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Overacting Thyroid, Chinese Herbs, and 44 Studies Walk Into a Meta-Analysis
A newly published meta-analysis of 44 clinical trials suggests that combining traditional Chinese herbal formulas with standard treatment for Graves' disease may improve thyroid and immune markers while causing fewer side effects than medication alone. Researchers also identified the specific herbs and biological pathways that may be doing the work.
Summer Heat (暑邪): A Traditional Chinese Medicine Guide to Beating DC's Humid Season
As summer intensifies in humid Washington DC, many people experience a cluster of symptoms — grogginess, headaches, swollen extremities, itchy eyes, and digestive upset — that Traditional Chinese Medicine identifies as 暑邪 (shǔ xié), or "Summer Heat." This article offers practical, time-tested remedies for cooling and draining excess heat and dampness from the body, including seasonal foods like purslane, pearl barley congee, and ripe tomatoes, along with cooling teas, midday rest on rattan mats, and traditional incense practices from Vietnam and Japan. It also shares simple acupressure points you can use at home to relieve shoulder tension, mosquito-bite itching, and summer digestive complaints.
Exploring The Nutritional Benefits Of Currants: The Under-Appreciated Berry Superfood
Dr. Kogan's recent YouTube video from Larriland Farm spotlights currants, an often-overlooked berry with remarkable nutritional value. They are the highest commercially available food source of omega-6 in the U.S., exceptionally rich in vitamin C, and packed with antioxidants linked to anti-aging and preliminary cancer research. Currants make a valuable and flavorful addition to a health-conscious diet.
Dr. Kogan does a TEDxCornell: Rethinking What's Possible in Alzheimer's Care
In a new TEDxCornell talk, Dr. Mikhail Kogan, Chief Medical Officer at GWCIM, makes the case that Alzheimer's disease is not always the irreversible, one-directional path it's long been assumed to be. Drawing on nearly two decades in geriatrics and integrative medicine, he explains how addressing inflammation, sleep, nutrition, stress, and environmental exposures has helped some patients stabilize and even regain cognitive function.
RECORDED Open House: Protecting Your Brain Starts with Protecting Your Blood Vessels
Most people don't realize that conditions like high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and poor sleep are also major risk factors for memory loss and dementia. In this recording from the GWCIM Memory Program Virtual Open House, Dr. Mikhail Kogan explains the science behind the brain-vascular connection and shares practical strategies to protect cognitive health as you age.
Mold & Cognitive Decline: Free ReCODE Open House | GWCIM
Free Zoom Event: ReCODE program news, updates, Q&A with GWCIM Cognitive Health specialists. Patients and caregivers are welcome.
New JAMA Study Challenges Cannabis Psychosis Fears
Cannabis and mental health remain one of the most controversial topics in medicine today. In this video, we review a major JAMA Network Open study examining whether state cannabis legalization was associated with increased psychosis-related healthcare utilization — and discuss what the findings actually showed.
Do Alzheimer’s Drugs Really Work? New Review Says Benefits Are ‘Trivial’—Here’s What Matters More
A major new systematic review is challenging the narrative around Alzheimer’s medications. Are drugs like lecanemab and donanemab truly changing outcomes—or offering only modest benefits? In this video, Dr. Mikhail Kogan (George Washington University Center for Integrative Medicine) breaks down the latest evidence, including a large meta-analysis of over 20,000 patients, and explains what it really means for patients, families, and clinicians. While newer anti-amyloid therapies may slow decline slightly, the overall clinical impact remains debated—especially when weighed against risks like brain swelling (ARIA), cost, and treatment burden. More importantly, we discuss what does move the needle: a comprehensive, root-cause approach to cognitive decline—addressing inflammation, metabolic health, toxins, sleep, and more.
GWCIM Cognitive Open House March 1, 2026
In this virtual Open House, we go deep into the most recent controlled clinical trial on ReCODE, Dr Dale Bredesen's program. Additional details are here: https://www.apollohealthco.com/rct-2025/. In addition, we discussed a recent randomized controlled trial of microdosing of cannabis showing significant memory improvement in patients with moderate Alzheimer's disease. Here is the link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41160... Lastly, we had many great questions and updates from all GWCIM memory program team members.
Holding Two Truths: IFS and the Fragmented Inner World of the Caregiver
Feeling caregiver exhaustion? Learn how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy can help you understand your inner 'Manager,' 'Exile,' and 'Firefighter' and find balance. Discover support at GWCIM.
Integrative Geriatric Medicine (Weil Integrative Medicine Library)
Integrative geriatrics is a new field of medicine that advocates for a whole-person, patient-centered, primarily non-pharmacological approach to medical care of the elderly. Most current geriatric practices overprescribe medications and procedures and underutilize non-pharmacological, low-cost, high-touch methods. Patients, however, often show reluctance towards these standard practices, as the interventions they rely upon are often invasive. The practice of integrative geriatrics is rooted in lifestyle interventions, such as nutrition, movement therapies, and mind-body and spirituality approaches, that allow patients to have different path to their healthcare-one that utilizes pharmaceuticals and invasive procedures only when safer integrative approaches are not available or not effective.This first definitive textbook of this new field presents detailed, evidence-based information for all healthcare providers and advocates who work with geriatric population. It is intended not only for providers in outpatient settings, but also to those who work in nursing homes, assisted and independent living facilities, and senior community centers. In addition, Integrative Geriatric Medicine will provide valuable information for leaders and politicians who are involved with implementing policies and procedures for care of elderly patients looking for safer, less costly, and more patient-centered approaches.
DMT vs. Antidepressants: A Breakthrough for Treatment-Resistant Depression
The 15-Minute "Reset": Why DMT is Outperforming Standard Antidepressants in Record Time
Medical Marijuana: Dr. Kogan's Evidence-Based Guide to the Health Benefits of Cannabis and CBD
An essential guide to understanding the health benefits of marijuana and CBD Marijuana has been used for thousands of years as a medicine, but pot has been illegal in the United States for most of our lives. Almost all states have now legalized its medical use, and many consumers and physicians are exploring it as an alternative to conventional treatments. There’s substantial evidence that marijuana (cannabis) is a safe and effective treatment for chronic pain, chemo side effects, sleep and mood disorders, MS, and Parkinson’s disease, among others. But there’s also misinformation about marijuana on social media. And most physicians have limited knowledge on the subject, while dispensary staff (aka “budtenders”) lack medical training.
Clinical Evidence Review: High-Dose Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) Supplementation for Long COVID Recovery
Clinical Evidence Review: High-Dose Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) Supplementation for Long COVID Recovery
Mold Remediation & Healthy Home Restoration
The 25% Rule: Why Your Home Might Be Quietly Sabotaging Your Immune System
Help Long COVID Recovery?
Can 2,000 mg/day Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) Boost NAD⁺ & Help Long COVID Recovery?
March 15th is International Long COVID Awareness Day
Yet many patients still face significant barriers to recognition, diagnosis, and care. March 15th is International Long COVID Awareness Day.
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