Posts in Alternative Medicine
The Benefits of Calcium and Magnesium

Recent discoveries have shown calcium plays an integral role in regulating adiposity (fat deposition), insulin resistance, and hypertension–all risk factors for coronary vascular disease (heart disease). Low magnesium intake has been associated with adverse cardiovascular events, including atherosclerosis, cardiac arrhythmias, and hypertension.

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Alternative Medicine, Cancer Prevention, Holistic Medicine, Integrative Medicine, NutritionLauren Houser, CRNPeducation, integrative, integrative medicine, prevention, self-care, supplementsComment
Integrative Recommendations for Rheumatoid Arthritis

An integrative approach to autoimmune illness, including rheumatoid arthritis, includes general measures to reduce inflammation in the body. Simultaneously reducing stress and improving stress management maximizes your healing response and can help reduce flares, because stress is expressed as inflammation in the body.

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Alternative Medicine, Arthritis, Holistic Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Nutrition, SupplementsLauren Houser, CRNParthritis, autoimmune, education, integrative medicine, self-careComment
Fight or Flight: A Look into the Autonomic Nervous System Part-1
Fight or Flight: A Look into the Autonomic Nervous System Part-1

Heard of the “flight or fight” response? Our next two posts will explore the two sides of our autonomic nervous system and how these systems affect our daily lives.

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Alternative Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Medical Literature, Mindfullness, Nutrition, Self-care, UncategorizedLauren Houser, CRNPalternative medicine, education, holistic, integrative, mind, mindfulness, self-care, stressComment