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Wear the Humble Mask. It Is Your Servant to Protect and Defend

1 Jul

There will be no improvement in jobs and economic activity until we beat this thing. Until infection rates in whatever population decreases to manageable levels, we will be stuck with no "normal" life. From California we cannot visit New York without quarantining anymore. Though deaths are ... Read More about Wear the Humble Mask. It Is Your Servant to Protect and Defend

Newsletter. The Long Haul of the Pandemic. Sleep.

Fitness and Health

28 Jun

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Effect of Yoga Therapy on Disease Activity, Inflammatory Markers, and Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Autonomic Nervous System· Benefits· Fitness and Health· Heart Rate Variability

15 Jun

This article looks at two aspects of treatment and health that I'm deeply interested in. One is the autonomic nervous system and HRV specifically. The other is the immune system and inflammatory markers. Acupuncture, also, affects inflammatory markers and HRV, as attentive readers of this blog ... Read More about Effect of Yoga Therapy on Disease Activity, Inflammatory Markers, and Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

The effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on conditioned fear extinction in humans

Autonomic Nervous System· Neuromodulation

14 Jun

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1074742716300612 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Volume 132, July 2016, Pages 49-56 The effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on conditioned fear extinction in humans Author links open overlay panelAndreas ... Read More about The effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on conditioned fear extinction in humans

Heart rate variability mediates the link between rumination and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study

Autonomic Nervous System· Heart Rate Variability

14 Jun

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016787601730421X International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 131, September 2018, Pages 131-138 Heart rate variability mediates the link between rumination and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study Author links open ... Read More about Heart rate variability mediates the link between rumination and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study

Kristen Sparrow, MD

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Eliz C.

2016-11-30 15:35:23

Before being referred to Dr. Sparrow, migraines had just become a part of life. There was no way around them, they were inevitable, you just had to get...

Ike D.

2016-10-13 22:59:22

Comfortable offices with great relief. I've been seeing Dr. Sparrow for back pain. She has been able to give me some long desired relief. The only other...

Sarah B.

2016-10-07 11:30:30

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Dr.Sparrow. I have suffered from debilitating migraines my entire adult life, and this year began getting them...