The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is a fantastic source of evidence behind many complementary and integrative health practices.
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Integrative medicine can significantly impact health and wellness before, during, and after surgery. Although the impact of integrative medicine is significant, I'm particularly interested in the effects of food and the microbiome in the perioperative period.
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I attended the two-day NIH Pain Consortium Symposium on Whole Patient Health. There were some engaging sessions. Interestingly, there was not a single session on the impact of the microbiome on pain--maybe someday!?! The two-day symposium had me thinking about simple, low-risk interventions anyone can do to help modulate their pain.
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Since this was my birthday week, I found the recent article, The Two Choices that Keep a Midlife Crisis at Bay, quite interesting. The article is the entry from Arthur Brook's excellent recurring column called How to Build a Life.
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On June 1 and 2, the NCCIH will offer a free webinar on Integrative Pain Management…..
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With the technological understanding and wealth of the United States, one might think our longevity would be among the best in the world. It's not. In the U.S., longevity does not even remotely correlate with expenditures.
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This week’s Economist includes Technology Quarterly. The topic? The Quantified Self…..
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The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health publishes a wealth of information online. This morning, I opened my mail to information on music and health.
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Are you tired of carrying your original white Covid Proof of Vaccination card? I was. My card took quite a beating since I first folded it and tucked it into my wallet in March of 2021.
In iOs 15, it's now possible to digitize your Proof of Vaccination and carry the card in your Apple Digital Wallet. Importing your card will vary based on the location of where you have received your shot.
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News shapes our views of the world and colors our opinions. Spending too much time in an information bubble (reading information from the same sources) gives us an incomplete picture of the complexities of an issue. Worse, the information may be used to manipulate our opinions.
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