Maria Maroney, MS is an Integrative Nutritionist with decades of Natural Products Industry experience across both retail and practitioner channels including work for the esteemed Institute of Functional Medicine. Maria holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health. While she maintains a “food-first” approach, she’s keenly aware of the lack of nutrients in foods grown today and firmly believes in the positive impact the right supplements can have on human health. She is a skilled and passionate educator committed to evidence-based nutrition, cutting through all the misinformation, and delivering content that inspires others to live healthier lives.

Topics covered:

• Welcome to the podcast, Maria!
• Sleep discussion
• Intro to Melatonin
• Melatonin is for more than sleep
• Melatonin is truly a hormone
• What is a circadian rhythm?
• How does melatonin plug into a circadian rhythm and work?
• Where to start with melatonin supplementation and dosing
• Natural Factors' melatonin
• Will my body stop producing melatonin if I start to take it regularly?
• How does one know they may need a melatonin supplement and how much?
• Melatonin pre-cursors in food (tryptophan, etc.)
• How to measure melatonin levels in the body?
• Maria's take-home message and resource

Links:

• Natural Factors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.naturalfactors.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Whole Earth & Sea: https://wholeearthsea.com/
• Healthy Habit Health Foods (Phoenix store): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hhhfoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Healthy Habit Medical Center (Phoenix clinic): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.doctorsarizona.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Phone:

• Natural Factors USA Toll-free: 1-800-322-8704
• Natural Factors Canada Toll-free: 1-800-663-8900
• Phoenix Store: 602-252-6000
• Phoenix Clinic: 602-248-0083

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Welcome to our monthly check-in with Steven Harkins, Director of Education at North American Herb and Spice!

Topics covered:

• Welcome back, Steven!
• Background behind our monthly check-ins with North American Herb and Spice
• Pine Power Plus (by North American Herb and Spice)
• Shikimic acid
• Long history of use for pine needle in health
• Essence of Rosemary (by North American Herb and Spice)
• Meaning of "essence"
• Wild Rosemary specifically
• Inflam-EeZ (by North American Herb and Spice) - capsules and oil
• Importance of "wild-harvested" herbs
• Royal Jelly
• Steven's take-home message for today's interview
• oreganol.com and Facebook/Instagram North American Herb and Spice

Links:

• North American Herb and Spice: oreganol.com
• Healthy Habit Health Foods (store): hhhfoods.com
• Healthy Habit Medical Center: doctorsarizona.com

Phone:

• North American Herb and Spice: 1-800-243-5242
• Store: 602-252-6000
• Clinic: 602-248-0083

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Come visit us at our physical location: 6029 N 7th Street in Phoenix, Arizona

Laurel Sterling is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist, Certified Nutritionist, and National Educator for Carlson Labs, and she has worked in the Natural Products Industry since 2000. Over the years Laurel has counseled hundreds of individuals, lectured at various corporations and events, written numerous articles and blogs, and can be heard on radio shows and podcasts. She has a genuine passion for educating, informing, and empowering the public through nutrition education.

Topics covered:

• Welcome back, Laurel!
• Recent omega-3 research (atrial fibrillation and bleeding risk)
• The ratio between omega 3 and omega 6 fats
• Maximum Omega 2000 (by Carlson Labs)
• Difference between EPA and DHA
• Why Norweigan?
• Consumer Lab 5 Time Winner
• Top reasons why one should consider an EPA/DHA supplement
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Concussions
• Resources for further reading

Links:

• Carlson Labs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.carlsonlabs⁠⁠.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Healthy Habit Health Foods (Phoenix store): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hhhfoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Healthy Habit Medical Center (Phoenix clinic): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.doctorsarizona.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Phone:

• Carlson Labs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1-⁠⁠⁠⁠888-234-5656
• Phoenix Store: 602-252-6000
• Phoenix Clinic: 602-248-0083

Thank you for listening. Subscribe/follow and click notifications to be notified of the next episode!

Come visit us in person at 6029 N 7th Street in Phoenix, Arizona