Articles by Shari Barbanel
World Obesity Federation Confirms “Obesity is a Chronic Disease”
In a statement published in the leading journal Obesity Reviews, the World Obesity Federation confirms its support for defining obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease. The statement was prepared by a scientific committee of the Federation, which concluded that obesity fits the epidemiological model of a disease process except that the toxic or pathological agent is ...
How Naturopathic Doctors Are Educated, Trained and Licensed
Naturopathic doctors educated and trained in accredited naturopathic medical schools in North America are required to complete a four-year, in-residence, hands-on medical program consisting of 4,100 hours of class and clinical training. This is according to the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), which has launched a new information service for consumers in partnership with ...
Zinc Helps Shorten the Common Cold
There is no significant difference between zinc acetate lozenges and zinc gluconate lozenges regarding their efficacy in shortening the duration of common colds according to a meta-analysis published in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open. Seven randomized trials with zinc acetate and found that the duration of colds was shortened on average by 33 ...
Physical Activity Helps to Counteract Weight Gain From Obesity-causing Gene Variant
Physical activity can reduce the weight-gaining effects of the genetic variant that carries the greatest risk of obesity, reported Mariaelisa Graff of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tuomas Kilpeläinen of University of Copenhagen and colleagues in PLOS Genetics. With people consuming more calories and being less physically active, the world has witnessed an ...
Seven Pioneers in Medical Wellness to Keynote at the 2017 Global Wellness Summit
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) recently announced that an all-star lineup of integrative medicine leaders will present at the 2017 conference: Dr. Richard Carmona (former U.S. Surgeon General), Elissa Epel, PhD (telomeres research pioneer, UCSF), Dr. Paul Limburg (Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic), Dr. Mehmet Oz (Professor of Surgery, Columbia University and host, “The Dr. ...
AAHP Recognized as Voice of Homeopathy on Capitol Hill
The American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists’ (AAHP) Legal & Regulatory Committee recently received the 2017 Henry N. Williams Professional Service Award from the National Center for Homeopathy (NCH). Presented on April 1 during the 2017 Joint American Homeopathic Conference, the award honors the committee’s efforts in working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on behalf of ...
CSUN Athletics and CSUN’s Magaram CenterLaunch Nutrition and Wellness Partnership
California State University Northridge (CSUN) Athletics and CSUN’s Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics in the College of Health and Human Development have announced a unique new partnership that will help the two programs create and grow mutually beneficial nutrition and wellness programming. The Matadors’ existing wellness programming will be supplemented by ...
INM Adds New Board Members
The Institute for Natural Medicine (INM), whose mission is to transform health care in the U.S. by increasing public awareness of naturopathic medicine and bring proven natural medicine to patients in need, has appointed Jaclyn Chasse, ND, president of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), a sister organization to the INM, to a three-year ...
AMI’s 2017 Physicians’ CME Conference for Relieving Physician Burnout
A distinguished faculty of The American Meditation Institution (AMI) will present a 30 credit CME training in Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine to relieve and prevent physician burnout at AMI’s 9th Annual CME Conference on October 24-28, 2017. Entitled The Heart and Science of Yoga this comprehensive physician training at the Cranwell Resort and ...
Beyond Skin Deep
There are a number of factors that can cause skin conditions. Here is how you can help your patients’ skin issues more naturally. Skin is the body’s largest organ and is also its first line of defense in fighting infection. And while it acts as the body’s protector, the skin can also be the first ...
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