The combination of Rhodiola extract with two other adaptogenic herbs–Magnolia and Phellodendron—create a wonderful synergistic effect that addresses the cortisol/DHEA imbalance so rampant in the 21st century world.
Integrative medicine offers immeasurable value in treating a multitude of health conditions. But the steep price of holistic services, and the fact that most are not covered by either federal payors or private insurance, makes them inaccessible to many people, especially in poor and medically underserved communities. One health justice organization is working to change all of that.
One of the most promising signals to emerge from recent microbiome research is the possibility that probiotics can attenuate symptoms of depression and other mood disorders.Are they ready for clinical prime-time?
Gastrointestinal inflammation is a common sequela of traumatic brain injury, and it can lead to a breakdown of intestinal barrier function and a vicious cycle of chronic inflammation along the brain-gut axis.
A number of pervasive toxins — seven, to be exact — are wreaking daily havoc on health and wellbeing, according to detox expert Deanna Minich, PhD. “We are living in a sick, toxic world,” Minich said at the recent Clinical and Scientific Insights (CASI) conference sponsored by Designs for Health in San Francisco. She discussed […]
Chronic stress can wreak havoc on the body, and emerging field of human social genomics is illuminating the mechanisms. A new tool called the Stress and Adversity Inventory (STRAIN) can enhance clinicians’ abilities to assess the impact of stress in patients with chronic disease and identify points of leverage for reducing the toll it takes.
For many people, the word “meditation” sounds like something that requires a great deal of practice, patience, time, and effort. So people put it off. But it is really very simple, and the health benefits are profound. If it were a drug, it would be a “blockbuster.”
Feelings of resentment, anger, and envy are really just “junk” emotions. Like junk food, these junk emotions are bad for one’s health. In their new book, Psychological Nutrition, psychologists Shoba Sreenivasan and Linda Weinberger explain that many people–including a lot of healthcare professionals– live in a state of “psychological malnutrition.” As with physical food, changing the emotional diet can make a big difference.
Insulin resistance may be the reason so many bipolar patients do not respond to treatment. It leads to greater morbidity, chronicity and disability, and also lowers treatment response to Lithium.
Cardiovascular disease and neurocognitive problems may be more alike than they are different, says physiologist Scott Minton, PhD. The key to a more holistic and multi-system treatment approach for both types of disorders is to look at physiological mechanisms that modulate cell membrane receptors, channels, and associated signal transduction pathways.
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