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Transforming PMS: A Systems-Based Approach

By Erik Goldman

Join women’s health nurse practitioner Allison Sayre for an in-depth exploration of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that goes beyond surface-level symptoms. This webinar will unpack the complex physiological and biochemical factors driving PMS, examine key etiologic theories, and provide practical insights into both lab and clinical assessments. You’ll come away with evidence-based integrative strategies you can […]

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Alice’s Wonderland: Walmart Heiress Builds New Med School With a Vision

By Erik Goldman

Alice Walton is starting a healthcare revolution in Bentonville, Arkansas. In the heart of Ozark country, the heiress to the massive Walmart fortune has built an independent, not-for-profit medical school from the ground up. Her goals? To re-humanize medicine, put holistic principles at the core of medical education, and expand access to high-quality healthcare in […]

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New Study Shows US Infants Lack Bifidobacterium

By Janet Gulland, Contributing Writer

Analysis of fecal samples from 412 infants across the US shows that 19% of vaginally-born babies, and 35% of those born via C-section completely lack Bifidobacterium species in their gut microbiomes. A shocking 92% of the infants, regardless of birth mode, lack B. infantis, a predominant beneficial bacterium found in children living in rural non-industrial […]

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What to Do When Patients Try to Bully You for Financial Gain

By Erik Goldman

How should you respond if a patient tries to extort free services, refunds, or special favors by threatening you with negative social media, medical board complaints, or malpractice suits? This is a growing problem that many practitioners are experiencing but few are talking about, says Ericka Adler, a healthcare attorney with the Chicago-based law firm […]

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Uncovering the Exposome: An Emerging Field Casts a Wide Net

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

(This feature was originally published on June 16, 2025, on www.undark.org) The lab buildings of Long Island’s renowned Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have hosted researchers responsible for some of the most consequential scientific leaps in human genetics and disease. In the last 60 years, eight of the lab’s scientists have earned Nobel Prizes, including for […]

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The Gut-X Axis: A New Frontier in Systems-Based Care

By Erik Goldman

Join resbiotic’s Kara Siedman, RDN, CDCES, for a science-driven look at the Gut–X Axis—an emerging framework that highlights the gut microbiome’s influence on the lungs, digestive system, and metabolism. This session will cover how dysbiosis and microbial metabolites drive systemic inflammation and chronic disease, with a focus on gut-lung and gut-metabolic crosstalk. Rooted in the […]

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MAHA Dreams, MAGA Realities

By Erik Goldman, Editor

Early on in the recent MAHA Report on children’s health, its authors unwittingly reveal a glaring contradiction at the heart of the alliance between Robert Kennedy, Jr’s, Make America Healthy Again movement, and Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again agenda. It’s a contradiction that’s even more troublesome, though less headline-grabbing, than the MAHA committee’s carelessness […]

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Mangos Improve Insulin Sensitivity In People at Risk for Diabetes

By Janet Gulland, Contributing Writer

Mangos. They’re cheery, packed with vitamin C and other nutrients, and though they’re quite sweet, they can improve insulin sensitivity in people at risk of type 2 diabetes. That’s the upshot of a recent clinical trial from researchers at the Clinical Nutrition Research Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Katherine Pett and colleagues studied […]

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Telomeres at the Crossroads of Neurological Health & Metabolic Syndrome

By Erik Goldman

Join us for an in-depth exploration of how telomere biology is reshaping our understanding of aging-related conditions. In this free webinar, Dr. Gordon Crozier—a renowned practitioner of integrative medicine and genetics-based healthcare—explains how telomeres influence cellular metabolism and genomic stability. The gradual shortening of these protective caps at the ends of chromosomes has been linked […]

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Clearing Up Misconceptions About Olive Oil

By Artemis Morris, ND, LAc

(This article was adapted for Holistic Primary Care from “5 Myths About Olive Oil on Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s website). There is an old Cretan saying: “Το λάδι είναι το αίμα της γης.” It means, “Olive oil is the blood of the earth.” That tells us a lot, about both the inherent richness of olive oil, and the […]

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