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7 Tips for Becoming More Mindful with Leena Guptha, PCOM-SD’s Academic Dean of Graduate Studies
Categories: In the NewsMindfulness is a common topic recently, but it can be difficult to make time for. In an article for Psychology Today, Leena Guptha, DO, PCOM-San Diego’s Academic Dean of Graduate Studies, introduces seven techniques you can use in your life to become more mindful. “Bring it to whatever activity you are engaged in, whatever mood you are…
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Leena Guptha, PCOM-SD’s Academic Dean of Graduate Studies, Featured in Psychology Today on Self-Affirmations
Categories: In the NewsFreud’s theory of the mind describes the conscious segment as only the tip of the mental iceberg. The unconscious makes up the vast majority of the mind, lurking beneath our awareness. The article “To Affirm or Not Affirm?”, published by Psychology Today and written by Leena Guptha, DO, PCOM-San Diego’s Academic Dean of Graduate Studies, uses this concept as a jumping-off…
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Natural Awakenings Interviews Brendan Mattson, Academic Dean, on Doctoral Program
Categories: In the NewsIn a recent article, Natural Awakenings, a publication out of Chicago, interviewed Brendan Mattson, PCOM alumnus and Academic Dean of Graduate Studies, on PCOM’s students and doctoral program. The feature covered Brendan’s background, what draws students to PCOM, what they were doing before they came here, and where they go once they’ve completed their education. Brendan also…
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What Is Alternative Medicine?
Categories: Research & ArticlesSomething big is happening in healthcare, and it’s centered around a desire to have different options within healthcare that considers the whole person. This demand is being filled by alternative medicine schools, careers and a growing base of practitioners who are dedicated to leading the holistic healthcare movement. For instance, in 2012, Americans spent over…
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Acupuncture for Opioid Addiction and Pain Management
Categories: Research & ArticlesAmerica is being rocked by what medical authorities are deeming an “epidemic” of growing proportions. Opioids, a family of mid- to high-strength painkillers that are routinely prescribed to treat everything from chronic fibromyalgia to pain caused by cancer treatment, are highly addicting. Evidence is beginning to suggest that percentages of opioid users who are prescribed…
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Patients Are Demanding Holistic Healing and Healthcare Needs to Catch Up
Categories: Research & ArticlesThe movement toward holistic healing is radically reshaping healthcare. Healthcare professionals around the globe are realizing the benefits of holistic healing and integrative medicine as more patients demonstrate an interest in taking steps to prevent illness. The National Institutes of Health has estimated that over a third of Americans report having utilized some form of…
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Leena Guptha, Academic Dean of Graduate Studies, Quoted on Hypertension on “Everyday Health”
Categories: Research & ArticlesAs Everyday Health reports, high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects almost half of all American adults. Without treatment or attention of some kind, hypertension, sometimes interlinked with stress, anxiety, and depression, can play a part in causing weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and eventually even stroke or heart attack. High blood pressure is usually managed with antihypertensive medication, when…
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PCOM Doctor Sarah Poulin Published in Acupuncture Today
Categories: In the NewsSarah Poulin, a recent PCOM doctoral graduate, was published in the December 2017 issue of Acupuncture Today. She discussed how to promote the field through speaking engagements: how to get up in front of groups of people and talk about TCM, how to pick topics and structure your talk, and how to solicit invitations to…
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Carla Mariano, Interim Nursing Program Director, Published on The Hill
Categories: In the NewsIn a recent article published on The Hill, Carla Mariano, the interim program director of the PCOM Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program and President of the American Holistic Nurses Association, discusses how holistic nursing offers an incredible opportunity for positive change: “The interactions in health care can be brief and technical. What symptoms is…
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Self-Care Tips for Nurses: a Holistic Nursing Guide to Taking Care of Oneself
Categories: Research & ArticlesNurses are far more effective when they maintain solid physical, mental and spiritual health. Unfortunately, because these professionals are so passionate about caring for others, they often neglect their own needs. Whether you currently work in a holistic nursing field already or hope to one day, you can benefit from adopting these self-care regimens, which…