59Avocados May Help Manage Obesity, Prevent Diabetes
Avocados May Help Manage Obesity, Prevent Diabetes
Your guacamole may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes, according to a new study by a University of Guelph (U of G, Canada) research team. For the first time, researchers led by Professor Paul Spagnuolo have shown how a compound found only in avocados can inhibit cellular processes that ...
Lessons From 45 Years: 8 Tips to Thrive as a Healer
I started medical school in 1972. But my time as a healer truly began in 1975, after I came down with postviral CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) and fibromyalgia. This forced me to drop out of medical school and left me homeless, sleeping in parks. It was during this spiritual journey that I learned intimately about ...
Decrease Stress By Aligning Your Life So You Don’t Have to Think as Much
My dad always told me if you love what you do, you’ll never have to work a day in your life. Expand this concept to the people you’re with, hobbies and overall health routines, and we realize we’re only as strong as our weakest link. We only have a finite amount of physical energy throughout ...
Phosphatidylserine: A Nutraceutical for Mental Performance, Mood and Stress
Given the title of this article, it may be your impression that I am positioning phosphatidylserine (PS) as a “brain nutrient.” If so, you are correct. The fact is that this phospholipid is an integral component in the structure of the brain and spinal cord, and is active at cell membranes (including synaptic membranes which ...
Probiotics: What is the Most Effective Way to Incorporate Them Into Your Diet?
Over the past few years, we have been hearing more and more about the benefits of probiotics, with specialists finding that they are essential for good gut health and much more. While there is no doubt that probiotics offer a variety of benefits to our health and wellbeing, it can be confusing to figure out ...
What’s My Age Again?
The secret to healthy aging does not lie in one solution. Rather, it takes a combination of lifestyle changes and natural products to reach that goal. What exactly does a topic like healthy aging encompass? In a nutshell, it includes ways in which one can feel youthful, both internally and externally. According to the National ...
The Anxiety of Stress
Stress doesn’t exist in a bubble—but managing it also reduces anxiety, and boosts better sleep. Here’s how to help de-stress your clients/patients. “I have anxiety,” is such a commonly uttered statement today—even from kids! If neurochemical disorders are ruled out—at the root of this is mismanaged stress. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) describes ...
Putting Your Body to the Test
Functional medical testing can greatly aid practitioners in developing an individualized treatment plan. Conventional medical testing, such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, glucose levels and other routine blood work is an important component of any patient’s annual doctor visit. But with newer technologies and an increased desire for patients to obtain genetic information to help ...
One Avocado a Day Helps Lower “Bad” Cholesterol For Heart Healthy Benefits
Move over, apples—new research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a day may help keep “bad cholesterol” at bay. According to the researchers, bad cholesterol can refer to both oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and small, dense LDL particles. In a randomized, controlled feeding study, the researchers found that eating one avocado a day ...
Dr. Noel Peterson to Receive 2019 Living Legend Award
Noel Peterson ND, DAAPM will be honored with the 2019 Living Legend award by the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OANP) and the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) at the reception held on Nov. 16th at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Airport. The OANP and NUNM selected Dr. Peterson to be honored with ...
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