Articles by Shari Barbanel
Logan University Breaks Ground on Fuhr Science Center
Logan University broke ground on the Fuhr Science Center on its campus in Chesterfield, MO, on May 12, and construction is officially underway. The renovation project represents a major investment in the university’s continuing commitment to quality experiential learning for its chiropractic and health sciences students and to advancing education and transforming lives through evidence- ...
NUNM’s Food as Medicine Institute & The Good Kitchen Announce Partnership
The shared belief that “Food Is Medicine” underscores the new partnership between National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM)’s Food as Medicine Institute (FAMI, Portland, OR) and The Good Kitchen (Charlotte, NC). The collaboration was created to produce an innovative new line of medically tailored meals featuring research-based nutrient guidelines for disease prevention. Nutrient guidelines will focus on four medical ...
SCNM Announces New Name and Offerings
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences (SCNM) has announced that it will transition to Sonoran University of Health Sciences in Sept. 2022. The new direction is indicative of a larger shift towards highlighting the school’s multiple unique degree offerings related to the healing power of nature. “We are elated to share the culmination of ...
Diet Type Can Increase Potentially Harmful Gas in the Gut
Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota (U of M) Medical School looked at colonic hydrogen sulfide—a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs—production in people in response to animal- and plant-based diet interventions. “Although the role of hydrogen sulfide has long been a subject of great interest in ...
A Single Course of Antibiotics Affects the Gut Microbiota of Infants
A study recently completed at the University of Helsinki (Finland) revealed that the fungal microbiota in the gut is more abundant and diverse in children treated with antibiotics compared with the control group even six weeks following the start of the antibiotic course. In light of the findings, a reduction in the number of gut ...
Micronutrients Show Benefit for Children With ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), reported that children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and emotional regulation randomized to take a micronutrient formula were three times more likely to show symptomatic improvement on blinded clinician ratings, compared to those in the placebo group (54 percent versus 18 ...
MUIH Offers Cannabis Science Program Focused on Health, Wellness and Herbal Medicine
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH)’s Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Cannabis Science: Therapeutics, Product Design and Quality Assurance educates students about products with an emphasis on health effects, safety, formulation and quality assurance. Through this graduate-level academic program students will gain knowledge and skills which are not typically provided by non-credit training programs, and which are ...
Standard Process Building Expansion Will House Industry-leading Technology
Standard Process (Palmyra, WI) broke ground on April 6, 2022, to mark the start of construction on a 10,000- square-foot complex connected to its existing Juice Process Building on the company’s certified organic farm. The expansion will be home to a new dryer that uses the gentlest method possible to dehydrate juice pressed from whole ...
Fullscript Adds Thorne HealthTech to Comprehensive Product Offering
Fullscript (Phoenix, AZ) has expanded its offerings to include Thorne HealthTech, Inc. (New York). Fullscript practitioners will now be able to order and recommend Thorne’s industry-leading products, ultimately supporting the health and well-being of their patients. “We are thrilled to offer Thorne products to our integrative practitioners and support individuals on their health journey,” said Kyle Braatz, ...
ACHS Becomes NANP Anchor School To Benefit Students
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has recently entered into a special opportunity with the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP) to benefit their students. As an Anchor School, ACHS students enrolled in a nutrition program may now join the NANP as student members at a deeply discounted rate. NANP Student membership benefits include: ...
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