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The New Woman
Women are increasingly health-minded and proactive, but still need guidance to sort through the noise and enjoy excellent feminine well-being. Here’s a cool stat: According to GWI Market Research, the number of women in the U.S. who say they use herbal/natural medicines to support specific health concerns has risen dramatically by 18 percent since the ...
Catching Zzz’s Naturally
How lifestyle habits and natural supplements may improve sleep and relaxation. Eating well. Drinking lots of water. Exercise and rest. All of these are important elements of health promotion. But what if rest isn’t as easy to get as one would like? According to statistics by the Sleep Foundation, Americans struggle to get good, quality ...
Practitioner Roundtable
Participants: Jeff Anshel, OD, FAAO, Author of Smart Medicine for Your Eyes (Second Edition), Kapaa, HI, https://cvconsulting.com/ Dr. Nicole Avena, Princeton, NJ, www.drnicoleavena.com Michael Edson, MS, LAc, New Paltz, NY, www.naturaleyecare.com Marc Grossman OD, LAc, New Paltz, NY, www.naturaleyecare.com Jason Napuli, DC, Adjunct professor at Logan University and Chief of Chiropractic and Complementary & Integrative ...
Stress and Relaxation: Intersections and Information
What are natural health practitioners and manufacturers seeing now related to stress and relaxation in the U.S.? Stress. The word means many different things to different people. Among its many definitions, stress is defined in Merriam-Webster as, “to cause or experience physical or emotional tension.” That clearly sums up how many around the world are ...
High Potency Ashwagandha Withanolides for Improving Sleep, Stress, Mood, Testosterone and Vitality
In Africa, the Mediterranean and India, the indigenous, small, woody shrub known as ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) has been used in ayurvedic medicine1 for more than 3,000 years. In 78 AD book Kitab-ul-Hashaish, Dioscorides described ashwagandha as a “Rasayana”—meaning a rejuvenator “that promotes a youthful state of physical and mental health and expands happiness.”2 Likewise, ashwagandha ...
Stress Control: Genesis to Good Health
They may see you about other complaints but helping your patients/clients to relax and manage stress will maximize their wellness journey with you. You may have encountered the word “hygge” in an interior design sense. But this Danish word, which translates to “comfort” and “coziness,” also can apply to wellness, especially when stress, anxiety are ...
MUIH Announces Free Professional Continuing Education Courses For Mental Health Providers
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has announced that it will offer four free professional and continuing education courses to mental health providers. This is in recognition of National Mental Health Awareness Month and National PTSD Awareness Month, and the critical role that mental health providers offer to the health care field, particularly during the ...
Eating More Fruit and Vegetables Linked to Less Stress, Study Finds
Eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is associated with less stress, according to new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU, Australia) that was published in Clinical Nutrition. The study examined the link between fruit and vegetable intake and stress levels of more than 8,600 Australians aged between 25 and 91 participating in the ...
CBDistillery and Releaf App Partner to Study Efficacy of CBD and CBN in Addressing Stress and Sleep Issues, Seeking Volunteers
In partnership, CBDistillery (Denver, CO) and Releaf App have announced that they are recruiting 1,000 volunteers to conduct two studies to evaluate the efficacy of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN) in assisting participants with their stress and sleep, as potential alternatives to over-the-counter and prescription medicines. CBDistillery will provide participants, at no cost in the stress study, ...
Chronic Stress Is Killing Us
A recent Pew research poll conducted in February found that approximately one-third of the U.S. population experienced anxiety and occasional difficulty sleeping in the previous week. When asked about the future, only 22 percent of respondents reported feeling hopeful most of the time, leaving 78 percent with only occasional to slim feelings of hope for ...
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