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Stephanie Venn-Watson, DVM, MPH, Author and Expert on C15:0
[email protected] www.discoverc15.com Stephanie Venn-Watson, DVM, MPH, is a veterinary epidemiologist, author of The Longevity Nutrient, and the world’s leading expert on C15:0—the first essential fatty acid discovered in more than 90 years. Formerly with the WHO (World Health Organization) and U.S. Navy, she holds 70-plus patents, has 80-plus peer-reviewed publications, and is co-founder/CEO of Seraphina ...
Confronting the Threat to Natural Medicine Education
Facing Major Challenges Under Proposed Federal “Do No Harm” Regulation With review from the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges, Association of Colleges of Chiropractic, and the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. Natural medicine professions face one of the most severe federal regulatory threats in recent history. In fact, the professions are currently ...
Beyond Capsules, Tablets & Gummies: Alternative Dosage Forms for Dietary Supplements
In the dietary supplement industry, capsules and tablets represent the largest share of the supplement market, accounting for about 40–50 percent of total combined sales. Gummies hold the next top position, while powders dominate in the sports/functional supplement market. While all of these are viable, time-tested dosage forms for dietary supplements, they are not the ...
Building a Scalable Clinical Research Infrastructure for Whole-person Health
A common question for those unfamiliar with the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) is: What exactly do we do? Our mission—to bring whole-person health mainstream—is straightforward to state, but the strategies and projects that advance it are varied. One that we are making great strides with is our clinical outcomes research initiative. As an educational ...
Treating Metabolic Syndrome With Botanicals in Your Practice
One of the biggest challenges that many patients face is metabolic syndrome. This clustering of disease factors, including high blood pressure, imbalanced cholesterol levels, elevated triglycerides, high blood sugar, and unhealthy weight is one of the major health issues of our time. Fortunately, while recommendations for lifestyle and dietary changes may be necessary for some ...
BPC-157: What the Evidence Actually Says—and What Clinicians Should Do With It
A practical review of the mechanisms, the first human oral data, the regulatory landscape, and how to think about clinical integration without getting ahead of the science. Let’s start with the honest version: BPC-157 is one of the most mechanistically interesting compounds to emerge from the peptide space in the last two decades, and the ...
Bill Sun, PhD, Director, The Total Weight Management Institute, U.K.
[email protected] www.totalweightmanagement.co.uk Dr. Bill Sun is a pioneering researcher in the process philosophy of health and a leading voice in advancing its systematic application to weight management. He brings together academic insight and lived experience to develop evidence-based pathways for sustainable weight management and holistic metabolic health. He holds a PhD in management and ...
Microplastics: The Trojan Horse or the Elephant in the Room?
Let’s start with a little puzzle! What has been around for decades, exists in every household and every aspect of our lives, is practically unavoidable, appears very durable and long-lasting, and now can be found in Antarctic ice and every tissue of our bodies including our brains? The title gave it away. However, many people ...
Biohacking Longevity: Nutrigenomic Targets with Proven Nutraceuticals – Part 2
In Part 1 of “Biohacking Longevity: Nutrigenomic Targets with Proven Nutraceuticals,” which was published in the March/April issue, I discussed concepts related to “biohacking” and “longevity,” including flipping your genetic switches, longevity, gene expression and nutrigenomics. I also discussed the impact of spermidine as an evidence-based nutraceutical that helps biohack longevity. In Part 2, this ...
The Naturopathic Profession Calls—Answer It in Madison
Why AANP 2026 is the most important gathering of naturopathic & integrative physicians in years. There is a moment (you probably remember yours) when you knew that naturopathic medicine was more than a career. It was a calling. A commitment to a different kind of healing, one that honors the whole person, works with the ...
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