Methods A repeated measures design was employed where thirty female college-aged participants (Mage=20.1, sd =1.95) completed three counterbalanced testing sessions: a yoga session, an aerobic exercise session, and a baseline assessment. Participants were presented with...

Purpose Due to multiple and increasing stressors including large classroom sizes, increased educational requirements and decreased personal attention, children in public schools are at a greater risk than ever of developing behavioral, anxiety and stress-related disorde...

Purpose To present preliminary data from LEAPS into IM, the Leadership and Education Program for Students in Integrative Medicine, an innovative program designed to foster the development of the next generation of medical student leaders in Integrative Medicine (IM). Me...

Methods Stated formulations contain the common crude drug named piper longum. As we know that piperine is the key active plant ingredient of the drug and responsible for its therapeutic activity, both formulations have been standardized through high performance thin lay...

Purpose Use of dietary supplements by individuals are thought to be associated with health-seeking behaviors. The aim of this study was to examine the patterns of dietary supplement (DS) use among individuals with coronary risk factors (CRF): prediabetes/diabetes (Type ...

Results Thirty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. Clinical studies were divided into three categories: survey studies (n=11), safety studies (n= 8), and efficacy studies (n= 13). Six studies were randomized controlled trials. The most common herbs studied were St. ...

Results Participants were representative of the SICU staff with 69% nurses, 88% females, age average of 44, and 11.8 (±10.1, SD) average years working in the SICU. Participant biological indices of stress, measured by the level of salivary a-amylase, was significantly r...

Results Among sixteen seniors (median age of 88) with a previous history of falls, 87% provided data for assessment at the end of the intervention. Two patients withdrew, one due to a fall outside the institution and the other due to lack of time and interest. There wer...

Purpose As breast cancer survivors (BCS) increasingly use complementary and alternative medicine, randomized controlled trials (RCT) are needed to assess the safety and efficacy of these therapies to guide appropriate clinical use. However, many RCTs face poor patient a...

Purpose Classical Chinese herbal therapy uses herb combinations within formulas based upon the belief that there is a synergistic effect between herbs. Herbal pairs and combinations may change the hydrophobicity and ion concentration of the decoction. These changes may ...