Richard Davidson is one of the world’s foremost brain scientists. He is the Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is Director of the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience and the Waisman...
Daniel Redwood, D.C. interviews Deepak Chopra, M.D. about his transition from conventional medicine to Ayurvedic medicine, the value of meditation, and the importance to lighten up and not to take yourself or what you are doing so seriously.
Dr. Daniel Redwood interviews Hari Sharma, M.D about the origins and modern uses of Ayurveda, an ancient healing approach from India. Dr. Sharma explains the role of Transcendental Meditation, and how the practice of Ayurveda has changed through the...
Daniel Redwood, D.C. interviews James Gordon, M.D. about the goals of The White House Commission On Complementary And Alternative Medicine Policy, the key areas it will address, and the Commission's desire to elicit the broadest possible input from...
In "Of Love, Death, And The Medical Cold War" Daniel Redwood, D.C. interviews A. Robert Smith about his late wife Jane’s final illness as an example of the adversarial relations and lack of coordination between the alternative and conventional...
Richard Passwater, Ph.D. interviews Dr. Adrianne Bendich about vitamin safety, immune function and nutrition beyond deficiency diseases, including related research and specifics on correct usage of a number of vitamins.
Two reports this summer have given "alternative treatments" and "CAM" their most significant media attention in years. Consumer Reports surveyed 45,000 and examined use in 11 common conditions. This Integrator culls data relative to which treatments...
Toss a switch at Google Alerts and you you can witness the proliferation of integrative medicine and alternative medicine initiatives and coverage. Since August 3, 2011, Google has sent me updates for "Integrative medicine" and "alternative medicine...
When Integrator columnist Taylor Walsh spotted the Atlantic Monthly feature by David Freedman, The Triumph of New Age Medicine, he recognized what is certain to be an influential contribution to the nation's debate over medical alternatives. Walsh...
Some associated with integrative practice who read David H. Freedman's recent Atlantic Monthly feature, "The Triumph of New Age Medicine," are repelled. Some don't get past the wave of antagonism from the anti-CAM vigilantes. Some don't like...