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Evaluating Different Forms of Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Fish, Krill and Algae Oils
Omega fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA] and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]) are universally recognized for their importance to human health. This includes their value for cardiovascular health,1-5 joint health and mitigating inflammation,6-8 reducing UV-induced skin aging9-13 and a range of other issues. Now consider that, although guidelines recommend a combined DHA and EPA intake of between ...
Institute for Natural Medicine: 2024 Year-End Highlights
In 2024, the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) strengthened its position as a leader in natural health, guided by three strategic pillars: Education, Action and Research. Under a long-standing team of leaders, INM has refined its vision to promote “whole-person health enriched by the medicine of nature” with a mission to “bring whole-person health mainstream.” ...
Non-anemic Iron Deficiency and Safe Iron Supplementation
Iron deficiency and anemia…haven’t we been down this road before? By this modern era, should we not be able to avoid such a seemingly obvious and directly influenced nutritional deficiency? In less developed countries with more infectious disease exposure, parasitic infections and malnutrition, the rates of anemia range from 30 to 40 percent; mostly in ...
Reema Datta
Reema Datta is the author of The Yogi’s Way: Transform Your Mind, Health and Reality. Datta first learned yoga and ayurveda from her mother and grandmothers, as well as her grandfather, who wrote several books on Vedic philosophy. After receiving her master’s from the London School of Economics, Datta worked for the United Nations before ...
Advocacy for Naturopathic Medicine: Opportunities to Support License & Scope Correction
Naturopathic medicine continues to grow in recognition and demand across the United States, yet many licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) face significant limitations due to outdated or restrictive licensing laws. Advocacy efforts aimed at license and scope modernization are essential to ensuring that NDs can fully utilize their training and expertise to serve their patients effectively. ...
Nutraceutical Compensation for the Adverse Effects of GLP-1 Agonist Drugs
The use of GLP-1 agonist drugs—particularly for weight loss—are trending in a huge way. According to a new report,1 GLP-1s were the best-selling drug class in 2024, with approximately $50 billion in annual sales, and forecasted to surpass $100 billion by 2029 with an astounding compound annual growth rate of 19.2 percent. Certainly, anyone who ...
The Complementary & Integrative Health Care Disciplines Are an Underutilized Resource in the War on Chronic Disease
Decreasing health and the public’s increasing awareness—chronic disease incidence. There are concerning trends of chronic disease in the United States. Most recent data show that 48.6 percent of Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease. Approximately 43 percent of the U.S. is obese, and roughly one in 10 have diabetes. All of these are on ...
Helping Patients Through the Allergy Season
For both patients and practitioners, finding effective allergy treatment that doesn’t cause side effects can seem like trying to solve an unsolvable mystery. Whether you have patients who deal with allergies intensely during a short season, or patients who suffer for months on end, you’ll want to give them options that don’t leave them feeling ...
Michael J. Gelb and Bruce Fertman
Michael J. Gelb is an authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development pioneer and is expert at creative thinking, executive coaching and innovative leadership. He is a fifth-degree black belt in aikido and a teacher of tai chi and the Alexander Technique. He is also a professional juggler who performed ...
Polyamines for Cognitive Performance, Healthy Hair & More
Polyamines, including spermidine, spermine and putrescine, are synthesized in every living cell and are contained in many foods. They have many physiological activities, such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, cell and gene protection, and autophagy activation. They also have multiple demonstrated applications for health and wellness, including healthy aging,1-4 cognitive health,5-7 hair health8,9 and hormonal ...
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