Integrative Medicine Alert – October 1, 2023

October 1, 2023

• Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Help with Insomnia?

  In this randomized clinical trial, telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia significantly outperformed education alone in alleviating insomnia and reducing daytime fatigue in older adults with osteoarthritis pain.

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• Exploring the Relationship Between Alcohol and Cardiovascular Events

  Researchers reported consuming two to 14 alcoholic drinks per week was associated with fewer major adverse cardiovascular events, which the authors noted could be explained in part by less stress-related neural activity demonstrated on PET and CT scans.

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• Running to Keep Ahead of Coronary Artery Disease

  In this cross-sectional review of the Master Athlete Heart study, the authors found lifelong endurance sport participation was not associated with a more favorable coronary plaque composition vs. a healthy lifestyle. Lifelong endurance athletes exhibited more coronary plaques.

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