NP 2023
Why is Your Vitamin D Regimen Not Working for You?
Whether you are supplementing yourself or a client/patient, it is not uncommon to encounter difficulties in attempting to elevate blood vitamin D levels. I’ve seen people who spent the whole summer enjoying outdoor activities, only to find their vitamin D levels still below optimum in September. I’ve seen people who supplement D3 religiously, but each ...
Providing Holistic Health to Women
As women of all ages become increasingly conscious of their health, practitioners can help them take preventative measures by implementing healthy diets, lifestyle changes and natural products. Now more than ever, women are taking a proactive approach when it comes to their health and wellness. Women are independent, savvy and conscious of their bodies’ needs, ...
Seasonally Well
After a long cold winter, springtime is most welcome—except for those who endure allergy symptoms. “So, what brings you to us today?” you ask. “Um, I really don’t know … but I’m sneezing a lot and my throat is scratchy … and my head is stuffy…” stammers your client/patient. The calendar may help pinpoint what’s ...
Trusting Your Gut: Digestion and the Microbiome
What’s most important to know now? Gas, heartburn and constipation are just a few of the most common digestive problems Americans suffer from today. Historically, understanding digestive issues like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), leaky gut and Crohn’s disease was paltry. Even the understanding of what caused common issues such as bloating was limited. Today, however, ...
Vaidya. Jayarajan Kodikannath
Vaidya. Jayarajan Kodikannath is an internationally renowned ayurvedic scholar, author, researcher, educator and keynote speaker with more than two decades of ayurvedic clinical experience in India and the U.S. He is currently the CEO and chief ayurveda consultant of Kerala Ayurveda USA and president of National Ayurvedic Medical Association in the U.S. “Dr. J,” as ...
Citrus Bergamot and L-Citrulline for Nitric Oxide Boosting in Athletes
Nitric oxide (NO) is a natural signaling molecule made by the human body. It plays a major signaling role in vascular relaxation, and elevated levels are associated with several physiological functions involving blood pressure regulation, cardiovascular health, mitochondria production, calcium transport, oxidative stress and skeletal muscle repair.1 Specifically, the endothelium (inner lining) of blood vessels ...
Maintaining a Healthy Body Composition
Overall weight loss may not always be the best solution for patients trying to get healthier; often, goals should encompass whole body composition, which includes gaining lean muscle mass while losing fat. As the new year begins, many people endeavor to begin their journeys to a healthier weight. New Year resolutions are made, diets are ...
Don’t Wait for Heartbreak: Preventing or Reversing Cardiovascular Disease
How can individuals best protect their hearts now? Wearing your heart on your sleeve. Hard-hearted. A heavy heart. In English, we have a lot of terms to describe the state of our emotional hearts. More importantly, though, is to consider the health of our physical hearts. Then words like palpitations, myocardium and pulmonary valve take ...
Perchance to Dream
Americans are being robbed of quality sleep (and therefore, broken dreams)—here’s how you can help. “Idon’t sleep well anymore,” is perhaps one of the most common admissions heard today. And, when one person comments about his/her lousy sleep, it sparks a rather convivial conversation wherein just about everyone agrees that quality sleep is now woefully ...
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