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Vital Nutrients Trademarks Ultra Pure Fish Oil
Vital Nutrients (Middletown, CT) has officially been granted trademark for its Ultra Pure Fish Oil products from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Ultra Pure Fish Oils are sourced from highly sustainably-caught fish naturally low in toxins and refined through triple molecular distillation, which removes impurities without any chemical solvents. Each batch is tested ...
High Cholesterol, Triglycerides Can Keep Vitamin E From Reaching Body Tissues
In the continuing debate over how much vitamin E is enough, a new study has found that high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides can keep this essential micronutrient tied up in the blood stream, and prevent vitamin E from reaching the tissues that need it. The research, just published in the American ...
Bastyr University’s Master of Science in Ayurvedic Sciences Now Open to Licensed Massage Therapists
Licensed massage therapists have a new option for meeting the increasing client demand for ayurvedic treatments and bodywork. Bastyr University’s Master of Science in Ayurvedic Sciences, is now accepting applications for its fall 2015 class. Previously open only to licensed medical professionals such as doctors and nurses, the program was recently revamped to allow qualified ...
Orcas International Announces Formal Name Change to Orcas Naturals
Orcas International (Landing, NJ) has announced its formal name change to Orcas Naturals, which took effect on March 1, 2015, to better reflect the company’s refocus on its core business of natural ingredients. Orcas would also like to announce the recent acquisition of Unique Encapsulation (UET), a manufacturing partner for product development, and is considered ...
Vital Nutrients Student Appreciation Program
Vital Nutrients (Middletown, CT) is committed to promoting the credibility and success of current and future health care professionals. In addition to regular donations made to colleges and universities across the country, the company offers special programs for both students and recent graduates. All Vital Nutrients’ approved students enrolled in an accredited health care program ...
NANP to Host Annual Conference & Expo
The National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP) will host its Annual Conference & Expo at the Crowne Plaza in St. Paul, MN on April 30-May 3. This year’s conference theme, “Revealing the Science behind Holistic Nutrition,” will focus on the science that supports the use of holistic nutrition interventions in clinical practice. Dr. Edward Bauman, ...
IOM: CFS/ME is a Legitimate Disease That Needs Proper Diagnosis and Treatment
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a legitimate, serious, and complex systemic disease that frequently and dramatically limits the activities of affected individuals, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The committee that wrote the report developed new diagnostic criteria for the disorder that includes five main symptoms. In addition, it ...
Healthy Talk on RadioMD.com Transitions To Daily Health Radio Show
Healthy Talk, hosted by Michael A, Smith, MD, senior health scientist for Life Extension (Fort Lauderdale, FL), and heard on RadioMD.com the premier digital health talk platform, has moved from its live weekly Thursday afternoon time slot, to a one-hour daily show from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. EST. RadioMD.com (www.radiomd.com), is the online, “talking” health information ...
TAP Integrative Launches Online Educational Community for Integrative Practitioners
TAP Integrative (Green Bay, WI) has announced the launch of an online educational community resource dedicated to furthering the evidence-informed and experience-based knowledge between integrative practitioners. TAPintegrative.org is a membership site designed for “on-demand” access to clinically reviewed and science-based clinical practice topics and research, leading clinical experts and to a community of integrative health ...
NY Attorney General Says Major Retailers Selling Fraudulent Supplements, NPA, CRN Respond
On February 2, the New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers—GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart—of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from store shelves, according to a New York Times article. According to the article, authorities said they had conducted tests on top-selling store brands of herbal ...
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