59True Health Launches Comprehensive Celiac Disease & Gluten Sensitivity Testing
True Health Launches Comprehensive Celiac Disease & Gluten Sensitivity Testing
True Health has announced that it is now offering comprehensive testing for celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. When medically necessary, this testing will provide clinicians useful diagnostics to determine the specific cause of symptoms reported as a gluten sensitivity. Despite an increasing awareness of celiac disease, the Celiac Disease Foundation states that approximately 80 percent ...
Organic vs. Non-organic: What the Facts Reveal
By Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington College of Health Sciences Every so often, I hear or read some version of the following statement: “There is no evidence that organic foods are any better for you than conventional, non-organic foods.” This is, to say the least, a woefully uninformed position to take. The fact is, ...
Breastfeeding Reduces Hypertension Risk, Study Says
A study published in the American Journal of Hypertension indicates that women who breastfeed more children, and for longer periods of time, are less likely to suffer from hypertension after they reach menopause. This is less true of obese women, however. Elevated blood pressure is the greatest single risk factor for disease and mortality. Evidence from epidemiologic ...
Vitamin D Supplements Could Ease Painful IBS Symptoms
Vitamin D supplements could help to ease painful irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found. Scientists from the University’s Department of Oncology and Metabolism reviewed and integrated all available research on vitamin D and IBS—a condition that affects two in 10 people in the U.K. The study ...
IFM Confirms Amy R. Mack as CEO
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has named Amy R. Mack as IFM’s next chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2018. She succeeds Laurie Hofmann, MPH, who has been serving IFM in various Board and executive leadership roles since 2001. “I have had the pleasure of working side by side with Amy Mack in her current role ...
Bastyr and AOMA Discontinue Plans for Affiliation
In 2017, Bastyr University announced that AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine would join the school of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine at Bastyr to become the AOMA Graduate School of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at Bastyr. While mission aligned and mutually admired within the integrative health and medicine field, leadership of both Bastyr University and ...
Probiotically Speaking
Many Americans understand that probiotics are good for their digestive and overall health—and that’s it. Practitioners can help provide more precise therapy. The field of probiotic research and development has grown so rapidly and expansively in the past decade alone, perhaps more than any other classification of dietary supplements or natural health remedies. Such growth ...
Conquering Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular-related issues are no laughing matter. Here’s how practitioners can help their patients prevent or combat problems of the heart. Cardiovascular issues can pose their will in various ways, whether it is in the form of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease and more. John Hopkins Medicine revealed that approximately 84 million people in ...
Solutions for Sounder Sleep
A good night’s sleep is one of the cornerstones of a healthy lifestyle. Along with a well-balanced diet and regular exercise, sleep is essential to good health. However, according to the American Sleep Association (ASA), approximately 40 million Americans suffer from some kind of chronic, long-term sleep disorders, while another 20 million Americans experience occasional ...
Mediterranean Diet May Help Protect Older Adults from Becoming Frail
An analysis of published studies indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of frailty in older individuals. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, suggest that a diet emphasizing primarily plant-based foods—such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts—may help keep people healthy and independent as ...
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