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What is integrative medicine?

Integrative medicine is a patient-centered approach that addresses the biological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of health and illness. It is a very personalized approach that takes into consideration your unique conditions, needs, and circumstances. Integrative medicine utilizes multiple evidenced based disciplines to help prevent and heal illness and disease and help patients move toward optimal health.

It is based on a partnership between provider and patient, emphasizes respect for the human capacity for healing and utilizes more natural, less invasive therapies when appropriate.

Integrative medicine can be effective at treating chronic disease comprehensively and works with you to prevent disease development. By deeply examining your unique qualities, family history, lifestyle, social structure, and medical status, an individualized care plan is developed. Integrative medicine providers partner with you as well as your primary care provider (PCP) to help provide effective solutions.

Integrative medicine combines all forms of medicine beyond the traditional Western modelso a treatment plan may include diet modifications, nutritional or herbal supplements or recommendations for mind-body practices like meditation or hypnosis. Referral to other evidence-based modalities is utilized when needed, such as acupuncture or bodywork.

Integrative medicine may be a good fit for those who are interested in taking a deeper look at the cause of their diseases/symptoms and for those who are willing to make some changes to their lifestyle to achieve optimal health or to reduce their medications.

Integrative Medicine is a specialty service, and like most other specialties, you will still need a PCP. In some cases, it may be possible for your Integrative Medicine specialist to act as both.

Cheryl Beighle, MD, provides pediatric care at Marysville, Shoreline, and integrative cancer care for adults at Providence Regional Cancer Partnership Everett. To schedule an appointment, call 360-651-7492 for Marysville, 206-401-3200 for Shoreline and 425-297-5560 for the Cancer Partnership.

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COVID-19: Tips for mindfulness and coping with anxiety – Wyoming Tribune

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Amid ever-changing information around the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are experiencing heightened stress and anxiety.

Anxiety is not right, and it is not wrong. It is just part of the human experience, says Kristin Lothman, a mind-body counselor with Mayo Clinics Department of Integrative Medicine and Health. Healthy anxiety calls us into action to be safe, to take care of the people that we love and to arrive at the present moment experience with resilience.

There are many strategies to manage anxiety, Lothman says. I recommend developing a self-care practice. Elements of that could include journaling, exercise, yoga, meditation and prayer.

Another way to cope with anxiety is to practice mindfulness, Lothman says.

Mindfulness is about paying attention on purpose to the present moment. And I believe mindfulness is a powerful tool we can use right now.

Lothman adds that mindfulness is about focus and awareness. To calm the body and mind, Lothman suggests a guided meditation a practice of relaxed concentration where you follow the instructions of a narrator related to breathing and imagery. Breathing exercises are also valuable, especially for younger children.

You might practice these three or four times a day. Maybe not the entire meditation but even if you can get in 10 breathes that may be enough to notice a shift in your inner experience, Lothman says.

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LIVE UPDATES: Wisconsin will still hold April 7 election, Cuomo hits back at Trump – Business Insider India

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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for unity in his Monday press briefing after President Donald Trump went after him earlier in the morning in a phone interview on "Fox & Friends."

Weighing in on Cuomo's boosted approval rating 87%, according to a new Siena poll Trump said, "one of the reasons he's successful is because we've helped make him successful."

On Sunday, Trump also accused New York hospitals of hoarding ventilators and other medical equipment.

"I'm not going to engage in politics, not because I'm unwilling to tangle, but because I think it's inappropriate, and I think it's counter-productive, and I think it's anti-American," Cuomo said when asked about Trump's comments.

"Forget the politics," Cuomo said. "We have a national crisis. We are at war. There is no politics. There is red, white, and blue."

Trump and Cuomo have clashed over the federal government's inability to get the New York up to 30,000 ventilators and more broadly over the severity of the pandemic with Trump more impatient to end social distancing and "re-open the economy."

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How cannabis and humans evolved together – Leafly

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Janet BurnsMarch 30, 2020

Cannabis and humans co-evolved over thousands of years, each helping the other thrive and expand across the planet. (Jesse Milns/Leafly)

For humans,like most species, surviving life on Earth isnt exactly easy. But thankfully were not in it alone.

For tens of thousands of years, Homo sapiens has been developing mutually beneficial relationships with other species, from dogs and cats to bacteria and breadfruit. These interactions have allowed our different life forms to evolve and flourish together. These relationships are examples ofmutualistic coevolution, which happens when multiple species beneficially affect each others progress over time.

Theyre also a key part of what Dr. Sunil K. Aggarwal calls humankinds evolutionary garden. Aggarwal is a physician, medical geographer, and co-founder of the Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute in Seattle. In 2013, he published one of the foundational articles on the subject, Tis in our nature: taking the human-cannabis relationship seriously in health science and public policy, in the medical journalFrontiers in Psychiatry.

The garden he describes is acollection of plants, fungi, and animal secretions that people have cultivated since prehistory, and carried around the world, because of their usefulness for human health and survival, whether as food, medicine, clothing, or other vital supplies.

Most are still embraced today, from honey and grains to caffeine and aspirin. In the past century, however, some cultures have decided its a good idea to cordon off certain areas of that garden, despite a long evolutionary historyand current scientific datasuggesting otherwise.

These blacklisted species include plants and fungi that humans have carefully administered for millennia to treat some of our worst sicknesses and pain, of both body and mind: distilled opium plants for physical agony, for example, or psilocybin tea for processing some of lifes most difficult moments.

Many are powerful, and can even be dangerous (in classic or modern forms) without supervision and guidance. Some have multiple uses, but never caught on in certain cultures.

According to Aggarwal, however, and to a growing number of experts on history and biology, one forbidden species stands out as our biggest loss, and for likely being the single most useful plant that humans have ever gotten to knowand which may even have helped us become more human.

That plant, of course, is cannabis.

Current research indicates that humans have been cultivating cannabis for tens of thousands of years, but aspects of our biology suggest that the relationship reaches back much further.

As a medical geographer, Aggarwal has studied the path of numerous natural medicines in different cultures and around the globe, based on anthropological and archaeological evidence.

Cannabis is one of the oldest medicines on record, he says. Its been evolving across the planet for tens of millions of years, stemming from its sturdy ancestors in Central Asia. In fact, early cannabis seems to trace back to when the worlds tallest mountain range, the Himalayas, were forming.

Sixty million years ago, those mountains were formed by the Indian subcontinent hitting the Asian plate, Aggarwal explained in a phone interview. All life there had to adapt or die.

It created a unique opportunity for this ancestral plant, which appeared 40 to 50 million years ago, to become very active in production, he said. There was less oxygen, and increased UV radiation, so the plant had to develop quite a bit of hardiness.

In the millions of years since, cannabis has shown a remarkable ability to survive in a wide variety of climates, from scrub-like Cannabis ruderalis to bush-like Cannabis indica and tall-growing Cannabis sativa and their hybrids, which produce most of our cannabis flower and low-THC hemp today.

Cannabis also appears to have been chemically compatible with the brains of animals, including humans, for much of that time.

In response to its new, harsher environs near the Himalayas, Aggarwal said, the plant seemingly began to produce a wide range of terpenes and cannabinoid chemicals, which the human bodywith its balance-keeping endocannabinoid system, which relies on cannabinoid neuroreceptors throughout the body, and can be found in all vertebrate speciesis especially suited to process.

The endocannabinoid system is key to our overall health and wellness because it has a crucial role in homeostasis, the regulation of our major biological functions. Our bodies are constantly working to maintain a narrow operative balance, and cannabinoid compounds can trigger the endocannabinoid system to regain this important equilibrium throughout the body as needed.

Despite their name, cannabinoid chemicals arent unique to cannabis. The compound type CBG, from which all phytocannabinoid compounds are derived, is found in many other plants, like echinacea, turmeric, and kava, to name a few.

But cannabis robustly produces tons of them, Aggarwal said. As a result, people living near the Tibetan Plateau domesticated the plant early on and found a great number of uses. That includes the neurological side, which is very interesting, as well as good old nutrition, and fibers for cordage.

It affects our neurological circuits and has a very important role in protecting the brain from injury, and promoting feelings of relaxation, Aggarwal added. Physical and psychological trauma can disturb the brain, and sub-optimize it. The endocannabinoid system, and phytocannabinoids if need be, can set the brain on the path toward regeneration.

In short, Aggarwal said, this cannabis ancestor happened to make these compounds that bind to receptors in the human system which tap into an even older evolutionarily evolved biological system, which goes back 600 million years: a magnitude older in terms of stages of the formation of life.

Specifically, those receptor typesknown as CB1 and CB2 todaytrace back to when multicellular organisms were becoming multicellular and were trying to figure out how to send communication and modulate action.

In biogenetic mapping, when you look at different species and map how old they are, you find cannabinoid receptors going back, and through today. In Homo sapiens, its a really integrated system for cell communication.

On the cellular level, cannabinoids are also particularly useful for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, throughout the body as well as the brain. These aspects help the body to maintain optimal performance across its systems from the intercellular level on up, like other natural supplements that ease the way for the body to do its job.

In terms of their antioxidant properties and neuroprotective properties, cannabinoids are certainly not the only game in town, Aggarwal said. But theyre pretty high up there.

Aside from archaeological and biological evidence, humankinds relationship with cannabis has been documented for thousands of years in printed language, and in oral histories that reach back even further.

As Aggarwal wrote in 2013, Cannabiss very name belies its longstanding relationship with humanity, as it was pragmatically given the species name Sativa in 1542 by German physician-botanist Leonhart Fuchs, meaning cultivated or useful in Latin.

Researcher Rob Clarke, whos written or co-authored numerous texts on cannabis history and biology, told Leafly that, simply put, cannabis seems to be one of the most useful plant that humans have ever come across. Plenty of plants are used for one purpose, and I can name a number of plants that are used for two purposes, he said. But I cant think of another one thats used for three.

For example, Palms provide us with food, and with fibers for clothing or shelter; bamboo is the same, he said. Other members of the garden provide us with both food and drugs, such as numerous fruits, roots, and grains that people have long eaten but also fermented into alcohol,like cannabis evolutionary cousin hops.

But cannabis has all three, Clarke said: Food, fiber, and drugs. Meaning that, from just one kind of crop, humans can get an important source of protein, fiber for building and crafting, and medical or cultural tools for our minds and bodies.

On a biological level, stimulating our endocannabinoid system is one part of the bodys toolkit for social navigation and balance. Psychological research has shown, in fact, that when you boost the bodys endocannabinoid system, people feel the emotional impacts of rejection less, Aggarwal said. Acetaminophen can do that, too. Its like a pinball game.

Martin Lee, co-founder and director of Project CBD and the author of several books on cannabis, explained in an interview with Leafly that plants, like humans, have ways of dealing with stressors, and expressing that stress physically. Cannabis plants do it through chemical signals, odors, things like that, said Lee. Plants under stressif theyre being eaten by insects or whateverhave evolved to communicate with their environment to deal with those stressors.

They might have a smell that attracts a predator of the thing attacking the plant, or that will keep potential predators away. And it so happens that these same smells, the same molecules that [cannabis] uses to deal with stress, are very helpful to the human brain in dealing with stress.

In fact, this part of the human-cannabis relationship may explain a lot about the plants history and status in the US, and in other Euro-colonized zones around the world, according to Aggarwal and his peers.

By the early 1600s, the British empire and others in Europe were all on board for hemp as a valuable industrial commodity. In the ensuing centuries, they and their colonies would increasingly embrace cannabis medicine, too (leading to Eli Lillys early 20th-century cannabis tonics, for example, and the U.S. governments late 20th-century patents on cannabis as an anti-oxidant and neuroprotectantbut hang onto that thought for now).

During the same timeframe, the European slave trade was booming, with hemp among the top crops that millions of trafficked and enslaved people of African, Central and South American, and North American Indigenous origin were being forced to grow. In the 1600s, Aggarwal said, cannabis as a cultural and spiritual drug probably first appeared in what is now the US among these enslaved populations.

By the 1920s, the socially and emotionally helpful plant had been included in any number of reputable Western pharmacopeia, and was arriving state-side in refrigerated bargeshence the name reefer, Aggarwal said, becoming an integral part of the fabric of the US jazz scene.By that time, however, most US states and municipalities had also chosen to outlaw the plant despite its medical history here. In 1930, the US deemed the plant federally illegal.

In decades since, however, its continued to offer social relief to many of our countrys most oppressed and weighed-upon populations, Aggarwal said. Other researchers have said it also provided some of our most exploited groups with a budding source of financial independence, which may tie directly to todays underground market.

It even seems possible that cannabis particularly helped kickstart our evolution toward being the big-brained, culture-prone critical thinkers we are today. This could have occurred for practical, nutritional, or psychoactive reasons, or (like the plant itself) as a mixture.

In terms of humans neurological development and nutrition, Lee explained, Agriculture is really a turning point as the beginning of hoarding and carbohydrate farming, which was different from earlier diets. He continued, Its possible that cannabis is the first agricultural plant, and its certainly one of the very, very early ones. And cannabis is unique because its so versatile.

Today, Lee noted, humans are finding all kinds of new ways to use it (whether in food, medicine, industrial or artisanal fabrics, hempcrete, fuel, or many other forms), as well as better ways to appreciate its psychoactive effects. But as obvious as its usefulness in human lives and history may be, theres one thing we may never know about cannabis: how the first humans got high.

We can only speculate how people first discovered cannabis psychoactive aspects, Lee reflected. Its hard to imagine it would have come through eating it but, for various reasons, you can imagine they inhaled smoke accidentally.

Janet Burns is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn who finds drugs, tech, labor, and culture extremely interesting, among other things. She also hosts the cannabis news and conversation podcast The Toke.

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True Food Kitchen and True Bar open at the Forum Shops at Caesars in February – Eater Vegas

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True Food Kitchen, the healthy restaurant that opened a Downtown Summerlin location back in October, gets ready to open its first location on the Strip. The restaurant opens on Wednesday, February 12, at the Forum Shops at Caesars, complete with a first for the company out of Phoenix a True Bar sitting on top of the shopping centers reflecting pool at the entrance at Las Vegas Boulevard.

The 11,314-square-foot restaurant features an indoor patio, two private dining rooms each with their own theme, and an open kitchen. All come with design touches only found in the Las Vegas Strip location.

The heart of the menu focuses on simple ingredients that highlight the health benefits and favors of each ingredient. Integrative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil co-founded the restaurant in 2008. Lunch, dinner, and a weekend brunch each have their own menus. So far, teased dishes, which change seasonally, include an immunity bowl made just for winter, a fig and Gorgonzola flatbread, and guacamole made with edamame, as well as a vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Other dishes always found on the menu include an ancient grains bowl, spaghetti squash casserole, organic Tuscan kale salad, grilled fish tacos, and the inside out quinoa burger.

The 1,800-square-foot True Bar sits nearby, floating on the reflecting pool and specializes in detox and retox drinks. One private dining room features a garden-inspired decor while the second larger private dining room features an al fresco-inspired dining room.

True Food Kitchen plans to be open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday from 11 a.m. to midnight; Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Ever heard of ‘doggy acupuncture?’ It’s helping some dogs get well – FirstCoastNews.com WTLV-WJXX

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. My first reaction was, "Really? I've never heard of acupuncture for dogs." Then I dug into some research.

Let's start with Millie, a dog big enough to look like a pony. Millie is a Great Dane, almost 11 years old, getting up there in years, especially for her breed. Her owner/mom is Leah Kosiek.

Eventually, Millie couldn't eat without choking and her vet said there was no cure.

"I was terrified," Kosiek said. "I didn't sleep for days. Is she breathing? Is she okay?"

The family moved downstairs to sleep on the couch and monitor Millie.

Milly (middle) pictured with her family, including her dog-mom Leah Kosiek (right).

Millie's family

Kosiek says somebody suggested she try acupuncture for Millie. She was surprised.

"Do they do acupuncture on dogs?" she wondered.

Turns out acupuncture was the answer for Millie. Kosiek says she eats now without choking and her incontinence problem is mostly over.

"She's not dribbling anymore," she said.

Millie was treated at the vet practice of Dr. Jenna Hauck at Jacksonville Beach.

I spoke with Dr. Hauck and Dr. Tiffany Mosley, both certified veterinary acupuncturists in the Jacksonville area. Both are graduates of the University of Florida's College of Veterinarian Medicine and the Chi Institute, an international center for acupuncture training.

"We have seen patients come in as paraplegics and now they can walk," said Dr. Mosely at the Mandarin Animal Hospital.

Dr. Hauck says she's seen some "amazing results" in her practice, as well.

She says acupuncture for animals goes back to ancient times in China.

"They have evidence in 2000 BC," she said. "It was used to help the emperor's horses stay ready for battle."

How does it work? It's complex, but for the layman, it involves 14 invisible meridians, which are sort of like highways in the body to control the balance of organs and systems. Along those meridians are some 400 points.

Dr. Hauck puts an acupuncture needle into Millie and explains, "This is a special point on the meridian for the bladder."

It's called bladder 39 for incontinence. The sterile needles increase blood flow and immune response to help stimulate the body to heal itself.

But how does she know exactly where to put those needles in all that fur?

Dr. Hauck explains, "I know where the points are, but I feel for them, too," Dr. Hauk explained, saying it comes from years of experience. "Sometimes a little tingle or heat or a depression or swelling."

Dr. Mosley says acupuncture is safe, but, of course, it's not like magic for every condition.

She says one of her patients, a dog named Oz, has two artificial hips from the UF vet school and a host of orthopedic problems. But she sees the acupuncture helping Oz. One point near the knee, where she puts a needle, is for "pain and discomfort," she explained. One point on the head is for a calming effect.

Dr. Mosley says the treatment for Oz can last from five to 30 minutes. The sessions don't need to be lengthy to be effective, she says.

Oz the dog getting acupuncture for his orthopedic problems.

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"They do acupuncture in China on babies and those babies have acupuncture needles in for a matter of seconds," Dr. Mosley said.

But needles? You might worry they would hurt your dog, which was my question, as well. I wanted to see it with my own eyes. I watched the session with Millie, and she actually snored during the treatment. I couldn't detect any distress, which, the vets say, is typical for most patients.

But does acupuncture work for dogs? It's also performed on cats, horses and other animals.

I checked with Dr. Justin Shmalberg, a faculty member of the UF's College of Veterinarian Medicine. He said, "Of course, on the whole, studies are mixed with some showing improvement and others showing no effect."

According to the website of the American Kennel Club, acupuncture can help. An AKC veterinarian cites one study of 65 dogs with arthritis. For all of them, pain medicine quit working. But with acupuncture, 70 percent got more improved comfort and mobility.

A curious Millie enjoying her time at the beach.

Kosiek family

No doubt Millie's mom is happy she tried acupuncture, even though she says her "friends were shocked."

Both veterinarians want to make a few key points:

1) They see value in both traditional medicines and acupuncture. It's not one or the other. An integrative approach can be the best idea.

2) While traditional medicine may be better at diagnosing medical issues, acupuncture can be effective at solving the core problem inside the body.

3) Make sure you go to a certified veterinary acupuncturist. You can locate them in your area with the following websites:

If you'd like to delve into more research and explanation about acupuncture in the veterinary world, here are two places recommended by Dr. Hauck:

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RMA of Connecticut Announces Doctorate Achievements for Dr. Amy Matton and Dr. Elaine Malin in the Area of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine – Yahoo…

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Patient-Centered Integrative Fertility Care Boosts Overall Health, Improves Success Rates, and Enhances Patient Experiences

NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --RMA of Connecticut, a leading fertility practice whose exceptional quality and care helps couples and individuals grow their family, has announced that Dr. Amy Matton, DACM, L.Ac. and Dr. Elaine Malin, DACM, L.Ac., have received Doctorate degrees in acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science. The doctoral degree focused on increasing clinical skills, patient-centered care, working integratively with Western medicine, and evidence-based practice. As the demand for patient-centered integrative care in the field of fertility increases, Dr. Matton and Dr. Malin will continue to provide patients with natural evidence-based care.

"We want to congratulate and acknowledge Dr. Amy Matton and Dr. Elaine Malin for their achievements and dedication in the field of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine," says Robin Mangieri, CEO of RMA of Connecticut. "We combine the best science has to offer through our esteemed fertility doctors along with our expansive integrative fertility and wellness programs to provide our patients with the best care all under one roof."

Acupuncture can increase fertility by lowering stress and anxiety, increasing blood flow to the reproductive organs, and balancing the endocrine system. It can also increase a couple's chances of conceiving by helping to keep the normal flow of energy unblocked. RMA of Connecticut was involved in a landmark study indicating pre and post embryo transfer laser acupuncture improves embryo implantation rates by up to 15%.

Dr. Amy Matton, DACM, L.Ac. has been providing traditional and laser acupuncture to women undergoing treatment for infertility at RMA of Connecticut for 15 years. She also serves as the Coordinator for the Integrated Fertility and Wellness Programs (IFW) at RMA of Connecticut. She is a graduate of Pacific College of Health and Science with a doctoral degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, a licensed acupuncturist and certified herbalist. Dr. Matton's areas of expertise include women's health and fertility issues, pain management, anxiety, stress, and adjunctive cancer care.

Dr. Elaine M. Malin, DACM, L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist and certified herbalist who has worked with RMA of Connecticut patients for seven years. A general practitioner with a broad range of experience, Dr. Malin has specialized training and experience in women's health issues including fertility and pregnancy, as well as in treating anxiety, stress, and their physical manifestations.

RMA of Connecticut is a leader in integrated fertility and wellness with an emphasis on the mind, body, and spirit, which boosts overall health, improves success rates, and enhances the patient experience. To learn more, visit RMACT.com.

About RMA of Connecticut RMA of Connecticut is a leader in fertility care, specializing in a range of infertility treatments. Our assisted reproductive technologies (ART) include intrauterine insemination (IUI), in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT). RMA of Connecticut is Fairfield County's largest fertility clinic and egg donation center. Through RMA of Connecticut's Integrated Fertility and Wellness Center, we offer nutrition counseling, individual and couples psychological counseling, acupuncture and yoga, as well as financing and support services for our patients going through infertility treatment.

Our internationally recognized Gay Parents To Be program at RMA of Connecticut specializes in LGBTQ family building. For the last three years, RMA of Connecticut has been recognized as a Leader in Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.

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Stressful news comes in all shapes and sizes. For some it is sudden news of financial struggle, and for others it comes in the form of being laid off from a job. In this weeks parsha we read how Yaacov dealt with his own stressful news.

The defining moment had come. The brothers had to tell their father, Yaakov, that Joseph was alive. There was arguing amongst themselves as to how to deliver this news. For all these years, Yaakov believed his favorite son, Joseph, was dead. To bring out these facts now, including the background story, could have such an impact on Yaakov that the brothers feared it would kill him upon hearing the news.

A genius solution appeared. Yaakovs cherished granddaughter, Serach, would be brought in. She would sing the story of what happened to Joseph through her beautiful, comforting voice. Serachs song would tell the tale of Josephs sale into slavery and how he came to be alive. Her lovely voice would create a soft arrow that would go from the story of Josephs life and travel into the tender interior of Yaakovs heart, allowing Yaakovs body to remain alive as he took in this jarring news.

I know I have invented my own methods for slowing down the impact of difficult news. When I opened my email to read the feedback forms (criticism) from the womens yoga retreat I ran at Isabella Freedman Retreat Center, I covered my eyes and read the reviews through the cracks of light in between my fingers, stockading myself for the worst. If I started to read something really upsetting, I could close my fingers tight and block the view. Ninety-nine percent of the feedback forms came back outstanding; the crowd raved! But there was that one voice, ok, maybe several voices, that said I talked too much, as well as some other points of criticism that made me feel glad I was reading them through the cracks of light through my fingers.

I have a low threshold for criticism. Still, I have gotten better through the years, and I attribute my growing ability to tolerate uncomfortable feelings to the consistent physical practice of yoga and breathing. Yes, breathing! Intentional deep diaphragm breathing lowers cortisol stress hormones and supports the neocortex part of the brain to make logical decisions during times of stress.

Not long ago, my 92-year-old mother (thank God) spent a day preparing for an unpleasant minor procedure to be done the following day. By the time she arrived for the procedure, she was all riled up, and her blood pressure was way too high to move ahead. My mother told the doctor that she was not going home until the procedure was done, no matter what. So, they brought in a nurse to breath with her in an attempt to lower her blood pressure enough to complete the procedure. My determined mother became focused and quiet, taking deep rhythmic breaths with the nurse. As her breathing slowed, she moved out of her fight-or-flight state and into a state of calm. Within the hour, her blood pressure was rechecked, and this time the anesthesiologist felt safe enough to move ahead with the procedure.

Worrying about a single event coming up, as with my mother, is one thing. But we can find ourselves in an ongoing, constant state of fight or flight, not even being aware of it. This is all thanks to stress hormones. These horomones naturally lower by nighttime, but if we are living day-to-day as if there might be a disaster ready to happen at any moment, a high rate of stress hormones will circulate and wont slow down enough to get a good nights sleep. This, we do not want.

Practicing the yoga poses and breathing deeply in an intentional way is a simple yet powerful tool for creating positive changes in our physiology, all while supporting our nervous system in an effort to calm down. Through the physical practice of yoga, blood pressure rates lower. Muscle tensions are released. Cortisol stress hormone rates come down. Heart rate variability increases, as does the release of serotonin in the brain, which naturally creates a sense of well-being.

There are specialists whose disciplines tackle these issues: Dr. Nancy Lentine has a private practice in integrative family medicine, specializing in the endocrine hormone system. Stephen Cope is the founder and director of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary livinga research institute that examines the effects and mechanisms of yoga and meditation.

With tools to calm our physical body, there is more ability to tolerate the difficult emotions and feelings that will come in our life experiences and memories. In the story of Yaakov, the news was told to him slowly and sweetly. He was able to keep breathing, sustaining his own life. His intellect had a chance to process the shocking story of his son and he was able to contain and hold the strong feelings, setting himself up for success.

Whether you are new to the practice of yoga or a seasoned practitioner, now is the time to check out the yoga and meditation classes at Freedom Within Yoga Studio in Teaneck. For more information call 201-920-7408 or go to http://www.freedomwithinyoga.com.

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How to Take Charge of Your Migraines – Thrive Global

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Lets first talk about what migraines are. Migraine is a type of headache that can be quite disabling and can last from hours to several days. It is typically associated with nausea and vomiting, light and/or sound sensitivity, and tends to be characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the scalp. Other features may include vision disturbances, numbness or weakness of one part of the body or even vertigo. Migraines can occur several times per week, or once or twice per year.

Migraine headaches affect 12% of the US population and are up to3 times more common in women than in men(up to 6% of men and up to 17% of women have them. Theprevalence of migraines increases up until the age of 39. In a group of women aged 30-39, close to 1 in 4 may have a migraine.

Mechanisms leading to migraines are complex and not fully understood. Scientists believe that migraines result from a malfunction of neurons (nerve cells) that leads to a sequence of changes that lead to migraine symptoms described above. Both genetic and environmental factors are involved in migraines.

When it comes to migraine headaches, there are 2 basic approaches in conventional medicine when it comes to treating the symptoms.

A class of drugs known as triptans (e.g., sumatriptan (Imitrex), rizatriptan (Maxalt), or naratriptan (Amerge)), may be used to abort the symptoms once they start. Non-steroidal anti- inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen (Advil) or naproxen (Aleve) may also be used.

Those who have frequent migraines may be on medications for migraine prevention, or even have Botox to help prevent migraines. Some of the oral medications that help prevent migraines include anti-seizure medications such as topiramate (Topamax), beta-blocker medications such as propranolol (Inderal), and anti-depressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil). In 2018, the FDA approved drugs that are calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists for migraine prevention. More data are needed to know the long term safety of these medications.

While it is important to get migraine symptoms under control, it is just as important to understand the root cause of migraines and identify any possible triggers. Many of my patients migraines are triggered by certain foods, by skipping meals or by alcohol.

Many of my patients find that their migraine frequency increases when they dont sleep well and their stress levels are high. Working with your qualified healthcare practitioner is key in both adequately addressing your symptoms but also identifying triggers, so that you reduce these symptoms and their frequency, or even completely eliminate them.

Prevention is key. Although it may take considerable detective work to understand what triggers your migraines, it is generally easier to prevent a migraine than it is to have to endure the symptoms and treat it.

Here are my top tips:

Here is a list of supplements you may want to ask your provider about, that can help reduce the frequency of migraines:

*Sublingual ginger and feverfew have been found torelieve migraine attacks.

None of the information in this article is a representation or warranty that any particular drug or treatment is safe, appropriate or effective for you, or that any particular healthcare provider is appropriate for you. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking help from a health care provider due to something you have read or seen in this article. Your reading/use of this article does not create in any way a physician-patient relationship, any sort of confidential, fiduciary or professional relationship, or any other special relationship that would give rise to any duties. This article does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, healthcare providers, procedures, or treatments, and if you rely on any of the information provided by this article, you do so solely at your own risk.

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We're not going to dive into all of these, but let's cover a couple that have been getting some extra attention lately: senescent cells, for example. Turns out, there's a limit to the number of times a cell can reproduce, called the Hayflick limit. When cells reach this limit, they're called senescent. "We used to think, well, they're old and in the way, but they're harmless," says Rountree. "But it turns out, they're releasing harmful signals and inflammation to the body."

Another topic you've likely read about right here on mbg is mitochondrial dysfunction. Think back to high school biology classmitochondria are the powerhouses of our cells, which produce ATP or energy. "When we get older, we tend to lose mitochondria because mitochondria don't have the same kind of repair mechanisms as our DNA," says Rountree. "So over time, we get more tired and we don't have the energy to fuel our cellular mechanisms."

Butand here's where things get a little crazySinclair believes there could be one common driver of all nine of these processes, which he sums up with his information theory of aging. "The theory proposes that all of the causes of aging that people are working onfrom loss of mitochondria to senescent cells to telomere shorteningare manifestations of a very simple principle, which is a loss of epigenetic information in the cell rather than genetic information.Meaning that cells lose their ability to read the right genes at the right time, in the same ways that scratches on a CD would mess up the ability to play a beautiful album," he says. (The epigenome, if you're unfamiliar, essentially tells the genome what to do.)

"What I'm proposing," he says, "is that if we can stop the epigenome from degrading, all of these other things go away." But if Sinclair's new theory is true, it raises the question: How the heck do you prevent these scratches (aka epigenome degradation) so cells continue to read the right genes at the right time, and so you can avoid things like fatigue, frailty, and cancer? And can we "clean up" damage that's already there and essentially turn back the clock?

According to Sinclair, there are sort of two levels to that answer. One, there seems to be quite a bit we can do that may effectively slow the aging process (i.e., prevent these scratches) via targeted dietary and lifestyle changes and a few promising supplements, which we'll dive into in the section below.* As for the second part of the question, to truly turn back the clock, lifestyle changes won't cut it. But future therapies and drugs could make that possible.

"We think we've figured out how to reset the age of cells," says Sinclair. "We've figured out that there's essentially a backup hard drive with this epigenetic information that we can access and tell the cells to be young again and reset their clock." Sinclair admits that this work is still quite preliminary, but they've just had some very promising results in animal studies with gene therapy treatments (right now they're injections, but they could eventually be pills). In a study from July 2019, they were able to reprogram damaged optic nerve cells in mice with glaucoma and restore vision.

"That's another level of science that's coming, and we're still in the early stages, but if we can restore vision, what else might we be able to reset?" he asks. Which, to be honest, is equal parts freaky and fascinating.

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Integrative Longevity Important Notice From Integrative Longevity Institute of Virginia (ILIV)

Hurricane Matthew and its resulting damage made the end of 2016 a very difficult time for ILIV. As a result, the clinical portion of Integrative Longevity Institute of Virginia, located at 129 W. Virginia Beach Blvd in Norfolk, will be officially closed as of January 31, 2017. However to assure ILIV patient care continuity, Dr. Parker will be opening his new personal practice in Virginia Beach as of February 1st, 2017. Dr. Parkers new office will be located at 5589 Greenwich Road, Suite 175, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. The office phone number will remain the same (757)226-8880. All patients are encouraged to continue their existing care with us at the new location.

Integrative Longevity Institute of Virginia will continue researching innovative therapies and providing education that promotes awareness of the human ecology philosophy.

Sincerely,Lambert T. Parker, MD

Human Ecology is a revolutionary approach to your healthcare.

If you are a patient of Dr. Parkers, youve probably heard of MTHFR, which is the abbreviation for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. For those who have not heard of it, the MTHFR gene creates an enzyme that converts folate into a form that can be used by the body.

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MILWAUKEE In 2019, alternative methods of self help and integrative medicine are becoming more and more popular. CBD products are found in large department stores. Yoga, while it has been prevalent in American culture for a long time, is still growing in popularity. Meditation is common, but there is one type of meditation that is gaining steam in Milwaukee and the United States. It's called Gong Bath Meditation.

"There's a lot of sound and it sounds really good," Andrew Royal, a psychotherapist and host of gong baths, said in simple terms.

It's a form of sound or music therapy.

The participant lays down on a yoga mat. They can use a pillow and/or blanket for added comfort. The host of the meditation will hit a gong, and the swelling sound and reverberations are meant to relax you.

"We dim the lights and then start to play and then let the sounds carry us all to whoever it needs to," Royal said.

These aren't small echoes either. The gong creates a thick and full sound that reverberates throughout the room and you can feel it in your chest.

Plus, there is no sheet music or specific song. It is all improvised, his partner and fellow practitioner Adriana Royal, said.

"It's usually just receiving the sound and responding to it," Adriana Royal, an acupuncturist, said.

Both can play at once or they can switch off playing the two gongs they own. They have different sized and textured mallets which they use to generate various sounds and frequencies. Some mallets are large, hollow, and soft. Others are small, dense, and hard.

"Size and also the density of it will create loud or softer sounds," Adriana said.

The setting of a gong bath is designed to create maximum comfort to allow the participant to loose themselves in the sound.

"We try to not describe at all what's going to happen, but we ask people to be receptive as they can be to whatever it is that's going to happen," Andrew Royal said.

Both Royals noted that gong baths can have various effects on a person. While the goal is to put you in an almost sedated-trance-like-state, that doesn't mean your mind will go blank.

"(Two people) laying right next to each other on the floor, and one person says something like it was so loud I could barely stand it and then the person next to them says I thought it was really quiet," Andrew Royal said.

The first descriptions of gongs dates back to 6th century China; however, it is believed that gongs were used for thousands of years before that. In the 1790's, gongs were used in western European orchestra performances. It's unclear when they became a specific meditative practice or brought to the U.S., but gongs have always been used for ceremonial, musical, and religious purposes.

"There (are) some people who know this is not like a secret anymore," Andrew Royal said.

Now, gong baths are gaining popularity in the U.S. and Milwaukee. There are some of the places that offer gong bath meditations in southeast Wisconsin including:

Gong baths can also be done during commemorative times. The Royals have hosted meditations at baptisms, birthdays, and memorial services.

"Literally we are holding space for people to meditate together," Adriana Royal said.

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Integrative medicine is the practice of combining conventional medical treatments with non-conventional (alternative or complementary) ones.

As more psychiatrists begin to incorporate evidence-based integrative treatment methods, and as patients begin to seek out and utilize alternative treatment options, it is important for psychiatrists to understand both the benefits and effects of such treatments.

Learn more about integrative medicine in psychiatry, including evolving terminology, types of treatment, and patterns of use, while earning CME with the following activity through the APA Learning Center.

Introduction to Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine in Psychiatry: General Overview of CAM in the United States

Launch Course

APA's Caucus on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a special-interest group of the APA, participates and coordinates in monthly webinars on integrative medicine and psychiatry. APA members interested in joining the Caucus, or for more information on upcoming webinars, please send an email to apacaiminfo@gmail.com.

Over- and Under-Methylation in the Psychiatric Population

Micronutrients as a Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders: The Evidence to Date

Restoring Resilience in Young Adults

For more information on upcoming webinars, please send an email to apacaiminfo@gmail.com.

Each year APA meetings include sessions on the topic Integrative Medicine (CAM). To submit an abstract for consideration, please review APA Meeting Submission and Guidelines.

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The Residents Journal: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Psychiatry

A 2013 issue of The Residents Journal, dedicated to complementary and alternative medicine in psychiatry, discusses the history and evolution of integrative medicine as a maturing specialty and includes a case report discussing how melatonin can provide relief to posttraumatic stress disorder patients.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Psychiatry

Written from the perspective of clinicians who practice both traditional and alternative medicine, this book discusses alternative therapies and provides an academic and practical review of complementary and alternative medicine.

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Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Mental Health Care

This book serves as a concise and practical reference reviewing many complementary and alternative treatments used in North America and Europe, including their history and rationale.

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Complementary and Integrative Treatments in Psychiatric Practice

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Before we discuss who we are and what we do, we want to answer the most important question of all "What is Integrative Medicine?"

Integrative Medicine is a partnership between the patient and the practitioner in the healing process appropriately using conventional and natural therapies to facilitate the bodys natural healing response.

What are the principles of integrative medicine?

Where traditional medicine focuses on the symptoms, integrative medicine looks to identify and treat the root cause of why the symptom is occurring in the first place.

If you have a chronic headaches, a traditional physician will give you a prescription in order to minimize your headaches.

We take this further and ask the question, Why do you have a headache? Through the use of state of art diagnostics we have helped patients identify the root cause such as dehydration, food sensitivities, inflammation, etc.

The goal is to stop their symptoms from occurring. Integrative medicine does not replace traditional medicine; it actually enhances it by allowing the body to heal through the partnership of the patient and physician.

Good medicine should be inquiry-driven and be open to new paradigms. The use of natural, less invasive, interventions are used whenever possible, unless it is an acute infection. This includes the use of broader concepts or promotion of health, and the prevention of illness, as well as the treatment of disease.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of a cure. If you prevent a disease, youll be able to handle more acute situations more effectively.

Integrative medicine uses a team approach. We have medical doctors, osteopathic doctors, naturopathic doctors, chiropractors, and dietitians who work together. Each practitioner comes to us with a unique background in Integrative Medicine & combined with our commitment to ongoing education we are leading a medical movement in Integrative Medicine. That is what makes Progressive Medical Center unique.

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Traditional medicine is effective for treating acute infection and conditions of that sort, but remarkably ineffective at successfully treating chronic conditions where patients often experience pain for months or even years on end. This is where Integrative Medicine triumphs. If youve experienced a prolonged struggle with any medical issue then an integrative solution may be what you need to significantly improve your quality of life.

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Massage Therapy

Massage therapy means that a provider will manipulate (handle, rub or feel) your body to try to help it feel better. Massage therapy is done by someone called a massage therapist. Massage is a way to help with:

Massage therapy is called a complementary therapy because it can be used in conjunction with clinical careto help with some conditions. Massage is used as an added treatment with regular medical care, and never in place of medical care.

It is important to eat a variety of nutritious foods to stay strong and healthy. Your health care provider may recommend that you take dietary supplements if you are not getting enough nutrients from the foods that you eat. Dietary supplements can be consumed through tablets, herbs, powders, capsules, drinks and foods. Examples of common dietary supplements include calcium, folate, iron and Vitamins A, B, C, D and E.

Talk to your health care provider before taking a new dietary supplement. Ingesting too much of certain dietary supplements can pose a risk to your health. Your provider will help you decide which supplements to take and how much.

Acupuncture can be used to help treat a wide variety of health conditions, including chronic pain, addiction, migraines, allergies and stress. Providers who perform acupuncture are called acupuncturists. The acupuncturist will ask the patient about health conditions and concerns. The acupuncturist will then partially insert tiny needles into the skin at specific points on the body. The needles are removed before the patient goes home. Acupuncture does not leave any lasting marks on the skin.

Usingmind-body relaxation techniques,learn how to use your thoughts to positively influence some of your bodys physical responses, thereby decreasing stress.

Mind-body relaxation exercises have been shown to:

Examples of mind-body calming exercises could include:

Mind-body relaxation techniques are not a substitute for medical care, but often can complement the clinical care you are receiving.

Our health does not just depend on our genes and family history. If we arent eating the right things or getting the right nutrients this can cause problems, or make health conditions worse. Nutritional medicine focuses on making sure that you are getting the right nutrients to help your body do its best, rather than just prescribing a medicine or procedure.

Here are some of the things that nutritional medicine might offer you:

Doctors of osteopathic medicine believe that structural problems in the spinal column can affect the nerves that radiate out to different organs, causing disease. Using osteopathic manipulative therapy, also known as OMT, your physician will move your muscles and joints using techniques such as stretching, gentle pressure and resistance. These treatments can promote healing, decrease pain and increase overall mobility. OMT is used to treat many medical conditions including:

OMT should not hurt and includes more than 40 different techniques including soft tissue massage, muscle energy work, myofascial release, and osteopathic cranial release (the application of soft pressure to your skull to stimulate healing). Other than individuals with bone cancer, bone or joint infection, osteoporosis or spinal fusion, patients of any age and with almost any health conditions can safely receive OMT.

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Overview

COURSE DESCRIPTON

The explosive growth of Integrative Medicine has brought both opportunities and challenges to patients and consumers. Patients are confronted with a bewildering and growing array of promises and claims. This presents a unique challenge to physicians and other health care professionals tasked with helping their patients make informed health care decisions. Researchers and clinicians from Mayo Clinic offer this course to provide learners with a general working knowledge of Integrative Medicine; familiarity with some of the most common therapies; and most importantly, practical application of these therapies to patients with relevant diseases and conditions.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This course is designed for practicing physicians, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other members of the health care team who work with patients using or interested in using integrative medicine therapies.

1:00 p.m. ABFM Knowledge Self-Assessment module Health Behaviors

Family physicians can complete the ABFM Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA formerly SAM) on Health Behaviors. Participants work as a group, learning from one another. The session is led by family physicians who are experienced KSA (SAM) moderators, assisted by other content experts. The group discusses 60 core competency questions and answers.

For this session, family physician attendees do not need an individual computer or Internet access; come equipped only with a desire to learn and to share expertise with your peers. After the session, we will submit the group's answers on a single group answer sheet. Later, individuals need to log in to the ABFM website and pay any required ABFM fees.

5:00 pm Adjourn

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is accredited by the Accreditation Council forContinuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education forphysicians.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for amaximum of21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim onlythe credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

General SessionThursday 11/9/17 (AM session): 4.25creditsFriday 11/10/17: 6.25creditsSaturday 11/11/17: 6.5creditsPlease note: General Session (Thursday - Saturday) is approved for 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.

If you attend the optional ABFM KSA Module: Health Behaviors 2017Thursday 11/9/17(1:00 pm - 5:00 pm): 4.0credits

Physicians should claim onlythe credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 17 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Participation information will be shared with ABIM through PARS.

AAFP

Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians.Determination of credit is pending.

Other Health Care ProfessionalsA certificate of attendance will be provided to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

Attendees should ensure in advance that their credentialing or licensing organization acceptsAMA PRA Category 1TMfrom the sponsor of this activity.

Guest rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests with special course rates at the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center. In order to receive the special rate, reservations must be made before the room block is filled or before the expiration date of October 18, 2017, whichever comes first. Reservations will be taken following this date based on space and rate availability.

Kalahari Resort & Convention Center1305 Kalahari DriveWisconsin Dells, WI 53964

Phone: 1-877-253-5466

Identify yourself as a participant of the Mayo Clinic Integrative Medicine room block when making your reservation.

Room Rates (single to quad occupancy)

Wednesday, 11/8/2017: $109Thursday, 11/9/2017: $109Friday, 11/10/2017: $119Saturday, 11/11/2017: $149

Lodging arrangements are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.

Mayo Clinic General Internal Medicine nor the Section of Integrative Medicine and Health are not responsible for expenses incurred by an individual who is not confirmed and for whom space is not available at the meeting. Costs incurred by the registrant such as airline or hotel fees or penalties are the responsibility of the registrant.

Registration FeesRegistration fee includes tuition,electroniccourse syllabus, continental breakfasts, and break refreshments.

Thursday, November 9, 2017 - Saturday, November 11, 2017

General Session: $780Optional Paper Syllabus: $50 Pre-order by September 14, 2017

Optional Session: Thursday, November 9, 2017; 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

ABFM KSA Learning Session -- Health Behaviors $100Lunch included on Thursday for those registering for thisoptional session.

CANCELLATIONS

Mayo Clinic GIM CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event Mayo Clinic GIM CME must cancel or postpone this course, Mayo Clinic General Internal Medicine CME will refund the registration fee, but is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.

GRANTS AND EXHIBITS

At this time, a complete listing of commercial support (financial or in-kind) is not available. Appropriate acknowledgement will be given to all supporters at the time of the meeting.

EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES

This course offers the opportunity for commercial companies to interact with health care providers and highlight their products and services. If you are interested in exhibit space during this course, please contactDeb Blomberg.Exhibits will be available for viewing at all scheduled breaks.

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UCHealth offers physician-managed care that emphasizes the wellness and healing of the entire person.

Integrative medicine is the blending of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies with conventional care for the prevention and treatment of health conditions and the pursuit of wellness.

This melding of traditional medical care with the centuries-old healing arts can help decrease stress, strengthen the immune system, reduce pain, and speed recovery.

Our holistic approach treats each patient for balance and wellness of the mind, body, and spirit. Services are customized for your unique needs.

We believe that wellness is not defined by the presenceor absenceof disease. Rather, wellness is the pursuit of the best quality of life in your present circumstances regardless of your medical condition.

Whether youre fighting a disease, recovering from a disease, or striving to maintain good health, we can help you achieve optimal well-being.

Conditions that benefit from integrative medicine

Integrative medicine services & therapies

Our integrative medicine team collaborates with each other, your other healthcare providers at UCHealth, and any outside providers to help you get the most from the integration of CAM and conventional care.

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Getting healthy and staying healthy isnt only about medical treatments. Sometimes you need a little extra support to help you tolerate treatment and recover from illness and feel better overall.

Integrative Medicine takes into account the whole person. It makes use of different therapeutic practices to address all aspects of your health physical, emotional, social, spiritual and more. The goal is to restore and maintain health and wellness.

At the Elmhurst Integrative Medicine Clinic, we address your mind, body and spirit so you can live a better life now.

We offer the following Integrative Medicine services alongside your medical treatments:

Reiki is a complementary, holistic healing practice intended to promote the balance of energy in the body. The session is safe, gentle and non-invasive, and is used to enhance the effectiveness of conventional medical treatment. Reiki can help promote relaxation and release stress. It can also relieve pain, improve mental clarity and promote sleep.

Mindfulness therapy involves focusing your awareness on the present moment. Mindfulness meditation may involve deep breathing exercises and self-soothe techniques. During it, you acknowledge and accept your thoughts, feelings and sensations without judgment. By connecting with the moment at hand, mindfulness therapy can help you relax, gain mental clarity, reduce anxious thoughts, and feel restored.

Guided imagery involves the process of using directed thoughts and suggestions to guide ones imagination toward a relaxed, focused state. For example, it can help you to prepare for an event or activity by imagining a positive outcome.

Hypnosis is the process by which an individuals body relaxes while the mind enters a state of deep concentration. This therapy can be used to treat people with addictions, pain, anxiety disorders and phobias.

Advanced massage techniques are a useful adjunct to ones health plan to promote healing and maintain health. Massage is beneficial for many conditions, including chronic pain, soft tissue injuries and stress reduction.

This therapeutic practice includes an evaluation and treatment to resolve various body ailments through the use of acupuncture, cupping or gua sha. It promotes a state of optimal health to provide relief from pain, headaches, digestive disorders, sleep trouble, colds and sinus congestion, stress and more.

Maintaininga healthy, balanced diet is important to control your weight and improve your overall wellness. Heather Bautista, ND, CNS, LDN, naturopathic health coach with the Integrative Medicine Clinic, can help educate you in choosing healthy dietary options that are right for you.

Struggling to quit smoking? Our smoking cessation program can give you the support you need to quit for good.

Smoking is a strong, complicated addiction. You need the best tools to help with the physical and emotional symptoms. Hypnosis and acupuncture are great resources to help you succeed. During hypnosis for smoking cessation, a patient is often asked to imagine unpleasant outcomes from smoking, which can help later when the desire to smoke occurs. Acupuncture can help stop jitters, curb cravings, lessen irritability and restlessness, increase relaxation and detoxify the body.

Our Integrative Medicine Clinic offers a four-week smoking cessation program by hypnosis, counseling and acupuncture (if you wish). The program can give you the support you need to kick the habit for good. Learn more and call 331-221-6135 to register.

Be Activated is used globally by elite sports teams, the fitness industry and health professionals to treat injuries and enhance sporting performance. It is a powerful tool for stress management and can quickly break common patterns of movement dysfunction and chronic pain.

Eric Janota, D.O. is offering Be Activated at Edward-Elmhurst Health Center (located at 8 Salt Creek Lane in Hinsdale) for people with:

The Be Activated philosophy will change the way your body works. Simple changes to dysfunctioning muscles allow the body to make immediate shifts towards resilience, strength and speed. The results are incredible. An activated body will quickly change from a state of tension and pain to a strong and relaxed state of excellent performance. To learn more, call 331-221-2550.

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is hands-on care. It involves using the hands to diagnose, treat and prevent illness or injury. Using OMT, your osteopathic physician (D.O.) will move your muscles and joints using techniques including stretching, gentle pressure and resistance.

OMT can help people of all ages and backgrounds. The treatment can be used to ease pain, promote healing and increase overall mobility. OMT is often used to treat muscle pain, but it can also help patients with a number of other health problems such as: asthma, sinus disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome and migraines.

Julia Afridi, D.O., Medical Director of Integrative Medicine at Elmhurst Hospital, is offering OMT at Elmhurst Hospital and at our Oak Park clinic. Please call 331-221-1700 to set up your appointment for OMT.

A Whole Body Composition Test provides an accurate, in-depth body composition analysis that can be used to identify health risks and pinpoint problems in the body before they occur. Schedule your appointment online now or learn more, or call 630-527-3200 to make an appointment for the body analysis.

For people with cancer, Integrative Medicine therapies can help to diminish the stress and anxiety of cancer treatment and create a sense of well-being. Often patients forgo this type of therapy because its rarely covered by insurance.Instead, they live with the adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

Hope. Lives. Here. is an initiative launched by the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation to increase awareness and raise funds for cancer programs and services at The Nancy W. Knowles Cancer Center.

The Foundation has raised funds to provide twocomplimentary 30-minute appointments in the Integrative Medicine Clinic to each new cancer patient that we treat in 2017. To make an appointment, call 331-221-6135.

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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --The first-ever Integrative Physician Market Landscape study, conducted by Pure Branding, addresses a lack of market intelligence about the rapidly growing practice of integrative medicine among Medical Doctors (MD) and Doctors of Osteopathy (DO).

"I have never seen such a rigorous and insightful study of the integrative physician community," said Leonard A. Wisneski, MD, FACP, professor of medicine at Georgetown University, George Washington University and University of Colorado. "For anyone wishing to understand and engage with the field of integrative medicine, this research study and its insights will be invaluable."

A rapidly growing number of doctors are exploring integrative approaches to clinical care as a solution to perceived inabilities to offer better healthcare options to their patients through conventional medical practices.

The study provides a consensus on the definition of integrative medicine, with respondents identifying the top five factors as:

"Anyone distressed about the state of healthcare in America need look no further than this inspiring community of integrative physicians for hope," says Yadim Medore, founder and CEO of Pure Branding. "These cutting-edge doctors are at the forefront of a paradigm shift in medicine, that will significantly impact the value chain from healthcare systems and payers to medical schools and suppliers."

Key Findings:

This research study included 1,133 integrative MDs and DOs from 49 states, the largest pool of currently practicing integrative physicians ever surveyed for a landscape report. Lists were provided by association and media partners including Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), Academy of Integrative Pain Management (AIPM), American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA), Functional Forum and Today's Practitioner, and numerous commercial sponsors.

"The findings in this report are representative of the integrative medical community as a whole, with a confidence level of 95% and the margin of error at +/-2.9%," said Mr. Medore.

Informationabout the study can be found at: http://www.purebranding.com/integrative-physicians

About Pure BrandingPure Branding is a strategic consulting, market research and brand development agency for health and wellness companies. Since 1999, they have helped global clients build loyalty and grow market share through innovative research and actionable insights. For more information: http://www.purebranding.com

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