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What You Need to Know About Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that is needed for a variety of functions within the body. Unlike many other B vitamins that are found in many plant-based foods, this vitamin is found in animal-based foods, such as meat, chicken, fish and dairy. It is also added to fortified foods like ...
High Potency Ashwagandha Withanolides for Improving Sleep, Stress, Mood, Testosterone and Vitality
In Africa, the Mediterranean and India, the indigenous, small, woody shrub known as ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) has been used in ayurvedic medicine1 for more than 3,000 years. In 78 AD book Kitab-ul-Hashaish, Dioscorides described ashwagandha as a “Rasayana”—meaning a rejuvenator “that promotes a youthful state of physical and mental health and expands happiness.”2 Likewise, ashwagandha ...
Benefits of Essential Oils
Essential oils have long been recognized for their medicinal and antimicrobial properties. The use of essential oils date back to ancient Egypt. During the time of the “Great Plague” essential oils were used to fumigate spaces and were found to protect individuals exposed to the plague. The pleasant smell that plants give off can be ...
Antony Cummins, Practitioner Chat
Antony Cummins is the author of The Ultimate Art of War and many other books on Eastern martial culture. He is the founder of the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team, which has previously published The Book of Ninja and The Book of Samurai series (Watkins), and is spearheading a project to resurrect the authentic 17th-century samurai ...
Are There Benefits in Using Natural Sweeteners in Your Diet?
Sugar substitutes (including both artificial and natural) are wildly popular for use by food and beverage companies and consumers alike to try and improve health. Although there is still a lot of research that needs to be done on sweeteners, we already know that there are many potential benefits. Substituting sugar with an artificial or ...
Palmitoleic Acid: An Omega-7 Fatty Acid for Inflammation & Metabolic Wellness
Although the omega-3, 6, 7 and 9 category of fatty acids has grown consistently over the past few decades—and the worldwide market for fatty acids will grow from nearly $13.5 billion in 2018 to $17.5 billion by 20231—the public and the dietary supplement industry know the least about the value of the omega-7 fatty acids. ...
Where the Spirit Meets the Gut
Treating IBS and IBD with ayurvedic strategies. Digestive concerns are often one of the classic reasons that bring patients into our clinics each year. Whether from an auto-immune angle, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, or for those with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms and non-specific food intolerances, the naturopathic doctor remains one the ...
INM Launches MD DO Advisory Board in Conjunction With Launch of Naturopathic White Paper
In development for more than three years, the naturopathic profession has launched a white paper that provides supporting evidence for the profession’s significant and unique contributions to preventive, whole person care and models of integrative clinical practice. This white paper, “Naturopathic Physicians as Whole Health Specialists, The Future is Whole Person Health Care,” was officially ...
Dana Childs and Cyndi Dale
Dana Childs Website: https://danachildsintuitive.com Instagram: @danachildsintuitive Cyndi Dale Website: https://cyndidale.com Instagram: @cyndidaleenergy Cyndi Dale is an internationally renowned author, speaker, healer and the author of nearly 30 books about energy medicine and spirituality. Her books are published in more than 18 languages and many have won nationally acclaimed awards. In addition, she has worked with ...
Addressing Patient Treatment Adherence: Barriers and Top Solutions
As with many practitioners who practice a comprehensive system of medicine that includes dietary modification, lifestyle interventions and dose-dependent clinical nutrition and botanical medicine, treatment adherence is a common concern for me that can limit the effective management and treatment of chronic conditions, leading to poor outcomes and increased health care costs for my patients. ...
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