Practicing gratitude and health
Early research on practicing gratitude, i.e. reflecting on all of the good things currently going on or that have happened in your life, is linked to health benefits. According to the March 2019 edition...
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Fast Food Update
According to a recent article, “Fast Food Offerings in the United States in 1986, 1991, and 2016 Show Large Increases in Food Variety, Portion Size, Dietary Energy, and Selected Micronutrients” in the Journal of...
ED and Low T: Testosterone Therapy
June is Men’s Health Month. CHP blog posts in June will focus on health care for problems unique to men. Men’s Health Week was designated by an act of the US Congress in 1994...
Prostate cancer screening: PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) Testing
Prostate cancer is common in men. About 1 in 6 men (16%) will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Events during Men’s Health Month often encourage men to be screened for...
Prostate Cancer Screening: Digital Rectal Examination
[su_box title="June is Men's Health Month" style="soft"]CHP blog posts in June will focus on health care for problems unique to men. Men’s Health Week was designated by an act of the US Congress in...
Hormone Therapy Over Age 65
Although using hormone therapy in women over age 65 remains controversial, based on a 2016 statement from North American Menopause Society (NAMS) & National Institute for Health (NIH) there are some guidelines providers can...
Acupuncture for menopause
The most troublesome symptoms for women during menopause are hot flashes and night sweats. Also known in the literature as hot “flushes,” these vasomotor symptoms are the most frequent cause of women to seek...
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, The Mesh Controversy and Integrative Health
Integrative healthcare clinicians (IH) may frequently encounter female patients with troubling symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP). POP is very common, more frequent among older women, but often without significant difficulty. Population based studies...
Adverse Childhood Experiences: ACEs in Women and Chronic Pain
The National Women's Health Week kicks off on Mother's Day, May 12, and is celebrated through May 18, 2019. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women’s Health leads National Women’s...