Norwegian lab company ORIVO has developed a first-of-its-kind test that verifies whether a fish oil product is made of real marine sources (salmon oil, salmon meal, anchovy oil, cod liver oil, krill oil, etc.); and the specific region (Norway, Alaska, Peru, Iceland, New Zealand, etc.) from which the fish oil was sourced.
Any fish oil product bearing the ORIVO seal is a guarantee that the product's claims are in line with the above two requirements. In other words, it ensures that the fish oil product you recommend / provide to your patients is what it claims to be.
Biotics Research Corporation is the first U.S. supplement brand to use the independent, third-party lab test to verify the authenticity of its fish oil products. (Biotics' fish oil products claim to use an anchovy sourced from the cold waters of the South Pacific Ocean off the South American coast. Using the ORIVO test, those claims can now be verified.)
ORIVO received partial funding to develop the test from the Norwegian Research Council and Innovation Norway, an organization that promotes business development throughout the country; with additional support from (among others) SINTEF Ocean, a department of Scandinavia's largest research and development institute, SINTEF.
Pelvic pain has a prevalence of >25% in women and >15% in men, and up to 50% of cases are undiagnosed, demonstrating that there is a definite need for pelvic care awareness among health care practitioners. As holistic practitioners, acupuncturists offer a safe space for clients and are often the practitioners clients seek out when nothing else has worked. Thus, acupuncturists are presented with an opportunity to serve an underserved population.
Though the creation of a financially sustainable, health-promoting model feels far away today, we are casting a vision for a full return on health, believing that this compels us to keep one foot firmly rooted in caring for the sick and the other foot firmly founded in maintaining health. Shifting from a fee-for-service model to value-based care using a phased approach is paramount.
Traditional Chinese medicine and the Vedic traditions both offer rich frameworks for understanding human health, emphasizing the balance of physical, mental, and spiritual aspects. The concept of "souls" or spiritual components in TCM, namely Hun, Po, Shen, Yi, and Zhi, bears significant similarities to the yogic concept of koshas. Their similarities and differences provide insights into how these systems contribute to holistic health practices.
