Articles by Shari Barbanel
Michael’s Health Launches Naturopathic Wellness Center
Michael Schwartz, founder of Texas-based Michael’s Health, launched a new national initiative to support independent health food stores. Called the “Naturopathic Wellness Center” National Advertising Campaign, this project is designed to celebrate and support independent retailers who keep the spirit of national wellness alive, according to the company. About 100 stores have already joined. “I’ve ...
Associations Respond to Melatonin Study Presented at the 2025 AHA Scientific Sessions
Long-term use of melatonin supplements, often used to promote sleep and address insomnia, was associated with a higher risk of heart failure diagnosis, heart failure hospitalization and death from any cause in chronic insomnia, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2025. In the study, researchers classified people who ...
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 ...
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