Articles by Shari Barbanel
Functional Medicine University & GoChiroTV Announce Planned Partnership in Educating Patients
Functional Medicine University has announced that it will be offering GoChiroTV and SceneStudio Wellness to all its graduating students. Founded in 2006 by Dr. Ron Grisanti, DC, Functional Medicine University is the oldest online functional medicine certification training school, serving health care professionals from 81 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Functional medicine emphasizes scientific diagnosis ...
Drinking More Sugary Beverages of Any Type May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
People who increase their consumption of sugary beverages—whether they contain added or naturally occurring sugar—may face moderately higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Drinking more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), like soft drinks, as well as 100 percent fruit juices, were associated with higher ...
Vitamin C Therapy Linked to Better Survival Rates After Sepsis
New research led by Virginia Commonwealth University and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that patients with sepsis and septic lung injury could have a better chance of survival and recover more quickly when treated with vitamin C infusions. Sepsis, a bodywide inflammation in response to infection, is a leading cause of ...
IHPC Supports the HHS Pain Management Best Practices Inter-agency Task Force Report
The Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) has announced its support for the recently released U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Report. “We have justifiably been focused on the actions of the pharmaceutical industry, which helped perpetuate the opioid crisis by promoting drugs for pain that they knew had the ...
Today’s Obesity Epidemic May Have Been Caused By Childhood Sugar Intake Decades Ago
Current obesity rates in adults in the United States could be the result of dietary changes that took place decades ago, according to a new study published by researchers at the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville. “While most public health studies focus on current behaviors and diets, we took a novel approach and looked at ...
Supplement Provider Recognized for Leadership in Naturopathic Medicine
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) has selected DaVinci Laboratories (Williston, VT) as the recipient of the “Corporation of the Year” award for outstanding service to the naturopathic medical profession. A provider of high-quality supplements to medical professionals and consumers, DaVinci received the award at the AANP 2019 Convention and Exhibition, held August 15-17 ...
Lack of Sleep Affects Fat Metabolism
We’re all a little short on sleep during the work week. A new study adds to the mounting evidence about just how harmful lack of sleep can be. In the Journal of Lipid Research, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report that just a few days of sleep deprivation can make participants feel less full after eating ...
Red Wine Benefits Linked to Better Gut Health, Study Finds
A new study from King’s College has found that people who drank red wine had an increased gut microbiota diversity (a sign of gut health) compared to non-red wine drinkers as well as an association with lower levels of obesity and “bad” cholesterol. In a paper published in the journal Gastroenterology, a team of researchers from ...
Sleeping Too Much—or Too Little—Boosts Heart Attack Risk
Even if you are a non-smoker who exercises and has no genetic predisposition to cardiovascular disease, skimping on sleep—or getting too much of it—can boost your risk of heart attack, according to a new University of Colorado, Boulder study of nearly a half-million people. The research, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, ...
Protein Shakes May Not Be the Answer for Post-gym Muscle Pain
Protein shakes have long been touted as a gym bag essential, consumed by gym-goers in an effort to boost muscle recovery and minimize post-workout muscle soreness, but they may not be the most effective way to relieve aching muscles, according to a new study. Sports scientists at the University of Lincoln, U.K., found that neither ...
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