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Nutrition and Lifestyle Intervention on Mood and Neurological Disorders
This group study explored how an intervention of diet and lifestyle, including a vegan diet, fruit and vegetable juicing, nutritional supplements, regular exercise, and destressing techniques, would affect 27 subjects with anxiety, depression, poor memory, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, history of stroke, or multiple sclerosis. Several subjects had overlapping conditions. Videotaped testimonials were obtained describing subjective results. Testimonials stated multiple benefits across all conditions addressed by the study, with subjects often reporting substantial benefits. These results dem...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - December 4, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Null, G., Pennesi, L., Feldman, M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Bringing Holistic Treatments to the Attention of Medicine: Acupuncture as an Effective Poststroke Rehabilitation Tool
This article reviews 3 studies that explore the effects of acupuncture on poststroke patients suffering from chronic stroke symptoms. The 3 studies selected strive to show how acupuncture can be a safe, noninvasive, and cost-effect rehabilitation tool useful in adjunct with traditional rehabilitation. Chou et al (2009), Hopwood et al (2008), and Wayne et al (2005) all studied acupuncture’s effects on quality of life. Additionally, both Hopwood et al and Wayne et al studied acupuncture’s effects on mobility and activities of daily living. While the frequency, duration, and length of the entire treatment varied b...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - March 11, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Farmer, C. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research