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People must possess the cognitive flexibility required for functional competence by being able to switch focus between tasks that require different cognitive requirements, such as typing an email while taking phone calls or cooking while listening to radio programs. These alternating attention tasks target multiple skills, including sustained and selective attention, visual scanning, and executive […]

Women experiencing perimenopause or menopause have many options for relieving symptoms, from clinical research-backed remedies to anecdotal remedies. HRT medications combine estrogen and progesterone into pills, patches, gels or vaginal suppositories for women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Some women may opt for compounded “bioidentical” hormones that are made from plant sources instead. Bioidentical […]

People living with early-stage breast cancer may not realize how advanced treatment options have become over time; both surgical techniques and radiation therapy treatments have become more precise and targeted. Radiation therapy uses x-rays to kill cancerous cells in and around the breast. Patients typically undergo breast conserving surgery followed by daily radiation treatments over […]

Alternative therapies are nontraditional medical practices that may be used alongside or in place of traditional treatments, such as herbal remedies, acupuncture or Reiki. Sometimes insurance will cover some alternative therapies. Users of alternative medicine tend to be educated individuals with an holistic perspective toward health. Furthermore, they have likely undergone a transformative experience. Physiological […]

Americans are spending increasingly more of their health care dollars on non-traditional therapies; however, not all insurance carriers support such alternatives. Many insurance providers limit coverage to acupuncture and chiropractic treatments; others refuse coverage altogether. What is alternative medicine? Alternative medicine encompasses an array of therapies and treatments – yoga, herbal remedies, massage therapy and […]