Articles by Shari Barbanel
Pure Encapsulations Launches PureResponse
Massachusetts-based Pure Encapsulations has launched PureResponse, a first-of-its-kind platform at the forefront of functional immunology. More than 25 million Americans are seeking a solution to reset their immune balance and responsiveness. PureResponse was developed as a tool to help health care practitioners working with these individuals better understand the nuances for each patient type, address ...
Sleeping Too Much or Not Enough May Have Bad Effects on Health
Fewer than six and more than 10 hours of sleep per day are associated with metabolic syndrome and its individual components, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health that involved 133,608 Korean men and women aged 40-69 years. Researchers at Seoul National University College of Medicine found that compared to individuals ...
ACHS Ranked Fifth Greenest Workplace in Oregon
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has been named one of the greenest workplaces in Oregon for 2018, ranking fifth by Oregon Business magazine. List rankings were announced on May 31, 2018, at The Nines Hotel in Portland, OR, as part of the annual 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon Luncheon and Celebration. This gala ...
Terry Wahls, MD, Receives 2018 Linus Pauling Award
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has announced that Terry Wahls, MD has been named the 2018 recipient of the Linus Pauling Award. The Linus Pauling Award recognizes a visionary clinician or researcher who has made a significant contribution to the development of the functional medicine (FM) model or to the reach of functional medicine nationally or ...
Natural Partners and Fullscript to Merge
Natural Partners, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ) and Fullscript (Ottawa, ON, Canada) have announced plans to combine, bringing the best wholesale and fulfillment network in the nutritional supplement industry together with the premier online supplement dispensing platform to create a more efficient, effective and innovative solution for integrative practitioners and patients who seek holistic and natural solutions ...
OSU Biologist Advocates Ecological Approach to Improving Human Health
Chronic diseases like cancer, autoimmune disorders and obesity may ultimately vanquish the efforts of medical intervention unless people change their diet, an Oregon State University (OSU) biologist argues in a recently published paper. Matt Orr, assistant professor in the College of Science at OSU-Cascades, describes a “restoration ecology” approach toward patient health—every person is like ...
NMC Summit on the Future of Naturopathic Medicine
In what is being called a “watershed moment” for the naturopathic profession, organizers have announced the launch of a grassroots initiative to strengthen the culture of collaboration in the profession. The goals of the facilitated process are to gather input from all individuals and organizations that care about the profession’s future to ultimately unify around ...
Addition of Chiropractic Care to Usual Medical Care Provides Greater Relief for Low-back Pain
A new study led by investigators at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, in conjunction with the RAND Corporation and the Samueli Institute, found that patients suffering from low-back pain who received chiropractic care in addition to usual medical care had better short-term improvements in low-back pain intensity and pain-related disability when compared to those ...
LifeSeasons Launches Ingredient Science Library
Over the past year, Texas-based LifeSeasons and a team of medical professionals and industry leaders have been collecting clinical research summaries on 200-plus ingredients used in their 36 condition-specific formulas. The newly launched Ingredient Science Library combines years of medical expertise on various health conditions as well as published clinical research all in one easy ...
Study: Coffee Consumption During Pregnancy Related to Overweight Offspring
A study published in the BMJ Open journal shows that even moderate coffee consumption during pregnancy, one to two cups per day, is related to a risk of overweight or obesity in school age children. It has not been clearly shown if caffeine is the direct cause of the overweight, but the relationship, alone, has caused researchers ...
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