Articles by Shari Barbanel
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: ...
Sitting Tai Chi Exercises Improved Recovery Outcomes For Older Stroke Survivors
Stroke survivors who practiced a seated form of Tai Chi had equal or greater improvement in hand and arm strength, shoulder range of motion, balance control, symptoms of depression and activities of daily living after three months, compared to those who participated in a standard stroke rehabilitation exercise program, according to new research published today ...
MUIH Offers Unique Educational Solutions in Nutrition
In honor of National Credit Education Month and National Nutrition Month, Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) is promoting its RD/RDN-DCN Pathway, an opportunity for registered dietitians (RDs) and registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) to earn their Doctor of Clinical Nutrition (DCN) in a little over two and a half years without first having to earn ...
Fullscript Completes Acquisition of Emerson Ecologics
Fullscript (Canada) has announced it has completed the acquisition of Emerson Ecologics (Manchester, NH), a long-standing player in the integrative health care industry. This transaction nearly doubles the annual revenue of Fullscript and doubles the number of integrative medicine patients and practitioners Fullscript supports to more than 70,000 health care professionals and more than 5 ...
Integrative Health Platform Flöka Launches Partnership with Fullscript
Flöka, a Canadian digital wellness platform for lifestyle-focused practitioners in North America has announced a partnership with Fullscript (Ottawa, ON, Canada). The partnership enables Flöka’s practitioner community to leverage Fullscript’s direct-to-patient supplement dispensing, while Fullscript gains a woman-founded partner with the same Ottawa-roots, dedicated to solving patient history communication through data-driven care. “There are so ...
Logan University Welcomes New Members to Board of Trustees
Logan University (Missouri) has welcomed three new members to its Board of Trustees: Kathy Boulet, DC (’89), DAAPM, FIACA, CCAC; Christine Goertz, DC, PhD; and Tara McConkey, CFA. The Board of Trustees is an elected body of professionals representing a broad range of experience and backgrounds. The group collectively guides Logan University leadership on its ...
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