Articles by Shari Barbanel
AIHM Fellowship in Integrative Health and Medicine Accepting Applicants and Awarding Scholarships for Oct 2021 Session
The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) Interprofessional Fellowship in Integrative Health & Medicine, a 1,000-hour hybrid program for clinicians who aim to become leaders in integrative health and medicine, has expanded its program and is accepting applications for Oct. 2021. Rooted in evidence-based research, the Fellowship was launched in 2016 and blends online ...
Healthy Fat Impacted By Change in Diet and Circadian Clock
Changing your eating habits or altering your circadian clock can impact healthy fat tissue throughout your lifespan, according to a preclinical study published today in Nature by researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Healthy fat tissue helps provide energy, supports cell growth, protects organs and keeps the body warm. A good ...
Gift to Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Will Support Medical Training for Native Healers
The University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine has announced a gift from Paul Stamets, an internationally known mycologist and advocate of the medical benefits of mushrooms. The gift—which brings Stamets’ total pledged contributions to the center to $300,000—will provide funding to Indigenous and other medical practitioners for training in the Integrative Medicine Program. Through that training, the center hopes to advance ...
ACLM Announces Health Systems Council
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has announced its Health Systems Council (HSC), a new group to support the pioneering trend of implementing lifestyle medicine into some of the largest and most innovative health organizations in the U.S. The new council has a founding membership of 19 systems employing more than 650k employees serving ...
Zen Lounge Meditation App to Plant Tree for Every New Premium User in Honor of World Environment Day
Zen Lounge has announced it has updated and enhanced its free and innovative self-guided stress relief and meditation app that combines world music and nature sounds. In observance of World Environment Day this year, the app is offering the addition of a new subscriber model that will include a tree planting with One Tree Planted (Vermont) for each new premium ...
MUIH Announces Free Professional Continuing Education Courses For Mental Health Providers
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has announced that it will offer four free professional and continuing education courses to mental health providers. This is in recognition of National Mental Health Awareness Month and National PTSD Awareness Month, and the critical role that mental health providers offer to the health care field, particularly during the ...
Bastyr Clinics Offering Free Virtual Wellness Coaching Visits in Response to COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are dealing with increased stress, attempting to practice self-care, and struggling to maintain healthy relationships with family, friends, and/or work colleagues. With isolation, fear and financial worries hampering the ability for people to seek help, organizations are stepping up to help. Bastyr University is offering free wellness coaching services to ...
ACLM Announces Online CME “Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Treatment” Course
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), the medical professional society that has championed food as medicine since its inception in 2004, has announced the availability of the second installment of its “Food as Medicine” course, titled “Nutrition for Treatment and Risk Reduction.” The entire CME- and CE-accredited course is designed around the belief that ...
NCCIH Launches Strategic Plan to Research Whole Person Health
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) was created more than 20 years ago to facilitate the study and evaluation of complementary and alternative health practices. During the past two decades, NCCIH has expanded the scientific knowledge base around these practices and established resources to disseminate this information to the public–ultimately impacting their ...
Pacific College of Health and Science Announces Master of Science in Holistic Nursing Education
Pacific College of Health and Science (New York, NY) has announced its new Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program, the first graduate degree in the United States specializing in holistic nursing, with tracks in nurse-coach and nurse educator, including a medical cannabis specialization option. The 40-credit program features a focus on holistic and integrative ...
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