Integrative Medicine – Dr. Kristen Marcus
Have you wondered how integrated or alternative medicine may fit into your health care needs? This area of health care has risen in visability and acceptance. Integrated Medicine is a progressive program which provides proven, scientifically based, holistic therapies to help support conventional medical treatments and to promote healing, relaxation and overall well-being. Integrative medicine therapies have also been shown to effectively help relieve medical treatment side effects.
Focused on caring for the mind, body and spirit, therapies and expert consultations are personalized for each individual and performed by licensed and certified practitioners.
Kirsten Marcus, MD, PhD A hospitalist who specializes in treating hospitalized patients with acute illnesses, Dr. Marcus is dedicated to helping people achieve holistic, or overall, wellness through care that focuses on body, mind and spirit.
A graduate of Christian-Albrechts University, in Kiel, Germany, Dr. Marcus completed both an internship and residency at Norwalk Hospital. 03/20/11
READINGS
Reflexology Association of America
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
American Holistic Medical Association
Red-yeast cholesterol fighters can be worthless
A little more than a decade ago, a federal court ruled that over-the-counter red-yeast rice products were not drugs — despite the fact that these products contained naturally occurring chemicals that were functionally indistinguishable from lovastatin, a cholesterol-lowering prescription drug. And so a major dietary supplement industry was born. By 2008, Americans were spending $20 million a year on red-yeast rice products, many on their doctor’s recommendation (and perhaps even via their doctor’s offices).
But a new study warns that not all red-yeast rice products contain pharmacologically active concentrations of the fungal products. As such, its authors caution: “Buyer Beware!”
Red-yeast cholesterol fighters can be worthless
3 Easy Beginner Meditation Techniques
Everybody wants a long life full of vitality. But beyond the basics of good diet and exercise, what can you do? For more than 2,000 years, Chinese medicine has refined the use of meditation to build the body’s life force. And the scientists agree. The well-documented effects of regular meditation include lowered blood pressure, less heart disease, decreased chronic pain, and increased mental clarity. Meditation is an indispensable tool for living a longer, richer life and avoiding the burnout that comes from constant stress.
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/drmao/19432/3-easy-beginner-meditation-techniques/
Seeking Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes
AFTER six years on a prescription estrogen patch that alleviated her hot flashes, but did nothing to address her midlife 25-pound weight gain, Martha B. started searching for a natural alternative to treat her menopausal symptoms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/fashion/02skin.html?_r=1&ref=health
Eating Fish Shown to Reduce Chance of Dementia
Eating Fish Shown to Reduce Chance of Dementia – A large scale study shows that as part of a regular diet, fish has positive effects on reducing the incidence of dementia
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Seeking Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes
AFTER six years on a prescription estrogen patch that alleviated her hot flashes, but did nothing to address her midlife 25-pound weight gain, Martha B. started searching for a natural alternative to treat her menopausal symptoms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/fashion/02skin.html?_r=1&ref=health
3 Easy Beginner Meditation Techniques
Everybody wants a long life full of vitality. But beyond the basics of good diet and exercise, what can you do? For more than 2,000 years, Chinese medicine has refined the use of meditation to build the body’s life force. And the scientists agree. The well-documented effects of regular meditation include lowered blood pressure, less heart disease, decreased chronic pain, and increased mental clarity. Meditation is an indispensable tool for living a longer, richer life and avoiding the burnout that comes from constant stress.
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/drmao/19432/3-easy-beginner-meditation-techniques/
Alternative Healing
Alternative Healing- Now it has a term “Integrative Medicine”, practiced in the Far East to centuries this practice of healing is gaining traction and is finding a place next to traditional medicine.
Meditation Made Simple
Meditation Made Simple – It’s not so complicated and has great life style benefits.
Seeking Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes:
AFTER six years on a prescription estrogen patch that alleviated her hot flashes, but did nothing to address her midlife 25-pound weight gain, Martha B. started searching for a natural alternative to treat her menopausal symptoms
