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Tech Talk with OptimalRxSupporting Sustainability in Herbal Medicine with Phil RasmussenWelcome to this month’s Tech Talk with OptimalRx as Julianne and Kristin talk with Phil Rasmussen about the crucial topic of Supporting Sustainability in Herbal Medicine. Join Phil as he discusses the importance of ethical and sustainable phytomedicine making and prescribing. Phil explores our human relationship with our environment and the interrelated effect of not just over-harvesting, but bush fires, bees, floods and much more on the availability of our herbs. You’ll hear about the differences between wildcrafted and cultivated plants in regard to growing, harvesting and sustainability issues, as well as specific herbal medicine examples. Phil also tal...
2022-08-1936 minTech Talk with OptimalRxPhytomedicines for Type 3 Diabetes with Phil RasmussenWelcome to another exciting episode of Tech Talk with OptimalRx, the final podcast in our diabetes trilogy. Join Kristin and Julianne as they chat with New Zealand Phytotherapist, Phil Rasmussen. Phil discusses the potential for phytomedicines to positively impact type 3 diabetes, a newly identified type of diabetes that manifests as insulin resistance within the brain. As type 3 diabetes may impact neurocognition and contribute to the aetiology of Alzheimer’s disease, it is valuable to explore the role of phytomedicines in this condition and their ability to promote brain health and cognition via unique mechanisms and pathways.Other...
2022-07-0837 minTech Talk with OptimalRxManufacturing OptimalRx Glycetracts with Phil RasmussenIn our tenth episode of Tech Talk with OptimalRx, Kristin and Julianne talk with Phil Rasmussen about the OptimalRx Glycetracts range. Learn more about the manufacturing process, efficacy and testing methods of our glycetracts. Phil has practiced as a phytotherapist in Auckland for 27 years. He is also the founder and R&D Manager of Phytomed, a manufacturer producing herbal extracts for practitioners in New Zealand and Australia, and the Kiwiherb range of herbal products. Phil has written and presented extensively on a wide range herbal subjects for practitioner, consumer and industry audiences, is a founding director of th...
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