New research finds association between physical activity, lower risk of fracture
Photo Cred: Arembowski/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury Regular physical activity, including lighter intensity activities such as walking, may be associated with reduced risk of hip and total fracture in postmenopausal women,...
Read MoreFDA, FTC issue warning for unsubstantiated CBD claims, prioritizes regulation
Photo Cred: Alejandro Barba/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a joint warning letter to Rooted Apothecary in Naples,...
Read MoreNaturopathic strategies to cope with seasonal transitions
By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Autumn and winter are times for transitions. As the days get shorter, colder, and darker, humans, through an evolutionary survival mechanism, adapt our metabolism and...
Read MoreTreating anxiety with Traditional Chinese Medicine
By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM With about 18 percent of the U.S. population struggling with anxiety disorders, it is the most common mental health issue, though the majority are not...
Read MoreNaturopathic solutions for menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea
By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP During their reproductive years, women experience many changes in their menstrual cycle. Inconsistent duration, frequency, and amount of flow can cause a great deal of...
Read MoreMigraines from a TCM perspective
By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM While many patients think of migraines as a bad headache, healthcare practitioners know the pain can be excruciating, and it is often not the only...
Read MoreOptimizing health for patients and practitioners
By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc Modern medicine often misses the point. Instead of promoting wellbeing in all patients, the focus is getting a sick patient to normal or baseline. However,...
Read MoreLow-fat diet leads to positive outcomes for cancer, other disease, in women
By Katherine Shagoury There may be several women’s health benefits from a low-fat diet, according to a new study by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle,...
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