Articles by Shari Barbanel
B12 Vitamins Increase the Presence of the Micronutrient in Mothers’ Breast Milk
Babies and children need vitamins, including vitamin B12, to help their brains and bodies develop and grow. Babies get B12 from their mothers and can have low levels of B12 if their mothers had low vitamin levels during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The vitamin B12 levels of infants strongly depend on maternal levels. Adequacy of vitamin ...
2023 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine polled its practitioner readers on their most recommended products to compile its 2023 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 2023 Practitioner’s Choice Awards represent a random sampling of practitioners across the country polled ...
Coffee Grounds May Hold Key to Preventing Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s, affect millions of people in the United States, and the cost of caring for people who live with these conditions adds up to hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Now, researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso may potentially have found a solution in used ...
Logan University Introduces L4 – Logan Life-Long Learning
Logan University (Chesterfield, MO) has expanded its commitment to continuing education with the launch of L4 – Logan Life-Long Learning. This platform will provide cutting-edge, convenient, affordable and expert-led continuing education courses in a variety of topics and formats. Offering continuing education at “your convenience,” L4 allows users to access continuing education courses anytime and ...
Vitamin B12: A Key Player in Cellular Reprogramming and Tissue Regeneration
Vitamin B12 is a well-known micronutrient that has long been acknowledged for its essential role in maintaining nerve function, supporting red blood cell production, and facilitating DNA synthesis, all vital processes for overall health. Researchers led by Dr. Manuel Serrano at the Institute for Research Biomedicine (IRB) Barcelona have now revealed that vitamin B12 also plays a ...
Dr. Ben Zimmerman Awarded Grant to Propel Aging-related Research
Ben Zimmerman, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher investigator at the Helfgott Research Institute at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), has received a grant from the Medical Research Foundation (MRF) to advance the understanding of aging-related health. This grant investigates natural medicine interventions and mechanisms for delaying or preventing age-related cognitive decline and dementia. Dr. ...
Ole Miss Launches Dietary Supplement and Medical Cannabis Graduate Program
The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) created a new online graduate program focusing on medical cannabis and dietary supplements. The new Master of Science in Dietary Supplements and Medical Cannabis program plays on the university’s long-standing expertise in both fields. The new program builds upon the research and expertise of the National Center for Natural ...
Clinical Trial Data Suggests Prenatal Vitamin D Reduces a Child’s Risk of Asthma
A review of 15 years’ worth of data from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART) found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was linked to reduced rates of asthma and wheezing in children compared to standard prenatal multivitamin. A new review paper from investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of ...
Tai Chi Slows Down Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, Study Says
Tai Chi may curb the symptoms and complications of Parkinson’s disease for several years, reveals research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Its practice was associated with slower disease progression and lower doses of required drugs over time, the findings show. Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, ...
Dr. Jeffrey Bland Honored With the 2023 Mindshare Leadership Summit Pinnacle Award
Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD, FACN, CNS, has been awarded the 2023 Mindshare Leadership Summit Pinnacle Award. This award, presented to a single individual each year, recognizes Dr. Bland’s extraordinary contributions to the field of nutritional medicine and his profound impact on the improvement of health, worldwide. This lifetime achievement award is a testament to Dr. Bland’s ...
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