by Becky | Feb 13, 2024 | 2024, Alternative Therapies, Blood Pressure, Botanicals, Brain Health, Cardiovascular Health, Recent Posts
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. After treatment with chamomile aromatherapy, researchers observed a significant reduction in heart rate (P <0.001), systolic blood pressure (P <0.001), and diastolic blood pressure (P<0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Jan 30, 2024 | 2023, Alternative Therapies, CBD, Oral Health, Recent Posts
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. At 180min, both CBD groups had a maximum pain reduction of 73% from baseline. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 24, 2024 | 2023, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. This analysis revealed that pet ownership was associated with slower rates of cognitive decline among older adults living alone but not those living with others (p<0.05). (more…)
by Becky | Nov 2, 2023 | 2023, Alternative Therapies, Botanicals, Brain Health, Essential Oils
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the single-center, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial show that subjects in the aromatherapy plus music therapy group experienced a significantly greater ∆STAI-1 value (all p < 0.001) and ∆SAS (all p < 0.001) compared to other groups. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 19, 2023 | 2022, Alternative Therapies, Infant and Children's Health, Stress
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 20-minute animal-assisted intervention over the course of a 6-week school term resulted in improvements in mean cortisol levels in both mainstream school children and children with special educational needs. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 6, 2023 | 2022, Alternative Therapies, Arthritis, CBD, Joint Health
Written by Dr. Clara Sartor. CBD use was associated with improvements in pain (83%), physical function (66%), and sleep quality (66%). Additional controlled, randomized clinical trials will help further assess the risk-to-benefit profile and efficacy of this botanical modality for arthritis and arthralgia. (more…)
by Becky | May 23, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Analysis of 132 healthy older adults in both the piano and musical culture group revealed a widespread pattern of positive GM volume changes over 6 months (p < 0.001) in the neocortex, subcortical structures, and in the cerebellum. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 3, 2023 | 2022, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. While all social conditions (acts of kindness, social activities, and cognitive reappraisal) showed a significant linear improvement from baseline to follow-up for the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), only participants in the acts of kindness group exhibited a significant linear increase in the Social Connectedness Scale (SCS-R). (more…)
by Becky | Feb 22, 2023 | 2023, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Significant findings of the study show that paired t-tests comparing pre- and post-intervention scores across both groups revealed a significant improvement in both the Communication index (p<0.001) and the Responsive speech index (p=0.007). (more…)
by Becky | Dec 22, 2022 | 2022, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Sleep, Stress
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 6-week treatment of blue light exposure for 30-minutes each morning resulted in significant improvements in the severity of PTSD symptoms, particularly regarding sleep quality and dysfunction. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022, Alternative Therapies
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the controlled, within-subject crossover study show that O2Hb was 0.80 µmol/l higher in the presence of the dog compared to in the presence of the plush animal (CI=0.27-1.33, p=.004). (more…)
by Becky | May 2, 2022 | Alternative Therapies
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study concluded that visiting therapy-dog intervention had a small, but positive improvement in measures of pain, anxiety, depression and well-being. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 27, 2022 | Alternative Therapies, Men's Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. 60.6% of participants in the acupuncture group had improvement in CP/CPPS symptom score. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 20, 2022 | 2019, Alternative Therapies
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Six weeks of self-administered acupressure resulted in an improvement in fatigue by 26% and a reduction in pain by 35-36% compared to usual care. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 21, 2021 | 2021, Alternative Therapies, Arthritis, Joint Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Thermal mineral bath therapy significantly improved quality of life (p<0.05) and functionality (p=0.01) in patients with osteoarthritis. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 29, 2021 | 2018, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, CBD
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Compared to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) inhaled alone or in combination with cannabidiol (CBD), inhaled CBD demonstrated a reduction in psychotic-like symptoms in light users of cannabis.
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by Becky | Apr 29, 2021 | 2018, Alternative Therapies, Cancer, CBD
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results show that medical cannabis, when used as a palliative treatment for cancer patients, appears to be a well-tolerated, effective and safe option for patients coping with malignancy related symptoms. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 29, 2021 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Arthritis, CBD, Joint Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. CBD significantly blocked transient osteoarthritis pain, while prophylactic CBD treatment significantly prevented the later development of pain and nerve damage in the OA joints of a rat model. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 29, 2021 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, CBD
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Researchers, using informal surveys of patients enrolled in the medical cannabis program, discovered that a significant proportion of chronic pain patients reported having replaced their opioid prescriptions with cannabis for treating their chronic pain.
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by Becky | Apr 29, 2021 | Alternative Therapies, CBD, Fibromyalgia
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. A recent study demonstrated that cannabis can have a significant benefit in reducing the pain and improving the quality of life in people with fibromyalgia. (more…)
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