Grandma Knew Best: Integrative Medicine Tips with Dr. Mais
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Dr. Victoria Mais, founding executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and author of “Heal Faster,” explains that integrative medicine combines traditional care with lifestyle changes and selected complementary therapies. In a top 10 Q&A, she discusses using raw garlic and zinc lozenges for colds; BRAT foods and Egyptian licorice tea for stomach problems; vaginal estrogen for postmenopausal dryness; and how nutrition, exercise, anxiety management, and social support can enhance recovery after surgery. She covers osteoporosis treatment decisions using “number needed to treat”; sleep improvement strategies (sleep hygiene, low-dose melatonin, CBT-I apps, avoiding diphenhydramine); vagus nerve stimulation devices and their applications; dietary approaches that might reverse type 2 diabetes; methods to reduce breast cancer recurrence; the benefits and selection of supplements; and the advantages and disadvantages of GLP-1 weight-loss medications, highlighting the importance of reducing ultra-processed foods and increasing vegetable intake.
Dr. Victoria Mais, founding executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and author of “Heal Faster,” explains that integrative medicine combines traditional care with lifestyle changes and selected complementary therapies. In a top 10 Q&A, she discusses using raw garlic and zinc lozenges for colds; BRAT foods and Egyptian licorice tea for stomach problems; vaginal estrogen for postmenopausal dryness; and how nutrition, exercise, anxiety management, and social support can enhance recovery after surgery. She covers osteoporosis treatment decisions using “number needed to treat”; sleep improvement strategies (sleep hygiene, low-dose melatonin, CBT-I apps, avoiding diphenhydramine); vagus nerve stimulation devices and their applications; dietary approaches that might reverse type 2 diabetes; methods to reduce breast cancer recurrence; the benefits and selection of supplements; and the advantages and disadvantages of GLP-1 weight-loss medications, highlighting the importance of reducing ultra-processed foods and increasing vegetable intake.
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