Articles by Shari Barbanel
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FDA Withdraws Draft Guidance on CBD Enforcement Policy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freeze pending review,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy; Draft Guidance for Industry.” Before it was withdrawn, the guidance was at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) awaiting review.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 ...
Nayan Patel, PharmD
Office: (562) 352-9630 Email: [email protected] Website: www.glutathionerevolution.com; www.centraldrugsrx.com Nayan Patel, PharmD is globally regarded as the foremost go-to expert on absorbable forms of glutathione, and holds the only patent on transdermal glutathione. He is an internationally renowned educator, consultant, lecturer and leading expert on this “master antioxidant.” In addition to many other topics, such as ...
IHS 2021 Postponed
Diversified Communications, organizer of the Integrative Healthcare Symposium (HIS), has determined it is necessary to postpone the May 2-4, 2021 edition of the conference. This postponement is an unavoidable consequence of the continued magnitude of the public health and safety issues caused by COVID-19. “We have been closely monitoring the global and national trends of ...
Heading Outdoors Keeps Lockdown Blues at Bay
A new study has found that spending time outdoors and switching off our devices is associated with higher levels of happiness during a period of COVID-19 restrictions. Previous academic studies have indicated how being outdoors, particularly in green spaces, can improve mental health by promoting more positive body image, and lowering levels of depression and ...
Vitamin D Regulates Calcium in Intestine Differently Than Previously Thought
A Rutgers (New Jersey) study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key role. The findings have important implications on how bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, may disrupt calcium regulation. In a healthy person, the body absorbs ...
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