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Functional Medicine determines how and why illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes of disease for each individual.
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Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, March 2019 (AFMCP)
Chicago, IL
Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module 2019 (APM)
Atlanta, GA
Immune Advanced Practice Module 2019 (APM)
Atlanta, GA
Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, March 2019 (AFMCP)
Chicago, IL
Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, March 2019 (AFMCP)
Chicago, IL
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Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, March 2019 (AFMCP)
Chicago, IL
Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module 2019 (APM)
Atlanta, GA
Immune Advanced Practice Module 2019 (APM)
Atlanta, GA
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Save the Date: 2019 Annual International Conference
Stress, pain, and addictions form an intersecting triad of problems plaguing all modern industrial societies. Each of these can be a cause and an effect, a trigger and a mediator. All three are fundamental underlying causes of morbidity and mortality, and can be linked together in various ways…
Read MoreThe Effects of Meditation on Inflammation
Over the past two decades, mind-body interventions like meditation have been gaining empirical support for their ability to lessen perceived stress, alleviate depression, reduce loneliness, and even downregulate central inflammatory pathways. In a 2016 randomized controlled trial, researchers found, for the first time, that mindfulness training impacts measurable brain circuits and downregulates inflammatory markers.
Read MoreLifestyle Interventions to Modify Cardiovascular Disease Risk
For adults with cardiometabolic syndrome or other heart-related risk factors, what modifiable lifestyle factors can improve biological markers, increase health-related quality of life, and decrease overall cardiometabolic risk?
Read MoreLifestyle Interventions That Help Treat Metabolic Syndrome
Dietary interventions have been shown to be effective in helping to prevent or control metabolic syndrome. What other lifestyle modifications might help patients who struggle with this increasingly common condition?
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