Readers Sound Off on Health Care Reform Hearings

By Erik Goldman

As the Supreme Court barbecued the Obama Administration’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March, we asked holistic & integrative practitioners to sound off on the constitutionality of the insurance mandate, the likelihood that the plan will withstand the Court’s grilling, and what, if anything, would be a better option.

In Memoriam: David Simon, MD (1951-2012)

By Erik Goldman

Holistic Primary Care joins the integrative & Ayurvedic health care communities in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of Dr. David Simon on January 31. Beloved physician, teacher, author and family man, Dr. Simon is best known as a pioneer in the clinical applications of meditation, yoga and other mind-body techniques. He was a […]

HPC Reader Calls for “Wellness Charter Schools”

By Erik Goldman

Holistic Primary Care reader Dr. Giovanni Campanile, is calling on the Obama administration tocreate a national charter schools program focused on health, wellness and nutrition. “These schools will focus on nutrition and wellness as a fundamental curriculum for students, which I feel is the best grassroots method to change the food culture and healthy of […]

Mindfulness Techniques Soothe Irritable Bowel

By DynaMed (www.dynamed.ebscohost.com)

Thoughthe exact cause of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains a mystery, various forms of psychological counseling are associated with symptom improvements. One such approach is a cognitive-behavioral technique called mindfulness meditation. Patients learn to be aware of moment-to-moment thoughts and physical symptoms and accept them without judgment. Researchers at the Program on Integrative Medicine at […]

With a Hybrid Model, a Holistic Physician Finds Path to Practice Freedom

By Erik Goldman - Vol. 13, No. 1. , 2012

Dr. Mark Holthouse, a family physician near Sacramento, CA, was looking for a way out of insurance-based practice so he could freely implement holistic modalities. The concierge model seemed dicey; total direct-pay would exclude many patients. Then he discovered Physician Care Direct, with it’s flexible hybrid model. In this interview, Dr. Holthouse describes his practice transformation.

Home Births No Riskier Than Hospital Births

By Erik Goldman

Just in time for celebration of the Nativity, comes a massive British study comparing incidence of adverse outcomes in home births versus births in hospitals and outpatient clinics. For fans of home birth, the news is pretty good!