Articles by Shari Barbanel
IFM and ANA Release New Online Nutrition Course
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and the American Nutrition Association (ANA) have announced a new online course, “Therapeutic Food Plans: A Component of Personalized Nutrition.” The course, offered through IFM, with the first cohort scheduled for October 12–November 26, is designed to educate and support nutrition professionals and other clinicians on the functional medicine collaborative care team about ...
MUIH Announces Educational Partnership With MNDA
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has entered a new educational partnership with the Maryland Naturopathic Doctors Association (MNDA). MUIH and MNDA share the joint goal of promoting the use of holistic and natural approaches to promote well-being for our clients. This partnership expands MUIH’s role in supporting the health and wellness of Maryland’s residents ...
NUNM Receives $3.275 Million NIH Research Grant
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed the National University of Natural Medicine’s (NUNM) Helfgott Research Institute grant to continue its Building Research Across Interdisciplinary Gaps (BRIDG) Clinical Research Training Program for another five years. The grant renewal will be approximately $3.275 million over its five-year cycle. NIH first funded the program in 2015. ...
Face Masks Critical in Preventing Spread of COVID-19
A study by a team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor has found that not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person’s chances of being infected by the COVID-19 virus. Renyi Zhang, Texas A&M distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and the Harold J. Haynes hair in the College of Geosciences, and ...
How COVID-19 Lockdown Has Altered Sleep
Stay-at-home orders and “lockdowns” related to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a major impact on the daily lives of people around the world and that includes the way that people sleep, according to two studies published in the journal Current Biology. Both studies show that relaxed school and work schedules and more time spent at home ...
Good Vitamin D Status Can Protect Against Cancer, Research Says
A good vitamin D status is beneficial both in cancer prevention and in the prognosis of several cancers, according to a new research review. The anti-cancer effects of vitamin D are especially pronounced in the prevention and treatment of colon cancer and blood cancers. In addition, high vitamin D responsiveness can be linked to a ...
Blood Pressure Lowering Reduces Risk of Developing Dementia
Research completed in NUI Galway (Ireland) has shown that lowering blood pressure by taking blood pressure medications reduces the risk of developing dementia and cognitive impairment by 7 percent. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Fourteen randomized controlled trials (96,158 participants) were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. ...
MUIH Announces Educational Partnership With American Institute Of Stress
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has announced a new collaboration with the American Institute of Stress. MUIH and the American Institute of Stress have entered an educational partnership with the shared goal of promoting strategies for coping with stress; a health concern experienced by 55 percent of Americans according to the latest annual Gallup ...
ChildLife Essentials Expands Offerings For Children’s Health With New Clinical Formulas
California-based ChildLife Essentials is launching ChildLife Clinicals, premium formulas for professional use and patient application that provide a holistic approach to supporting and addressing optimum health in children. “ChildLife Clinicals was created for kids to provide formulations for a systematic approach to address and support our children’s health and well-being,” said Dr. Murray Clarke, founder and ...
Leonard Perlmutter’s Online “Healing Begins at Home” Summer Retreat
For the first-time ever, The American Meditation Institute (AMI) will host Leonard Perlmutter’s online summer retreat that will transform each attendee’s home into an oasis of learning, healing and introspection. This physician CME accredited foundation course of yoga science as mind/body medicine will include topics on AMI Meditation, stress and pain management, diaphragmatic breathing, easy-gentle yoga, ayurveda, yoga psychology ...
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