Articles by Shari Barbanel
Only 1 in 5 People in the U.S. Has Optimal Heart Health
Approximately 80 percent of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association’s new Life’s Essential 8 checklist according to a new study published in the journal Circulation. Life’s Essential 8, also published in Circulation, details the association’s updated guidance to measure cardiovascular health, adding healthy sleep as essential for ...
Lorena Carboni, Scientific Communications Specialist, Gnosis by Lesaffre
With a master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, Lorena Carboni specializes in natural ingredients’ scientific and clinical aspects, focusing on the one-carbon metabolites, including folate (5-MTHF), S-adenosylmethionine and glutathione, at Gnosis by Lesaffre. Over her 20-plus years in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, she proactively collaborates with universities and academic panels of experts on ...
MUIH to Offers Doctor of Clinical Nutrition Program Fully Online
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) will begin offering its Doctor of Clinical Nutrition (DCN) program entirely online for students starting in Fall 2022 and beyond. This new format reduces the overall cost of attendance and provides greater access to the DCN degree program, which was previously offered in the hybrid format and required in-person visits ...
Dr. Stephen Sinatra, Pioneer in Integrative Cardiology, Dies at 75
On June 22, Maryland-based Healthy Directions announced that Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a board-certified cardiologist specializing in integrative medicine, died “following a brief illness.” According to Sinatra’s Wikipedia page, he was born on Oct. 15, 1946. His Wikipedia page also states “Sinatra graduated from New York’s Albany Medical College with an MD in 1972, and earned his certification ...
NPA, CRN Release Statements on Preventive Services Task Force Guidance on Dietary Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) have issued statements in response to recent findings by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). NPA commented on what USPSTF found in relation between the use of beta carotene and vitamin E for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Ultimately, “The ...
Bastyr MPH Program Gains National Accreditation
The Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Bastyr University (Kenmore, WA and San Diego, CA) is now accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the only organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education to grant accreditation for public health programs. CEPH approved accreditation of Bastyr University’s MPH program at its June 1-3, 2022 ...
Trade the Chair For Fresh Air: Sitting Time and Cardio Health
New research is adding further weight to the argument that prolonged sitting may be hazardous to your health. An international study surveying more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries found that people who sat for six to eight hours a day had a 12 to 13 percent increased risk for early death and heart disease, ...
Benefit of Supplements For Slowing AMD
The Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS and AREDS2) established that dietary supplements can slow progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness in older Americans. In a new report, scientists analyzed 10 years of AREDS2 data. They show that the AREDS2 formula, which substituted antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin for beta-carotene, not ...
Coffee Consumption Link to Reduced Risk of Acute Kidney Injury, Study Finds
A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has revealed that consuming at least one cup of coffee a day may reduce the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) when compared to those who do not drink coffee. The findings, published in the journal Kidney International Reports, show that those who drank any quantity of coffee ...
NPA Responds to Report of Increased, Unintentional Pediatric Melatonin Ingestion
Over the past decade and particularly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of melatonin supplements to address sleep issues has increased significantly by both adults and children. On Thursday, June 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a 10-year study that found a sharp increase in the use of ...
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