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Food Allergies And Intolerances On the Rise
The prevalence of food allergies and intolerances is steadily increasing. Testing laboratories and the natural products industry can help. The prevalence of food allergies and intolerances is on an alarming upward trajectory. It has become an epidemic, with one in 10 adults and one in 13 children totaling 32 million Americans having food allergies, according ...
Defining Immunity
Maximizing immune health function is essential, especially in the era of COVID-19. The Panel: Sara Le Brun-Blashka, MS, Director of Clinical Nutrition & Education, Standard Process, Palmyra, WI, www.standardprocess.com Andrea Burton, Technical Advisor, ADM Protexin, Doral, FL, www.protexin.com Hank Cheatham, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Daiwa Health Development, Gardena, CA, www.dhdusa.net Katherine Cole, R&D Manager, ...
ABCs of CBD
CBD is touted for many benefits, chiefly for discomfort and relaxation. Here’s a detailed snapshot of this once-mythical category. As we head into 2022, there is pervasive high-stress and anxiety due to many factors—the enduring and morphing pandemic, inflation and product shortages, and global political unrest. Adding injury to insult, many of your clients are ...
Natural Remedies for Children’s Health
Natural products and lifestyle habits can significantly influence children’s overall health and well-being, even as the pandemic continues to impact them physically and mentally. Health issues unfortunately plague all of us at some point in our lives; however, the problems that impact children are often unique in their prevalence. There are several health concerns that ...
Introducing Enzy-biotics
Enzymes and supplemental biotics are growing, morphing and playing off each other. Many of your patients/clients know about probiotics and enzymes for digestive complaints and regularity. But yet many still look at these products as short-term tools, not quite understanding that they should be consumed regularly and long-term like multivitamins, especially as they get older. ...
Practitioner Roundtable
The Participants: Serena Goldstein, ND, San Francisco, CA, www.drserenagoldstein.com Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, Kailua Kona, HI, www.vitality101.com Nicole Avena, PhD, New York, NY & Princeton, NJ, www.drnicoleavena.com Elizabeth Livengood, ND, Tempe, AZ, (480) 495-0007, www.livengoodhealth.com Since Natural Practitioner’s (NP) inception, the field of complementary and integrative health (CIH) has grown. Here, NP talks with a panel ...
Tackling Pain & Inflammation
Education and prevention are key to managing this persistent problem. Achy back, hip, knee, shoulder pain and toothache are just a few examples of the various forms of pain and inflammation plaguing Americans. Unfortunately, pain and inflammation are incredibly prevalent problems that affect most people at some point during their lifetime. According to data from ...
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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