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The ModiHealth whole-person virtual care platform will add an incredibly robust streaming service and app powered by new health technology with the acquisition of More Active, as they also welcome Founder Don Hoskyns to the ModiHealth team as President of Digital Wellbeing

LOS ANGELES, California (June 2, 2021): ModiHealths acquisition of More Active provides customers with a full-body care experience at the top of its class. ModiHealth, a one-stop-shop for every aspect of whole-person health and wellness, provides a vast integrative range of holistic care options under one virtual roof. Adding the More Active technology to its platform and health app provides customers with a powerful guide to being fit; mind, body, heart and spirit. With 59 percent of Americans not planning to renew their gym memberships after COVID, ModiHealth customers will now have premier at-home streaming workouts, fitness plans, nutrition plans, health tracking, wellness tools and support available in the palm of their hands.

Bringing More Active s technology and content to ModiHealth furthers our goal of providing people with the tools to reach their optimal health, says ModiHealth co-founder and CEO Dr. Rachel Dew. We are closely aligned with the More Active team and are lucky to have Don Hoskyns on board as ModiHealths President of Digital Wellbeing.

More Active was founded by Don Hoskyns, whose interest and passion for health and diet started in his high school days when he was a wrestler and eventually led him to develop the successful More Active desktop and app technology.

I started More Active in 2013 to build a digital fitness platform, says Don Hoskyns, More Active Founder. Its been exciting to see how it has transitioned into a whole-person health and wellbeing platform.

More Active will bring the following to the ModiHealth streaming service and health app:

"My Plan Personalized and Individualized User Wellness Plan

Platform Customizes to User Goals & Needs

Online Workout Plans, Nutrition, Education and More

Health Risk Assessment Testing (Evaluation & Reporting)

Goal Oriented Fitness Challenges (per Individual and Group)

Personal Health Record and data tracking for progress

3D Weight Loss and body transformation (Before & After Morphing App.)

Wearable integration: FitBit, Garmin, MyZone (Others coming soon)

Corporate Wellness tools

Disease Management

Blood Panel and Genetic / DNA testing / Integration

*Daily health guidance and inspirations

*Thousands of articles & videos to support health

Streamline and up-level every aspect of your journey to health and wellness with ModiHealth on one convenient website at Modiht.com. From live virtual care to a robust wellness streaming service and health memberships, ModiHealth helps customers get and stay healthy!

About ModiHealth:

Founded in 2016 by double-board certified Doctor of Natural and Integrative Medicine Dr. Rachel Dew and Neurologist/Engineer Randall Wright, MD., ModiHealth is the only integrative whole-person virtual care platform on the market offering access to every type of practitioner, including holistic, natural, and functional doctors, along with nutritionists, mental health practitioners, health and life coaches, personal trainers, and more. ModiHealth is the only online platform that offers a whole-person integrative care approach through real-time virtual care consultations, in addition to health and wellness programs/services. The extensive ModiHealth platform includes providers, practitioners, and wellness professionals in traditional medical care and integrative, holistic, functional, alternative, and mental health care. Plus, find nutrition experts, wellness coaches, fitness trainers, and more! Users can expand their wellness and well-being through on-demand support from a health streaming service and specialized programs. Discover the future of optimized virtual health and wellness at Modiht.com. ModiHealth: Your path to better health starts here!

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Jasmine Mohadjer never planned on buying a building to start her new medical practice. It just kind of worked out that way.

I couldnt find anything that didnt need a major overhaul, said Mohadjer, an oculofacial cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon who spent months looking at space to lease in St. Petersburg.

Thats when Michael Heretick and Montana Massa, Mohadjers team of agents with Vector Commercial Real Estate St. Petes oldest commercial brokerage firm decided to get creative.

This was a neat evolution of our value proposition to our clients, said Massa, who connected with Mohadjer through a client referral. When we realized there was nothing out there to lease that would fit her needs, we decided to look at what was available from a sales perspective.

After searching through commercial listings, Heretick and Massa came across a property at 8855 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street. The space, which once housed Envision Lighting Systems, was much larger than what Mohadjer needed. However, Heretick and Massa recognized that the property could be more than just a great location for Mohadjer to start her business it could also be a solid investment for her and her husband. Plus, when Heretick and Massa pointed out the good interest rates and pro-business climate in St. Pete, Mohadjer knew that buying was the right decision.

Now instead of paying someone elses rent, shes paying herself rent and has the property as an asset, Massa said.

Mohadjer closed on the building in November 2019, but her relationship with Vector didnt end then. Massa and Heretick continued to work with her, coaching her on what to expect as a property owner from a vacancy standpoint and sharing strategies on making the space attractive to tenants.

This is what differentiates us from other firms. We have a lot of experience beyond the transactional side of finding properties, Massa said. We also do investments on our own which gives us a unique perspective because we know what it takes to own an investment property and we can help people feel comfortable with the overall process.

By working with Vector on marketing and leasing, Mohadjer has been able to create a wellness hub by leasing her vacant spaces to St. Pete Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine and West Chiropractic and Neuropathy Center, both of which will operate alongside her practice, Eyelid Surgeons of Tampa Bay.

Im thrilled to have complimentary practices sharing our building, she said. I think it gives patients and clients a real sense that we are all here to address their concerns.

Additionally, Mohadjer is excited to build equity while improving a property in the St. Pete community, and she knows she couldnt have done it without the guidance of her team from Vector.

Mike and Montana were great to work with, she said. We really appreciated their insight and direction through the whole process.

Established in Downtown St. Petersburg in 1985, Vector Commercial Real Estate offers clients experienced representation in all facets of commercial real estate. To learn more, click here or call (727) 823-1230.

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Aviva Romm, M.D., wants to take you on a hormone-enhancing shopping trip. According to the midwife and integrative medicine doctor (who specializes in integrative gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics, with a focus on women's endocrinology), the right foods can enhance your hormone health and balance the symphony of chemical messengers for optimal well-being.

Although, as she says on this episode of the mindbodygreen podcast, there are a few age-specific foods that can really benefit each decade. Of course, healthy, antioxidant-rich foods don't have a timestamp, per se, but Romm sheds light on the many hormonal shifts that can occur within each decadeand the specific foods to help you along the road.

A quick caveat before we dive into the grocery list: "We're accumulating these in the shopping cart," says Romm. Meaning, the best foods for your 20s will still be stellar for your 30s, 40s, and so on. Think of these foods as superstar players to focus on in each decade rather than checking them off the list once you reach a certain age.

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Martial Ndeffo, assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences.

Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

When an area is struck by disease, chaos can often consume a community as it tries to organize in the midst of fear and confusion.

Martial Ndeffo, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, helps local officials make sense of these uncertain times by diving into the data to help identify the best responses to control or prevent disease outbreaks.

Ndeffos research uses transdisciplinary modeling approaches to identify and address challenges for a range of infectious diseases. Infectious disease modeling uses the mathematical analysis of data to develop quantitative representations of disease systems and their interacting variables, called a model. By developing data-driven models, Ndeffo helps characterize emerging diseases in uncertain situations, identify the best strategies for disease control and prevention, and analyze public health responses from a health and economic perspective to inform public policy.

This life-saving research has taken him around the world, fromEbola outbreaks in West and Central Africa, to studying Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika outbreaks in the Americas, to domestic work addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic and HPV in the United States.

I have a sense of adapting to new situations, Ndeffo said. I think that also comes with training as a mathematician, always having a problem-solving type of mentality, which you apply to your daily living.

Ndeffo knew he wanted to be a mathematician from an early age. His father and elder brother had degrees in mathematics, and the interest was engrained in his family. Although mathematics was always a part of his life, Ndeffo initially was not drawn to the path of epidemiology.

My motivation initially was really to focus more on financial mathematics, go into the stock market, and get a financial job in London, he said. But I had more interest in focusing on things that were close to home, meaning how could I really use my skills to address problems that affect my home country and continent. Thats why I started to look more into mathematical biology, especially mathematical epidemiology, looking into infectious diseases.

His education began in his home country of Cameroon, a largely Francophile country, but school took him to South Africa, an English-speaking nation, for his masters degree in mathematics. Ndeffo says that his grasp on English at the time was difficult, but that math was a universal language. He was able to learn both languages English and math simultaneously in South Africa.

Secure in both the language and his skill, Ndeffo earned a spot at the University of Cambridge for his second masters degree in applied mathematics. He remained at Cambridge as the Gates Scholar, a prestigious scholarship funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as he completed his Ph.D. in mathematical biology.

Ndeffo completed his postdoctoral work at Yale University, fully diving into the world of infectious disease modeling and becoming engrossed with both the work and the impact it can have.

Modeling infectious diseases is a challenging endeavor not only does it require the researcher to enter a chaotic and sometimes dangerous environment, but because emerging diseases are not yet entirely understood, it also requires the modeler to predict the future when the present isnt entirely known.

Ndeffo explains this challenge as, as uncertain as your inputs are, so your output will be.

The nature of this research requires investigators to be flexible and adapt to new situations, both in the collection of their data and in their physical environment. Ndeffo explains that when outbreaks happen in countries with fewer resources, the human element of this research can take on an important role.

When the 2014 Ebola outbreak started in West Africa, especially in Liberia, I was part of a team at Yale Universitythat started to think about how we could contribute to that crisis, he said. It was very much a dire situation; it was almost the worst disease in the world happening in the poorest countries in the world.

A member of Ndeffos team had the idea of providing their Liberian field collaborators with laptops and mobile phones to be used for contact tracing efforts, after learning through the Liberian Ministry of Health that many members of their Ebola response teams had been collecting data using pen and paper and traveling long distances to deliver these data by hand to public health authorities for analysis.

You have maybe a weeklong lag between when the data was collected and when public health authorities are able to look at them and make a decision. By the time the cases were identified, the situation was completely changed, he said. One thing that made a big difference was a very simple mobile phone application where you can observe something on the ground and just enter those observations. People in Monrovia, the capital, could access the data in real time, they could make a decision, and you could act in real time in the field.

Recently, he has his energy toward working on neglected tropical diseases. Ndeffo says that because they are neglected, there is little existing research and he sees a window to make significant contributions where others may not think to look.

Definitely there is an opportunity there, an opening to contribute and for your result to be directly considered by public health decisionmakers, he said. You can really bring a tangible impact to these situations, so thats been the reason why Ive put a bit more time into neglected tropical diseases.

Recently, Ndeffo has diverted his research efforts into studying the development of the global COVID-19 pandemic. His work modeling COVID-19 is reminiscent of previous research he has done on emerging diseases, and his adaptive nature is a strength in navigating the challenges of studying a disease that is not yet fully characterized.

Like any emerging disease, it is difficult to study because there are a lot of unknown factors, he said. Having the experience of working on Ebola in 2014, Im a bit familiar with these types of developing situations, but theres always a problem in that you will have a lot of things that you dont know about the disease itself.

I think that whether we want to or not, we have to learn something. A lot of things will have to change, he said. For society really to come into that place, we need a more multi-disciplinary vision or analysis of what has happened and how to prepare for what might happen. It is very important for us not to do it in isolation but to really bring many disciplines together, because of the multifaceted approach of these situations.

Although he is hopeful for the future, Ndeffo cautions that the effects of COVID-19 might be more far-reaching than we initially observe.

The strain this virus has placed on our healthcare system can lead to overwhelmed health facilities, delayed care, decreased access, reduction in the utilization of essential services, and other effects for individuals who are suffering from non-COVID health conditions.

When you think about these emerging diseases, we have to think about what I call the indirect impact. It becomes more and more clear that the indirect impact of COVID is very substantial and nobody knows it might even be worse than the direct impact of COVID, he said. This brings us to that place where we design our intervention measures and our preparedness strategy; we really have to think beyond the direct impact of the disease. It has to be taken into account how we keep the right balance between addressing public health holistically rather than as a single problem that we are trying to solve.

Ndeffo sees a need to continue studying COVID-19 as the pandemic develops and is eager to lend a hand where he can. He is also continuing his research with neglected tropical diseases, with the hope that his modeling will inform a strategy for elimination.

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Dr. Leita Harris joins Haute Beauty Network as a Women's Health and Wellness expert representing the Corona, CA market.

CORONA, Calif. (PRWEB) June 05, 2021

Dr. Leita Harris has been delivering health care to women in the Inland Empire in California since 1990. She has achieved many accreditations throughout her career, among them earning her California Medical License in 1988, is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1992 as well as annual board recertification since 2006. Dr. Harris started Nurturing You Women's Health & Wellness in June of 2015 after 25 years of practicing in multi-specialty groups, with the first 15 years as a full scope OB/GYN practice.

Throughout her career, Dr. Harris has found the need to re-examine medicine' and the methods with which she was practicing. It is all too common to feel rushed like there was no time to sit and listen to patients, no time to truly counsel them. Dr. Harris decided to branch out, to research and learn the various, integrative methods to truly manage patients' underlying problems from a holistic standpoint.

In 2008, Dr. Harris transitioned into a role that allowed her to see only GYN clinic patients and her use of bio-identical hormones in practice began to blossom as she continued at this practice until 2015, at which time she founded Nurturing You. Throughout her research and studies, Dr. Harris has also learned how to manage male hormone patients so that she can leave her female patients feeling great, and their partners as well.

For Dr. Harris, the best part of her day is seeing someone experience tremendous life-changing benefits, especially after they have been ignored or neglected truly exceptional care. She finds the first visit extremely rewarding, however, when she can sit, listen, educate, and give hope to her clients, that is the real reward. It is very common for women to leave the office with a newfound sense of optimism.

Dr. Leita Harris strongly advocates that women need to have better care, someone who will listen and validate their concerns, and not brush them off or prescribe something inappropriate. Women need to have someone who will uncover the root cause of their concerns and address them accordingly. They need a medical professional who acts as a partner, invested in their care and journey toward wellness and optimal health, giving them hope that they can return to a life full of vitality and wholeness.

That is where Nurturing You Women's Health and Wellness comes in.

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Newswise Orange, Calif., June 1, 2021 With its current gift, longtime UCI Health benefactor the Chao family has committed $50 million since 1995 to UCI Health toward advancing cancer care in Orange County and beyond. The familys latest gift will name the cancer center at the new UCI Medical Center in Irvine, expanding access to leading-edge cancer treatments and therapies, promising clinical trials, and world-class cancer care driven by the latest in precision medicine.

Few families have been as generous in support of their fellow residents of Orange County as the Chao family, said Chancellor Howard Gillman. This latest extraordinary gift is testament to their belief in the power of academic medicine to lead the fight against cancer and to provide the best and most up-to-date care to cancer patients.

The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care will be one of three medical facilities at the new $1.2 billion medical center adjacent to the UCI campus; the others are a 144-bed acute care hospital with an emergency department and the Center for Advanced Care. The cancer care center is strategically located at the new medical center campus in Irvine to allow patients to receive multidisciplinary care by interprofessional and integrative teams working together to apply the latest innovations from university-backed clinical research.

The Chao familys commitment to UCI and the fight against cancer has brought much-needed hope to patients and their families over the past 25 years, said Steve A.N. Goldstein, M.A., M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, UCI vice chancellor for health affairs. Their most recent gift extends the opportunity for cancer patients to receive lifesaving therapies and empowers the worlds top cancer clinician-scientists to advance cancer treatment through personalized healthcare. This is only possible at an academic health center committed to developing and applying advanced AI, machine-learning, genomics and therapeutics to clinical practice.

More than anyone else, the Chao familys generosity and dedication has changed the face of cancer care and research in Orange County, said Richard Van Etten, M.D., Ph.D., director of UCIs Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in Orange, the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in Orange County. The Chao familys investment allows UCI Health to treat the most complex cancers, and patients benefit from the power of the University of California Cancer Consortium.

Since their first gift to the university in 1995, three generations of Chaos have supported the growth of UCIs cancer program, including expanded clinical care and advanced research facilities and the creation last year of Orange Countys only adult hematopoietic stem cell/bone marrow transplant program. Today, UCIs Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in Orange is one of only 51 NCI-designated centers across the U.S. those that meet the highest standards for an institutions commitment to and excellence in cancer research and clinical care.

Doing good in our community has always been very important to our family, said Allen Chao. We are proud to continue our partnership with UCI and to know that community members from all walks of life benefit from the lifesaving treatments offered here.

Its a value passed down to us from our matriarch and patriarch, Hsu Hwa Chao and Hsi Hsiung Chao, he said.

In 1999, Allen Chao developed stomach cancer. He sought the care of UCI Health gastroenterologistDr. Kenneth Chang, who helped to remove all signs of the disease. Chang, head of gastrointestinal oncology, also directs UCIs Chao Family Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center (CDDC), supported by the Chao family as part of its vision to expand access to cancer care.

The CDDC is a multidisciplinary center where gastroenterologists, hepatologists, oncologists, surgeons and other specialists work in concert to provide the best care for the most complex digestive diseases, including cancer of the colon, liver, stomach, esophagus and pancreas. Under Changs leadership and with the support of the Chao family, the CDDC has become a leader in innovation and clinical care, advancing research and clinical trials on the development of treatments for digestive cancers. Chang has pioneered the development of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration and injection, techniques that have revolutionized the intervention and treatment of many gastrointestinal diseases and cancers.

The Chao family has expanded access to the most innovative treatments for those with cancer and those with gastrointestinal diseases, which are also highly prevalent among the Asian population, Chang said.

The Chao familys commitment is a key to extending access to UCI Health cancer care and clinical trials to residents across the region. The new cancer center and hospital are slated to begin construction later this year and open in late 2023 and 2025, respectively, according to UCI Health CEO Chad Lefteris.

We encourage others to do good in their community in whatever way they can, Chao said. Philanthropy can take many forms and is not limited to financial support.

I commend the Chao family for their naming gift to the Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care facility at the UCI Medical Center in Irvine, and we are grateful for UCIs continued partnership and contributions to maintaining the wellbeing of Irvine, said Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan. This new facility will provide the world-class cancer research and care that befits the unsurpassed quality of life for Irvine residents by providing additional healthcare options and new jobs for the community.

Orange Countys landmark cancer center

Established in 1989 as Orange Countys first cancer center, the UCI facility in Orange achieved its initial National Cancer Institute cancer center designation in 1994 and comprehensive designation in 1997. The familys landmark 1995 gift catalyzed the universitys efforts to earn this status.

The significance for Orange County was profound. A region with a population greater than that of 20 states now had an institution where people with advanced-stage or treatment-resistant diseases could receive world-class cancer care advanced by basic and translational research, including access to early-phase clinical trials involving the very latest therapies.

A strong research base, in particular, helps drive progress, Van Etten said. It is our mission to translate the findings of basic research into treatments that can benefit patients. Institutions lacking their own research base can follow and adopt advances developed elsewhere, but they cannot lead in the same way comprehensive cancer centers that integrate research with clinical care can.

The current gift furthers UCI efforts to expand cancer prevention and screening, address disparities and provide equitable access to specialty cancer care. For example, enrollment in potentially lifesaving clinical trials increased by more than 260 percent between 2015 and 2020.

UCIs advancements in cancer care are made possible thanks to the Chao familys friendship and support, and we are excited to be able to offer this level of care across Orange County, Lefteris said. In just the last five years, the UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in Orange and our community locations across Orange County have seen more than 400,000 patient visits.

David Liu is one of the people whose lives were saved by UCI Health cancer specialists supported by the Chao family. Diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer a decade ago at a community hospital, the Orange County resident turned to the regions only academic health system for treatment.

This is a wonderful organization, and I was treated by many excellent doctors, nurses and other staff, said Liu, an engineer and part-time musician whose band supports fundraisers for several community groups. It really touches me that the Chao family has committed to a vision of a cancer center available for everybody.

About the UCI Health: UCI Healthis the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Patients can access UCI Health at primary and specialty care offices across Orange County and at its main campus,UCI Medical Center in Orange, Calif. The 418-bed acute-care hospital, listed among Americas Best Hospitals byU.S. News & World Reportfor 20 consecutive years, provides tertiary and quaternary care, ambulatory and specialty medical clinics, as well as behavioral health and rehabilitation services. UCI Medical Center is home to Orange Countys onlyNational Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center,high-risk perinatal/neonatal programandAmerican College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma centerandregional burn center. It is the primary teaching hospital for theUCI School of Medicine. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. Follow us onFacebookandTwitter.

About the University of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UCI is the youngest member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nations top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced three Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. Its located in one of the worlds safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange Countys second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. For more on UCI, visit http://www.uci.edu.

About UCIs Brilliant Future campaign:Publicly launched on Oct. 4, 2019, the Brilliant Future campaign aims to raise awareness and support for UCI. By engaging 75,000 alumni and garnering $2 billion in philanthropic investment, UCI seeks to reach new heights of excellence instudent success, health and wellness, research and more. Learn more by visitingbrilliantfuture.uci.edu.

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Lansing Sachi Tanaka says after having COVID-19 for three weeks, she experienced insomnia in a way that she never had.

At that time, I had gotten myself into a good routine of falling asleep around 10 p.m. and waking up early, said the 24-year-old Texas woman. And then, all of the sudden, it was like I couldnt fall asleep until 6 or 7 in the morning.

Her insomnia was a nagging feeling. She tossed and turned in bed, feeling like she was at the brink of sleep, but would be interrupted by her thoughts.

COVID-19 has affected many people's sleep, whether they've had the virus or not. Sleep neurologists call it "COVID-somnia," a phenomenon where people have trouble sleeping because of the virus.(Photo: The Detroit News, File)

Tanaka isnt alone. COVID-19 has affected many peoples sleep, whether theyve had the virus or not. Sleep neurologists call it COVID-somnia, a phenomenon where people have trouble sleeping because of the virus. And its effects can last even after the pandemic ends.

Coronavirus upended our lifestyles. Morning commutes were replaced with teleworking, which may mean less physical activity and exposure to sunlight and more screen time, said Dr. George Zureikat, a sleep medicine specialist and director of Mid Michigan Sleep Center in Grand Blanc.

That can ruin sleep by disrupting the circadian rhythm the powerhouse of our sleep-wake cycle.

Stress induced by COVID can also result in insomnia, said Zureikat, who has seen a surge of insomnia cases since the pandemic.

COVID-19 is unlike anything many people have experienced, he said. Insomniacs may lose sleep worrying about unemployment or about contracting the virus. Some people feel trapped during lockdowns and are constantly reading news articles about overcrowded hospitals and rising death numbers.

A recent study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found 2.77 million Google searches for insomnia in the first five months of 2020 a 58% increase compared with the same months from the previous three years. Most of those queries happened between midnight and 5 a.m., suggesting people were searching while unable to fall asleep.

Difficulties like trouble falling and staying asleep or waking up too early rose from 36% before the pandemic to 51% during it, Rebecca Robillard, a University of Ottawa professor who leads clinical sleep research at the Royals Institute of Mental Health Research, said in a Medpage Today article.

If your (circadian) rhythms are thrown off, that also throws off your sleep at night time, said Dr. Christopher Morgan, the medical director at Mercy Health Saint Marys Sleep Center in Grand Rapids. Your melatonin may not be producing the right amounts at the right time, which is part of your internal rhythms in your body.

Melatonin is the hormone that your brain produces in response to darkness. It helps time your circadian rhythms and sleep.

Humans are social animals, said Dr. Lila Massoumi, a professor of psychiatry at Michigan State University and chair of the American Psychiatric Association Caucus on Complementary & Integrative Psychiatry.

We draw both strength and calm from our fellow humans. Ripping that social support away by telling us to self-isolate removes that source of strength and calm, she said.

Unsurprisingly, those who contract the virus may also stress about their health.

Morgan said those who struggle with chronic insomnia, or insomnia experienced at least three nights a week for at least a month, may develop bad habits that can be difficult to shake.

You have an acute stressor, which is COVID, and you become an insomniac, he said. And then lets say I still havent gotten a job in six months. Now, Im sitting in bed for 10 hours a day just thinking about how terrible things are in my life, and I have insomnia.

So, now I start watching TV in bed because Im awake during the night time, and I start drinking pop in the middle of the night, and I start laying in bed even longer because I think Im not getting enough sleep. So, all these maladaptive behaviors develop.

Whats worse, according to Mayo Clinic researchers, those whove had chronic insomnia report a lower quality of life than those who sleep well. Chronic insomnia may lead to anxiety or depression, slowed reaction time while driving and increased risk of long-term diseases such as heart disease.

Many professionals treat patients with cognitive behavioral therapy. It works by identifying and replacing thoughts and behaviors that create sleep problems with ones that promote healthy sleep.

Its just a matter of just tweaking certain habits and changing certain things, said Rachel Freedland, a clinical social worker at Bright Spot Therapy, a counseling clinic in Farmington Hills. If there are other mental health needs, for example, if a person already has anxiety or depression, we address those as well.

After assessing a patients sleeping habits with sleep diaries and questionnaires, Freedland, who is certified in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, and her clients design a program that helps them sleep and wake up when they want.

Yoga and mindfulness, a type of meditation where you focus on being aware of what youre feeling and sensing at the moment, can release feel-good hormones that alleviate anxiety and promote healthier sleep, according to Asha Ravindran, a clinical team lead at St. Mary Mercy hospital in Livonia.

If you dont sleep, if youre anxious, youre out of sync with your body, said Ravindran, who owns Stepping Stones Wellness Center in Plymouth and conducts virtual yoga and meditation sessions with her patients.

She advises clients to create a private space where they can journal, practice yoga and meditate. This space can be as simple as the foot of the bed.

The key is to be present in the moment, Ravindran said. From yoga poses to breathing exercises, you can de-stress with strategies that help focus on the present without worrying about the past or future.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --JPU is pleased to announce that it will be offering a Master's Degree in Integrative & Functional Medicine with a Concentration in Cannabinoid Medical Sciences starting in January 2021. The Cannabinoid Medical Sciences concentration is designed to foster understanding and a rational perspective for science-based healthcare providers, practitioners, educators, manufacturers, cultivators, and business operators. JPU's faculty in this program consists of physicians, nurses, nutritionists, scientists, and data analytic specialists. JPU caters to the working professional with flexible and accelerated online programs.

Michael Dubanewicz, Ed.D., CN, CCN, CFM, CDM, CFPP, Dean of the School of Integrative and Functional Medicine, notes "JPU is leading the change and future of health education to provide evidence-base study of cannabinoid medical sciences. Our curriculum provides both applied and clinical application of cannabinoids and its function within integrative health science."

Mary Clifton, MD, Medical Director, is a board-certified, licensed, internal medicine doctor, and a recognized expert in cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system. "This program will prepare you to give the most informed health advice to your patients and clients, helping them to receive the absolute best care available."

Janice Newell Bissex, MS, RDN, FAND leads as Co-Program Director for the Cannabinoid Medical Sciences concentration. "As a Holistic Cannabis Practitioner and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, teaching about medical cannabis aligns with my mission to help those suffering from pain, anxiety, insomnia, autoimmune disorders, IBD/IBS, and other debilitating conditions find relief using CBD and cannabis."

John Patrick University (JPU) of Health and Applied Sciences is a progressive university with BS and MS degrees in the Radiological Sciences, Medical Imaging Sciences, Business and Data Sciences, and Integrative and Functional Medicine Disciplines (Lifestyle Medicine, Functional Nutrition, Sports Medicine, and Cannabinoid Medical Sciences).

If you are interested in a degree with a focus on Cannabinoid Medical Sciences, please contact: [emailprotected], 888-578-4968

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Media Contact:Michael Dubanewicz954-649-0989[emailprotected] https://jpu.edu/

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TUCSON, Ariz. Do vitamins help fight coronavirus? Since the start of the pandemic, weve heard many different answer from many different sources.

We do not know for sure, but we do know that being what we call replete in vitamin and minerals and certain other essential nutrients, does help each person who's replete have a healthier immune system, said Dr. Lise Alschuler, ND and the associate director of UArizonas fellowship in integrative medicine.

Being replete means your system is well equipped with the vitamin. But all-in-all, having a well orchestrated immune system is key to fighting off any infection.

Theres still not very much clinical data specific to COVID-19. We're taking a lot of data from other upper respiratory tract infections and other viral infections and borrowing that data, essentially, to try to make a determination with COVID, said Alschuler.

Alschuler says there are some studies that have pinpointed specific vitamins that may aid in fighting the infection. Topping the list - vitamin D; a critical player in how our immune cells defend themselves against viral infections that is also an anti-inflammatory. But also on that list - zinc and essential fatty acids like omega-3s.

We call them from fish nuts, seeds, these are also very important in terms of helping our immune system mount to healthy antiviral response. But where they really come in is in helping to regulate our inflammatory response. So we're again less likely, maybe to develop some of the more severe symptoms associated with the SARS-CV2 infection, said Alschuler.

Before you start buying vitamins off the shelves and taking them, know that taking vitamins wont give you that immune boost overnight. Alschuler says it may take up to two months before your body adapts to the added nutrients.

We really should only supplement if we need it. If were not deficient, we don't need to supplement with it. If we are deficient, we can take it as a supplement and recheck and make sure that we have achieved what we need and then stop taking it or reduce the amount we're taking, said Alschuler.

And lastly, she says supplementation should rest on a bedrock of a healthy lifestyle. In a perfect world, each person should be receiving the nutrients their body needs from a well-rounded diet, good rest and managing stress well.

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