Publications
Rekha Chaudhary, MD, of University of Cincinnati published a study that showed that broccoli microgreens are a significant source of the phytochemical sulforaphane, but a single serving of broccoli microgreens does not significantly alter microbiome consumption.
Dr. Darshan Mehta of Harvard University published the results of the Well-Being Education Grants program, which provides resources and funding to promote faculty wellness.
Dr. Howard Sesso of Harvard University studied whether cocoa flavanol supplementation is a promising strategy for type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevention.
Dr. Laura Redwine of University of Miami published a study that examined the feasibility and acceptability of having community health workers deliver a family-based health promotion program that integrates mindfulness strategies for stress reduction to underserved Latino families in rural communities.
Dr. Darshan Mehta of Harvard University published a paper on how integrative medicine offers superior clinical outcomes, patient experience, and provider experience to non-integrative biomedicine practices.
Dr. Chloe Atreya of University of California, San Francisco, and former postdoctoral fellow Dr. Chelsea Siwik contributed to the development of new guidelines for integrative therapies to improve anxiety and depression in people with cancer during and after treatment.
Dr. Laura Redwine of University of Miami found that guided Tai Chi practice was well-tolerated among older adults with hypertension and was associated with decreases in frailty.
Dr. Howard Sesso of Harvard University found that taking daily multivitamin supplementation is a safe and accessible way to maintain cognitive health in older adults.
Tina Walter, a certified yoga therapist at University of Cincinnati found that chairside yoga therapy was an effective method to reduce perceptions of fatigue, pain, nausea, anxiety, and distress among oncology patients concurrently receiving outpatient cancer infusion therapy.
Drs. Vincent Minichiello and Sarah Webber of University of Wisconsin–Madison found that residents that completed a 10-hour mindfulness training program reported enhanced perspective-taking and relationship-building between themselves and their patients in clinical settings across medical and procedural specialties.
Contributing authors from Harvard University, University of Vermont, and University of Washington published an article urging integrative health practitioners to recognize the interconnectedness of human wellness and the wellness of the planet.
Drs. Peter Wayne and Gloria Yeh published a paper that called for future large-scale, definitive clinical trials to demonstrate the effectiveness of Tai Chi for multisite pain syndrome and potential fall prevention in older adults.
Drs. Gail Ironson and Adam Carrico of University of Miami found that the expression of words related to self-esteem during a 4-session augmented trauma writing intervention predicted post-traumatic stress, depressive symptoms, and health outcomes six months later.
Drs. Elizabeth Walsh, Kayleigh Rogalski, and LeChey Hibbler of Vanderbilt University authored an article on the social and health stigma of obesity in the field of integrative health. The group hosted a forum to discuss the article, which you can view here.
Dr. Chelsea Siwik of University of California, San Francisco conducted a review remote cancer care and found that reviews specifically addressed older adults, bereavement, or sustainability of interventions and only two reviews focused on comparing telehealth to in-person interventions.
Drs. Gail Ironson and Adam Carrico of University of Miami found that the expression of words related to self-esteem during a 4-session augmented trauma writing intervention predicted post-traumatic stress, depressive symptoms, and health outcomes 6-months later.
Drs. Gloria Yeh and Peter Wayne of Harvard University found that measures of diurnal dynamics may be useful indices of reduced adaptive capacity in patients with cardiopulmonary conditions.’
Dr. Gloria Yeh of Harvard University conducted a small pilot study to examine the safety and feasibility of an acupuncture randomized control trial among patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema and found that the intervention was feasible.
Drs. Chloe Atreya and June Chan of University of California, San Francisco found that colorectal cancer survivors that received a web-based dietary intervention with text messages experienced higher emotional and social functioning.
Drs. Gloria Yeh and Peter Wayne of Harvard University found that measures of diurnal dynamics may be useful indices of reduced adaptive capacity in patients with cardiopulmonary conditions.’