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Managing Blood Sugar Disorders and Metabolic Syndrome

by Karen Morse | August 2, 2016

An integrative approach is the best method for successfully treating patients with blood sugar disorders and metabolic syndrome. Blood sugar fluctuations can happen to anyone, with symptoms such as nausea, extreme hunger and trembling happening as a result of blood sugar dropping due to something as common as a missed meal. Diabetes, a life-threatening disease ...

Sense & Sensitivity

by Lisa Schofield | August 2, 2016

Food sensitivities and allergies are abounding in modern society. We all need to eat to live. But sometimes, eating something can be deadly at worst, or annoying at the least. A 2013 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that between 1997 and 2011, food allergies in children increased by 50 percent. ...

Curcumin: An Update of 2015 Clinical Research

Curcumin, the primary active constituent found in turmeric, is responsible for the plant’s yellow color and for providing most of its medicinal qualities1,2—and like vitamin D, curcumin is one of those nutraceuticals for which research suggests a broad range of potential benefits. Likewise, turmeric has been used as a traditional remedy in Chinese and Indian ...

Pure Encapsulations Expands PureGenomics Platform

by Shari Barbanel | July 25, 2016

Within every patient’s genome are opportunities to optimize health and wellness. Pure Encapsulations (Sudbury, MA) has announced the addition of the Antioxidant & Cellular Defense Protocol to its PureGenomics platform, enabling practitioners to evaluate patients’ genetic makeup and tailor nutritional supplement regimens that help bypass specific genetic variations, leading to optimized antioxidant status, detoxification and ...

Emerson Ecologics Brings Industry Leaders & Sen. Shaheen Together

by Shari Barbanel | July 19, 2016

Emerson Ecologics’ (Manchester, NH) President and CEO Adam Carr and members of the New Hampshire Natural Products Trail joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) at the University of New Hampshire Organic Dairy Farm to discuss the economic benefits of the state’s natural products and integrative health industry. “As we all know, New Hampshire and the nation ...

Changes Uncovered in the Gut Bacteria Of Patients With MS

by Shari Barbanel | July 13, 2016

A connection between the bacteria living in the gut and immunological disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS) have long been suspected, but for the first time, researchers have detected clear evidence of changes that tie the two together. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that people with MS have different patterns of ...

UA Health Sciences and Banner Health Receive Funding for PMI Cohort Program

by Shari Barbanel | July 11, 2016

The University of Arizona (UA) Health Sciences and Banner Health have been awarded a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to participate in the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program, which aims to enroll one million or more U.S. participants to improve prevention and treatment of disease based on individual differences in ...

Homeopathic Association Works with FDA to Educate Manufacturers

by Shari Barbanel | July 6, 2016

The American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists’ (AAHP) latest educational webinar illustrates the homeopathic industry fostering a relationship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the highest quality of safe medicines to retailers, consumers and health practitioners across the U.S. Per the request of AAHP, the agency provided staff to present updates on its Compliance Policy for homeopathic products directly to ...

For Women, Healthy Diets May Help With Mobility When Aging

by Shari Barbanel | July 5, 2016

In a large study conducted by at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), researchers found an association between women who maintain a healthy diet and a reduction in the risk of developing impaired physical function as they age. The findings are published in the Journal of Nutrition. “Little research has been done on how diet impacts ...

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