http://www.rvita.com/blog The official blog of rVita Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:45:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Listen to rVita's chief medical officer, Dr. Steven Chen, and adviser, Dr. Samia McCully on KALW radio talk about rVita! Listen Integrative Medicine: How Best to Evaluate Treatment Efficacy? Americans are turning to integrative medicine in record numbers (an estimated 71 million people to the tune of $44 billion last year) to replace ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/10/21/rvita-on-san-francisco-radio-kalw/ Well, it’s been yet another exciting week in the world of CAM.  To begin, Vitamin D has been cited in two separate studies this week.  In the first, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that children, even those whom are still breastfeeding, receive 400 units of Vitamin D per ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/10/17/this-week-in-cam-october-17-2008/ Contemplating a home yoga practice? View one woman's experience here: ShareThis http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/09/26/yoga-practice-at-home/ Given that Americans spent almost $1000 each on spa services in 2005 alone, it’s no surprise that the Huffington Post’s Oasis - a suite of offices magically transformed into a veritable sanctuary for attendees of the Denver Democratic Convention - was teeming with visitors this week. Offering massages, facials, yoga ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/08/28/the-huffington-post%e2%80%99s-oasis-taking-a-break-at-the-denver-democratic-convention/ This year’s Olympians are no strangers to alternative medicine. From the funny looking “tattoo” that US volleyball champ, Kerri Walsh, has been sporting on her right shoulder, to the magnificent display of Tai Chi dancers during the opening ceremony, and Yao Ming’s faith in Traditional Chinese Medicine, ICAM is ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/08/15/olympians-turning-to-alternative-medicine-to-treat-their-ails/ Well it proved to be another exciting week for CAM. To begin, CNN.com covered 5 alternative medicine treatments that have been proven to work. These include acupuncture for pain; calcium, magnesium and vitamin B6 for PMS; glucosamine for joint pain; guided imagery for pain and anxiety; and St. ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/06/27/this-week-in-cam-june-27-2008/ CAM has been in the news this week!! To begin, things really got stirred up when the NY Times broke their article about natural options to ADHD (See Charles Hua’s blog on this site for more information on this). In addition, there has been some really exciting research that bodes ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/06/20/this-week-in-cam/ First off, I do not have children. Secondly, if I did, I would never wish upon them A.D.H.D, a disorder that is currently diagnosed in over 4.4 million children in the U.S of which 2.5 million are taking stimulant drugs to curb the symptoms. But if I did ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/06/17/helping-my-children-with-adhd/ rVita released a press release last week, read below for some highlights and additional news coverage. Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) May 13, 2008 -- What do Steve Young, Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Sir Paul McCartney and 71 million adult Americans have in common? The answer -- they are turning to integrative medicine ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/05/25/buzzing/ About a year ago when I was finalizing the rVita business plan, one prominent silicon valley VC asked me (probably to test my knowledge on the subject) - "does a pinch of turmeric with warm milk cure sore throat?” he heard this on one of his conference calls with entrepreneurs ... http://www.rvita.com/blog/2008/03/20/turmeric-and-rvita/