The Power of Nutrition
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CHOP’s Culinary Medicine program develops recipes that can help ease physical symptoms or otherwise improve children’s health.
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Fellow's Corner: Integrative Medicine: Where the Personal and Professional Intersect
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My journey into Integrative Medicine began before I even knew of it as a recognized medical subspecialty. As a stressed out third-year medical student nearing burnout, I knew I had to take drastic measures to decrease the symptoms I was experiencing so early into my career.
CHOP's Integrative Health Program
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The Integrative Health (IH) Program at CHOP subscribes to a novel patient care approach using the whole-person health model.
Aromatherapy for Children: What’s Safe and What’s Not
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Practiced safely, aromatherapy with essential oils can help children feel calmer and sleep better. Used improperly, though, the essential oils can be harmful and even dangerous.
Yoga and Oncology
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To help children through cancer treatment, yoga therapy is offered at our Voorhees and King of Prussia Specialty Care Centers.
Acupuncture in Pediatrics: A Review
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More and more pediatric healthcare systems are incorporating acupuncture for pain management and other purposes.
Douglas McDaniel, DACM, L.Ac., Wins POPPIES Award
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Douglas McDaniel, DACM, L.Ac., acupuncturist with the Integrative Health Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), has received the monthly POPPIES Award.
Integrative Health Team Helps Children, Families and Staff During the Pandemic
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Learn how the Integrative Health Team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) helped children, families and staff during the pandemic.
Expanding Access to Care
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The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition has started and expanded a number of initiatives to attempt to reach children and teens from all races, cultures, backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses.
Project BE-WEHL Helps Families Reduce Stress, Cope with Trauma
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BE-WEHL is an in-home wellness program that includes mindfulness, deep breathing, yoga and infant or child massage education for the entire family.