Articles by Shari Barbanel
Francesca Sipma, Founder of Mastry and HypnoBreathwork
Francesca Sipma is the author of Unblock Your Purpose: Breathwork, Intuition and Flow State. She is the founder and CEO of Mastry, the creator of HypnoBreathwork, and an international speaker who offers courses and training programs for C-suite executives, world-renowned producers, celebrities, artists and athletes. She has led sessions for Deloitte, Staples and Athletic Brewing, ...
2024 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine polled its practitioner readers on their most recommended products to compile its 2024 Practitioner’s Choice Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s winners than the people who recommend them to their patients? The 2024 Practitioner’s Choice Awards represent a random sampling of practitioners across the country polled ...
Screen-free Bedtimes Boost Toddler Sleep, New Research Shows
A world-first randomized controlled trial (RCT) of toddler screen time shows that removing screen time in the hour before bed improves the quality of toddler sleep. It is widely recognized that poor sleep in early childhood is linked to negative outcomes such as health problems, developmental difficulties and behavioral issues. The Bedtime Boost study, funded ...
INM and NOW Health Group Announce Protocol for Life Scholarship
The Institute for Natural Medicine (INM) and NOW Health Group (NHG, Bloomingdale, IL) are introducing the Protocol for Life Scholarship, an initiative named in honor of the company’s visionary founder, Elwood Richard. With a generous six-figure investment spread over five years, this scholarship marks the single largest commitment ever made to advance naturopathic residency programs, ...
Chiropractor Appointed to PCORI Research Advisory Panel
American Chiropractic Association (ACA) member Zachary Cupler, DC, MS, of Butler County, PA, has been appointed to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Advisory Panel on Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science (CEDS) for a three-year term. PCORI is an independent, nonprofit research funding organization that supports studies that help patients and those who care for them make ...
Maternal Exercise During Pregnancy May Protect the Child Against Asthma
The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is less active, a new study by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) and ...
Logan University Announces PA Program
Logan University (Chesterfield, MO ) has announced a Master of Science in Physician Assistant/Associate (PA) program, expanding its College of Health Sciences degree offerings. The program—which is scheduled to start in January 2026—with the goal of educating students to become competent, caring PAs who practice evidence-based medicine, exhibit cultural sensitivity, demonstrate effective leadership and are devoted to whole ...
NUHS Expands Florida Presence
National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) has announced that it is expanding its presence in Florida. NUHS has operated its Doctor of Chiropractic program in Florida since 2009. The new facility, located in Oldsmar, FL will give the university more than 40,000 square feet of space in which to continue its 118-plus years of excellence, ...
Logan University Celebrates New Fuhr Science Center
The Logan University (Chesterfield, MO) community celebrated the dedication of the Fuhr Science Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and building tour on Sept. 26, 2024. Arlan W. Fuhr, DC (‘61), founder and chairman of Activator Methods International (AMI) and the building’s namesake, spoke during the ceremony. “My wife and I have continued to invest in this university ...
‘Weekend Warrior’ Physical Activity May Help Protect Against More Than 200 Diseases
Busy with work and other obligations, some people concentrate their moderate-to-vigorous exercise in one or two days of the week or weekend. A study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, has found that this “weekend warrior” pattern of exercise is associated with lower ...
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