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Reimagining Health Care: The Promise of Whole Person Health Research
On Oct. 17, 2022, a pivotal gathering by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) marked a significant moment in health care research. The Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) joined dozens of stakeholders, including leading experts from complementary and integrative medicine, academic institutions and health care organizations, to explore a revolutionary approach to ...
Exploring Integrative Approaches to Age-related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in individuals over the age of 50. An estimated 200 million people are affected worldwide; this number is expected to grow to 288 million by the year 2040.1 Because the eye is a direct extension of the brain and thus part of the central ...
Ayurvedic Approaches for Immune Health: Harnessing Nature’s Wisdom
The immune system is a marvel of biological engineering, working tirelessly to defend the body against invaders such as viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. From the moment we’re born, it shields us from harm and works to restore balance whenever our defenses are breached. While modern medicine offers powerful tools to address acute and chronic ...
Francesca Sipma, Founder of Mastry and HypnoBreathwork
Francesca Sipma is the author of Unblock Your Purpose: Breathwork, Intuition and Flow State. She is the founder and CEO of Mastry, the creator of HypnoBreathwork, and an international speaker who offers courses and training programs for C-suite executives, world-renowned producers, celebrities, artists and athletes. She has led sessions for Deloitte, Staples and Athletic Brewing, ...
Preventing Chronic Disease: The Untapped Potential of Naturopathic Medicine
As Congress explores strategies for “Investing in a Healthier America”1 through chronic disease prevention and treatment, an overlooked solution stands ready: licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs). These providers, trained in prevention-focused, whole-person care, could be key allies in addressing our nation’s chronic disease crisis—if only federal barriers to their inclusion in our healthcare system were removed. ...
Vitamin K1 & K2 as MK-7 and MK-4: Differences and Applications
Vitamin K, particularly vitamin K2, represents a significant segment of the vitamin market. In fact, the global vitamin K2 market size was estimated at $421.1 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.8 percent from 2024 to 2030.1 Certainly, vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 (MK-7) has been recognized for its role ...
A Simple Diabetes Protocol
What if you could simply and naturally lower most people’s diabetes HgBA1C test results by 2-3 percent? For example, from 8.7 percent (poorly controlled diabetes) to under 6.5 percent (not diabetic). You can, and this article will show you how. Some Historical Background Medical anthropologists tell us that adult diabetes used to be quite rare. ...
The Data Speaks: Naturopathic Doctors Are Thriving Professionally
Licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) and the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) both employ holistic, evidence-based methodologies to assess and improve health, albeit in different contexts. NDs apply these principles to individual patient care, while the AANP uses them to evaluate the overall health of the naturopathic profession. Just as NDs gather comprehensive data through ...
Kim Shapira, MS, RD
Kim Shapira, MS, RD is a celebrity dietitian, nutritional therapist and author, with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Tulane University and a Master’s degree in Human Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition from Boston University. Shapira has spent more than 25 years helping people lose weight and keep it off (with a giant emphasis on ...
The Prebiotic Benefits of Acacia Gum & Baobab Fibers
If you’ve been part of the dietary supplement industry for the past few years, you will certainly have seen the increased popularity of the biotics market (pre-, pro- and postbiotics). In particular, prebiotics have seen significant growth, with a global valuation of $6.67 billion in 2023, and an expected compound annual growth rate of 6.3 ...
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