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May 20, 20212 min read
Week 7: Integrative Psychiatry
This week, we had Dr. Andrea Best, a physician, holistic psychiatrist, nutritionist, chemist, teacher, mother, and Light Guide, share her...
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SIMatUCLA
May 9, 20211 min read
Week 6: Tai Chi
This week, we welcomed Dr. King-Kok Cheung (also known as KK), a professor of English at UCLA and former UCEAP Director in Beijing...
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SIMatUCLA
May 8, 20211 min read
Mindful Eating
What is mindful eating? Based on mindfulness meditation, a well-known Buddhist practice, mindful eating is the practice of being fully...
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SIMatUCLA
May 6, 20212 min read
Week 5: Basic Life Support
Our speakers this week were Thomas Ngyuen and Tamlyn Sasaki from Alpha Epsilon Delta at UCLA. They gave an amazing talk on basic life...
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SIMatUCLA
Apr 30, 20212 min read
Week 4: Equity in Education
Imagine that you’re a child living with your extended family in Honduras. Your grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and parents are all...
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SIMatUCLA
Apr 25, 20214 min read
Getting to Know Your Essential Vitamins
There are 13 essential vitamins that our bodies required to grow and work properly. These 13 vitamins include vitamins A, B1 (thiamine),...
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SIMatUCLA
Apr 25, 20212 min read
Week 3: Integrative Optometry
This week, our speaker was Dr. Marc Grossman, O.D., L.A.c, one of the few holistic optometrist and licensed acupuncturists in the world....
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SIMatUCLA
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Let's Talk About Mindfulness
What is mindfulness? Western practices of mindfulness are based on Buddhist traditions and principles. Mindfulness involves focusing on...
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SIMatUCLA
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Week 2: Synesthesia: Art Meets Music
This week, we did a joint meeting with Medicine and Art at UCLA. Together, we did a synthesis activity where we demonstrated the...
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SIMatUCLA
Apr 8, 20212 min read
Week 1: SIM Intro
Welcome back to SIM for this spring quarter! This week, we gave a brief refresher on integrated medicine and an overview of our plans as...
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SIMatUCLA
Mar 2, 20212 min read
5 Foods for Better Sleep
In the midst of midterms and finals, we are all told to “get more sleep”. We all tend to know why: it boosts your memory, your mood, and...
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SIMatUCLA
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Let's Talk About Stress
Stress, a feeling we're all accustomed to a students. Stress has a mental and physical component that are not limited to external life...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 26, 20213 min read
Week 8: Sleep Hygiene
This week, the Community Relations and Outreach Coordinator for UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Gabriel Loredo, came...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Week 7: Acupuncture
Our speaker this week, Donnielle James L.Ac, is a clinical supervisor at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She gave an...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 14, 20212 min read
Week 6: Intro to Osteopathic Medicine
This week we welcomed Ying Wu, a third year medical student (OMS III) from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 7, 20211 min read
Ergonomics
With online classes keeping us at our desks all day, it's important to have good ergonomics in order to minimize any stiffness and pain. ...
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SIMatUCLA
Feb 4, 20211 min read
Week 4: TCM and Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
This week, we had Irina Kalashnikova, a 4th year Master's Intern at Yo San University of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine....
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SIMatUCLA
Jan 27, 20213 min read
Week 3: Music Therapy with Sophia Inaba
Our speaker this week, Sophia Inaba, a UCLA alumnus and former member of SIM, is currently studying at Lesley University pursuing a...
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SIMatUCLA
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Cupping Therapy
Cupping is a form of therapy that uses suction to promote blood circulation, relieve muscle tension, and more. Though cupping is a...
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SIMatUCLA
Jan 18, 20212 min read
Week 2: Integrative Medicine and Covid-19
In our first meeting of Winter quarter, our president Wenting Hu talked about Integrative Medicine and COVID-19. Here’s what we learned...
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