Articles by Shari Barbanel
Low Vitamin D at Birth Raises Risk of Higher Blood Pressure in Kids
Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Researchers followed 775 children from birth to age 18 at the Boston Medical Center. Most lived in a low-income, urban area ...
Long Work Hours Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke
People who worked long hours had a higher risk of stroke, especially if they worked those hours for 10 years or more, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke. Researchers reviewed data from CONSTANCES, a French population-based study group started in 2012, for information on age (18-69), sex, smoking and work hours ...
ND Mini Camp Offers a Full Immersion Experience Within the Field of Naturopathic Medicine
Bastyr University will host its second annual ND Mini Camp July 22-27th, 2018 at its Kenmore, WA campus and invites those considering a degree in naturopathic medicine to attend. Campers will spend five days immersed in the culture of Bastyr, participating in hands-on events such as Qi Gong, Hydrotherapy, Homeopathic First Aid, a tour of campus amenities and more. Led by distinguished professors from Bastyr’s Naturopathic Medicine ...
Biology of Leptin, The Hunger Hormone, Revealed
In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating, and obesity. Their findings advance knowledge about leptin and weight gain, and also suggest a potential strategy for developing future weight-loss treatments, they said. The study, led by investigators at Yale and Harvard, was published ...
Exercise May Have Different Effects in the Morning and Evening
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) have learned that the effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day it is performed. In mice they demonstrate that exercise in the morning results in an increased metabolic response in skeletal muscle, while exercise later in the day increases energy expenditure for an extended ...
Practitioner Chat—Dr. Shola Ezeokoli
A medical doctor and a two-time Amazon No. 1 bestselling author, Dr. Shola Ezeokoli works with doctors and other high-achieving professionals to help them fight burnout, liberate themselves from survival mode and truly live the life that they want to live. Q: What inspired you to write Physician Heal Yourself? A: I wrote Physician Heal Yourself ...
Two Researchers Awarded for Excellence in Nutrition Science
Catharine Ross, PhD, and Aditi Das, PhD, were awarded the Mary Swartz Rose Senior Investigator Award and the Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award, respectively, at Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) held in Baltimore, MD. The awards, named in honor of the late Mary Swartz Rose (1874-1941), founder ...
Christiana Care Health System Launches Comprehensive Pain Center
To provide a comprehensive range of treatment options to patients with chronic pain, Christiana Care Health System is launching the Comprehensive Pain Center—the first of its kind in Delaware—on the Christiana Hospital campus. Patients must be referred to the new outpatient center, which will offer effective non-opioid pain treatment strategies for patients with acute and chronic ...
FDA Holds CBD Public Hearing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public hearing on cannabidiol, also known as CBD, at its Silver Spring, MD headquarters on Friday, May 31. The New York Times(NYT), called the hearing “the hottest ticket in the capital.” More than 400 applicants, from the U.S. Hemp Roundtable to blue chip law firms, had ...
Diem Enters Into Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Emerson Ecologics for Health Care Practitioner Line
Diem (Ann Arbor, MI) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Emerson Ecologics, the nation’s largest distributor of integrative wellness products to health care practitioners. As a provider of professional-brand dietary supplements and medical foods, Diem will provide products including Umbrellux DAO, Cerenx and Adiposano available through Emerson Ecologics and Emerson’s Wellevate integrated dispensary platform ...
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