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Micronutrients & Phytochemicals

Learn about the essential role of micronutrients and phytochemicals in maintaining health. Discover their benefits, sources, and how to incorporate them into your patient dietary protocols for optimal health outcomes.

A Plant-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Measures of Metabolic Detoxification and Quality of Life

Keri Barron, PhD (0 min read)

Consumption of a plant-based dietary supplement designed to support the body’s natural detoxification processes resulted in clinically meaningful and beneficial effects on quality of life and biomarkers of metabolic detoxification.

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A Plant-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Measures of Metabolic Detoxification and Quality of Life

Keri Barron, PhD (0 min read)

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Nutrition and Potential Health Benefits of Oats

Keri Barron, PhD (2 min read)

It’s the grain that’s on nearly everyone’s breakfast rotation – oats! Also known as Avena sativa, oats are widely cultivated in North America and Northern Europe. What is considered the “grain” is actually the edible seed of oat grass. While it’s less popular than wheat and rice around the globe, it is highly prized for its nutrient density and widely enjoyed as a cereal grain. The potential health benefits of oats are plentiful, and in this article we will share why.

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Nutrition and Potential Health Benefits of Oats

Keri Barron, PhD (2 min read)

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The Power of Synergy and Bioavailability in the Whole Food Matrix

Keri Barron, PhD (5 min read)

The nutrition label does not tell the whole story of nutrient content, bioavailability, and utilization in the body. Nutrients consumed as part of a natural, whole food matrix provide benefits that go beyond those of individual vitamins and minerals. The combination of nutrients, bioactive compounds, and phytochemicals found in the whole food matrix can enhance nutrient absorption, increase bioavailability, and interact synergistically to provide health benefits to the body.

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The Power of Synergy and Bioavailability in the Whole Food Matrix

Keri Barron, PhD (5 min read)

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Saffron: Herbal 101

WholisticMatters (12:09 min listen)

In this episode of the Medicinal Herbs podcast, host Daina Parent, ND, talks with naturopath and medical herbalist Berris Burgoyne about saffron.

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Garlic Ancient Medicine Unearthed: The Saga of Garlic’s Timeless Healing Power

WholisticMatters (26:40 min listen)

In this episode of the Medicinal Herbs podcast series, naturopath and herbalist Jo Boyd joins host Daina Parent, ND, to celebrate an “unsung herbal hero” – garlic. This herb has a well-known culinary and medicinal history of use beyond eschewing vampires. Garlic ancient medicine uses extend back to centuries ago and continues to be a main staple in modern times as well for its numerous health benefits.

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Four Must-Have Herbs for Your Practice

WholisticMatters (52:16 min listen)

One of the most advantageous qualities of medicinal herbs is their versatility. In this podcast episode, our host Daina Parent, ND, talks with naturopath, herbalist, and acupuncturist Laurence Katsaras about the four herbs he considers essential for any herbalist or practitioner incorporating medicinal herbs in their clinical practice. What do these herbs have in common? Their applications are broad, and their medicinal effects are potent.

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Blending Herbal Traditions with Modern Applications

WholisticMatters (37:00 min listen)

In this episode, Marisa Marciano, ND, RH, returns to talk with host Daina Parent, ND, to talk about the rich history of botanical medicine. In particular, this conversation is about what we know regarding traditional uses and evidence-based uses of medicinal herbs — and the impact the entire body of knowledge has on modern herbal medicine.

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Medicinal Herbs for Common Clinical Conditions

WholisticMatters (38:57 min listen)

In this episode of the Medicinal Herbs podcast from WholisticMatters, guest Marisa Marciano, ND, RH, returns to talk with host Daina Parent, ND, about the common clinical conditions and concerns she sees in her practice and the medicinal role played by herbs. Some of the most common issues Marisa addresses with her patients involve stress, hormones, and digestion. Additionally, Marisa and Daina talk about their favorite herbal home remedies for culinary and first-aid applications.

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What Does Ginseng Do?

Marisa Marciano, ND, RH (3 min read)

Although ginseng is one of the most popular herbs in the world, it is also often the most easily misrepresented within the herbal marketplace. Confusion abounds when it comes to naming herbs as “ginseng” — often in a disingenuous attempt to capitalize on the plant’s ancient reputation of powerful health-enhancing effects. In reality, there is a finite number of “true” ginsengs that are defined based on a shared botanical ancestry and phytochemical profile.

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Herbal Constituents and Relevant Biochemistry

Marisa Marciano, ND, RH (4 min read)

For over three billion years, plants have evolved in response to the needs and challenges required of their environment. Through these constant biochemical pursuits, humankind has also greatly benefited.1 Herbal constituents are the active ingredients of plants. They are plant metabolites (phytochemicals) which when consumed, have a definable physiological and potentially medicinal effect on the body.