Articles by Shari Barbanel
For IBS, Specific Diets Are Less Important Than Expected
Many IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) sufferers avoid certain types of food and often exclude gluten. However, a large new study from Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University, Sweden, does not show a relationship between high intake of gluten and increased IBS symptoms. The researchers did find that a certain type of carbohydrate called FODMAPs ...
Dr. Eric Goodman, Foundations of Health
Dr. Eric Goodman has spent his professional life learning from his patients and from his own symptoms. Educated originally as a Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Goodman began quickly paving his own path in pain management through specific movements called Foundation Training. Since 2007, Dr. Goodman’s Foundation Training has brought innovation, compassion and action to the ...
COVID-19 Patients Have Severely Increased Levels of Oxidative Stress and Oxidant Damage, and Glutathione Deficiency
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX) have investigated the effect of infection with COVID-19 on the levels of oxidative stress, oxidant damage and glutathione, the most abundant physiological antioxidant. Compared to healthy age-matched individuals whose samples were taken before the pandemic started in 2019, patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had significantly increased levels of oxidative ...
Diet Rich in Plant-based Products Reduces Risk of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly
A diet rich in plant products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly. This is the result of a study by the Biomarkers and Nutritional Food Metabolomics Research Group of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences of the University of Barcelona (UB, Spain) and the CIBER on Frailty and Healthy ...
Chemicals From Hair and Beauty Products Impact Hormones, Especially During Pregnancy
Use of certain personal care products during pregnancy may impact maternal hormone levels, according to a new Rutgers (New Jersey) study. Personal care and beauty products contain several ingredients that often include a wide range of endocrine-disrupting chemicals like phthalates, parabens, phenols, parabens and toxic metals. These chemicals interact with hormone systems, influencing synthesis, regulation, ...
Mindfulness Can Get Wandering Thoughts Back on Track
Everyone has times where their mind won’t stay on task. For example, you might be listening to someone talk in a meeting or class and your mind wanders to your dinner plans. Notably, research suggests that 30 to 50 percent of our daily thoughts are spent on this kind of mind wandering, and that excessive ...
Probiotics Improve Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy, Study Finds
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of California (UC) Davis School of Medicine found that probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting and constipation. The findings were published in the journal Nutrients. Nausea and vomiting affect about 85 percent of pregnancies and can significantly impact quality of life, particularly during early pregnancy. ...
OmegaQuant Launches New Test to Assess Vitamin B12 Status
OmegaQuant (Sioux Falls, SD) has launched a new Vitamin B12 Test, with a sample collection kit that allows for testing at home. This simple, safe, convenient test measures a substance called methylmalonic acid (uMMA) in the urine, which is a more accurate way of detecting low B12 status. The more MMA you have, the more likely ...
MUIH Launches New Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Culinary Health and Healing
On Dec. 9, 2021, Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) will offer a free webinar to discuss the highly anticipated curriculum for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC) in Culinary Health and Healing. This much needed program fills a national gap in the educational needs of the emerging field of culinary health/medicine. MUIH’s program is one of ...
ECS Therapeutics Introduces ECS Academy Online Education Platform for Health Professionals
ECS Therapeutics LLC (Hauppauge, NY), a provider of a health care professional-exclusive line of hemp products that support the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), recently announced the introduction of ECS Academy. ECS Academy is a free online platform designed to educate health care professionals on the endocannabinoid system, cannabinoids and terpenes, clinical applications of hemp/CBD in ...
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