Articles by Shari Barbanel
CRN Applauds Recent House Resolution Recognizing Vitamin D for Decreasing the Severity of COVID-19
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) applauds U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) for introducing a House Resolution (H. Res. 116) that recognizes the potential role vitamin D may play in decreasing the severity of COVID-19. The resolution calls on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Accelerating Personalized Nutrition in 2021
The American Nutrition Association (ANA) has identified the following trends to watch in 2021. Immune Resilience The global pandemic is top of mind among the world’s health care community as vaccine programs are mobilized. Many health experts are noting the important role that personalized nutrition (PN) can play in confronting challenges posed by the pandemic. PN is ...
AHPA Continues Engagement With NIH’s NCCIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is welcoming public feedback for their fifth draft Strategic Plan covering 2021 to 2025. The plan identifies research efforts and priorities through this period. AHPA staff remained engaged through the development of the new Plan and regularly attend meetings of the ...
Childhood Diet Has Lifelong Impact
Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in mice suggests. The study by University of California, Riverside (UCR) researchers is one of the first to show a significant decrease in the total number and diversity of ...
Working Outdoors Linked to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Among Older Women
Working outdoors over many years is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer in women after the age of 50, finds research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Outdoor workers are exposed to more sunlight, boosting their levels of vitamin D, which may protect against the disease, say the researchers. Vitamin D ...
MUIH Approved For New Graduate Yoga Therapy Certificate Program by MHEC
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has been approved to offer a Post-Masters Certificate in Therapeutic Yoga Practices by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). This program is the only graduate program of its kind in the U.S. It fills a gap in the national yoga education spectrum and provides a pathway for licensed health ...
FDA Withdraws Draft Guidance on CBD Enforcement Policy
After the Biden administration released a memo on Jan. 20 to all federal agencies informing them of a “regulatory freeze pending review,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy; Draft Guidance for Industry.” Before it was withdrawn, the guidance was at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) awaiting review. In ...
Columbia Allergy Now Offering TCM for Allergy Relief
Columbia Allergy, a network of renowned allergists and immunologists specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with environmental and food allergies, will now add traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to its extensive menu of services to benefit allergy sufferers. Dr. Yan Yan, board-certified allergist and pediatrician, has joined the clinic’s Fremont, CA, location, ...
Logan University Opens Health Center at Stephen A. Orthwein
Logan University’s newest Health Center, located in the Stephen A. Orthwein Center at Paraquad, is officially open and accepting patients. Located at 5200 Berthold Ave. in St. Louis, MO, the health center is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 8 a.m. to 4 ...
Increased First-trimester Exercise May Reduce Gestational Diabetes Risk
Pregnant women who exercise more during the first trimester of pregnancy may have a lower risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a new study led by Samantha Ehrlich, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and adjunct investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The ...
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