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INM Creates an Interdisciplinary Advisory Board to Help Deliver on the Promise of Whole Health Models of Care
Health care is being re-imagined in the U.S. The medical profession is at a critical crossroads as the public gains greater awareness, acceptance and desire for integrative therapies and institutions are seeking to learn how to adopt and maximize this approach to health. Here are three examples that demonstrate a whole health movement is taking ...
Improving Male Sexual Function With Black Ginger Methoxyflavones, Fenugreek and Tribulus
As men age, there is often a decline in levels of testosterone. Research1 indicates that testosterone levels in men fall progressively with age and that a significant percentage of men over the age of 60 years have serum T levels that are below the lower limits of young adult men (age 20-30 years). Some studies2 ...
Laurel Mellin, PhD
Laurel Mellin, PhD is an associate clinical professor emeritus of family and community medicine and pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine and the founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT). She is a health psychologist and her primary expertise is in preventing and treating stress-induced problems, including mental health problems, ...
Vitamin K: The Little Known Vitamin With a Big Role in Health
In the nutrition world, some vitamins are important to our health, but don’t stand out. While we tend to hear a lot about the importance of vitamins C and D lately, we need to keep in mind that there are other vitamins out there that support the functions of our bodies, and that without them, ...
Rest & Sleep
Sleep issues have been more prevalent than ever since the start of the pandemic. The natural products industry offers supplements that can help patients get the sleep they need. “Go to bed, you’ll feel better tomorrow” is the human version of “Did you try turning it off and on again?” Although it is unknown who ...
Going Strong
Muscle strength is important for all demographics and is tied to overall health. In a now iconic 1972 advertisement for Charles Atlas bodybuilding training, a “98-pound weakling” is insulted and gets sand kicked in his face by a much more “buff” and muscular man on the beach. Though it is an old advertisement, being muscular ...
Men’s Health Market Grows Stronger
A rather difficult audience to reach at one point is now embracing their gender-induced issues. Here’s how to welcome more men to support their health. Compared to just 20 years ago, open discussion about genital health and function in product marketing was still considered somewhat verboten. Now, of course, anything goes—“down there” is out in ...
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