Articles by Shari Barbanel
Raising Dietary Potassium to Sodium Ratio Helps Reduce Heart, Kidney Disease
Reducing sodium (salt) in the diet has been recommended to lower blood pressure and the risk of heart disease. However, in a new review article, University of Southern California researchers found that increasing dietary potassium is as important to improving the risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney disease as limiting dietary sodium. The article is ...
Allergies? Probiotic Combination May Curb Your Symptoms, New Study Finds
As we head into allergy season, you may feel less likely to grab a hanky and sneeze. That’s because new University of Florida (UF) research shows a probiotic combination might help reduce hay fever symptoms, if it’s taken during allergy season. Many published studies have shown a probiotic’s ability to regulate the body’s immune response ...
Gilad&Gilad Gambles on Las Vegas
Gilad&Gilad has announced that it is presently relocating its headquarters to Henderson (a suburb of Las Vegas), NV. The move is an important step in the company’s investment in the development and marketing of its agmatine-based supplements. “The relocation to Nevada, a business-friendly state with a saner housing market, will allow the company to allocate ...
UA Center for Integrative Medicine Receives $1M Gift To Transform Health Care
Thanks to a $1 million commitment from Iris Cantor, a lifelong philanthropist, the University of Arizona (UA) Center for Integrative Medicine will develop new curricula, train a new generation of integrative health professionals and empower individuals and communities to optimize health and well-being through the establishment of the Iris Cantor Research and Innovation Fund. An ...
CASI 2017 Health Care Conference in San Francisco, CA
Be at the forefront of functional medicine by attending the second annual CASI (Clinical and Scientific Insights) conference for health care practitioners on March 17-18, 2017 at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco (California). Offering a unique educational experience packed with the latest insights from the most respected, brightest minds in the industry, this one-of-a-kind event ...
Orbita and IVCi Partner to Bring Video Collaboration to Connected Home Health Care
Orbita, Inc. (Boston, MA) has announced a partnership with video collaboration solution provider, IVCi (Hauppauge, NY). The partnership will enable health care providers and home caregivers to easily connect home care, mobile health and voice health assistant applications with scalable and secure video collaboration services. Orbita is integrating its connected health care products with IVCi’s ...
People With Forms of Early-onset Parkinson’s Disease May Benefit From Boosting Niacin in Diet
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease may benefit from boosting the amount of niacin in their diet, according to new research from the University of Leicester (U.K.). Niacin, or vitamin B3, is found in a variety of foods, including nuts and meat. The team from the MRC Toxicology Unit at the University of ...
Study Explains How Western Diet Leads to Overeating and Obesity
More than two in three adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese, with substantial biomedical and clinical evidence suggesting that chronic overconsumption of a “Western diet”—foods consisting high levels of sugars and fats—is a major cause of this epidemic. New research by scientists at the University of California, Riverside now shows that ...
Meditation and Music May Help Reverse Early Memory Loss in Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
In a recent study of adults with early memory loss, a West Virginia University research team lead by Dr. Kim Innes found that practice of a simple meditation or music listening program may have multiple benefits for older adults with preclinical memory loss. In this randomized controlled trial, 60 older adults with subjective cognitive decline ...
Millions of People With Metabolic Syndrome May Need More Vitamin E
New research has shown that people with metabolic syndrome need significantly more vitamin E—which could be a serious public health concern, in light of the millions of people who have this condition that’s often related to obesity. A study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also made it clear that conventional tests ...
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