Amid ever-changing information around the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are experiencing heightened stress and anxiety.

Anxiety is not right, and it is not wrong. It is just part of the human experience, says Kristin Lothman, a mind-body counselor with Mayo Clinics Department of Integrative Medicine and Health. Healthy anxiety calls us into action to be safe, to take care of the people that we love and to arrive at the present moment experience with resilience.

There are many strategies to manage anxiety, Lothman says. I recommend developing a self-care practice. Elements of that could include journaling, exercise, yoga, meditation and prayer.

Another way to cope with anxiety is to practice mindfulness, Lothman says.

Mindfulness is about paying attention on purpose to the present moment. And I believe mindfulness is a powerful tool we can use right now.

Lothman adds that mindfulness is about focus and awareness. The best way I can connect is to not be distracted, to bepresent, to engage in eye contact, she says. To calm the body and mind, Lothman suggests a guided meditation a practice of relaxed concentration where you follow the instructions of a narrator related to breathing and imagery. Breathing exercises are also valuable, especially for younger children.

You might practice these three or four times a day. Maybe not the entire meditation but even if you can get in 10 breathes that may be enough to notice a shift in your inner experience, Lothman says.

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread in dense urban cities in the US, some residents of multi-unit buildings will undoubtedly be faced with the reality of an infected neighbor.

But there's no reason for neighbors in an apartment or condo building to panic, according to infectious disease experts who spoke with Business Insider, as the risk of the virus passing through the building is low if proper practices such as self-quarantine and social distancing are followed.

"Theoretically if someone is infected we are pretty confident as long as the person stays in the room the risk [of transmission] should be low," said Dr. Thomas Russo, Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease at the University at Buffalo.

Experts say that the risk of widespread infection in a building is unlikely because the mode of transmission of the coronavirus is primarily respiratory, meaning it is spread directly through breathing in respiratory droplets expelled by sneezes or coughs, which requires close contact with an infected individual. Social distancing of at least six feet will minimize that risk.

And if you're worried about getting the virus through the air vents, "airborne transmission from person-to-person over long distances is unlikely," according to the CDC.

The virus particles, "are typically only suspended in air for short periods of time, though this virus has been detected suspended in air (what we call aerosols) for up to three hours," said Dr. Anthony Kaveh, a Stanford and Harvard trained physician anesthesiologist and integrative medicine specialist. "We do not suspect that this represents a major mode of contracting the disease," Kaveh said. One caveat is that if you're outside, the wind might help infectious aerosols travel longer distances than they otherwise might.

The secondary mode of spread is through touching surfaces that those droplets have landed on and then touching the face, eyes, or mouth.

To keep the risk as low as possible, experts say, it falls on both the residents of the building, building management and the infected person or people to follow the Center for Disease Control's guidelines as strictly as possible.

If you feel sick, "you need to go ahead and stay in the house you should not go out unless you have no other options," Russo said. "If you do you should wear a mask. Have other people shop and leave [groceries] outside your door. Put a mask on to go out to get your food."

For residents of a building with a confirmed case, the most important precaution to take is to practice good hand hygiene by restraining from touching your face and ensuring you wash your hands when entering your unit.

"If I were living in an apartment building I would limit my time outside my household or apartment," said Anthony Santella, a public health professor at Hofstra University.

"We can really only control things inside of where we live. Even if you have the best intentions and follow CDC guidelines you can't control the behaviors of other individuals."

Santella recommended avoiding getting into an elevator with other residents and wiping down anything that is exposed to other people that you might end up touching such as door handles, mailboxes, and elevator buttons.

"It may mean taking the stairs or waiting for an empty elevator," he said. "I would be very careful of what I touch. What we are learning about the virus is that it can live on different surfaces for different lengths of time. Whether it's plastic, wood, metal, etcetera, the virus will live for different times depending on the surface."

According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, the virus can remain infectious on cardboard for up to 24 hours, on plastic and steel for up to 72 hours, and on copper for up to four hours.

When regularly wiping down surfaces in the household do it first with cleaner and secondly with disinfectant, both experts advised. And if you have roommates, be extra cautious.

"If you were living in an apartment with three or four roommates and they are touching the microwave, and the kitchen counter, then you touch your eye, you eat a burrito, that's how the virus gets inside of us," Santella said.

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CHICAGO, March 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the national professional membership organization for more than 151,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and medical students, announces that Ross D. Zafonte, DO, has been named the next Editor-in-Chief of its peer-reviewed journal, TheJournal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA).The JAOA was established in September 1901 and is the premier scholarly publication of the osteopathic medical profession. Dr. Zafonte will succeed Robert Orenstein, DO, a distinguished Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Orenstein, who held the position since 2014, provided outstanding service and leadership during his tenure as the JAOA's Editor-in-Chief.

"Dr. Zafonte is the ideal person to lead another wave of the charge to increase the commitment to research in our profession," said Dr. Orenstein. "He has been a transformative and successful leader in the practice of rehabilitative medicine at several premiere medical institutions. He is a team-based leader who knows how to do big things, and I look forward to watching how his efforts will advance the mission of the JAOA."

Dr. Zafonte, who will begin his term on April 6, is Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, as well as senior vice president of Medical Affairs Research and Education at Spaulding Rehabilitation Network. Dr. Zafonte's textbook, Brain Injury Medicine, Principles and Practice, is considered one of the standards in the field of brain injury. His work is presently funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DOD) and National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), and he is currently directing several large clinical treatment trials. His laboratory work has focused on understanding mechanisms of recovery after brain and spinal cord injury.

He has published and presented extensively on traumatic brain injury, spasticity, and other neurological disorders. He is the author of more than 300 peer reviewed journal articles, abstracts, and book chapters.

In 2006, Dr. Zafonte was selected to receive the Walter Zeiter award and lectureship by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and in 2008, he was the recipient of the Association of Academic Physiatrists Distinguished Academician Award. In 2012, Dr. Zafonte received the William Caveness award for outstanding clinical care and research from the Brain Injury Association of America, and in 2013, he received the Joel DeLisa Prize from the Kessler Foundation. In 2014, Dr Zafonte received the Moody prize for Brain Injury research and care.

"We are very fortunate to have found such a qualified and passionate physician to continue the work of Dr. Orenstein while stimulating further growth and development of the mission of the JAOA," said Teresa Hubka, DO, chair of the Editor-in-Chief search committee.

Along with the addition of Dr. Zafonte, the JAOA looks forward to a restructuring and reformatting of the publication in the coming months.Such efforts are intended to expand the influence and research efforts impacting the practice of osteopathic medicine and healthcare in general.

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

The JAOA's mission is to serve as an international forum for the dissemination of scientific literature that incorporates an integrative, comprehensive, patient-centered approach to clinical care and improving health. To that end, the JAOA is designed to support and amplify the scholarly voice of osteopathic medicine, publishing research that is meaningful to osteopathic physicians in whatever field they practice. The Journal is indexed by the National Library of Medicine, the Web of Science, and ReadCube. In the Web of Science, the JAOA is part of the Core Collection in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, which allows JAOA content to reach a much wider audience than previously possible. For more information, visit http://www.jaoa.org.

The American Osteopathic Association

The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) represents more than 151,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and osteopathic medical students; promotes public health; encourages scientific research; serves as the primary certifying body for DOs; and is the accrediting agency for osteopathic medical schools. To learn more about DOs and the osteopathic philosophy of medicine, visit http://www.DoctorsThatDO.org.

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As society is forced into isolation, people are finding themselves craving connection more than ever. According to a study the online dating service OkCupid released on Mar. 10 of this year, 88 percent of users globally and 92 percent of U.S. users were continuing to date during the coronavirus outbreak. (At least at the time they were surveyed.) But while many Americans have found themselves with additional time on their hands, mitigation efforts enacted by several states and cities discourage doing a lot of the activities you might usually choose for a date. California, Ohio, Illinois, and Washington are among the states that have closed all bars and restaurants to slow the spread of COVID-19. In some areaslike New York City and Los Angelesmovie theaters, shopping centers, and other gathering places have also temporarily ceased operations. Even if you live in an area where those businesses remain open, experts still recommend social distancingi.e. staying home as much as possible and limiting contact with other people as much as you can.

Where does all of this leave those who are still looking to make a match? We asked doctors to tell us how to safely date during the pandemic. Before you open your favorite app, keep reading to find out what these experts have to say.

Most experts we talked with suggested not canceling romance altogether, but approaching it from a different angle. David B. Samadi, MD, urologic oncology expert and Director of Men's Health at St. Francis Hospital in New York, cautions against meeting up with a blind date or someone you don't know very well, "because you don't know the status of their health, and even if they say they're healthy, they could still have the virus and just not be symptomatic yet." But that doesn't mean that you still can't get to know someone outside of texting and sharing your profiles. Family and integrative medicine specialist Bindiya Gandhi, MD suggests that daters "talk on the phone" and "get a feel for the person, like we used to before dating apps." Once you feel more comfortable with them, you can decide whether to actually meet up. "Better to be 100 percent cautious," she adds.

If you decide you want to physically get together with your date, there's really only one safe way to do so. "People can self-isolate and then get together outside at a park and keep a big distance between [themselves]," says integrative gynecologist Felice Gersh, MD. (The broadly accepted safe distance for droplet-transmitted diseases like coronavirus is six feet, per Johns Hopkins.) However, Gersh stipulates, "If one of the two people is not practicing social distancing, then it is probably best to just talk through telecommunications." To sum up: you want to be sure that your date has been following the recommended precautions; otherwise your chances of being infected go up.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) official guidelines for protecting yourself from coronavirus include avoiding close contact and touching your/another person's face. Unfortunately, that means intimate experiences with new partners are off the table.

"I would hold off [kissing] unless you're married or in a committed relationship, because the virus can be passed through mucus membranes and saliva is pretty close," says Gandhi. Kissing may seem harmless, but Gersh warns, "It's not really safe. There are extremely high viral titers in saliva." These viral proteins allow the virus to be transferred quite easily from person to person through that kind of contact.

The reality is that many crises in historyfrom the 1965 blackoutto more recentnatural disastersresulted in a spike in birthrates. With so much time at home, "couples are having more sex," says women's urologist and sexual health expert Jennifer Berman, MS, MD. It's likely that social distancing will have the same effect, but, as COVID-19 is a new challenge, there's little research on how it impacts pregnancy. However, we know fevers can be harmful to embryo development, and a fever is a core symptom of this disease. "Data so far shows that the virus is not transmitted to the baby while in utero and breast milk also does not have the virus in it," Gersh says. "If the mom gets the virus and recovers, her antibodies may offer protection to her baby." (Either way, the mother should practice self-isolation.)

Another issue for expectant mothers is receiving adequate care. With hospitals and healthcare workers scrambling to manage coronavirus patients, now isn't the best time to intentionally conceive and put additional strain on the system.

With the pandemic still playing out, the future is still in flux. "This will not go on forever," Gersh says. "[But] some believe we may be dealing with the coronavirus for the next18 to 24 months." Bermansuggests keeping an eye on the loosening of other restrictions, such as school closures, as "a good litmus test for what is appropriate." We are in uncharted territory and advice may change based on what medical professionals learn about the virus, so check for recommendations from the CDC, World Health Organization (WHO), and your local government. If restaurants and bars are still closed in your area, you should not be heading out on a regular date.

What about partners who live together?

As people are asked to curtail their public lives, couples who live together will be in constant contact in their homes. "If one person has it, the other will get it," Berman says.

"With your intimate, exclusive partner you live with, it's okay to touch, as long as neither is having symptoms," Gersh advises. "However, if one or both of the partners fall into a high-risk group, you might reconsider all close physical contact. These are personal decisions the two of you must make together." She also notes that in couples where one or more individuals is in a job that puts them at a higher risk of contracting coronavirussuch as healthcare or law enforcementcontact should also be limited or suspended.

How did Jane Austen's characters maintain such fulfilling romantic lives without bar hopping or sleeping together? Berman advocates for the art of the letter to make a comeback. "One way you can remain intimate and connected is to write to another person from your heart," she says. If that practice feels too antiquated for you, you could always give your date a ring on the phone or talk through video chat.

Berman is concerned about the long-term effects of this necessary self-isolation. Being with other people "is necessary for health, wellness, sexuality, and longevity," she says. "We need to be able to connect with other people. It's hardwired in our DNA, so things like this that separate us are not consistent with the survival of our species." However, she predicts that humans will bounce back from this crisis and settle into normalcy againand yes, that includes lots of first dates, both good and bad.

"The pendulum has swung so far into fear and separation, but the pendulum will swing back it always does," Berman says. "The goal will be to swing back into balance and be able to feel comfortable being intimate with people [again]."

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In terms of supplements to help maintain a healthy immune system, Gandhi recommends vitamin D3 50,000 IU, which can decrease inflammation in high doses"This is a trick we use for the flu," she said.

She also suggested (if approved by a doctor), taking vitamin C, zinc, probiotics, and turmeric supplements, which can all support a healthy immune system.

To help reduce fever symptoms, Gandhi recommends over-the-counter acetaminophen or ibuprofen. The latter is "an anti-inflammatory, which also helps to reduce fevers," she said. "If you have a fever over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, then you'll want to bring it down, and Ibuprofen can help."

You may be wary of ibuprofen following a tweet from Olivier Vran, the health minister of France, who wrote "Taking anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, cortisone, ...) could be a factor in worsening the infection."

However, in an article for the New York Times, many medical professionals said there was no data to prove this claim: "There is no reason to think that infected patients should avoid temporary use of ibuprofen, said Michele Barry, M.D., FACP. And Garret FitzGerald, M.D., FRS added "it's all anecdote," and "until there is evidence, there is no reason at all to be issuing public health guidance."

As a simple, but necessary, rule of thumb: always consult your doctor before deciding which medication is right for you and your symptoms.

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As part of National Nutrition Month, Wednesday is celebrated as Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are the most valuable and credible source of scientific-based food and nutrition information. The academy is the worlds largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, with more than 100,000 credentialed practitioners.

As the nations food and nutrition experts, RDNs are committed to improving the health of individuals, organizations and communities. They translate the science of nutrition into daily approaches for healthy eating.

RDNs have degrees in nutrition, dietetics, public health or a related field from accredited colleges and universities. In addition, the individual must complete a dietetic internship that is approved by the academy and pass a national examination.

Once they have obtained national credentials, they are required to stay up to date with the ever changing science of nutrition with continuing education. Many states have licensure for nutritionists. State licensure and national registration help to protect the public from misinformation and unsound nutrition advice offered by nonlicensed professionals.

An advantage of being an RDN is that you can move through different workplace settings throughout your career. In my 30-year career, I have worked in clinical, public health, senior living, higher education, private practice, media and research. I

n my current position as extension educator, I am able to incorporate several different experiences from teaching, providing food demonstrations, advising dietetic interns, working with media, working with schools, and participating in research projects. There are a variety of workplace settings for RDNs including hospitals, medical centers, schools, supermarkets, private businesses, fitness centers, food industry, universities and private practice.

The majority of registered dietitian nutritionists work in the treatment and prevention of disease. It varies from providing medical nutrition therapy as a member of the health care team in the medical setting to teaching, monitoring and advising the public on promoting healthy lifestyles in community and public health settings. You may also find them in schools providing education for teachers and students, creating and revising wellness policies and helping to create healthy menus.

Some RDNs also have degrees in exercise science or culinary arts, which complements their dietetic expertise. Organizations recognize the value of employing RDNs, such as professional sports teams employing a sports nutritionist and supermarkets employing dietitians to provide in-store nutrition counseling, lead store tours and answer customers dietary questions.

Integrative and functional medicine is an expanded approach to health, centering on a holistic approach to wellness. Many RDNs work with this integrative medicine model focusing on whole foods, recognizing the connection between the mind and body, and providing a personalized approach to nutrition, health and healing.

Regardless of the workplace, RDNs use their expertise to help individuals make positive lifestyle changes to improve their quality of life. If you are looking for a dietitian for personalized nutrition information, go to http://www.eatright.org/find-an-expert.

Lisa McCoy is a family and consumer-sciences educator with University of Maryland Extension in Washington County.

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A FILM featuring high-level work being carried out by acupuncturists across the UK was shown in Parliament today (11) and features Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

The Northwood centre, run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, has been involved in several studies researching the use of acupuncture for people living with cancer and those in remission.

The 30-minute film, called To the Point and produced by the British Acupuncture Council, highlights the work of the Supportive Oncology Research Team, in a partnership with the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre at Mount Vernon.

It was shown at areception in Commons, alongside a report titled The Scope of Acupuncture.

Among those to be interviewed for the film were consultant oncologist Dr Rob Glynn-Jones and Dr Beverley de Valois, researcher in integrative medicine, both based at Mount Vernon.

Macmillan nurse Elaine Melsome, from the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre, also speaks about the impact acupuncture has had on patients at Mount Vernon as part of the film.

Patient Val Fear, who was treated by Dr de Valois, said: It didnt hurt. There was a funny, tingly sensation, but it relaxed me and made me feel calm. Long term I benefited so much from it. I started to sleep properly and the nightmares stopped.

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Christina DeBusk February 24, 2020

Every 37 seconds, someone in the U.S. dies of cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1

In fact, heart disease which the Mayo Clinic points out encompasses cardiovascular disease (conditions that narrow or block the blood vessels), but also describes a range of conditions that affect your heart is the leading cause of death for both men and women.2

Of course, if a patient is having heart issues, seeing a cardiologist should be their first step. When cardiology partners with chiropractic it can be an important part of the treatment process, according to the Kaleidoscope Model of Integrative Healthcare.

In a March 2018 article published in the journal Integrative Medicine Research, authors from Johns Hopkins, North Virginia Community College, and Harbor Healthcare explain that the Kaleidoscope Model of Integrative Healthcare is intended to be a model of integrative care for cardiovascular patients in institutional settings whereby medical doctors and doctors of chiropractic work together to provide patients a higher level of care.3

Though its somewhat an out-of-the-field comparison, this cooperation is similar to how general contractors work together when building a house. While builders, plumbers and electricians are all experts in their own specific areas, if they collaborate when developing the blueprints they all agree to follow, the end result is likely a higher-quality home.

The Kaleidoscope Model suggests that the same is true in health care for cardiology patients.

Part of the reason this model is so important is because sometimes chiropractic patients present with pain that appears musculoskeletal in nature, but is actually the result of an underlying cardiac issue.

For instance, in March 2016, Ryan S. Larson, DC, published a report in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine highlighting how two separate patients presented with musculoskeletal symptoms, yet the cause of these symptoms was coronary artery disease.4

The first patient was a 48-year-old male who was healthy and active. However, he began experiencing pain in the mid-to-lower thoracic spine and ribs after engaging in cardiovascular exercise. Initially, the patients pain improved with thoracic spine manipulation and soft tissue therapy, but then he had another painful attack. Upon the urging of the chiropractor, the patient made an appointment with his medical doctor where, after conducting a few tests, he learned that he had partial coronary arterial occlusions. Two stents were implanted, ultimately resolving the chest pain.

The second patient was a 61-year-old male who was actively being treated for low-back pain but, in a follow-up visit, also reported that he had developed acute pain in the central chest area that felt like a soup can being forced against his chest wall. Though the DC suggested the patient speak to his medical doctor about the pain, he declined.

Fast forward three weeks and the patient experienced three progressively worsening chest pain attacks, causing him to seek medical treatment. This is when he learned that one of his arteries was 90% blocked and two others were experiencing 30% and 40% blockage. He also received a stent and the pain was resolved. In both of these cases, patients presented with what appeared to be musculoskeletal pain but the underlying cause was cardiac in nature.

Additional studies have found that when cardiology partners with chiropractic care it can also potentially offer other benefits to the heart. For instance, research published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics analyzed data from 96 physicians and found that, after engaging in just one session of chiropractic, patients heart rates reduced slightly.

Establishing working relationships with medical doctors and cardiologists in your area makes it easier to make patient referrals when you question whether a cardiac issue may exist. It creates a basic level of trust not only between you as practitioners, but patients may be more inclined to follow your advice and seek additional care if your recommendations are based on your own experiences with those health care professionals.

One way to begin working on this relationship is to simply set up a time to meet with that practitioner and discuss the ways you can potentially work together to better benefit both of your patients. Another option is to talk to your current patients who are receiving cardiac care and ask them about their health care team. This will begin to give you a sense of how other doctors in the area typically operate, how cardiology partners with chiropractic in the region, and whether they may be open to collaboration.

CHRISTINA DEBUSK is a freelance writer who specializes in content related to natural health and wellness, personal development and small-business marketing. She can be contacted through ChristinaMDeBusk.com.

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Facebook/PoliceMelissa Smith is accused of murder in the fatal shooting of her husband, Red Bank Police Officer James "Chip" Smith, in Tennessee.

Melissa Smith is a 37-year-old Tennessee woman who has been charged with first-degree murder after police say she shot and killed her husband, Red Bank Police Officer James Smith, during an argument in a parking lot in the Kodak community of Sevierville, Tennessee. James Smith, 41, who went by Chip Smith, was shot in the abdomen about 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2020, and later died at a nearby hospital, the Sevierville Police Department said.

The Red Bank Police Department said in a statement, Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Smiths family during this difficult time. Officer Smith has many years of law enforcement service. He honorably and faithfully served this agency and community. We want to take this opportunity to ask for everyones support during this very difficult time. Please keep his family, friends and fellow law enforcement family in your thoughts and prayers.

The Sevierville Police Department said officers responded to a shooting at 3099 Winfield Dunn Parkway, a highway rest stop and visitors center, at 7:23 p.m. on Saturday. The officers found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center by the Sevier County Ambulance Service and was pronounced dead, police said. Police said a handgun was recovered at the scene and Melissa Smith was taken into custody.

Heres what you need to know about Melissa Smith and the fatal shooting of Red Bank Police Officer James Chip Smith:

Melissa Smith and James Smith.

Melissa Smith told police she was with her husband at the Old Tennessee Distillery Company for about two hours before the argument and shooting occurred and they had been drinking, according to court documents obtained by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The newspaper reports that officers found Melissa Smith kneeling next to her husband with her hand on his abdomen after the shooting.

Melissa Smith told police she and her husband began arguing in the car after they left the distillery, and James Smith pulled into a parking lot as it escalated, the Times Free Press reported.

The two exited the vehicle and continued to argue until Melissa Smith went back to the vehicle, grabbed a pistol and shot James Smith, the newspaper wrote, citing court documents. Melissa Smith admitted to shooting James Smith with the pistol, according to court records. A .380 semi-automatic pistol was found at the scene.

Melissa Smith and James Chip Smith had been married since August 17, 2002, according to Melissas Facebook page.

The couple has a 14-year-old son together, according to Melissa Smiths Facebook page. They live in Soddy-Daisy.

FacebookMelissa and James Smith.

Chip Smith was arrested on domestic violence charges in 2007 while he was a detective with the Soddy-Daisy Police Department, according to an article in The Chattanoogan from the time.

According to a complaint obtained by The Chattanoogan, James Smith and his wife got into an argument that led to a physical confrontation. Police said Melissa Smith confronted her husband on a marital issue and he grabbed her and threw her across a bed onto their child, the news site reported.

Mrs. Smith said her husband was on top of her and began strangling her with his hands around her neck. She said they began screaming and hitting each other, the news site wrote. Mrs. Smith said she ran into another room and called 911 on her cell phone. She said her husband grabbed the phone from her and hung it up. She said he pushed her down on a couch, but she was able to get away. Officers said they saw injuries to the right side of Mrs. Smiths neck as well as injuries on her left arm.

The case was dismissed in January 2008.

Melissa Marlow Smith works at CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates, a family medical practice in Chattanooga, according to her Facebook profile. It is not clear what her job at the medical practice is.

According to her Facebook page, she was born and raised in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, and graduated from Soddy-Daisy High School in 2000, two years before she and Chip Smith married.

Chip Smith is also from Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, and graduated from Chattanooga State Community College, according to his Facebook page.

The Red Bank Police Department said in a statement posted to Facebook about the death of James Smith that they, lost an outstanding officer and friend yesterday.

James Chip Smith and his son.

The department said, He also served several other law enforcement agencies and communities including the Soddy-Daisy Police Department and Chattanooga Police Department. As a law enforcement officer, he devoted himself to protecting the citizens of these communities. For those that ever met him or know him, they know that he was kind and always willing to do anything to help you. His loss will leave a void at our agency and the law enforcement community.

Chattanooga Police told the Times Free Press, they are ready to provide any patrol or special coverage needed by Red Bank Police Department as they grieve the loss of their officer and friend.

The Hamilton County Sheriffs Office said in a statement, We are saddened by the loss of a fellow officer in such tragic circumstances. Our hearts go out to Chief Seymour and our brothers in blue at the Red Bank Police Department during this very difficult time. Chip has served his community for many years as both a volunteer fireman and law enforcement officer. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

On Facebook, the Hamilton County Emergency Medical Service wrote, Chip was both an on duty and off duty friend to many of us here at HCEMS, and we are devastated by the news of his death. Chip was also a well known individual in the Soddy Daisy community, and he will be mourned by many. Godspeed Brother.

Melissa Smith is being held at the Sevier County Jail, according to police. Smith was booked into the jail at 1 a.m. on February 2. She was charged with first-degree murder and carrying a weapon while under the influence, according to online jail records.

She is being held in $1 million bail and has a March 2 court date scheduled on the weapon charge and a March 20 court date on the murder charge. It is not clear if she has appeared before a judge already.

Smith could not be reached for comment by Heavy and it is not known if she has hired an attorney who could speak on her behalf.

The Sevierville Police Department said in a statement, The investigation is ongoing and no additional information is available at this time.

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An $18 million commitment from the Simms/Mann Family Foundation, led by Dr. Victoria Mann Simms and Ronald Simms, will support UCLAs expansion of integrative psychosocial care for people with cancer and their families into communities throughout Southern California.

The gift to UCLA Health will fund an endowment to sustain and expand the Simms/MannUCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, which provides psychosocial care usually free of charge to patients and families dealing with the emotional, psychological and physical burdens of cancer and its treatment. It is the lead gift in a new campaign by UCLA Health to create a $50 million endowment for the center.

Psychosocial treatment at the center involves a wide range of individual, family and group therapy not only psychiatric care, but also educational programs in nutrition, spiritual care, qi gong and meditation; and workshops such as healing through art and preparing for surgery. The centers mission is to empower patients and families with support that enhances their overall well-being as they go through the many challenges of a cancer diagnosis.

The centers whole-person approach to care is embedded throughout the medical care provided by UCLA Health oncologists and nurses.

Vicki and Ron Simms learned firsthand about the struggles that face cancer patients and their families when Vickis father, Ted Mann, suffered from cancer and was treated at UCLA. The Simms familyhave long been passionate about advancing integrative medicine, an approach that cares for the patient as a whole person: mind, body, and spirit. Their 20-plus years of national experience on the topic was the catalyst for funding the Simms/MannUCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, as well as creating the Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center at Venice Family Clinic, the first-ever integrative medicine center at a free clinic.

In the years since its inception, the center has grown to become a nationally recognized model for integrative oncology care. Among its offerings is an acclaimed training program that prepares providers from around the U.S. in integrative psychosocial care.

The endowment will enhance that training program; as well as strengthening patient care at UCLA Health facilities at the main UCLA campus and in Santa Monica; and expand the centers psychosocial and integrative services into UCLAs community oncology clinics, which currently number 16 and are expected to expand to 20 by 2021.

The commitment will also create the Simms/Mann Family Foundation Chair in Integrative Oncology, which once approved by the UCLA Academic Senate will be held by the centers medical director.

The centers invaluable work relies on publicprivate partnership, said Ron Simms, a California real estate developer. UCLA has the clinical footprint and the expertise to deliver counseling alongside its best-in-class cancer care. We are grateful for UCLAS commitment to expand access to care, enabling patients and families to receive services close to home from a truly integrated team of professionals.

Vicki Simms said, This is truly an exciting and timely opportunity to inspire and train patient-centered leaders and professionals to work together to transform the delivery of cancer care to our communities. This partnership with UCLA reflects our mutual belief: Everyone should have access to excellent health care services that focus on the whole person.

Johnese Spisso, CEO of the UCLA Hospital System and president of UCLA Health, said, For decades, the SimmsMann family have been tireless advocates for a team approach to patient and family-centered care. Vickis and Rons pledge is further evidence of their commitment to world-class cancer care by addressing the psychological, social and physical well-being of patients and their loved ones during intense treatment. We are so grateful to have their visionary partnership in our impactful work.

To inspire other philanthropists to support the center particularly its efforts across the diverse geographic communities it will now serve the foundations commitment includes a gift-matching fund of $6 million. Combined with its generous previous gifts, the foundation has now given more than $33 million to UCLA. In addition to their longstanding funding of the center, the Simms have supported other UCLA entities, including the Jules Stein Eye Institute, and they are founding supporters and board members of the Geffen Playhouse.

Ron and Vicki are such tremendous partners, said Dr. John Glaspy, the centers medical director and a member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The family envisioned this center a quarter century ago, and ever since, they have played a vital role in ensuring families facing cancer have the psychological resources they need.

The gift also endows a chaplaincy in Glaspys honor.

I am humbled and grateful for Vickis and Rons gift, he said. It embodies their longstanding commitment and UCLAs to caring for patients and families, not just treating the symptoms of disease.

Since its inception, the center has provided care for more than 50,000 patients; held more than 310 lectures with more than 30,000 attendees and online viewers from around the world; and, since 2004, trained more than 100 fellows for oncology-based psychosocial care around the U.S.

Our patients join us in being immensely grateful to the Simms family for their profound dedication to patient care, said Kauser Ahmed, the centers director. This incredible gift ensures that more patients and families will have the tools to maintain a sense of wellness while receiving the best medical care possible for their cancer.

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George Yancopoulos is the co-founder, president and chief scientific officer ofRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, the holder of more than 100 patents, and an advocate for increased federal funding for science research. Recently dubbed the man who could cure cancer, he has the distinction of being the first pharmaceutical research chief to become a billionaire.

A committed philanthropist, Yancopoulos has been a donor to Harvard Medical School, Boston Childrens Hospital Trust, the Hellenic Initiative and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Hes also a big supporter of his alma mater, Columbia Universitys Columbia College, providing gifts for financial aid, athletics, campus revitalization and scientific advancements. He is a member of the schools Irving Medical Centers Precision Medicine Council and vice-chair of its Board of Advisors. In 2013, he established the Yancopoulos Family Science Fellowship for Columbia College students.

Yancopoulos recently announced a $10 million commitment to create a new institute at Columbia College focused on promoting beginners mind, the Buddhist concept of avoiding stereotypes or preconceived ideas. Arguing that humanity has become constrained by labels, Yancopoulos said, We need to have a beginners mind whenever we meet others, regardless of race, sex, color or beliefs.

The announcement comes as other higher ed donors have ramped up support for concepts and research areas that have received limited public and private funding. Examples include the Bedari Foundations $20 million gift to UCLA to study the science of kindness, T. Denny Sanfords $100 million gift to UC San Diego to study compassion, Susan and Henry Samueli's controversial $200 million gift to UC Irvine for a new integrative medicine program, and a $17 million commitment from a group of donors to start the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

By arguing that humanity needs to have a beginners mind when we try to scientifically address existential threats like climate change and our healthcare problems, Yancopoulos joins an ever-growing class of mega-donors seeking to mold key institutions and issue areas in accordance with their beliefs.

A Vocal Advocate for Science Research

Born in 1959, Yancopoulos spent his early childhood inWoodside, New York. He graduated as valedictorian from Columbia College and the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons as an M.D./Ph.D candidate. With Leonard Schleifer, he co-founded Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company that has developed blockbuster FDA-approved medicines for diseases such as cancer and asthma. Regeneron posted close to $6 billion in revenues in 2017.

In a Forbes profile of Pharmas First Billionaire R&D Chief, Matthew Herper noted that instead of acting as a portfolio manager, Yancopoulos is deeply involved in Regenerons drug discovery and is a principal inventor on all the technology patents that underlie Regenerons drugs. In this sense, Yancopoulos is a bit of a throwback to his role model P. Roy Vagelos, the 90-year-old former Merck executive, fellow Greek-American, prodigious philanthropist, and current Regeneron chairman.

About four years ago, Regeneron replaced Intel as the top sponsor for the Science Talent Search prize, the nations most prestigious scienceandmath competition for high school seniors, with a 10-year, $100 million commitment. Commenting on the rebranded Regeneron Science Talent Search, Yancopoulos said, I dont want the best minds in this country to be hedge fund managers. I want them to be scientists and engineers.

In 2017, Yancopoulos, who also leads Regenerons STEM education and mentorship programs, railed against proposed cuts to federal science budgets, telling the Chicago Tribune, We should only be working on two things: health and the freaking environment. The last thing we need is another freaking browser and appthose things are eroding our national intellect.

And a few months later, when asked how hed transform the U.S. healthcare industry if he could wave a magic wand, Yancopoulos said hed ensure that Americans view scientists the way they value athletes and movie stars. Society, he said,needs to attract the rare geniuses withappropriate recognition and reward.

Hurdles to Implementation

At first glance, Yancopoulos $10 million gift earmarked for beginners mind seems slightly off-script, given his experience, philanthropic track record and previous calls for more investment in science research. With federal funding on the chopping block, why not just cut a $10 million check for more science research?

For an answer, lets step back in time to 2015. That was when Columbia College Dean James Valentini, in an interview with the Columbia Spectator, articulated his goal of instilling a beginners mind philosophy across the school. Beginner's mind is about... not being constrained in your thinking by assumptions you might have, or preconceptions you might have, or prejudices you might have, he said. Beginners mind is approaching the world in the way that young children do.

At the time, Valentini floated the idea of incorporating beginners mind into the colleges Core Curriculum. Roosevelt Monts, the director of Columbia's Center for the Core Curriculum, pushed back on this idea, arguing that the curriculum is the facultys and not a tool for any ideological messaging from the administration or from anybody else, no matter how good the ideological messaging is.

In a similar vein, Vivek Ramakrishnan, Columbia College Student Councils VP for policy, said, I think its kind of difficult to implement the idea because its kind of a cultural thing. Its about a mindsetits about how you approach day-to-day interactions. Its not a programmatic thing.

Im Most Concerned About the Big Picture

In 2016, Yancopoulos daughter Nia graduated Columbia College. With Yancopoulos in the audience, Valentini extolled the virtues of beginners mind during his address, calling it the most important thinking in science; it is what drives scientific curiosity. The speech struck a nerve with Yancopoulos.

Last November, Columbia awarded Yancopoulos its Alexander Hamilton medal for his distinguished service to the college. Earlier that day, he had decided on the $10 million commitment while reflecting upon universities need to do more in the fight against divisive labels. Yancopoulos announced his gift during his acceptance speech that evening. (The gift was a surprise to everyoneYancopoulos did not notify administrators prior to his announcement.)

Listening to the dean, Yancopoulos said, it became so clear to me that beginners mind defines both the key to uniting humanity to do great things as well as the key to using science to address the most devastating threats to humanity from disease to climate change. Yancopoulos criticized the increased focus on categories of race and sex in the national conversation, including at universities, and argued that societys current over-scrutiny of ideas such as white privilege is counterproductive to uniting humanity around real threats. He also condemned universities forallowing anti-Semitic speakerson campus.

A stunned and gratified Valentini told the Spectator that although he did not know what next steps would be taken with the gift, he would include all undergraduate schools, not just Columbia College, in discussions concerning the new institute. When pressed on specifics of the commitment, such as whether he believed the money should be dedicated to endowing faculty chairs or supporting broader initiatives, Yancopoulos said, Im most concerned about the big picture. What I am concerned about is taking the best and the brightest minds and teaching them to think outside the box.

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Sons of the Silent Age, a David Bowie tribute band, performed to a sold out crowd on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Metro Chicago. They were joined by special guest, actor Michael Shannon.

The event raised more than $65,000 for integrative medicine therapies for NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) Kellogg Cancer Center adult and pediatric patients.

Sons of the Silent Age is composed of nine Chicago musicians, when Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks, Ministry) and Matt Walker (Filter, Smashing Pumpkins and Morrissey's band) joined forces in 2012 to pay tribute to their hero David Bowie.

For the third year, the concert is benefitting the NorthShore Integrative Medicine program, as one of the largest and most-well established programs in the country.

Each of the parties involved in the benefit concert -- from the Sons of the Silent Age bandmates, to the owner of Metro, to the NorthShore Integrative Medicine team -- share a common bond of commitment to the cause, and for some, cancer survivorship.

NorthShore's Integrative Medicine Program uses safe, evidence-based complementary therapies and communicating fully with patients' traditional western medicine physicians and specialists optimizes each patient's health and a heightened sense of well-being. Learn more about NorthShore's Integrative Medicine Program or support the cause at foundation.northshore.org/imconcert.

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My colleagues and I have long been concerned about the high rates of cardiovascular disease in the US that have spread throughout the world. Despite advances in modern medicine, heart attacks and strokes are the leading cause of death globally. One of the reasons for these high rates is the epidemic of stress in modern society. Early in my career, I studied the connection between psychological stress and high blood pressure and heart disease. This was a negative effect of the mind-body connection. About 30 years ago, I decided to investigate how the mind-body-heart connection could be positively managed with effective stress reduction, particularly the Transcendental Meditation technique.

During that time, we and our colleagues at major academic medical centers in the US, such as Columbia University Medical Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Charles Drew University, received funding from the National Institutes of Health and foundations to study effects of mind-body intervention with Transcendental Meditation in high-risk groups, like African Americans with high blood pressure or established heart disease. The results of this series of well-controlled studies, known as randomized controlled trials, showed that practice of Transcendental Meditation lowered high blood pressure, reduced insulin resistance (aka metabolic syndrome), reduced atherosclerosis, and prevented abnormal enlargement of the heart (called left ventricular hypertrophy) in one of most recent studies. Some of our published pilot studies suggested improvements in blood flow to the heart and benefits to patients with heart failure.

A landmark study that brought all these findings together followed 200 patients with known heart disease over an average of five years. Half practiced Transcendental Meditation and half attended a class about cardiovascular factors. All participants continued their usual medicines and medical care. At the end of the study, the results showed that the meditating participants had a 48% lower rate of death, heart attack and stroke compared to controls. We believe that this remarkable result was due to redacted risk factors such as high blood pressure, psychological stress, and possibly cardiac enlargement. The results of reduced mortality in long-term TM practitioners were replicated in a separate study of older participants with high blood pressure. All of these studies have been published in peer-reviewed medical journals, many in top ones like the American Heart Association and American Medical Association.

Based on these findings an American Heart Association scientific statement acknowledged these scientific studies and recommended that Transcendental Meditation be considered in the treatment of all patients with high blood pressure. And thats a lot of people according to the most recent guidelines, nearly half of all adults in the US. The research is continuing, but I would say that if youre at risk for heart disease and thats most men and women consider managing your mind and body with Transcendental Meditation. Its easy to learn and practice, has extensive scientific evidence, and has other positive benefits for mental and physical health. It could save your life. For more information, visit https://www.tm.org.

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Long before the media made a micro celebrity of Issac Mathai, who practises integrative medicine at Soukya, he had met Prince Charles in 2004, through his Harley Street centre. Dr Michael Dixon, a supporter of the integrative medicine, who is currently the chairperson of the College of Medicine and Integrated Health, as well the erstwhile chair of UKs NHS Alliance, introduced them. The Prince himself is a supporter of the stream of medicine, choosing to be a patron of the Faculty of Homeopathy in its 175th year, despite much criticism in Britain.

Today, after Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwalls sixth visit to Soukya, in Bengaluru, Mathai says the couple came in for a six-day rejuvenative treatment, where naturopathy, Ayurvedic, and yoga practices were employed. He says he is also a holistic consultant to them (he studied across Kerala and London) as and when required through the year.

The couple enjoyed the organic produce and the vegetarian food that the facility provided at this 30-acre, 25-room facility, including appam and stew, as well as dosas with coconut and tomato chutneys. The Duchess felt at-home and showed her husband around as if it were her own place, says Mathai, who gave them the full tour the day after the Prince arrived, the whole centre being reserved for them. Camilla was already here with five of her women friends, while he attended to matters at the British Asian Trust that he is the founder patron of, with reports in Britain speculating on how the two would spend his 71st birthday apart.

The birthday was a quiet affair, with him cutting a cake that Suja Issac, the co-founder who heads the nutrition unit at Soukya, arranged. We also told them that we would like to do a thanksgiving prayer at the Holy Trinity chapel, and said, If you would like to join, please do so. They graciously agreed, and the four of us (his wife and two sons) were with them. The priest did a 20-minute programme, singing in English, Malayalam and Syriac, says Dr Mathai. In the evening, the 10-foot tall stone lamps usually only lit for Diwali, were lit up for the group.

Mathai, whose mother was a homeopathy practitioner herself, has been a proponent of integrative medicine, and is International Ambassador for the College of Medicine, London. Hes just back from a conference that the college hosted, where this years theme was social prescription or the idea that people can take care of themselves by way of exercise and diet, so they dont need to go to a doctor unless necessary.

This, he says is exactly what hes been advocating at his Mathais Rural Health Centre, a Soukya Foundation, which services 38 villages at Hoskote Taluk, in Bangalore Rural. In addition to the regular clinic, the centre facilitates yoga in schools.

Last April, an AYUSH centre was started in Saint Charles Hospital, London, as a testing ground to introduce the Indian streams of medicine into the NHS system. I initiated the project that is now run by the College of Medicine and funded by the AYUSH ministry and the British Asian Trust. This was inaugurated by our Prime Minister and Prince Charles, says Mathai. It will be monitored by the University of Westminster. Dr Mathai calls it a Golden opportunity to enter the UK system, and says he suggested to Prince Charles that he take the model to several commonwealth countries.

He is now hoping that with the support of the Prince and Dr Dixon, Dumpfries House, an 18th century structure across 2,000 acres that already has a Health & Wellbeing Centre, can be tapped into. My idea is that we have a facility there that can cater to the high income group which can then subside treatment for the community, he says.

Dr Michael Dixon speaks about his connection with integrative medicine and Dr Issac Mathai.

What brought you to integrative medicine?

I was looking for answers, because through my practice there were people with chronic tiredness or frequent infections or irritable bowel or headaches or even stress and depression, back pain and neck pain. All these things are only partially treated by the conventional model.

When did it come to you that the solution lay here in integrative medicine?

I had been a conventional doctor for 10 years and was really quite depressed at my inability to treat so many conditions. The positive was meeting come complementary practitioners, who came to my surgery. Now we have 12 different practitioners, including acupuncturists, osteopaths, massage therapists, herbal medicine (in my practice). Probably the very first for me was attending a course in manipulation and finding that I could treat back pain and neck pain with some very basic manoeuvers and stretches, and feeling that I was returning to my roots as a doctor. I found that I was able to help people with very bad backs to start walking and improving and they appreciated the fact that the doctor wasnt simply giving them a tablet or telling them to see a physiotherapist.

All of the integrative forms of medicine lay an emphasis on talking and touching. Do you think allopathy has lost that?

I think it has. The other thing it has lost is time. If you can only spend a short time, you cant get to fully understand what their problems are and what the treatment required is. Hippocrates said that touch was very important in healing people and we know that Ayurveda preceded Hippocrates.

Could this have led, in part, to the mental health crisis, in part?

I think it could, because we need to go back to the roots. In the west, people self-harming has reached epidemic proportion and stress and depression are ever increasing. And thats to do with our society itself being very fragmented and people not being connected to each other in a way that they often are in Indian communities. So I think the cause is disconnection and the treatment it has to be about building relationships. It has to be about human warmth, kindness, and about things that we find difficult to talk about like unconditional love. And simply throwing a pill at someone who is highly distressed is never going to be the entire solution.

What aspects of Dr Mathais treatment philosophy resonate with you?

His commitment to whole-person medicine the mental and the physical and not dividing us up into different parts of the body or different diseases. And the holistic approach that includes diet, exercise, yoga, as well as a range of treatments suited to an individual. (At his facility) People are able to get away from the everyday stresses of life like eating and drinking too much, like being under pressure and stress to a place thats altogether more peaceful, alongside a much more healthy vegetable diet, a healthier way of living its really a whole package.

Within the UK any kind integrative medicine hasnt received support at all.

Complementary medicine is not well respected in England. More often thats on the parts of the press and some of the conventional medical establishment. Conversely, quite a lot of patients do see complementary practitioners and do find theyre helped by them. There are a number of conventional doctors who embrace the complementary approach.

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Cleveland Clinic Childrens Center for Pediatric Integrative Medicine is dedicated to addressing the increasing demand for integrative healthcare by researching and providing access to practices that address the physical as well as lifestyle, emotional, and spiritual needs of children.

As the body of evidence for integrative medicine grows, we remain at the forefront of providing the most updated education and practices to our patients. We are able to care for children through their mid-20s, then provide seamless transition to adult providers.

Integrative Medicine services have become very popular in the United States, with more than 70 percent of Americans using them in some form.

Your child may benefit from integrative medicine as a complement to the care they are already receiving to treat chronic illness. Integrative medicine may help to reduce the severity or frequency of disease episodes, decrease stress related to chronic disease, and enjoy a better quality of life.

Our team members can coordinate appointments together to provide the patient with the best care.

Our team of dedicated pediatric physicians and therapists are certified to perform a number of complementary therapies, including:

Conditions that are commonly treated with integrative medicine include:

Increasingly, research shows that how we live, what we think, and how we feel affect our health. While conventional medicine can help diminish the consequences of unhealthy lifestyles, integrative medicine can reverse those consequences, prevent illness and reduce symptoms, resulting in:

Our team of dedicated pediatric physicians and therapists are certified to perform a number of complementary therapies, including:

To schedule an appointment with our team or for questions about the clinic, please call 216.448.6610.

The Center is based at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation but some services are available at other locations.

The Center for Pediatric Integrative Medicine looks into the role of mind, body, spirit and lifestyle changes and how they can affect chronic disease. Studies yield evidence-based results that continue to encourage medical schools, hospitals and physicians to accept and incorporate these methods.

For example, research at Cleveland Clinic has shown that integrative medicine, including guided imagery, massage or Reiki, can help patients reduce their anxiety before surgery, to cope better with postoperative pain and to maximize their recovery.

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The physicians and the medical team at Five Stones Healing Arts & Wellness Center strive to achieve optimal health and wellness by focusing on what matters most: helping patients to achieve the essential balance of healing and lifestyle in mind, body, and spirit.

Located in Leesburg, Virginia, this practice centers on the Five Stones of optimal health: Healthful Eating, Balanced Movement, Integrative and Functional Medicine, Mindful Stress Management, and Interconnected Living.

The team at Five Stones Healing Arts & Wellness Center provide comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis, treatment, health assessments, screenings and lab work, and referrals. They offer an extensive collection of effective programs, classes, and services tailored to each patient.

Functional medicine is an integral part of the practices mission. The Five Stones medical team aims to identify and treat the causes of illnesses and conditions both chronic and acute by addressing lifestyle, genetic, environmental, and physiological factors that can lead to chronic disease and complex ailments.

This medical center treats patients of all ages, including men, women, and children. They specialize in the treatment of chronic and complex conditions, stress management, healthy weight-loss, healthy aging, cancer recovery, food allergies, and more.

Merging an array of therapies including integrative, functional, and holistic the board-certified practitioners at this practice offer a unique approach to health care. They offer a range of treatments, such as botanical medicines, nutritional supplements, pharmaceutical drugs, nutrition and detoxification programs, therapeutic bodywork, energy healing, and bio-identical hormone therapy.

Visit Five Stones Healing Arts & Wellness Center, serving patients in the Leesburg, Northern Virginia, and greater Washington, DC, area. New patients are welcome.

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The Fellowship in Integrative Medicine (INTM) requires participants to successfully complete a Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) in INTM, a standardized patient assessment and a mentorship experiences. The program is presented through a cross-disciplinary, longitudinal curriculum designed to graduate highly trained practitioners and content area experts. The program encourages exploration of various aspects of INTM through online, in-person, scholarly, and practical experiences.

The Fellowships graduate level curriculum produces competent, skilled health professionals and confers a broad set of proficiencies in clinical, research, business and leadership disciplines. As a result, fellowship graduates will be eligible to sit for the newly established American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM) board certification in INTM. To explore a complete list of ABOIM board elgibility requirements, please refer to the ABOIM website.

The online Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) in INTM curriculum represents a progressive and forward thinking learning program for medical wellness.The MSHS in INTM requires the successful completion of 30 credit hours.

Students generate patient care plans, conduct case analyses, and evaluate practice standards to demonstrate competence of integrative medicine practice. Biostatistics, epidemiology, and clinical research courses provide an opportunity for students to collaborate with professionals from various disciplines, explore translational research in human health and allow participation in practice-based research networks.

Each student who completes the fellowship program will earn a MSHS in INTM from GW.

The Fellowship in INTM program expands upon the MSHS in INTM curriculum by adding additional hands-on experiences to meet core competencies defined by the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health (The Consortium). Fellows will demonstrate advance skill and understanding through a standardized patient assessment. Further, fellows will partner with a clinical faculty member to observe, evaluate and inform patient care.

The fellowship program ensures graduates will operate successful clinical practices, while building their professional skill set in research methods, business practices, relevant health policy and social aspects of health.

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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the popular name for health care practices that traditionally have not been part of conventional medicine. In many cases, as evidence of efficacy and safety grows, these therapies are being combined with conventional medicine.

Thus, the term alternative has been dropped and replaced with newer terms, such as complementary and integrative medicine, integrative medicine and health, or just integrative medicine.

Integrative medicine can help people with cancer, persistent pain, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and many other conditions better manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life by reducing fatigue, pain and anxiety. Examples of common practices include:

The treatments promoted in integrative medicine are not substitutes for conventional medical care. They should be used in concert with standard medical treatment.

Certain therapies and products are not recommended at all or not recommended for certain conditions or people. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health is a good tool for researching a therapy you're considering. It's also important to talk with your health care provider before trying something new.

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Integrative Health specialists at UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin, offer services that draw from both conventional and complementary medicine. Dedicated to helping you achieve your highest potential for wellness, we have a healing-oriented philosophy that focuses on less invasive therapies to help remove barriers that may be blocking the body's ability to heal. For more information about our programs, call (608) 262-WELL (262-9355).

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