By Erik Goldman
Search the Biden administration’s new National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness for the term “Vitamin D” and you will come up with nothing.
Vitamin C? Nothing. Zinc? Nope, nothing.
The word “nutrition” does appear thrice, but only in the context of malnutrition, and the need to bolster the government’s food aid programs.
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Written by Janet Gulland, Contributing Writer
A recently published case series from the University of Chicago underscores the value of plant sterol supplements for managing elevated cholesterol in statin-intolerant patients at moderate to high risk for cardiovascular disease. While statin therapy with accompanying lifestyle modification remains the preferred conventional intervention for treating dyslipidemias and reducing cardiovascular risk, many patients do not […][ ...Read More ]
Written by Stacy Collier, Contributing Writer
Balance is an essential concept in holistic medicine. The word is everywhere: we talk about work-life balance, balancing hormones and neurotransmitters, keeping an ideal acid-alkaline balance. All of those are important. But the reality is, many people struggle with the much more basic issue of physical balance. Especially as people age, the ability to stay […][ ...Read More ]
Written by Erik Goldman
Approximately 1 in 8 every couples in the US faces fertility challenges. And that’s a conservative estimate. As functional medicine practitioners, we could easily postulate that optimal fertility is even more fleeting for many more people, as are optimal maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
Humans today face a daunting moment. In the industrialized world, fertility is being challenged by the toxicity of the environment surrounding us.
In this webinar, Dr. Chris Meletis will examine the factors behind the plummeting of healthy pregnancy outcomes.
Dr. Meletis will share actionable, peer-reviewed clinical pearls to empower couples looking for that extra nudge to increase the probability of conceiving, carrying to term, and supporting healthy neonatal outcomes.
Discussion points will include the role of nitric oxide in conception, food sensitivities, environmental toxin testing, and the clinical application of scientifically researched nutraceuticals, antioxidants, and other novel considerations.
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Sponsored by Fairhaven Health
Chris D. Meletis, ND is a naturopathic physician, educator, international author, and lecturer for 26 years. He has written over a dozen books and in excess of 200 scientific articles in publications such as Natural Health, Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Life Extension, Natural Pharmacy and the Journal of Restorative Medicine. Dr. Meletis served as Dean of Naturopathic Medicine and Chief Medical Officer for 7 years at National University of Naturopathic Medicine, the oldest naturopathic medical school in North America. He has received numerous awards including, Physician of the Year by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
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