Ali Timuçin Atayoğlu

• Associated Professor
• Professor (Associate) at Istanbul Medipol University

Objective: Recently, interest in beehive air inhalation therapy, also known as Apiair, has increased significantly. Despite this, clinical studies examining its effects remain limited. Propolis, a key component found in hive air, has been identified as playing an important role in potential therapeutic benefits. This study aims to evaluate the safe...

Objective: This study aims to explore the integration of Enneagram personality types with homeopathic prescribing by evaluating the relationship between personality traits and the corresponding homeopathic remedies, enhancing individualized care through an analysis of the possible mind rubrics. Method: Personality traits from the dynamic Enneagram...

This study aimed to investigate whether L-lactic acid (LA), as a better solvent than ethanol (EtOH), enhances the bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds in red and green Brazilian propolis and to evaluate their potential anticancer effects in vitro. In vitro gastrointestinal digestion was performed by sequentially subjecting propolis extracts to bu...

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate how Rhinapi nasal spray affects symptoms of allergic rhinitis. Methods: In this prospective, multicenter, observational study, 10,000 patients (comprising 5028 males and 4972 females) exhibiting symptoms of allergic rhinitis (namely, nasal discharge, sneezing, nasal itching, and nasal obstruction) from diffe...

Objective: This study aimed to explore the holistic relationship between personality types, coping attitudes, physical functioning, and cognitive levels in individuals diagnosed with stroke. Material and Methods: The research employed a single-group design and included 25 stroke patients. The participants, comprising 7 females and 12 males with a m...

Objective: Traditional practices for infants vary across communities and may sometimes pose risks to infant health. Healthcare professionals must be aware of these practices during infant- child visits. This study aims to investigate the traditional practices of Turkish and Lebanese mothers on infants, explore the relationship between these practic...

Objectives: This study aims to analyse the way immigrants and their personality traits get affected by traumatic events in the post-migration process. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted through Google Forms with the involvement of 2,509 immigrants. A descriptive questionnaire, the "IFOMA Post-Migration Post-Traumatic Effect Scale" and t...

Smoking is a major health hazard that remains very common worldwide. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance. There are in excess of 250 million female smokers globally. When expectant mothers continue to smoke, they not only harm themselves, but also damage the health of their foetus [2]. Postpartum smoking mothers continue to damage infant healt...

Objective: Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, often poses challenges in conventional medical treatment, leading patients to explore traditional and complementary medicine options including apitherapy. Bee venom, known for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, has been considered as a potential therapy. This study investigates t...

Objective: Car seat safety is critical to protecting children from injury in the traffic accidents. This study's objective was to evaluate parents' knowledge and attitudes regarding car seat safety. Material and Methods: This descriptive study involved parents with children aged between 0-18 years. The data collection method utilized a questionnair...

Introduction: The World Health Organization, within the scope of the Traditional Medicine Strategy for 2014-2023, recommends the development of integrated health policies, particularly in the area of primary healthcare. However, family physicians often report feeling insufficiently trained to effectively integrate these practices into patient care....

Objective: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been stressful for individuals and societies. This study aimed to assess the individuals' anxiety status in the COVID-19 testing process. Material and Methods: This research is a descriptive study. The study was conducted within the COVID-19 testing process. Questionnaire form and State-Tra...

Nutrition is a public health issue. Amongst populations of refugees, unmet nutritional needs have been identified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of Syrian refugees living outside the refugee camps in Kayseri, Turkey. Socio-demographic data and anthropometric measurements of the refugees were collected. The relationshi...

Aim: It is to put a scale into the use of the academic community which measures how well the doctors can interiorize the features concerning family practice the training of family practice specialization in our country, by developing a family practice identity scale that is peculiar to Turkey. Methods: Our research is the study of developing a scal...

Psoriasis is a multifaceted, chronic, inflammatory skin disease that impacts patients’ quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the disease severity and quality of life of psoriasis patients and their nutritional status. The study included 40 patients in the psoriasis group, compared with 40 healthy individ...

Background: The new type of corona virus has a wide range of symptoms. Some people who have COVID-19 can experience long-term effects from their infection, known as post-COVID conditions. The authors aimed to investigate prolonged musculoskeletal pain as a symptom of the post-COVID-19 condition. Methods: This is a descriptive study on the patien...

Objective: During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, in addition to the current measures, the healthy immune system plays an essential role and various natural agents have been recommended to boost innate immunity. The aim of this study was to investigate any association between the potential immunomodulatory activity and drinking ol...

Objective: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the persistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection that is sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of acupuncture in psychogenic ED patients, in comparison with the medical treatment. Material-Method: A total of 60 male patients, with psychogenic...

Background: Smoking is a serious public health challenge across the world. Fasting in Ramadan requires people to stay away from smoking as well as activities such as eating, drinking, and sexual intercourse. We examined the effect of fasting on cigarette smoking and nicotine addiction during the Ramadan. Methodology: This study was designed as a...

The 'stay-at-home' order is a kind of mass quarantine strategy and has been enforced globally in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, various problems have been reported as well. An electronic research was performed in PubMed and Web of Science databases to determine these problems. This study indicates in a holistic approach to determine so...

Background. The chronic complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) result from a wide variety of effects of disease. The correlation between blood sugar level and chronic complications has been demonstrated in various studies. Patient education, risk factor management, and other preventative measures are critical elements in reducing the incidence of...

Introduction: Family physicians play an important role for their critically ill patients and their caregivers. Both admission and discharge in the critical care units can cause anxiety in the patients and their family caregivers. The aim of the study was to investigate transfer anxiety in patients and their caregivers due to being transferred from...

Aim/ Background: The holistic approach in medicine refers to addressing an individual as a whole. Family physicians should be familiar with psychological as well as physical problems of their hemodialysis patients. This study aims to measure depressive mood levels of patients in a hemodialysis center, and to investigate the potential risk factors w...

Background: Viral infections are among the most common problems in healthcare practice. Natural products offer great promise as potentially effective antiviral drugs. Propolis is a honeybee product with biological properties and therapeutic applications. We aimed to investigate the antiviral activity of different extracts of Standardized Propolis...

Purpose Music therapy has been used for relaxation in traditional medicine. This study explored the effect of music therapy on the physical and mental parameters of cancer patients during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Design and Methods Thirty patients who were hospitalized for bone marrow transplantation were included. Tradition...

The World Health Organization established a strategy on traditional medicine activities to facilitate integration of traditional medicine into the national health care system. Traditional and complementary medicine is now addressed by a legislation in Turkey. The aim of this study is to explore an integrative approach from for idiopathic granulomat...

Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine the psychosocial problems and spiritual coping styles of the family caregivers related to patients receiving palliative care. Design and methods: The research sample consisted of 76 family caregivers related to palliative care patients. The data collection method used were questionnaire forms. The two...

Aim: Diabetes is a major health problem worldwide, as its prevalence is increasing dramatically. Lifestyle modification can delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Therefore, screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes risk through an assessment of risk factors is important. The objective of the study was to investigate the risk for type...

Background: Pilonidal disease is a common problem in primary health care which may require immediate surgical referral. Although various management options have been proposed, so far there is no gold standard treatment. The aim of the present study was to determine which of the following techniques was superior as regards postoperative complicatio...

AIM: Traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) practices' places in modern health care are keenly debated in recent years. No content of T&CM is currently included in the curriculums. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the knowledge level and opinions of secondary school students about the T&CMs. METHOD: Surveys were applied to 9-12th g...

Many studies have shown that honey with high phenolic contents prevents cancer formation. Furthermore, recent studies have demonstrated that honey can be used for the treatment of cancer as well as cancer prevention. Antineoplastic effects of honey are often associated with their antioxidant phenolic contents. However, very few studies have dealt w...

Apiterapi, Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamaları Yönetmeliği’nde; arı ve arı ürünlerinin koruyucu ve bazı hastalıkların tedavisinde destek olarak kullanılması şeklinde tanımlanmıştır. Başlıca arı ürünleri bal, balmumu, arı poleni, propolis, arı sütü, arı zehri ve bunların türevleridir. Bu ürünler üzerine pekçok araştırma “sağlığı koruma” potan...

INTRODUCTION[|]Holistic approaches in health care services consider all aspects of individuality. This research was conducted as a descriptive study to evaluate the anxiety level of pregnant women before the termination of the pregnancy for fetal abnormalities.[¤]METHODS[|]This descriptive and cross-sectional study comprised pregnant women who were...

Akdeniz Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi, Din Psikolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Antalya Amaç: Sigara dünyanın ve ülkemizin en önemli ve en tehlikeli halk sağlığı sorunlarındandır. Sigaranın ülkemizde yer yıl 100 bin kişinin ölümünde rol aldığı bildirilmiştir. Oruç farklı kültürlerde yeri olan bir ibadet ve ruhsal disiplin tekniğidir. Ülkemizde özellikle Ra...

Background: Infection can lead to delayed wound healing. Recently it has been shown that propolis which is used in complementary medicine has an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. The aim of this study is to determine whether propolis may contribute to wound healing. Material and Methods: Twenty-one male Wistar albino rats were randomly di...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an aggressive malignant neoplasm of the secretory glands. Conventional chemotherapy has poor effectiveness against metastatic ACC. Thus, a novel effective therapy is needed against metastatic ACC. A majority of ACCs (up to 94%) express c-kit. Imatinib is monoclonal antibody with specific activity against c-kit but...

INTRODUCTION-AIM: Beekeping is one of the high risk activities in agriculture. Beekepers are exposed to physical difficulties such as environmental conditions, stress, bee venom and smoke. As a result of these factors fatigue, distractibility, psychological disorders, injuries and/or occupational accidents may occur. In the literature related to be...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the glycemic index (GI) of five honeys from different geographical origin in Turkey and the effect of their consumption on glucose metabolism. Five multifloral honeys (Bingöl, Şemdinli, Kayseri, Yüksekova, and Muş) were used in this study. Processing data from twenty healthy volunteers, GI values were de...

Background/aim: Clinical trials have shown that low glycemic index (GI) nutrition reduces mean blood glucose concentrations and insulin secretions. The aim of the present study was to determine the GI values of various monofloral (citrus, milk-vetch, chestnut, thyme, lime, pine) honeys of Turkey, and the effect of their consumption on glucose meta...

The aim of the study is to evaluate the acute biochemical and histological changes in rat kidneys after treatment with grayanotoxin (GTX) of rhododendron honey (RH). A total of 60 Sprague-Dawley female rats were divided into five groups of 12 rats each, one being a control group (group 1) and group 2 was treated with 0.015 mg/kg/bw of GTX standard...

Mad honey, produced by honeybees from the nectars of Rhododendron genus (R. ponticum and R. luteum) flowers, is widely used in indigenous medicine, especially in the treatment of hypertension and sexual dysfunction. However, the consumption of this honey can result in intoxication soon after. The diagnosis of honey poisoning and a full understandin...

In the present study, changes in erythrocyte rheology in association with mercury toxicity and the role of propolis were analyzed in rats. Forty male Wistar Albino rats that were 4-5 months old were used in the study. The control group was administered normal saline intraperitoneal (ip) injections; the mercury chloride group was administered HgCl2...

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Rhododendron honey, locally known as "mad honey", contains gryanotoksin (GTX) and thus induces toxic effects when consumed in large amounts. But, it is still popularly used for treating medical conditions such as high blood pressure or gastro-intestinal disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of...

Introduction The holistic approach in medicine is a framework that considers and treats all aspects of a patient’s needs, as it relates to their health. The goal of such an approach is to prevent illness, and to maximise the well-being of individuals and families. Holistic medicine is also referred to as integrative, which has been interpreted by s...