Fitness

Ten Years of Self-Care Classes

Tom Ferguson, M.D. interviews Keith Sehnert, M.D. about how he started teaching self-care classes in 1970, and the growth of these across the country. He outlines what motivates people to take the...

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Aug26

A Field Guide to Body Work

Tom Ferguson, M.D. interviews Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. about how our mind and body are intimately involved. This presents us with many options for using various kinds of body work to enhance our own...

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Aug26

Human Potential: From Esalen to Mainstreet

Russell E. DiCarlo interviews George Leonard about a variety of specific programs and processes to assist an individual along a path toward personal transformation of mind, body, soul and heart.

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Aug26

Special Populations and Exercise: A New Era In Fitness

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Dec06

It Stands To Reason Sitting Less Can Improve Health, Extend Life

Sitting Less Can Improve Health, Extend Life

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Mar29

Brain Health, Exercise and BDNF

We got it! It’s BDNF! Brain derived neurotrophic factor. That’s the key to preserving memory and brain health as we age. It’s a name we all need to become familiar with as I’m certain new research...

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Dec07

Nov24

Integrative Medicine, Complementary Alternative Medicine and Health Round-up #49: November 2011

John Weeks

Integrative community dialogue on board certified integrative MDs and the direction of "integrative medicine" ... Congressional Wellness Caucus established with bipartisan backing ... Obama names Kahn and Ornish to Advisory Group for National...

Apr09

Columnist Taylor Walsh: March Prevention-Madness in DC and Implications for Integrative Practice

John Weeks

Beltway-based Integrator columnist Taylor Walsh specializes in examining policy changes with an eye on their potential meaning to integrative medicine and health care. In this column, Walsh offers a useful summary of a rash of developments as the...

Feb13

Integrative Medicine and Integrated Health Care Round-up #40 February 2011

John Weeks

The Institute for Functional Medicine begins state of Florida-backed $1.2-million pilot with Tallahassee residency program ... Holistic Primary Care survey finds holistic and conventional practices converging ... Graduates of University of Arizona...

Oct08

Integrative Medicine and Integrated Health Care Round-up: October 2010

John Weeks

IHPC, others convene stakeholders for policy action plan on integrative practices in reform law ... Goertz named to influential Board of Governors of PCORI, significant new, national comparative effectiveness research institute ... AANP urges...

Oct01

Karla Karapetian: Report on the Penny George Institute Conference on Hospital Based Integrative Care

John Weeks

Imagine this: A hospital system has delivered 61,000 inpatient visits. It is committed to serving as a model for the nation so offers a conference on hospital-based integrative care. Would that be a smart place to be if one wishes to learn the ins...

Sep11

Integrative Medicine and Integrated Health Care Round-up: September 2010

John Weeks

NCCAM issues DRAFT 2011-2015 strategic plan, includes "real world" and health-promoting outcomes; Briggs on researching complex approaches; Canada Post outcomes show effectiveness and cost-savings from whole practice of integrative naturopathic...