59OmegaQuant Launches New Test to Assess Vitamin B12 Status
OmegaQuant Launches New Test to Assess Vitamin B12 Status
OmegaQuant (Sioux Falls, SD) has launched a new Vitamin B12 Test, with a sample collection kit that allows for testing at home. This simple, safe, convenient test measures a substance called methylmalonic acid (uMMA) in the urine, which is a more accurate way of detecting low B12 status. The more MMA you have, the more likely ...
MUIH Launches New Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Culinary Health and Healing
On Dec. 9, 2021, Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) will offer a free webinar to discuss the highly anticipated curriculum for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC) in Culinary Health and Healing. This much needed program fills a national gap in the educational needs of the emerging field of culinary health/medicine. MUIH’s program is one of ...
ECS Therapeutics Introduces ECS Academy Online Education Platform for Health Professionals
ECS Therapeutics LLC (Hauppauge, NY), a provider of a health care professional-exclusive line of hemp products that support the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), recently announced the introduction of ECS Academy. ECS Academy is a free online platform designed to educate health care professionals on the endocannabinoid system, cannabinoids and terpenes, clinical applications of hemp/CBD in ...
The Case For Whole Person Health Care
Whole person health care is an intriguing new concept to many. Health care models that deliver whole person care are increasingly entering the mainstream. Several new models have emerged and are being evaluated for efficacy and financial feasibility. One such example is the Whole Health Systems of the Veterans Administration (VA). The VA began this ...
The Best Tai Chi Move Ever!
Wish there was a simple 30 second move that you, and those you treat, could do that would dramatically improve your health and happiness? There is! But First Some Background The environment that we choose plays a major role in our overall well-being. As do the choices about what we put in our body. This ...
What You Need to Know About Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that is needed for a variety of functions within the body. Unlike many other B vitamins that are found in many plant-based foods, this vitamin is found in animal-based foods, such as meat, chicken, fish and dairy. It is also added to fortified foods like ...
High Potency Ashwagandha Withanolides for Improving Sleep, Stress, Mood, Testosterone and Vitality
In Africa, the Mediterranean and India, the indigenous, small, woody shrub known as ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) has been used in ayurvedic medicine1 for more than 3,000 years. In 78 AD book Kitab-ul-Hashaish, Dioscorides described ashwagandha as a “Rasayana”—meaning a rejuvenator “that promotes a youthful state of physical and mental health and expands happiness.”2 Likewise, ashwagandha ...
Benefits of Essential Oils
Essential oils have long been recognized for their medicinal and antimicrobial properties. The use of essential oils date back to ancient Egypt. During the time of the “Great Plague” essential oils were used to fumigate spaces and were found to protect individuals exposed to the plague. The pleasant smell that plants give off can be ...
Stress Control: Genesis to Good Health
They may see you about other complaints but helping your patients/clients to relax and manage stress will maximize their wellness journey with you. You may have encountered the word “hygge” in an interior design sense. But this Danish word, which translates to “comfort” and “coziness,” also can apply to wellness, especially when stress, anxiety are ...
2021 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
For the first time, Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine polled its practitioner readers on their most recommended products to compile its 2021 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 2021 Practitioner’s Choice Awards represent a random sampling of practitioners ...
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