Natural Practitioner Magazine
Beyond Birthdays: Decoding Biological Age with Epigenetics and Innovative Testing
Last year I looked up the phrase “biological age” one time, that’s all it took and from then on I was inundated with ads, seemingly at every website I visit, extolling the endless benefits of the “most advanced” biological age tests and accompanying supplements that all promise to “turn back the hands of time” and ...
Catching Zzz’s Naturally
How lifestyle habits and natural supplements may improve sleep and relaxation. Eating well. Drinking lots of water. Exercise and rest. All of these are important elements of health promotion. But what if rest isn’t as easy to get as one would like? According to statistics by the Sleep Foundation, Americans struggle to get good, quality ...
Changing Lifestyles for a Healthier Heart
Regardless of age, everybody can keep their hearts healthy. The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. It transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body while also expelling carbon dioxide and other waste products. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading ...
Weight a Minute!
It’s that time of year—weight is atop most minds. Here’s how to help your clients gain wellness and esteem while losing fat pounds. It is almost always the top resolution each year—“I will lose some weight and get into better shape.” But typically, resolutions are abandoned before Feb. 1, with holdouts quitting before March. People ...
Are We All Addicted to Sugar?
Most of us can remember the early 2000s low fat diet trend that stemmed from the 70s—where anything labeled as low fat was a green light to consume. Fat had been demonized by the American Medical Association (AMA) and other important medical groups because of its supposed negative impact on heart health, and these groups ...
All Collagens Aren’t Created Equal
The U.S. collagen market size was estimated at more than $2.11 billion in 2022 and is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2 percent from 2023 to 2030.1 Clearly, collagen is a happening dietary supplement category—and if you’ve been in the industry for a while, you’re likely aware that the ...
Why “Whole Health” Needs to be Patient-centered, Driven and Led
The INM (Institute for Natural Medicine) Board of Directors recently met for a retreat on Vashon Island, WA. During the meeting, board and staff discussed a cultural shift that we would like to see in North America and how INM can help catalyze it. The shift we would like to see is that health care ...
Easily Eliminating Pain, and Its Routine Secondary Dementia
Research is showing that chronic pain, regardless of the cause, is associated with loss of brain volume and likely dementia. The more areas of chronic pain, the more the risk. Five or more areas of pain was associated with changes reflecting eight years of excess brain aging compared to controls.1 With 20 to 33 percent ...
Out of the Man Cave
Millennial men are the new generation for prostate and fertility support—and they are unique from their predecessors. Here’s why and how to help. Men’s health is about to get a shot of adrenaline as more Millennial men find themselves in middle age, and endure all the changes that go with it. “Dad bods” may be ...
2023 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine polled its practitioner readers on their most recommended products to compile its 2023 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 2023 Practitioner’s Choice Awards represent a random sampling of practitioners across the country polled ...
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