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Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Touro College and University System

2015

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Do Probiotics Effectively Promote Wellbeing?, Tzvi H. Adams Jan 2015

Do Probiotics Effectively Promote Wellbeing?, Tzvi H. Adams

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Probiotics have been commonly ascribed many therapeutic powers. The aim of this review is to investigate these claims. While some of the claims are well supported by research, the effects of probiotics are very specific and depend on the strains used as well as the disease or condition targeted. Age and racial ethnicity may also be factors impacting the efficacy of probiotic strains.


The Neurological Underpinnings Of Hypnosis And Its Clinical Applications, Raizy Leizerowski Jan 2015

The Neurological Underpinnings Of Hypnosis And Its Clinical Applications, Raizy Leizerowski

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

The brain is so complex that it is almost impossible to select one variable as the reason for a specific observation. This paper will discuss the neurological basis of hypnosis, and how hypnosis has made unique contributions to the refinement and development of cognitive neuroscience. In addition, hypnosis has been proven to cure many psychological and neurologically based diseases. Due to in-depth study of the neurological underpinnings of hypnosis, much advancement has been made in elucidating the relationship between the complex neural circuitry of the brain, its direct correlation to consciousness, and both the efferent and afferent neurological systems. New …