Natural Practitioner Magazine
Keeping Hearts Beating Strong
Integrative practitioners can help turn tables on cardiovascular disease. February is the one month out of the year devoted to healthy beating hearts and to raising awareness of heart health. Studies suggest that integrative medicine can play a key role in the battle against cardiovascular disease (CVD), which has long been and still is America’s ...
CAM Forecast 2015
Natural Practitioner (NP) convened a panel of experts to discuss this movement toward a more shared practice and asked them their thoughts on what 2015 might hold as the CAM model continues to move in that direction. Participants include: • Emily M. Gonzalez, ND, Senior Scientific Development Associate, Life Extension • Gillian Hanson, ND • ...
Probiotics May Ease Anxiety and Depression
A recent study suggests that supplements that boost probiotics, the beneficial micro-organisms in the body, can affect the way people process emotional information, as well as easing anxiety and depression. The study recruited 45 healthy 18- to 45-year-olds. Half of the participants were given a probiotic supplement and the other half a placebo, to be ...
Monograph: St. John’s Wort
Based on a systemic review of scientific literature edited and peerreviewed by contributors to the Natural Standard Research Collaboration. Extracts of Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John’s wort) have been recommended traditionally for a wide range of medical conditions. The most common modern-day use of St. John’s wort is for depression. Studies have shown St. John’s ...
Compounding Pharmacy Comeback
After devasting news in 2012, compounding pharmacies have new regulations and are posied for growth. In 2012, compounding pharmacies were reined in after The New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Massachusetts manufactured steroid shots contaminated with black mold were sent to medical centers that killed 64 people across the United States. The tragedy placed all ...
Battling Blood Sugar
As metabolic syndrome becomes a larger problem in the U.S., practitioners are urging patients to make lifestyle changes. Blood sugar issues have become a major issue in the U.S. According to the American Diabetes Association, 29.1 million (9. 3 percent) of Americans had diabetes 2012. That number jumped from 25.8 million (8.3 percent) just two ...
Detouring Depression
Natural remedies, therapies can be part of an effective overall treatment plan. When world-renowned comedian and actor Robin Williams took his own life earlier this year, many were surprised to learn that the high-energy comic suffered from depression. All too often, this disorder is associated with only those groups singled out as being “down on ...
Monograph: Melatonin
MelatoninBased on a systemic review of scientific literature edited and peer-reviewed by contributors to the Natural Standard Research Collaboration.Melatonin is a hormone produced in the brain by the pineal gland from the amino acid tryptophan.The production and release of melatonin are stimulated by darkness and decreased by light, suggesting that melatonin is involved in circadian ...
Ending The Cycle Of Addiction
Holistic approaches can help those suffering with addictive behaviors.The numbers surrounding alcohol and drug addiction in the United States can be staggering.According to statistics from the Florida Institute of Technology, alcohol is the most widely used drug in America and the third leading cause of death, behind only heart disease and cancer.Further, alcohol and other ...
Studying Sleep
A customized and comprehensive approach is needed when addressing patients’ sleep disorders.According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2013 “International Bedroom Poll,” only 44 percent of people in the U.S. say they get a good night’s sleep “every night or almost every night” on a work night. Worse, onefourth of Americans say they never sleep well ...
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