592022 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
2022 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine polled its practitioner readers on their most recommended products to compile its 2022 Practitioner’s Choice Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s winners than the people who recommend them to their patients? The 2022 Practitioner’s Choice Awards represent a random sampling of practitioners across the country polled ...
Pre-, Pro- and Postbiotics: The Benefits on Health
Beyond digestive health, what do natural practitioners recommend biotics for? Though probiotics have been around since ancient times, they only began to gain popularity approximately 150 years ago. And since the 1990s, these “good bacteria” have garnered increased interest. While much is known about the benefits of pre-, pro- and postbiotics when it comes to ...
Micronutrient Deficiency Study Is a ‘Wake-up Call,’ Says IADSA
IADSA has developed a new Mind the Gap resource highlighting the shocking findings of a scientific review exposing the true extent of global malnutrition. The study, published in The Lancet, revealed that more than half of preschool-age children and over two thirds of non-pregnant women of reproductive age worldwide have a micronutrient deficiency. In “Wake-up Call: Experts sound the alarm ...
Black Tea May Help Your Health Later in Life
A daily cup of tea could help you to enjoy better health late in life—however if you’re not a tea drinker, there are other things you can add to your diet. The key is flavonoids, which are naturally occurring substances found in many common foods and beverages such as black and green tea, apples, nuts, ...
Planting Trees Can Save Lives, Study Shows
In the past 30 years, the non-profit organization Friends of Trees planted trees along the streets of Portland, OR. Now, a new study shows that each tree planted was associated with significant reductions in non-accidental and cardiovascular mortality (of 20 percent and 6 percent, respectively, for trees planted in the preceding 15-30 years). The researchers ...
Genetic Background Has an Effect on the Metabolism of EFAs
Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and linoleic acid, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Supplementing the diet with camelina oil rich in ALA, or with sunflower oil rich in linoleic acid altered the concentrations of the metabolites of these ...
Carnitine Intake Is Associated With Better Postnatal Growth and Larger Brain Size in Very Preterm Infants
A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows that carnitine intake in the first postnatal weeks promotes better growth and larger brain size at term equivalent age in very preterm infants. Carnitine intake from breast milk in particular seems to be associated with better growth. The findings were published ...
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction is as Effective as an Antidepressant Drug For Treating Anxiety Disorders, Study Finds
A guided mindfulness-based stress reduction program was as effective as use of the gold-standard drug—the common antidepressant drug escitalopram—for patients with anxiety disorders, according to results of a first-of-its-kind, randomized clinical trial led by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. The findings appear in JAMA Psychiatry on Nov. 9, 2022, and follow the Oct. 11, 2022, announcement ...
CRN Responds to Cholesterol Study That Compares Supplements to Prescription Drug
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to results of the “Supplements, Placebo, or Rosuvastatin (SPORT)” Study. It was presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Nov. 6. SPORT, and funded by AstraZeneca, the company that markets Rosuvastatin. The study compared the effect on low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) from the funder’s low-dose statin with ...
Logan University Announces 2023 Symposium
Logan University will welcome chiropractors and health science professionals back to its Symposium next spring. Taking place April 13-16, 2023 on Logan’s campus and at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel (Missouri), the 2023 Symposium will provide continuing education opportunities, chiropractic exhibitors, networking events and an address by Logan President Clay McDonald, DC, MBA, JD. ...
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