Integrative Medicine

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences Abstract Honey is a by-product of flower nectar and the upper aero-digestive tract of the honey bee, which is concentrated through a dehydration process inside the bee hive. Honey has a very complex chemical composition that varies depending on the botanical source. It has been used both as food and medicine since ancient times. ...

Increasingly, medical scientists are finding more and more women with low testosterone. Men make a lot more testosterone then women but women must make it daily to have a normal androgen response. Testosterone sets the sex drive for both women and men Low testosterone in women diminished their physical Sex Drive down to virtually none. According to the Foundation for ...

Some people ask this; can alkaline water cure disease?  Prevent disease? Maybe but it helps at the minimum. Why? We have to know that basically there are three main functions or benefits of ionized water described below. First, alkaline water will balance the pH inside the body. Our body tends to have acidic condition with pH around 4 as a ...

STEPHEN KAPLAN Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor-, MI 48109-1109, U.S.A. Abstract Directed attention plays an important role in human information processing; its fatigue, in turn, has farreaching consequences. Attention Restoration Theory provides an analysis of the kinds of experiences that lead to recovery from such fatigue. Natural environments turn out to be particularly rich in the characteristics ...

Functional Medicine: The approach to medical practice or treatments that focus on optimal functioning of the body and its organs, usually involving systems of holistic or alternative medicine. A majority of Functional Medicine deals with sub-clinical imbalances or more subtle disease states while investigating a patient’s “Chief Complaint”.  As it is more acknowledged that a patient must be assessed holistically ...

There are vital signs whether one is starting to age or grow old. This includes gray hair, their age and wrinkles. Life is unfair to some people because there are people who aged but do not have much wrinkles as compared to other people. Wrinkles are known to be one of the most dreadful signs of skin aging. In the ...

How important are our interpersonal and communication skills in our work environment? I believe they are the key to having successful relationships in the workplace. Every single individual is different. Each person we work with has a different style, personality and method for performing their job responsibilities. How do individuals with diverse backgrounds, personalities and styles work harmoniously on a ...

Treating the Whole Person Both doctors and patients alike are bonding with the philosophy of integrative medicine and its whole-person approach — designed to treat the person, not just the disease. IM, as it’s often called, depends on a partnership between the patient and the doctor, where the goal is to treat the mind, body, and spirit, all at the ...