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A Multimodal Lifestyle and Mind-Body Intervention in Rural Primary Care: Implications for Metaflammation in an Appalachian Population.
Key takeaways
This describes a program in rural Appalachian primary care that pairs lifestyle changes with mind-body practice. The target is long-running low-level inflammation, sometimes called metaflammation, which tends to show up alongside obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and mood disorders. The text available lays out the reasoning and the setting, not measured outcomes. There are no results yet, so nothing here says whether the program works.
Who did this work
Riggleman J
Source
Article · PubMed, CKD mind-body (BP/sympathetic) · 2026 Aug
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42730117/