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- New Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers Target …
- With each meal comes an alternative medicine lesson
- Alternative Medicine Joins Cancer Fight
New Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers Target …
National Institutes of Health (press release)
The new centers will add to knowledge about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches and their potential in treating and preventing diseases and conditions that are common among Americans. In NCCAM’s CERC program, highly accomplished researchers across a variety of disciplines apply cutting-edge technology to projects in CAM. The new centers and their projects are as follows. Wisconsin Center for the Neuroscience and Psychophysiology of Meditation
Principal Investigator: Richard J.
With each meal comes an alternative medicine lesson
Houston Chronicle, United States
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The Healthiest Meals on Earth
(Fair Winds; $24. 95)
•The book: Written by nutrition expert Jonny Bowden and health counselor Jeannette Bessinger, this book promotes the notion that food is medicine — that pills aren’t the only way to address health problems. It focuses on healthy foods and superfoods that prevent and treat chronic diseases. •The basics: While some ingredients and recipes are either low-fat or fiber-rich, this is not necessarily a cookbook intended to help you lose weight. If you want information about what you eat and why it’s good for you, short essays sprinkled among the recipes provide food for thought. •The recipes: Recipes are grouped in “polymeals,” short menus with an entree, side dishes and desserts.
Related: Naturally thin weight loss may be the secret to diet success
Alternative Medicine Joins Cancer Fight
WDSU, LA
We put the needles in, we take the needles out. So, it’s not like surgery,” said Terrence Mason, owner and operator of the Oriental Bodywork and Acupuncture Clinic. But alternative medicine comes at a price. Frisch and Marchand said that very few insurance companies cover the cost of treatment. Despite Frisch’s seemingly good health, she has recurrent ovarian cancer. “Right now, I’m using the Western methods just for the blood tests and scans, just to kind of keep an eye on what’s going on internally,” Frisch said. Although UW doctors have told Frisch she has ovarian cancer once again and she should feel sick, Frisch said she feels great, which makes her think the treatments are working.