Month: June 2020
Two Vitamin D Studies: Reducing Homocysteine & Chemotherapy Side Effects
In this vitamin D study collection, we bring you two different studies showing the benefits of the hormone supplement: Vitamin D3 Lowers Homocysteine Levels The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin D3 on total homocysteine (tHcy) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and liver and kidneyRead
Tips to Build Your Practice with an Effective Digital Communications Platform
With the world turning more and more to a digital communications platform, do you find yourself falling behind online marketing trends? As a busy healthcare professional, your job is to treat patients, not become experts at digital marketing. Yet, many healthcare professionals realize their practices require they go beyond theRead
Evidence Aid Offers Hundreds of COVID-19 Studies Translated in Multiple Languages
The organization Evidence Aid, a UK-based charity with international roots, has collated and translated more than 270 COVID-19 studies, research papers to aid clinicians, policymakers and other decision-makers around the world both in high and low resource settings. Evidence Aid published summaries of more than 270 papers related to COVID-19Read
UPDATE: Institute for Natural Medicine Naturopathic Continuing Ed Conference Now Virtual
“Are you looking for an edge in your Naturopathic practice? Want to learn from some of the most successful NDs in the country? Tired of being all alone in Zoom meetings? Then you should join the Institute for Natural Medicine for a hands-on weekend of super practical continuing education on August 8thRead
Advances in the Human Genome Identify Gut Bacteria
The role genetics and gut bacteria play in human health has long been a fruitful source of scientific inquiry. A new study published in Nature Microbiology marks a significant step forward in unraveling this complex relationship. Its findings could transform our understanding and treatment of all manner of common diseases,Read
FTC’s Crackdown on COVID Claims: Insights on Novel Regulation from the Integrative Canaries in the Coal Mine
News feeds for the natural products and integrative health practitioner fields have in recent weeks included a drumbeat of alerts on actions of the Food and Trade Commission (FTC) on what the agency considers inappropriate COVID claims. A major natural health organization blasted the FTC’s efforts as practitioner gagging andRead
COVID-19 Can Cause Serious Cardiovascular Issues
Emergency room doctors want physicians to know that COVID-19 can cause serious cardiovascular complications including heart failure, heart attacks and blood clots that can lead to strokes. In this study, published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, emergency medicine doctors also caution that COVID-19 treatments can interact with medicinesRead
Majority are More Mindful of Practicing Self-care in Post-Pandemic World
The vast majority of U.S. adults (80%) say they will be more mindful about practicing self-care regularly once the pandemic is over, according to a new survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Samueli Integrative Health Programs. Nearly half of Americans (46%) also report that they are strugglingRead
Part II: The French Paradox, Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis–Heart Shunt, Prosaic Foods and the Brain–Heart Connection in AD
In second of a two-part series on the French Paradox, researchers researchers explore the concept of a heart shunt within the microbiota-gut-brain axis and underscore the close association between brain and heart health. The so-called French Paradox offers clues for understanding neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). ReadRead
Integrative Health Must Lead on COVID and Immune Resiliency
HHS head, Alex Azar, had it right in suggesting to CNN’s Jake Tapper that the disproportionate amount of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the U.S. are largely attributable to the declining health and susceptibility of many Americans. Azar’s words: “Unfortunately, the American population is a very diverse… a population withRead
