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Personalized Health Care: Functional Medicine Leads the Way

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM ● By Linda Sechrist

What began 25 years ago as holistic healthcare has evolved into functional medicine that looks at underlying causes of disease and incorporates genetics for customized diagnoses and non-drug treatment strategies.

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Kelly Noonan-Gores on How We Shape Our Health

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM ● By April Thompson

The actress and filmmaker discusses how to move past our traumas, subconscious programming, and negative visualizations to take charge of our health and enter into full-bodied vitality.

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Moving Through Menopause: Exercising Reduces Symptoms

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Walking, strength training and yoga are just a few of the ways that being physically active during menopausal changes eases our days and benefits mind and body.

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Crazy-Good Condiments: DIY Versions Add Zest and Nutrients

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM ● By Judith Fertig

By foregoing grocery-store condiments for homemade ones, we improve both the flavor of our dishes and our diet.

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Kid Talk: How to Communicate with a Child

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM ● By Amber Lanier Nagle

Consistency, honesty, flexibility and availability are all key in communicating deeply with our children.

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Gardening Asanas: Yoga Poses to Stay Pain-Free

Mar 30, 2018 09:58AM ● By Marlaina Donato

Overdoing garden work can produce aches and pains, but by integrating yoga positions while planting and weeding, we can emerge pain-free after hours of being on our knees and bending.

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Indigenous Wisdom: Elders Urge Us to Reimagine Life

Mar 30, 2018 09:58AM ● By Anita Sanchez

Indigenous elders from around the world meet together to pass down four sacred gifts of wisdom we would do well to heed.

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Nature’s Remedies: How Animals Self-Medicate

Mar 30, 2018 09:57AM

Creatures in the wild ranging from microbes to elephants cope with parasites, pests and pain using natural substances; it all suggests why our preserving the natural world is good for us, too.

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Healthy Climate, Healthy People: Why a Warming Planet is Harming Our Health

Mar 30, 2018 09:57AM ● By Lisa Marshall

As the Earth slowly heats up, we’re being affected by rising allergens, disaster-related trauma and the increase in insects carrying dangerous diseases.

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Whole Grains Help Us Eat Less: Feel Fuller Sooner, Lose Weight

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

When overweight Danes exchanged refined grain products such as white bread and pasta for whole-grain equivalents, they tended to feel full sooner, eat less, lose weight and have less inflammation.

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Herbs Ease Polycystic Ovary Symptoms: Natural Remedy Provides Relief

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

Ingesting a combination of five herbs returned menstrual cycles to normal durations for 55 percent of women with polycystic ovary syndrome among those participating in an Australian study.

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Fruit Pesticides Lower Fertility in Women: Produce Has Impact on Conception

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

Women undergoing fertility treatments were 18 percent less likely to become pregnant and 26 percent less likely to have a live birth if they were eating pesticide-laden produce.

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Less REM-Stage Sleep Linked to Dementia Risk: Impact on Mental Acuity

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

People older than 60 that get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia.

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Air Pollution Linked to Psychological Distress: Mental Health Connection Found

Mar 30, 2018 09:56AM

People living in areas with the highest levels of airborne fine particulates were 17 percent more likely to be psychologically distressed, feeling sad, nervous or hopeless.

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High-Fat Diet Risks Multiple Sclerosis Relapse: Increasing Veggies Cuts Risk

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM

Eating a high-fat diet increases the risk of multiple sclerosis relapse in children by as much as 56 percent, while each additional cup of weekly vegetables cuts the risk by 50 percent.

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5 Top Tips to Finding Your Next Doctor

1 Keep an Open Mind! Healthcare has come a long way. Today, you have access to practitioners that branch outside of traditional medicine and aim to identify the root causes of conditions while using alternative treatments that may help you get the relief you need. Just because it’s not a pill, doesn’t make it pseudoscience.

2 Build Your Health Care Team. There is no one doctor that can be the be-all-end-all for your health needs. Be sure to have a team of practitioners with different “lenses” and areas of expertise who will treat the root cause and not just the symptom(s).

3   Environment Influences Healing. Health is multi-factorial. Your mental and emotional environment plays a pivotal role in your healing potential. Your doctors and their staff should create an office atmosphere filled with positivity so you can get the most out of your care.

4 Your Story Matters.  Before you begin any treatment, be sure to have a comprehensive consultation to discuss your health concerns. Find practitioners who welcome questions and will take the time to listen and treat you with respect.

5 Report of Findings. When it comes to our health, we often make decisions without understanding the risk versus benefits. Knowledge is an important part of the healing process and is essential to make conscious, informed health decisions. Find practitioners who take the time to explain their exam findings and the recommendations for treatment in ways that make sense to you.

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