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Josh Redd, NMD, MPHb
Josh Redd, NMD, MS, MPHb is the founder of PalmaVita Clinic, a leading regenerative medicine and longevity center, and RedRiver Health and Wellness, one of the nation’s largest functional medicine clinic groups specializing in autoimmune conditions. He earned his master’s in public health biology with an emphasis in molecular biology and immunology from Johns Hopkins ...
Naturopathic Medicine at the Table: How the AANP is Advocating for Nutrition Education Reform
When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Education announced a national initiative to improve nutrition education in medical schools, the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) saw an opportunity—and a responsibility—to act. Nutrition is not a side note in health care; it is central to preventing, treating and ...
A Blast From the Past: The Surprising Benefits of Bitters
Digestive bitters—or just “bitters” for short—have a long history of use in herbal medicine for promoting digestion. But is there any real science supporting the use of bitter herbs for this purpose? This article will examine the history and science of bitters. Introduction to Bitters Bitters are substances found in a variety of herbs, and ...
INM’s Honorary Board Expands
In 2025, the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) builds on its newly expanded mission to bring whole person health mainstream. As part of our strategy, we aim to build bridges across leading medical and academic institutions. We envision advancing whole-person health conversations through scientific validation and cross-disciplinary partnerships. Building our collaborative team to include a ...
A Powerful New (and Old!) Treatment for Pain, POTS, MCAS, Lyme and Postinfectious Fibromyalgia
Having studied and treated these conditions for almost 50 years, since a nasty viral syndrome triggered my fibromyalgia and left me homeless in 1975, it’s been both a blessing and a challenge to see so many treatments. On the plus side, most cases can be effectively treated (by natural practitioners). On the other hand, sorting ...
2025 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine polled its practitioner readers on their most recommended products to compile its 2025 Practitioner’s Choice Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s winners than the people who recommend them to their patients? The 2025 Practitioner’s Choice Awards represent a random sampling of practitioners across the country polled ...
Joint Health Across Generations
Bone, joint and muscle health is now a multi-generational concern. As we age, it is important to support our bodies with the right nutrients they need to maintain strong bones, healthy muscle mass and flexible joints. For joint pain, inflammation, fractures, muscle aches and pains, osteoporosis and arthritis, our bodies can heal faster when given ...
Balancing the Blood Sugar Equation: Natural Approaches to Metabolic Health
New information, key ingredients and myths around blood sugar and metabolic health. Unfortunately, individuals who work out, eat a healthy diet and get enough rest and relaxation may still suffer from poor metabolic health. And while it’s easy to track some metrics through the scale, a pedometer or a nutrition app, it’s more difficult to ...
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