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Nordic Naturals Products Show Added Value
According to a recent study published in the July issue of Lipids in Health and Disease, there is new evidence Nordic Naturals (Watsonville, CA) triglyceride-form Ultimate Omega®/ProOmega® has added product value. Consistently ranked as the No. 1-selling omega-3 in the U.S., according to SPINS scan data, the product was shown to be the most effective ...
Health Care Professionals Open to Omega-3s
Aker BioMarine (Issaquah, WA) reported new findings that show health care practitioners are increasingly open to using omega-3s and other dietary supplements. Fielded by Holistic Primary Care-News for Health & Healing and commissioned by Aker BioMarine biology company, a 14-question survey, with 362 respondents, was designed to gauge practitioner knowledge about clinical use of dietary ...
VoiceAmerica Launches New Show on Optimal Health
VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel’s (San Francisco, CA) new weekly radio program, “The Cutting Edge of Health and Wellness Today,” has a very specific goal – to show people how to reclaim and maintain optimal health. Hosted by veteran experts in both standard and holistic/integrative medicine, Neil Nathan, MD and Jacob Teitelbaum, MD., the weekly ...
Study Suggests Calcium Supplementation Safe for Women’s Heart Health
A new Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study found no increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) or all-cause mortality in post-menopausal women supplementing with calcium and vitamin D. The peer-viewed scientific journal study, “The Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Verified Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalization and Death in Postmenopausal Women: A Collaborative Meta-Analysis of ...
Study Examines Lutein’s Role on Vision in Diabetes Models
OmniActive Health Technologies (Morristown NJ) reported public findings that examined lutein’s role on visual function and carbohydrate metabolism in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. “Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness for diabetes mellitus sufferers and its worldwide prevalence is rapidly increasing as a consequence of a rise in obesity, changing patterns of diet and physical ...
AHPA Urges Lawmakers to Expand CAM For Veterans
American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) sent letters to lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in support of legislation that would expand complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) options for the nation’s veterans, reported AHPA. The Expanding Care for Veterans Act, H.R. 4887, would expand research, education, and delivery of CAM to veterans. ...
Fist Bump Beats Germ-Spreading Handshake
According to American Journal of Infection Control study, “fist bumping” significantly transmits fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, while still addressing the cultural expectation of hand-to-hand contact between patients and clinicians. The official publication of the Washington D.C.-based Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) reported in the study researchers performed trials ...
Sibling Composition Impacts Childhood Obesity Risk
Having obese brothers and sisters is a more revealing indicator of child obesity than having obese parents, according to new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. After surveying adults in 10,244 American households, research found that the likelihood of childhood obesity varies with the number of children in a household, as well as ...
Center for Herbal Studies Now Taking Applications
Interested in becoming an herbalist? Then consider taking a class with David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies (Broadway, NJ). “Good herbalists treat people, not diseases, and in our program we strive to teach the skills necessary so that each student can accomplish that goal,” said Winston. The Clinical Herbalist Training Program 2014-2016 is taking applications ...
David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies Now Taking Applications
Interested in becoming an herbalist? Then consider taking up a class with the David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies. “Good herbalists treat people, not diseases, and in our program we strive to teach the skills necessary so that each student can accomplish that goal,” said David Winston. The Clinical Herbalist Training Program 2014-2016 is taking ...
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