Month: June 2017
Minute for Minerals: Zinc, Silver, Copper as Anti-inflammatory Agents & Antibiotic Alternatives
~ Below is a quick review of recent science that is valuable for your practice. ~ Zinc and Liver Disease ~ Have you tested your patients at risk for liver disease for serum zinc? New research demonstrated that zinc naturally inhibits the inflammatory and antiviral effects of interferon lambda 3Read
Culinary Nutrition Kitchens: Where the Docs Wear a Different Sort of White Coat
Primary care is shifting from solely the doctor’s office to culinary nutrition kitchens. Why? Health and wellness and even disease therapies are much more than prescription medicine. Among medical professionals who get this, hundreds of hospitals and clinics across the country have been adding teaching kitchens to their square footage.Read
Can You Hear Me Now? Improving Practitioner-Patient Communication
One of the most useful tools in your medical kit isn’t the latest pharmaceutical, supplement or integrative therapy, it’s patient communication. A recent small study highlighted that when it comes to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), Americans report widespread interest and usage (30-53%% for adults, 12% children), but too oftenRead