Articles by Angela Santoriello
The Many Benefits of Detoxification
Whether we know it or not, whether we like it or not, we take in numerous toxins on a daily basis, according to Holistic Health News, and they can be in the form of household products, cigarette smoke, junk food, pesticides on vegetables, air pollution and a host of other unpleasant elements that we often ...
Report: Self-Acupressure Can Help Relieve Constipation
New research from the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows how Eastern and Western medicine can blend to find a solution to the common medical problem of constipation, reported Science Daily. In a randomized clinical trial, 72 percent of participants said that perineal self-acupressure, a simple ...
Free Dietary Supplement Webinar for Pharmacists and Nurse Practitioners
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced the next in its series of free webinars for pharmacists and nurse practitioners (NPs), presented in partnership with Skipta, the premier closed-loop social networking platform for healthcare professionals. These webinars, available to members of the Pharmacist Society and Generation NP communities, are part of CRN’s ongoing efforts to ...
Study Finds School Lunches From Home Not Up to National Standards
In a study of lunches brought from home at elementary and middle schools in the Houston, TX area, researchers at the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Texas Children’s Hospital found that the lunches did not meet National School Lunch Program guidelines. Their report appears in JAMA Pediatrics, ...
Dr. Tieraona Low Dog to Present at SOHO EXPO 2014
The Natural Products Association (NPA) will host Tieraona Low Dog, MD, CEO of Integrative Medicine Concepts, for a presentation on the correlation of dietary supplements and health on Dec. 4 at SOHO EXPO 2014. Sponsored by Natural Alternatives International, the NPA is thrilled to host one of the most knowledgeable and valued industry experts currently ...
Integrative Medicine Can Relieve Pain, Anxiety for Cancer Inpatients
Researchers at The Penny George Institute for Health and Healing found that integrative medicine therapies can substantially decrease pain and anxiety for hospitalized cancer patients. Their findings are published in the current issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monograph, reported Science Daily. “Following Integrative medicine interventions, such as medical massage, acupuncture, guided imagery ...
Miracle Berry Products May Help Chemo Patients Recover Taste
MiraBurst (Valhalia, NY) announced how products made from miracle berries may help chemotherapy patients who are suffering from taste loss rediscover the taste of food. According to the company, about 50 percent of chemotherapy patients suffer a loss in taste or feel that certain foods taste metallic, and this shift in taste can be damaging, ...
New Computer Predicts Gut Metabolites to Better Understand Gastrointestinal Disease
Tufts University School of Engineering researchers and collaborators from Texas A&M University have published the first research to use computational modeling to predict and identify the metabolic products of gastrointestinal (GI) tract microorganisms, reported Science Daily. Reported in Nature Communications, these metabolic products, or metabolites, could influence how clinicians diagnose and treat GI diseases, as well ...
India Study Site Provides High-Volume Ayurveda Training
Bastyr University (Kenmore, WA) students of ayurvedic medicine will study near India’s snow-capped Himalayas this December as the university establishes its first training site in ayurveda’s native land. Students in the Masters of Science in Ayurvedic Sciences program will spend two weeks at a ayurvedic clinic and college in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, reported ...
Omega-3s Decrease Risk of Heart Disease, Report Says
Increasing the amount of omega-3s in your diet, whether from fish or flax, will likely decrease your risk of getting heart disease, according to Penn State nutritionists, reported Science Daily. A substantial amount of evidence exists supporting the heart-health benefits of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA and DHA), marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids, according to ...
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