Global meeting including integrative medicine pioneers calls for “wellness moonshot”

/ Wellness and Wellbeing

Wellness Moonshot No disrespect to former US Vice President Biden but if we are going to have a “moonshot” in healthcare then why not prevent the preventable? A Wellness Moonshot would focus on preventing infectious and Lifestyle diseases. Not only are these good odds but they cost pennies on the dollar and help people avoid […]

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As demand in La Crosse area grows, Gundersen promotes integrative medicine options

/ Holistic Programs

Gundersen Integrative Medicine Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI held an open house to promote awareness of its therapies. Local residents were able to get information and even demonstrations of Gundersen integrative medicine potential for their health. During the open house, prospective patients were able to speak with the center’s medical staff and ask

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Urgent Need for Improved Mental Health Care and a More Collaborative Model of Care

/ Mental Health

Collaborative Holistic Care There has been a chasm between physical health and mental health for years. Our family has never understood this. Patient Engagement relies on a collaborative holistic care approach. However, we continue to see further dissection of the human condition into a pill for this and an injection for that, not collaborative holistic

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Alternative medicine, conventional settings

/ Health Consumer

Alternative Medicine Is Complementary There has been an evolution in US consumer attitudes around health and a revolution in consumer actions. Therapies that have produced results for centuries and millennia like acupuncture, yoga, and tai chi now appear in conventional medicine. Once separated from mainstream medicine, alternative medicine is complementary to many conventional practices. Health

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Wing Chun May Strengthen Older Adults, Reports Study

/ Mindfulness, Tai Chi, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Wing Chun Strengthens Older Adults Anyone who has watched a kung fu movie has probably seen the student practicing on a wooden dummy. Working at different speeds, the student lifts the pegs that represent arms and delivers various punch combinations. It is relaxing just to watch. However, this is not limited to young students who

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Wellbeing enhanced more by places than objects, study finds

/ Wellness and Wellbeing

Location Affects Wellbeing Location matters. Whether looking for a home, a school, a job we care about location. Just imagine some of your favorite vistas, a mountain top view, standing on the ocean’s shore, your favorite produce stand (or pizza shop). Where we are certainly affects who we are. That location affects wellbeing has been

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Your Brain On Forest- Living Near a Forest Keeps Your Amygdala Healthier

/ Mental Health, Wellness and Wellbeing

This Is Your Brain On Forest- Amygdala Health Social determinants of health have increasingly shown the impact of neighborhood on health. There may be an even deeper connection that cuts across socio-economic boundaries. Researchers have found that proximity to forests is linked to amygdala health.   A neuroimaging study reveals city dwellers who live closer

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