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Alternative Health Education
Natural Practitioner highlights some of the top institutions providing continuing education and support for the betterment of complementary, alternative and integrative health.American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland, OR • (503) 244-0726 • www.achs.eduFounded in New Zealand in 1978 by Dorene Petersen, American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) launched in the United States in 1989, and ...
Taking Control Of Acute Pain
There have been strides made in managing pain naturally, but practitioners must consider a myriad of factors when determining effective treatments.Pain is a normal part of life: a skinned knee, a tension headache, a bone fracture. Dealing with pain, even on a short-term basis, can require a variety of strategies, which may or may not ...
Easing Our Toxic Burden
Natural practitioners offer the steps—before, during and after cleansing—to restore health and well-being.According to Walter J. Crinnion, ND, new studies are released constantly about the high level of toxicants present in the air. For example, he noted that recent reports have shown that if a pregnant woman is living in areas of high vehicular exhaust ...
Immune Defenders
As the number of immune health issues in the U.S. rises, natural practitioners stress the importance of patient education.Cold and flu season can wreak havoc on the immune system. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Americans get approximately one billion colds each year, while influenza affects approximately 60 million Americans ...
2013 Company Profiles
Would you like insight on the companies offering dietary supplements and natural products for you to provide your patients? Interested in knowing about the extensive quality assurance measures they put in place and precise formulation techniques? Looking for insight on the testing services available to you or the origins of proven branded ingredients? Then look ...
Skeletal Public Awareness On A Full-Body Threat
Bone and joint health has nothing to do with age or sex, but everything to do with steering patients toward healthy choices and hands-on treatment.At the heart—or the marrow— of bone and joint health is that it doesn’t discriminate because of age. Practitioners know that. The general populace doesn’t realize that their skeletons are under ...
Coming Together For Children’s Health
There are basic natural choices that can help improve children’s health, but positive results depend upon practitioners, parents, children and society “buying in.”Currently in its pilot phase, The National Children’s Study, funded through the National Institutes of Health, plans informative research into many children’s conditions, including asthma, obesity, diabetes, behavior, learning and mental health disorders.For ...
Living Well
Natural practitioners guide their patients to healthy lifestyles that can help prevent or reverse signs of illness.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the public health challenge of the 21st century is chronic disease. Seven out of 10 deaths among Americans each year are from chronic diseases, and heart disease, cancer and ...
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, ...
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