Health Experts: Andrew Salner, MD, FACR, FASTRO
When you think of mistletoe, you probably picture holiday decorations and stolen kisses. But for centuries, mistletoe has also been...
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Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Nutrition, Physical Therapy / Rehabilitation
April 17, 2020
Boost Your Immune System with Exercise, Nutrition and Mindfulness
Now more than ever it’s important to help keep your body’s immune system strong and healthy. The team from Hartford...
Alternative Medicine, Breast Health, Integrative Medicine
April 13, 2020
Massage Therapy and Cancer: How it Makes a Difference
Massage therapy is an integrative medicine method that uses techniques that include manual manipulation of soft tissues through pressure, stretching...
Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine
July 22, 2019
Why We’re Testing Y4C: Yoga for Cancer Patients, Survivors
Health Experts: Eric Secor, ND, PhD, LAc
Many cancer patients seek out yoga to provide comfort, relaxation, reduce pain and anxiety. Yoga, the ancient Indian system, incorporates...
Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine
December 10, 2018
Why Cancer Patients Should Consider Acupuncture
Health Experts: Eric Secor, ND, PhD, LAc
One of the best integrative medicine treatments for cancer, both when receiving chemotherapy and well into survivorship, is also one...
Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine
July 9, 2018
Why We Call This Medicine: Yoga, Art/Music Therapy, Reiki, Massage . . .
According to the National Institutes of Health, “integrative health or medicine” brings conventional and complementary approaches together in a coordinated...
Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Medical Weight Loss
April 3, 2018
Is This All it Takes To Avoid Cancer?
Health Experts: Eric Secor, ND, PhD, LAc
When it comes to cancer prevention, genetics are only part of your body’s story. How you live and what you...
Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine
February 27, 2018
Laughter Yoga: Where Fun Meets Fitness at The Orchards
On a recent Tuesday morning, plain silliness and hearty laughter filled The Orchards at Southington Community Room and spilled over...
Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine
November 21, 2017
Dry Needling For Pain Relief: The New Trend In Physical Therapy
"Dry needling" is one of the new and alternative therapies making its way into the practice of physical therapy Dry...
Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine
February 22, 2017
Music Therapy, With A Boost From Computer Technology, At Jefferson House
By Robin Lee Michel Fading eyesight prevents Marilyn Duncan, a Jefferson House resident, from playing piano as she did years...