Articles by Shari Barbanel
New Dates Announced for 2021 Edition of IHS
New dates for the 2021 edition of the in-person conference, Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS), produced by Diversified Communications, have been released. The event, which was recently postponed from May 2-4, 2021 due to the continued magnitude of the public health and safety issues caused by COVID-19, will be held on Sept. 18-20, 2021 at the New York ...
New Discovery Explains Antihypertensive Properties of Green and Black Tea
A new study from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Published in Cellular Physiology ...
Accelerating Gains in Abdominal Fat During Menopause Tied to Heart Disease Risk
Women who experience an accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause are at greater risk of heart disease, even if their weight stays steady, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (Pitt Public Health)-led analysis published today in the journal Menopause. The study—based on a quarter century of data collected on hundreds ...
Toddler Sleep Patterns Matter
Establishing a consistent sleep schedule for a toddler can be one of the most challenging aspects of child rearing, but it also may be one of the most important. Research findings from a team including Lauren Covington, an assistant professor in the University of Delaware (UD) School of Nursing, suggest that children with inconsistent sleep ...
Mediterranean-style Diet Linked to Better Thinking Skills in Later Life
People who eat a Mediterranean-style diet—particularly one rich in green leafy vegetables and low in meat—are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study shows. Closely adhering to a Mediterranean diet was associated with higher scores on a range of memory and thinking tests among adults in their late 70s, the research ...
Sacred Heart University Adds New Master’s Degree in Human Clinical Nutrition
Sacred Heart University (SHU, Fairfield, CT) will offer an online master of science degree in human clinical nutrition beginning this fall. Jobs related to nutrition are increasing because of an increased focus on disease prevention and integrative health care. With only about 30 online master’s degrees in clinical nutrition available nationwide, the new degree makes ...
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 ...
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