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Spirituality Made Simple

Spirituality Made Simple https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/imi_sept2020_feat.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g September 22, 2020 September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020

Spirituality Made Simple

Love is spiritual and has no material or physical form, no measurable aspects and therefore is beyond logic and thought. However, we can receive it like oxygen.

Low Omega-3 Could Explain Why Some Children Struggle With Reading

Low Omega-3 Could Explain Why Some Children Struggle With Reading https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/imi_sept2020_outsideblog.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g September 9, 2020 September 14, 2020

September 9, 2020

Low Omega-3 Could Explain Why Some Children Struggle With Reading

A study has shown that Omega-3 levels significantly predicted how well children were able to concentrate and learn.

Immunity: Found in the Magic of Micronutrients

Immunity: Found in the Magic of Micronutrients https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/imi_aug2020_immunity.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 24, 2020 September 1, 2020

August 24, 2020

Immunity: Found in the Magic of Micronutrients

Two words: immunity and micronutrients. There are many ways to build up our immunity, but if we don’t take care of the basics, it doesn’t matter.

High-Salt Diet Impacts Health of Gut Microbiome

High-Salt Diet Impacts Health of Gut Microbiome https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/imi_aug2020_salt.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 13, 2020 September 1, 2020

August 13, 2020

High-Salt Diet Impacts Health of Gut Microbiome

Reducing women’s salt intake to what’s considered a healthier level appears to be good for both their gut microbiome and their blood pressure, scientists report.

How the Crown of a Virus Helped to Illuminate the Fragility of Our Relationships

How the Crown of a Virus Helped to Illuminate the Fragility of Our Relationships https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/imi_july2020_blog.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 31, 2020 August 1, 2020

July 31, 2020

How the Crown of a Virus Helped to Illuminate the Fragility of Our Relationships

Through the reality of this challenging and devastating time, we as a culture have awakened to a deeper respect and love for life itself.

Importance of Vitamin D Levels in Recovering From Respiratory Ailments

The Importance of Vitamin D Levels in Recovering From Respiratory Ailments https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/imi_july2020_vitamind.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 21, 2020 July 31, 2020

July 21, 2020

The Importance of Vitamin D Levels in Recovering From Respiratory Ailments

Controlled trials found that vitamin D supplementation cut the risk of respiratory tract infections by 50% in people that were deficient and by 10% in people with normal vitamin D levels.

Coronavirus Phase 2-3 and Civil Unrest: Love Herd

Coronavirus Phase 2-3 and Civil Unrest https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/imi_june2020_civilunrest.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 16, 2020 June 29, 2020

June 16, 2020

Coronavirus Phase 2-3 and Civil Unrest

What tremendous times we are undergoing as individuals and as a culture.

Are We Being Transformed?

Are We Being Transformed? https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/imi_june2020_transformation.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 8, 2020 June 29, 2020

June 8, 2020

Are We Being Transformed?

What if we choose to experience this space and time, this uncomfortable now, as a state of creativity, construction, deconstruction, rebuilding, choice and transformation?

Exercise and the Immune System

Exercise and the Immune System https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/imi_may2020_exercise.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 4, 2020 June 29, 2020

June 4, 2020

Exercise and the Immune System

Multiple studies in humans and animals have demonstrated the profound impact that exercise can have on the immune system.

A Message to Our Patients Regarding COVID-19

A Message to Our Patients Regarding COVID-19 https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/imi_march2020_letter.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 24, 2020 July 13, 2020

April 24, 2020

A Message to Our Patients Regarding COVID-19

I have in the past few weeks thought of all my patients often, writing this note to you in my head with ongoing modification throughout the past few weeks in light of recent events.

Restoring and Maintaining Our Immunity - Nutrients

Restoring and Maintaining Our Immunity https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/imi_march2020_immunity.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 23, 2020 July 13, 2020

April 23, 2020

Restoring and Maintaining Our Immunity

For today, let’s focus on the body: Cell biology basically tells us that our body’s cells require nutrients to function optimally. These nutrients, some of which the body can create and some of it must be derived from the foods we consume.

Erickson Foundation December 2019

December 2019 – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/imi_dec2019_blog.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 20, 2019 June 8, 2020

November 20, 2019

December 2019 – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

Read the latest Volume of the The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

Erickson Foundation August 2019

August 2019 – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter https://integrative-med.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imi_aug2019.jpg 1920 1280 Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. Gary Ruelas, D.O., Ph.D. https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92f2bac450152f6b881afdc5f1b40472?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 13, 2019 June 8, 2020

August 13, 2019

August 2019 – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

Read the latest Volume of the The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

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