NP 2013
Food Allergy Fight
Natural practitioners and product manufacturers are working to make all-too-common food reactions easier to stomach.According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, researchers estimate that less than five percent of Amer- icans suffer from food aller- gies. Although food reactions are common, food allergies are not as prevalent as food intolerance. Statistics indicate that as much ...
Pulmonary Support: A Natural Approach
The average person takes 15 to 20 breaths per minute (more than 20,000 breaths daily), according to the American Lung Association, and the lungs trans- fer the oxygen taken with each breath through the bloodstream to every cell in the body. Consequently, anything that the body breathes in can affect the lungs. Shannon Jenkins, DO, ...
The Fibromyalgia Crisis
Practitioners recognizing their patients’ suffering can offer proven natural solutions for their pain, energy and fatigue problems.Fibromyalgia is a common and complex chronic pain disorder that affects people physically, mentally and socially. According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, it is a syndrome rather than a disease. Unlike a disease, which is a medical con- dition ...
2013 Science Of Supplements
This special section of Natural Practitioner comes in response to the desire for a greater understanding of the research and history behind the products available to practitioners and their patients, and manufacturers wanting to offer the science that backs the effectiveness of their products. We have featured a similar section annually in Natural Practitioner’s sister ...
Naturally Negating Neuroinflammation
Inflammation is a common component of a lot of chronic illnesses. But the idea of neuro inflammation is a relatively new concept, according to Leonid Ber, MD, senior medical scientist with the practitioner-specific Protocol For Life Balance, a division of Illinois-based NOW Foods.“Neuro inflammation started gaining attention because it attempted to explain the commonalities between ...
Natural Alternatives In Renal Health
Practitioners must be able to recognize and respond to kidney disease, which may range from mildly uncomfortable, to excruciatingly painful, to deadly.The National Kidney Foundation reports that 26 million Americans— one in nine adults—have kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD), and many more are at risk.The good news is that when CKD ...
Stress: A 21st Century Health Concern
A little bit of stress is a healthy and normal part of everyday life. But too much stress, from today’s financial concerns, long workweeks and not getting enough sleep, can start to cause wear and tear on the body. According to the American Institute of Stress, 75 to 90 percent of primary care doctor visits ...
A Natural Approach To GI Inflammation
Botanicals provide sound solutions for patients’ gastrointestinal issues.The father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, once said, “All disease begins in the gut.” That statement couldn’t be truer today. Scientists refer to the gut as the body’s “second brain” as more than half of the body’s nerve cells are located in the gut. Further, approximately 70 percent ...
Testing For Diagnosis & Functional Solutions
Innovative testing providers aid practitioners in their search for effective and efficient personalized treatments for their patients.Rameek Singh Bhogal, BS, DC, DABCI, has been in private chiropractic practice for 11 years. For the first five years, he cared for patients as most chiropractors do, correcting spinal subluxations utilizing a number of technique approaches with a ...
Examining Anti-Aging
Americans are living longer than ever before and the number of older adults in the U.S. is growing. Many seniors live active, healthy lives, but there’s no getting around one thing: as we age, our bodies and minds change. A challenge for practitioners in the coming years will be maintaining the health of this increasing ...
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