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Natural Ozempic: What’s the Truth Behind the Hype?
In recent years, GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) agonists like Ozempic have revolutionized the pharmaceutical landscape, originally developed to manage type 2 diabetes but gaining widespread attention for their ability to promote weight loss. This secondary benefit has fueled demand and inspired a parallel trend in the natural health industry: the marketing of supplements as “natural GLP-1 ...
Most Women Get Low Grades in Healthy Eating During and After Pregnancy
New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds a pervasive low-quality diet among pregnant and postpartum individuals, reflecting “an urgent need for widespread improvement.” The study, recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and co-led by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, assessed diet quality in the same ...
That’s So Meta (bolic)!
People are finally seeking to tackle their metabolic health, but there’s still a lot of work to do. Ballooning waistlines tend to be the factor that opens people’s eyes that there may be something more insidious going on inside them—chiefly, metabolic dysfunction. And unfortunately, those with metabolic dysfunction, metabolic syndrome or pre-diabetes comprise a very ...
Gut Health and the Microbiome
What’s new, what’s tried-and-true, and what do natural practitioners need to know now? Gurgling, burning, pressure, bloating, discomfort—all of these are signs that one’s digestive system isn’t happy. But what’s the best first step to address these issues? Is it possible to promote better gut health and support a healthier microbiome at the same time? ...
A 360-degree Approach to Weight Management With Natural Ingredients
Are you overweight or obese? If so, you’re not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. obesity prevalence is 41.9 percent.1 But what constitutes obesity? The CDC indicates that an adult who has a BMI (body mass index) between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight, while an adult who ...
Natural Practitioner’s Top 10 Stories From 2023
As we begin 2024, Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine looks back at the most read stories throughout 2023. This year featured news items including the Bastyr and NUNM’s plans to merge, and a study that found that altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. See below for the top headlines of the year. 1. ...
Compound Derived From Hops Reduces Abundance of Gut Microbe Associated With Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome. The findings, published in the journal Microbiome, are important because an estimated 35 percent of the U.S. adult population suffers from metabolic syndrome. Patients are considered to have metabolic ...
Strengthening Immune Health
Which products and lifestyle changes may best support a healthy immune system? It starts as a tickle in the throat. Then a few sneezes. Before long, a full-blown cold, flu or another virus has incapacitated an otherwise healthy individual. What gives? Immune health is key to overall health and affects many other systems in the ...
What’s New in the World of Biotics & Enzymes
The microbiome’s relationship with health continues to prove powerful, and biotics and enzymes can help your patients/clients to support long-term homeostasis. Your patients seem to love them. Probiotics (and related pre-, syn- and post-) are perceived as powerful for health promotion. According to ADM Outside Voice consumer research, 58 percent of global consumers see a ...
Non-nutritive Sweeteners Affect Human Microbiomes and Can Alter Glycemic Responses
Since the late 1800s non-nutritive sweeteners have promised to deliver all the sweetness of sugar with none of the calories. They have long been believed to have no effect on the human body, but researchers challenge this notion by finding that these sugar substitutes are not inert, and, in fact, some can alter human consumers’ ...
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