Articles by Shari Barbanel
Wholistic Matters Expands Continuing Education Catalog for Health Care Practitioners
Wholistic Matters, powered by Standard Process (Palmyra, WI), has announced the launch of an expanded continuing education (CE) course catalog featuring new courses and enhanced multi-credit learning experiences designed to help health care practitioners deepen their clinical knowledge while earning continuing education credits at a fraction of the typical industry cost. All CE-accredited courses are ...
OmegaQuant Awarded Additional NIH Funding to Test Blood Fatty Acid Algorithm as Earlier Predictor of Insulin Resistance
OmegaQuant Analytics (Sioux Falls, SD) has received additional funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance research into a blood fatty acid-based algorithm as a potentially earlier and more accessible predictor of insulin resistance. The newly funded project, “Testing a Blood Fatty Acid Algorithm as an Earlier and Easier Predictor of Insulin Resistance,” builds on OmegaQuant’s ...
Scientists Just Discovered What Coffee Really Does to Your Gut and Brain
Coffee may affect far more than alertness. New research suggests that both regular and decaffeinated coffee can alter the gut microbiome and may influence mood, stress, memory and attention through the gut brain connection. Scientists at APC Microbiome Ireland, a research center at University College Cork, investigated in detail how coffee may influence communication between ...
Chiropractors to Promote Lifelong Joint Health During National Chiropractic Health Month This October
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) this October with the theme “Joint Efforts.” Throughout the month, they will share information on how to support lifelong joint health through movement, nutrition, injury prevention and other healthy habits. The human body contains more than 300 joints, ...
EuroPharma Announces Holly Hirsch as Interim President & CEO
EuroPharma, Inc. (Green Bay, WI), the employee-owned company behind Terry Naturally and EuroMedica, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Holly Hirsch as interim president & chief executive officer, effective immediately. Hirsch has served as EuroPharma’s chief operating officer, working closely with company founder, CEO and president, Terry Lemerond to advance its strategic priorities ...
AK Botanicals Launches Professional Partner Program for Natural and Integrative Wellness Practices
AK Botanicals LLC (Fort Lauderdale, FL) has announced the launch of its Professional Partner Program, a new initiative designed for natural wellness clinics, integrative health practices, naturopathic professionals and other qualified practitioners seeking to expand the skin care products they can recommend to clients. The program gives participating professionals access to wholesale pricing, product education ...
In Memoriam: Terry Lemerond, Formulator, Retailer, Author, Founder of EuroMedica
On Sept. 3, natural products pioneer Terrence Joseph “Terry” Lemerond, a renowned formulator, retailer, author and founder of EuroPharma/Terry Naturally and EuroMedica (Green Bay, WI), died unexpectedly at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay at age 88. Lemerond was born on May 20, 1938 in Green Bay. He attended St. Peter and Paul Catholic Grade ...
Boiron Announces Grand Opening of New Logistics Center
Boiron USA (Newtown Square, PA) announced the grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new 78,898-square-foot logistics center will be held on Sept. 16. Operational since a soft launch in late May 2026, the facility expands the company’s storage and distribution to support continued growth and increasing demand for its homeopathic medicine. The new facility ...
Dr. Wendy Weber to Serve as Director of NIH’s NCCIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, announced that Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, has been selected to serve as director of NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Since October 2025, Dr. Weber has provided scientific leadership and strategic counsel and contributed to budget oversight to NCCIH as acting ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Practitioner Roundtable—Continued
In the September/October 2026 print issue of Natural Practitioner (NP), an expert panel of practitioners talked trends they are noticing, technology, patient- and self-care, as well as the future of complementary and integrative health. Here is a continuation of what they had to say. Participants: Rudrani Banik, MD, IFMCP, Double Board-certified Neuro-Ophthalmologist and Functional Medicine ...
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