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Meditation Eases Pain, Anxiety and Fatigue During Breast Cancer Biopsy

by Shari Barbanel | February 10, 2016

Meditation eases anxiety, fatigue and pain for women undergoing breast cancer biopsies, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute. They also found that music is effective, but to a lesser extent. The researchers note that adopting these simple, inexpensive interventions could be especially helpful in light of recent reports citing anxiety and pain as ...

NPA Calls for Changes at FDA to Give Consumers Access to More Natural Sunscreen Products

by Shari Barbanel | February 8, 2016

The Natural Products Association (NPA) in two recent public filings with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraged the adoption of standards that would result in the availability of more natural ingredients in sunscreen for consumers.  NPA called on the FDA to clarify what it considers an active ingredient in sun protection products and ...

Natural Partners Announces Advisory Board and New Educational Training Center

by Shari Barbanel | February 3, 2016

Natural Partners, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ) announced the establishment of the Natural Partners Advisory Board and the opening of the new NP Productions Training Center. The Advisory Board and Training Center further elevate Natural Partners’ educational platform by sharing knowledge and strengthening communication among practitioners, patients and brand partners. “The development of the Natural Partners Advisory ...

NCCAOM Releases Revised Code of Ethics

by Shari Barbanel | January 29, 2016

Putting patient safety first, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) has released its newly revised The NCCAOM Code of Ethics. The code ensures that nationally certified acupuncturists and Oriental medicine (AOM) practitioners are following the highest standards of ethics and patient safety. “NCCAOM is the only organization that provides national certification ...

Liver Recovery Difficult Even With Improved Diet—But Faster if Sugar Intake is Low

by Shari Barbanel | January 25, 2016

Liver damage caused by the typical “Western diet”—one high in fat, sugar and cholesterol that’s common in developed countries such as the United States—may be difficult to reverse even if diet is generally improved, a new study shows. The research, published in PLOS One by scientists from Oregon State University (OSU), found that a diet ...

Frontline Segment: Skewed & Misleading, AHPA Says

by Shari Barbanel | January 20, 2016

A segment aired on January 19 on PBS’ Frontline presented dietary supplements as inherently unsafe by misrepresenting the rigorous safety provisions established for these products under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, the strict liability statute under which supplements are regulated. The segment, titled “Supplements and Safety,” relied on anecdotal reports of noncompliant products ...

Metabolic Osteoarthritis 101

by Adam Killpatrick | January 18, 2016

Defining the relationship between metabolic syndrome and osteoarthritis and how to approach it naturally. As a chiropractor, I see a great deal of people present with osteoarthritis (OA). It is a condition that, until now, has been associated with a fairly straightforward etiology. Two primary causes have been identified and have served as the driving ...

Breaking Down the Numbers of Heart Disease

by Courtney Anaya | January 18, 2016

Practicing a prevention strategy earlier on is significant in derailing heart-related problems. The numbers for those who are affected by cardiovascular disease every year are daunting, breaking it down: 610,000 people according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) die of heart disease every year—that’s one in every four deaths. Considered the leading ...

Empowerment Through Education

by Lisa Schofield | January 18, 2016

Embracing your inner lifelong student will help keep you and your practice on point, and foster a healthier community. The oft-quoted assertion from 16th century English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon, “Knowledge is power,” is and should be a lively undercurrent of any practice. Medical research in multifarious disciplines continues at a rapid clip, and health ...

Battling the Bulge

by Shari Barbanel | January 18, 2016

Practitioners must consider all factors when developing a protocol to help patients lose weight. Now that the sun has set on 2015, people look at the New Year as a fresh start. Oftentimes, they set their goals for the year in the form of a New Year’s resolution. In fact, a Nielson survey of the ...

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