Articles by Shari Barbanel
Mama Bird Completes Rebrand From Best Nest Wellness
Mama Bird (Denver, CO) has completed its rebrand from Best Nest Wellness. Marking the company’s 10-year anniversary, the new name reflects Mama Bird’s mission to make brain-first nutrition easy and accessible for families at every stage of life. The redesigned packaging is bright, playful and instantly recognizable, and is as approachable as it is functional. Clean ...
Josh Redd, NMD, MPHb
Josh Redd, NMD, MS, MPHb is the founder of PalmaVita Clinic, a leading regenerative medicine and longevity center, and RedRiver Health and Wellness, one of the nation’s largest functional medicine clinic groups specializing in autoimmune conditions. He earned his master’s in public health biology with an emphasis in molecular biology and immunology from Johns Hopkins ...
2025 Practitioner’s Choice Awards
Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine polled its practitioner readers on their most recommended products to compile its 2025 Practitioner’s Choice Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s winners than the people who recommend them to their patients? The 2025 Practitioner’s Choice Awards represent a random sampling of practitioners across the country polled ...
Diamond Herpanacine of PA Celebrates 35 Years
Diamond Herpanacine of PA, Inc. (Jenkintown, PA) has announced the celebration of its 35th anniversary in business. Formed in 1990 to market the award-winning vitamin supplements of Wayne Diamond, ND, a Philadelphia naturopath, psychotherapist and product developer, Diamond Herpanacine of PA, Inc. proudly remains a small, family owned and operated company to this day. “Recent ...
Designs for Health Announces Strategic Investment from BDT & MSD Partners
Designs for Health (DFH, Palm Coast, FL) has announced a significant minority investment from funds affiliated with BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank built to serve the distinct needs of founders and family business owners. This investment ensures DFH is poised to continue enhancing capabilities across the organization following the successful partnership with RoundTable ...
Scientists Just Debunked the Calcium and Dementia Myth
New findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia show no evidence that taking calcium alone increases the risk of developing dementia over time. The results help ease earlier fears that calcium supplements might have harmful effects on the brain health of older women. The investigation drew on data ...
A Simple Fatty Acid Could Help Restore Failing Vision
Changes in eyesight are one of the most familiar effects of getting older. Sit in a dim restaurant with someone over 60, and you might hear, “Hold on—let me pull out my cell phone. I need more light to read the menu!” But what if declining vision with age could actually be reversed? Researchers at ...
A Common Supplement Could Supercharge Cancer Treatments
In a new study, researchers from the University of Chicago discovered that zeaxanthin, a plant-derived carotenoid best known for protecting vision, may also act as an immune-boosting compound by strengthening the cancer-fighting activity of immune cells. The findings, which were published in Cell Reports Medicine, highlight the potential of zeaxanthin as a widely available supplement to ...
EuroPharma, Inc. Announces Second Major Expansion Since Founding
EuroPharma, Inc. headquartered in Green Bay, WI, and maker of the EuroMedica brand of dietary supplements, announces its second major expansion since its founding in 2003. The new addition will expand the company’s warehouse capacity to provide space for more inventory and enhanced service for practitioners. The growth reflects the company’s continued commitment to providing ...
IFM Announces 2026 Annual International Conference Steering Committee
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has announced its 2026 Annual International Conference (AIC) Steering Committee. This distinguished group of medical experts and members of IFM Executive Leadership will provide strategic input for IFM’s 33rd AIC, which will be held in San Diego, CA, and via livestream from May 27-30, 2026. The AIC Steering Committee includes practitioners ...
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