Anxiety: An Integrative Medicine Perspective

This article is written by Zhiling Trowbridge MD Dr. Trowbridge is a medical acupuncturist and family medicine physician in Grand Rapids, MI.  She provides medical consultation and treatments for patients struggling with chronic disease, pain, and or other mood disorders including, anxiety, depression, and PTSD.   About 19% of the American population suffers from anxiety […]

Healing Through the 5 Senses: Aromatherapy Basics and a ‘How-to Guide’

Smell and the 5 senses Aromatherapy is a very popular complementary and alternative method of healing that activates the olfactory centers of the brain.  The olfactory “smell” centers have a close connection with the hippocampus and limbic system of the brain and certain smells may help create memories and elicit an emotional response. Essential oils […]