Articles by Shari Barbanel
New Farm Bill Ends Era of Hemp Prohibition, but Supplements Get Dropped From SNAP Program
President Trump has signed the 2018 Farm Bill, including the provisions which legalize the domestic cultivation, production, and commercial development of hemp, and hemp products at the federal level. This action comes after the Senate passed the legislation on Dec. 11 and the House of Representatives a day later. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), ...
Magnesium Optimizes Vitamin D Status, Study Shows
A randomized trial by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers indicates that magnesium optimizes vitamin D status, raising it in people with deficient levels and lowering it in people with high levels. The study reported in the December issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is important because of controversial findings from ongoing research into the association of ...
TRU NIAGEN Expands North American Footprint With Product Launch in Canada
ChromaDex Corp. (Los Angeles, CA) has announced that it has officially launched TRU NIAGEN in Canada, having received regulatory approval for sale by Health Canada. Directly from the innovators behind NIAGEN (nicotinamide riboside), the product is now available at www.truniagen.ca and to health care practitioners at Fullscript Canada. “I have been following the research behind NAD ...
New Farm Bill is Imminent as it Passes House and Senate
On the evening of Dec. 10, the 2018 Farm Bill House/Senate Conference Committee released its Conference Report. The 807-page document is nearly half a foot tall. Hemp is discussed in only a few handfuls of pages. As of press time, the Senate passed the bill on Dec. 11 by a vote of 87 to 13; ...
Link Between Neonatal Vitamin D Deficiency and Schizophrenia Confirmed
Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish researchers has reported. The discovery could help prevent some cases of the disease by treating vitamin D deficiency during the earliest stages of life. The study, led by Professor John McGrath from The University of ...
A Mediterranean Diet in Pregnancy Associated With Lower Risk of Accelerated Growth
The Mediterranean diet is characterized by a high content of fruits, vegetables, olive oil, legumes and nuts. This healthy diet pattern has been associated with lower obesity and cardiometabolic risk in adults, but few studies have focused on children. This study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, aimed at evaluating the association between adherence to a ...
Bastyr and Virginia Mason Integrative Medicine Partnership
At Virginia Mason (Seattle, WA), East meets West as the medical center launches its integrative medicine service line that combines modern traditional medicine with the centuries-old wisdom of natural therapies to provide a balanced, holistic approach to good health. The Center for Integrative Medicine at Virginia Mason has partnered with experts at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health to ...
Routine Vitamin B12 Screening May Prevent Irreversible Nerve Damage in Type-2 Diabetes
Patients with type-2 diabetes, taking metformin, should have their vitamin B12 levels assessed more regularly to avoid irreversible nerve damage, according to a new study presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The study findings suggest that earlier detection of vitamin B12 deficiency through routine screening of all metformin-treated, type-2 diabetes ...
Different Types of Physical Activity Offer Varying Protection Against Heart Disease
While it is well known that physical activity is important for heart health, neither research nor recommendations consistently differentiate between the benefits of different types of physical activity. New research, presented at the ACC Latin America Conference 2018 in Lima, Peru, found that while all physical activity is beneficial, static activities—such as strength training—were more ...
New Fish Oil, Vitamin D Studies Focus in on Who Benefits
Big studies on fish oil and vitamin D offer suggestions on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients. Results were revealed on November 10 at an American Heart Association conference in Chicago, IL and published by the New England Journal of Medicine in a study titled “The Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL).” The ...
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