Articles by Shari Barbanel
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 ...
CMEs Available at AIHM Conference in October 2022
The 2022 Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) annual “People. Planet. Purpose. Conference.” has been accredited by the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine for continuing medical education (CME) credits. The conference, themed “Disruptive Innovation + the Future of Health,” will be held Oct. 28-30 in San Diego. Participation is available for in-person and virtual ...
Climate Change Likely to Reduce the Amount of Sleep That People Get Per Year
Most research looking at the impact of climate change on human life has focused on how extreme weather events affect economic and societal health outcomes on a broad scale. Yet climate change may also have a strong influence on fundamental daily human activities—including a host of behavioral, psychological and physiological outcomes that are essential to ...
Standard Process President and CEO Honored with Exclusive Award from NUHS
On April 2, 2022, Standard Process (Palmyra, WI) President and CEO, Charlie DuBois, was presented with the National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) President’s Distinguished Service Award at the university’s homecoming luncheon. Recipients of this award are determined by NUHS President, Dr. Joseph Stiefel; and over the years it has been presented only occasionally to a select ...
How Cranberries Could Improve Memory and Ward Off Dementia
Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower “bad” cholesterol—according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA, U.K.). A new study highlights the neuroprotective potential of cranberries. The research team studied the benefits of consuming the equivalent of a cup of cranberries a day among 50 to ...
NSF and SCNM’s School of Nutrition Collaborate on New Master of Science Program
The Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences (SCNM, Tempe, AZ) has announced a one-of-a-kind course created by a collaboration between NSF, the global leader in health standards, and the School of Nutrition’s Executive Master of Science in Nutrition Business Leadership (MSNBL) program. The curriculum is designed exclusively for emerging and existing nutrition industry ...
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 ...
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