According to the US Department of Labor, women make 80 percent of all healthcare decisions in this country. They choose family health plans, schedule and execute doctor appointments, and manage the health of the entire family. But who is taking care of the health needs of women?
Integrative practitioners are.
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health reports that women with a higher than average education and higher income are the largest group of people using integrative medicine in the United States. It’s a huge and engaged audience that is inclined and open to complementary medicine. And that’s why we wanted to publish this special issue of the Natural Medicine Journal.
In this issue Jaclyn Chasse, ND, provides us with an excellent peer-reviewed paper on the important topic of recurrent pregnancy loss. We also feature abstracts and commentary on several botanicals including boswellia, urtica, and fenugreek. There is also a fascinating podcast with Carrie Decker, ND, discussing the integrative treatment of eating disorders, and another with leading women’s health expert Aviva Romm, MD.
As always, thanks to our wonderful authors, editors, and editorial review board for their commitment to quality content. We appreciate our entire team! And thank you, reader, for your support of our journal.
In good health,
Karolyn A. Gazella
Publisher, Natural Medicine Journal
