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Nutritional Genomics and Epigenetics: The Future of Functional Medicine Is Here Now
Since 2003, the advances that have taken place in the field of genome sequencing is staggering; the first genome to be sequenced cost roughly $1 billion and took 13 years to complete. On the other hand, today, you can have your genome sequenced for about $200 and it only takes a few weeks. Perhaps because ...
Give It a Rest
Lack of sleep is a common problem plaguing many people but there are a number of natural solutions, including simple lifestyle changes and dietary supplements. Sleep—we crave it. We lose it. We’re deprived of it. We can sleep lightly, deeply or soundly. On a good night, we sleep like a baby, a rock or a ...
The Eyes Have It
Vision annoyances affect everyone at one time or another. You can help your patients/clients see the light of good eye health and vision. Seeing, it is often said, is believing. But it is indeed so much more than that. Those with healthy vision and eye function can often take it for granted, until annoyances that ...
Listen to Your Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Dietary supplements and lifestyle changes can help to support cardiovascular health. There are several deadly diseases that plague the American population and cause severe illness, disability and death. None, however, are as common a heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. ...
The Case For Whole Person Health Care
Whole person health care is an intriguing new concept to many. Health care models that deliver whole person care are increasingly entering the mainstream. Several new models have emerged and are being evaluated for efficacy and financial feasibility. One such example is the Whole Health Systems of the Veterans Administration (VA). The VA began this ...
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 ...
Stress Control: Genesis to Good Health
They may see you about other complaints but helping your patients/clients to relax and manage stress will maximize their wellness journey with you. You may have encountered the word “hygge” in an interior design sense. But this Danish word, which translates to “comfort” and “coziness,” also can apply to wellness, especially when stress, anxiety are ...
2021 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
For the first time, Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine polled its practitioner readers on their most recommended products to compile its 2021 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 2021 Practitioner’s Choice Awards represent a random sampling of practitioners ...
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