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submitted by: admin on 05/08/2015
Awakening to the limitations of conventional medical practice led to a search for a new and better way to provide health care. The Health Medicine Forum was born and a new paradigm based on integrative, holistic, person-centered, preventive health care was developed. Vicki and I tell the story.
A Return to Healing:...
submitted by: admin on 05/08/2015
In theory, developing an integrative clinic should be simple. However, they are not easy because of financial issues. The development of Healing Circles was a major step in taking "listening" and "caring" to deeper level. Coupled with providing Healing Circles at no cost, patients become willing to share their life story and extend the boundaries...
submitted by: admin on 11/24/2019
A study at McMaster University published in Frontiers in Psychology, showed that anti-depressants do more harm than good! Conventional wisdom dictates that these drugs are safe and effective. These drugs increase the risk for fetal development problems, sexual dysfunction, digestive problems, and stroke. They may even cause osteoporosis.
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submitted by: admin on 10/02/2013
Supplementing your child's diet with essential fatty acids, enrolling them in pre-school, and engaging them in interactive reading can increase their IQ by 3-10 or more points according to a study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science in January of 2013.
Supplementing pregnant women and newborns with essential fatty acids were...
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
The benefits of breastfeeding compared to infant formula was studied in 133 babies from 10 months to 4 years of age. Those fed with breast milk had much better brain development than those fed formula according to a June 2013 issue of the journal Neuroimage.
There was a 20-30% greater development in language skills, emotional function, and cognition...
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Is it more important to learn academics or to bond with parents and learn family values? There are factions in the US that want to increase the length of academic training to make the US more competitive in science.
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Prenatal events have a powerful effect on emotional development. There are methods of taking us back to these early experiences to re-explore them. Looking back to prenatal life is a new concept in managing depression.
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The October 31, 2012 issue of Human Reproduction published an article from Harvard and Tufts Medical Centers stating that SSRI antidepressants should not be used in pregnancy because they lead to worsened pregnancy outcomes, have not been shown to be of benefit, and are massively overused in clinical practice. This family of drugs is associated with...
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Touch has a profound effect on our development. Sensate awareness regulates how our physiology and emotions develop and operate. We can learn more about who we are through touch and it is a powerful tool for recovery.
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
According to research at UCSF in May of 2012, smoking during pregnancy adversely affects fetal lung development, but it can be prevented by vitamin C during the last trimester. A study on 159 smoking pregnant women revealed that just 500 mg/d of vitamin C before 22 weeks of gestation would raise their low vitamin C levels to normal and also improve...
submitted by: admin on 11/12/2013
Research out of Washington University School of Medicine that was published in the journal Pediatrics in October of 2013 looked at the effect of poverty on the brain development of 145 kids using MRIs. They did a study measuring the stress level of a mother and her child and then correlated this with MRI changes that revealed less white and gray matter in...