Author: Joe Brady

September 30, 2022 Joe Brady

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital October 4th, 2022: “The Doctor Will Meditate with You Now – Implementing Mindful Medical Group Visits into Clinical Practice” Dr. Paula Gardiner, Director of Primary Care Implementation Research at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance Description: We have Walk with a…

September 25, 2022 Joe Brady

For decades, researchers have studied eating patterns—what, when, and how much we eat—to see how they might help us avoid age-related diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and dementia. They are also interested in learning more about how different eating patterns might affect the health of our musculoskeletal system, which comprises the body’s muscles, bones, and…

September 18, 2022 Joe Brady

Research has shown that physical activity can prevent and even reverse many aspects of the decline we experience with age. The old adage that you must “use it or lose it” is being validated in many scientific studies as a basic dictum of biology. Exercise and physical activity are good for just about everyone, including…

August 26, 2022 Joe Brady

Mindfulness training may improve immune function in lonely older adults, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. The study, which was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, was published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Loneliness is a significant problem among older adults and…

August 14, 2022 Joe Brady

Relaxation techniques are practices to help bring about the body’s “relaxation response,” which is characterized by slower breathing, lower blood pressure, and a reduced heart rate. The relaxation response is the opposite of the stress response. Benefits of the relaxation response With all the stress we face in the modern world, deliberately setting aside a…

July 31, 2022 Joe Brady

The oldest medical book in the world is the Huang Di Nei Jing or Yellow Emperors Classic on Internal Medicine. Its basic tenants are that human beings are a product of nature and not separate from nature and that changes in the environment and a failure to adapt to those changes can cause detrimental changes…

July 18, 2022 Joe Brady

As we all marvel at the brand new photographs by the James Webb telescope it is overwhelming to realize that we are also a product of the awesome beauty of nature. We are indeed stardust, as the elements being created by those distant galaxies are the same elements that evolve into the elements that create…

July 10, 2022 Joe Brady

Spending more money on health care than any other country in the world the U.S. currently ranks 53rd for life expectancy in the world. Adopting healthy lifestyles could substantially reduce premature mortality and prolong life expectancy in US adults by as much as 14 years. Traditional medicine approaches to healthy lifestyles have been around for…

June 12, 2022 Joe Brady

Beyond the Toolbox With over 100,000 deaths in the US, last year from opioid drugs the drugs we use to control pain have become a major cause of death in the country. Fortunately, much modern scientific research has shown that controlling pain is not just about drugs and surgery. When it comes to treating chronic…

June 5, 2022 Joe Brady

Stress is a physical and emotional reaction that people experience as they encounter challenges in life. When you’re under stress, your body reacts by releasing hormones that produce the “fight-or-flight” response. Your heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure go up, your muscles tense, and you sweat more. Occasional stress is a normal coping mechanism….