Articles by Shari Barbanel
Aerobic Exercise Could Have the Final Say on Fatty Livers
A new study from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases during exercise trials, rather than weight loss. The findings have been published in the medical journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a condition characterized ...
Heather Grzych, Ayurvedic Practitioner
Heather Grzych, Ayurvedic Practitioner Email: [email protected] Website: http://heathergrzych.com Instagram: @heathergrzych Facebook: @grzychheather Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. A board-certified ayurvedic practitioner, she bridges the worlds of conventional and alternative medicine to help women and men heal their physical and emotional lives. Grzych is on the board of directors for ...
MUIH Recognized at the Silver Level by the HMB Collaborative
Maryland University of Integrative Health’s (MUIH) “YOU Wellness” Program will be recognized as a Silver Level workplace by the Healthiest Maryland Businesses (HMB) collaborative at its 2020 HMB Wellness at Work awards. The Healthiest Maryland Businesses (HMB) Wellness at Work Awards Program recognizes Maryland businesses that are committed to improving employee health and well-being. MUIH ...
FoodScience Corporation Places Charitable Program Into Employee Hands
Vermont-based FoodScience Corporation has supported local non-profits, but this year employees will lead the social mission on their own. The company recently announced that, due to health and safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it would not host a Good Neighbor Day this year, an event where their nearly 200 employees would dedicate one day ...
NSF Educational Posters Available to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
Global public health organization NSF International is offering small businesses, community centers, apartment complexes and other facilities free posters to encourage personal behaviors that may prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2). The educational posters were developed by NSF International based on guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World ...
Meditation Linked to Lower Cardiovascular Risk
Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk in a data analysis by Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers and colleagues. The results appeared online June 30 in the American Journal of Cardiology. Previous studies have suggested that meditation may have beneficial effects on a number of conditions. A 2017 American Heart Association scientific statement suggests that meditation may be ...
RAND Establishes Center to Advance Complementary and Integrative Health Research
The RAND Corporation (Santa Monica, CA) has launched the Center for Collaborative Research in Complementary and Integrative Health, a first-of-its-kind effort intended to bolster research expertise and participation at colleges that train practitioners in complementary and integrative health. The effort initially will involve 10 chiropractic and naturopathic medicine colleges, but eventually open to all other ...
MUIH Natural Care Center Providing Telehealth Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Maryland University of Integrative Health’s (MUIH) Natural Care Center (NCC) is now offering some free telehealth services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCC is equipped with wellness practitioners and supervised student practitioners all of whom are focused on holistic, relationship-focused health and wellness. With digital communication becoming the new normal, MUIH is prepared to provide ...
People With High Cholesterol Should Eliminate Carbs, Not Saturated Fat, Study Suggests
For decades, people diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia have been instructed to minimize their consumption of saturated fats to lower cholesterol and reduce their risks of heart disease. But a new study published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine found no evidence to support those claims. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder that causes people to have cholesterol ...
Exercise Can Slow Or Prevent Vision Loss, Study Finds
Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests. The new study from the University of Virginia School (UVA) of Medicine found that exercise reduced the harmful overgrowth of blood vessels in the eyes of lab mice ...
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