Functional/Integrative Medicine
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Lindsay Karp on Living With Multiple Sclerosis
A woman with MS shares how she’s learning to love life — and her body — after her diagnosis.
Meet the New Phytocannabinoids
Go beyond CBD to explore other phytocannabinoids that can help you deal with anxiety, stress, inflammation, insomnia, PTSD, depression, and more.
4 Ways That Nutrition Can Negatively Affect Our Mood
Building a solid nutritional foundation for mental health starts with recognizing how food may be contributing to low mood. These are some of the factors.
What Is Sound Healing?
While we’re often inundated by noise, we might overlook the fact that sound can be therapeutic for the body and mind.
Living Well While You Live Long: The Growing Quest for Longevity
Most of us, regardless of our age, are looking to optimize not only our lifespan, but also our health span. In recent years, this quest for longevity has contributed to a growing business with significant economic impact.
In this, episode, Jeff Zwiefel and Jim LaValle, RPh, CCN, discuss the lifestyle factors that contribute to a long and healthy life, as well as the growing body of resources and tools that can support this effort, including MIORA Performance and Longevity at Life Time.
What is Foot Reflexology?
Discover how this trigger-point therapy can help relieve a range of discomforts.
Can Ashwagandha Boost VO2 Max?
This adaptogenic herb has been used for ages in Ayurvedic medicine to aid health and immunity. Now, exercise scientists believe it may also enhance aerobic performance.
Can Music Help People With ADHD Focus Better?
A growing body of research suggests music can improve attention, making it a particularly powerful tool for individuals with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Uric Acid: A New Metric for Heart Health
The latest research on uric acid suggests that this waste product may be an important bellwether for cardiometabolic health.
11 Tips to Boost Your Testosterone
Here are 11 lifestyle-based ways to increase your testosterone levels.
What Are Common Signs and Symptoms of Endometriosis?
From severe menstrual cramping and painful intercourse to fatigue and infertility, this condition can impact a woman’s overall quality of life. Learn more.
6 Things to Know About the “Miracle” Drug Ozempic
Functional-medicine pioneer Frank Lipman, MD, on what you should know about weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.
What Are the Chakras?
Discover the body’s seven energy centers. Plus, enhance your well-being with this chakra meditation.
Be Your Own Best Health Advocate
A Lyme disease diagnosis and accompanying body-wide pain and debilitating fatigue led Ryan Sutter — firefighter, endurance athlete, and Bachelorette alum — to take action to find answers, treatment options, and a path toward wellness. In this episode, Sutter shares his health journey, as well as advice for pushing through challenge, fighting health obstacles, and advocating for your well-being.
Why Is the Liver Important in Traditional Chinese Medicine?
The liver plays a crucial role in TCM, as it is involved not only in physical functions but also in regulating emotions. Learn more.
How Are Meridians Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Meridians, which travel along fascial plains, serve as energetic pathways used by TCM practitioners to restore balance and harmony to the various organs of the body.
How is Qi Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Some have speculated that the concept of the Force in Star Wars is based on qi (pronounced “chee”). Learn how it affects your health and vitality.
What Is Brain Fog?
Having trouble concentrating? Feeling confused and forgetful? You may be the victim of what’s become known as brain fog.
How Is Temperature Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine?
TCM uses the concepts of wind, heat, and other elemental qualities to highlight the opposing characteristics of an illness, allowing practitioners to restore balance in the body.
What Are the 5 Vital Substance in Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Blood and other fluids make up some of the vital substances in TCM. Learn more about these essential elements and how they are used to achieve health and vitality in the body.
4 Common Tools Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM practitioners use acupuncture, nutrition, herbs, and bodywork to treat their patients. Here’s why.