Articles by Shari Barbanel
Obese and Overweight Children at Risk of Iron Deficiency
Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists at the University of Leeds. Researchers from the School of Food Science and Nutrition examined thousands of medical studies from 44 countries involving people under the age of 25 where levels ...
Short-term Incentives for Exercise Can Lead to Sustained Increases in Activity
Adults with heart disease risks who received daily reminders or incentives to become more active increased their daily steps by more than 1,500 after a year, and many were still sticking with their new habit six months later, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that published in Circulation. The improvements, ...
IPSOS Survey Names Designs for Health No. 1 Supplement Brand Recommended & Personally Trusted By Functional Medicine Professionals
Designs for Health (Palm Coast, FL) has announced the results of an IPSOS 2023 survey among a random sample of U.S. functional medicine practitioners. The survey results designated Designs for Health as the “No. 1 Practitioner Supplement Brand Recommended by Functional Medicine Professionals”* and the ” No. 1 Practitioner Supplement Brand Personally Trusted by Functional Medicine ...
Sonoran University President Dr. Paul Mittman Announces Retirement
On March 27, Sonoran University of Health Sciences announced that Dr. Paul Mittman will be retiring in June 2025 after 25 years as president and CEO of the institution. “As George Harrison wrote, ‘All things must pass.’ After a quarter century at its helm, I will leave Sonoran University of Health Sciences with its reputation for ...
Dr. Kristina Petrocco-Napuli to Receive 2024 Dr. Beatrice B. Hagen Award
Logan University has announced that Kristina Petrocco-Napuli, DC, MS, DHPE, FICC, FACC, associate provost of the College of Chiropractic will receive the 2024 Dr. Beatrice B. Hagen Award at Logan’s Symposium 2024 on April 12-13. “It is an honor to receive this award,” Dr. Petrocco-Napuli said. “Dr. Hagen was a pioneer for women, specifically women ...
NUNM Accepted Into Teaching Kitchen Collaborative
The National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM, Portland, OR) has been formally accepted into the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative (TKC), a leading invitational network of educational, research, and community organizations with teaching kitchens aimed at improving personal and public health. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, NUNM has joined organizations including Google, Compass Group and Cleveland Clinic, leading the teaching ...
IFM Announces its 2024 Annual International Conference
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has announced its 2024 Annual International Conference (AIC), Repair, Restore, Regenerate: Healing of the Micro and the Macro Through Functional Medicine happening May 29-June 1, 2024, at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. A limited livestream will also be available to ensure health care providers from all care settings ...
Vitamin A May Play a Central Role in Stem Cell Biology and Wound Repair
Retinoic acid, the active state of vitamin A, appears to regulate how stem cells enter and exit a transient state central to their role in wound repair. When a child falls off her bike and scrapes her knee, skin stem cells rush to the rescue, growing new epidermis to cover the wound. But only some ...
Study Finds 25 Percent of Pregnant People Are Not Getting Enough Omega-3s
Results from a new nationwide cohort study show that, despite strong recommendations in favor of consuming omega-3 fatty acids for optimal pregnancy outcomes and offspring health, 25 percent of participants reported rarely, or never eating fish during pregnancy, with fewer taking omega-3 supplements. The study, “Demographic and health characteristics associated with fish and n-3 fatty ...
IFM Rises to the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) announced that it will provide one of the commitments selected for the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities, as announced on Feb. 27, 2024 by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, alongside Senior Administration Officials, members of Congress, and co-chairs of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and ...
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