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Strengthening Immune Health

by Joy Choquette | September 1, 2023

Which products and lifestyle changes may best support a healthy immune system? It starts as a tickle in the throat. Then a few sneezes. Before long, a full-blown cold, flu or another virus has incapacitated an otherwise healthy individual. What gives? Immune health is key to overall health and affects many other systems in the ...

Ayurvedic Strategies for Back to School

by Shailinder Sodhi | September 1, 2023

As the summer comes to an end, we turn our attention to the changing seasons and of course, the full swing of the back-to-school season. In ayurveda, as autumn sets in, it is characterized by the ascension of the Vata energy as the dominant energy expressed by nature. Vata energy is considered a combination of ...

AHCC for Immunity, HPV, COVID-19 and Lyme Disease

In October of 2022, Natural Practitioner published my article, “The Use of AHCC in the Treatment of Human Papillomavirus (HPV).” In this article, I’m also going to review the value of this nutraceutical for HPV, but in addition, I’ll be discussing AHCC’s value for immune function, COVID-19 and Lyme disease as well. Let’s start with ...

Study Shows Promise of Individualized Treatment For Cognitive Decline

by Shari Barbanel | August 30, 2023

A proof-of-concept study led by Heather Sandison, ND, and implemented by researchers at National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) Helfgott Research Institute could have far-reaching, positive impacts on the future of cognitive decline research. While Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects approximately 6 million people in the U.S. and 50 million people worldwide, clinical trials have been disproportionately focused on ...

Cluster of Slightly Unhealthy Traits Linked With Earlier Heart Attack and Stroke

by Shari Barbanel | August 28, 2023

Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers, according to research presented at European Society of Cardiology (ESC)  Congress 2023. “Many people in their 40s and 50s have a bit of fat around the ...

Keep Fit to Avoid Heart Rhythm Disorder and Stroke

by Shari Barbanel | August 24, 2023

A study in more than 15,000 people has found that physical fitness is linked with a lower likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation and stroke. The research was presented at ESC Congress 2023. Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting more than 40 million people worldwide. It is estimated that one in three ...

Exercise Training and Yoga Can Help Improve Lung Function in Adults With Asthma

by Shari Barbanel | August 21, 2023

Yoga and breathing control practices, in combination with aerobic training, are particularly key exercises for asthmatic people seeking to improve their lung function, a new peer-reviewed study suggests. The research, published in the journal Annals of Medicine highlights the importance of integrating appropriate exercise training into asthma management plans. The findings demonstrate just how effective specific types ...

Walking More May Reduce the Risk of Death

by Shari Barbanel | August 16, 2023

The number of steps you should walk every day to start seeing benefits to your health is lower than previously thought, according to the largest analysis to investigate this. The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that walking at least 3,967 steps a day started to reduce the risk of dying from ...

Research Hints At Links Between Babies’ Microbiome and Brain Development

by Shari Barbanel | August 14, 2023

In a small, exploratory study, levels of certain types of microbes in babies’ guts were shown to be associated with performance in tests of early cognitive development. Sebastian Hunter of the University of British Columbia, Canada, and colleagues present these findings in the journal PLOS ONE. Mounting evidence has highlighted numerous ways in which the community ...

Tropical Plant Reveals Anti-obesity Potential

by Shari Barbanel | August 9, 2023

Obesity, a major risk factor for various lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and hypertension has become widespread worldwide, inherently demanding innovative solutions to combat it. A multi-institutional research group led by Associate Professor Akiko Kojima of the Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology at Osaka Metropolitan University (Japan), reported that they have made progress ...

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