Articles by Shari Barbanel
Natural Partners Announces Advisory Board and New Educational Training Center
Natural Partners, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ) announced the establishment of the Natural Partners Advisory Board and the opening of the new NP Productions Training Center. The Advisory Board and Training Center further elevate Natural Partners’ educational platform by sharing knowledge and strengthening communication among practitioners, patients and brand partners. “The development of the Natural Partners Advisory ...
NCCAOM Releases Revised Code of Ethics
Putting patient safety first, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) has released its newly revised The NCCAOM Code of Ethics. The code ensures that nationally certified acupuncturists and Oriental medicine (AOM) practitioners are following the highest standards of ethics and patient safety. “NCCAOM is the only organization that provides national certification ...
Liver Recovery Difficult Even With Improved Diet—But Faster if Sugar Intake is Low
Liver damage caused by the typical “Western diet”—one high in fat, sugar and cholesterol that’s common in developed countries such as the United States—may be difficult to reverse even if diet is generally improved, a new study shows. The research, published in PLOS One by scientists from Oregon State University (OSU), found that a diet ...
Frontline Segment: Skewed & Misleading, AHPA Says
A segment aired on January 19 on PBS’ Frontline presented dietary supplements as inherently unsafe by misrepresenting the rigorous safety provisions established for these products under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, the strict liability statute under which supplements are regulated. The segment, titled “Supplements and Safety,” relied on anecdotal reports of noncompliant products ...
Battling the Bulge
Practitioners must consider all factors when developing a protocol to help patients lose weight. Now that the sun has set on 2015, people look at the New Year as a fresh start. Oftentimes, they set their goals for the year in the form of a New Year’s resolution. In fact, a Nielson survey of the ...
Leading Nutrition Conference to Assemble World Experts
The University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (UACIM) has opened registration for the 2016 Nutrition & Health Conference, March 21-23, in Denver, CO. The conference brings together internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, educators and chefs to explore good nutrition and health. This year’s faculty include Loren Cordain, PhD, founder of the Paleo Diet movement; Kathie ...
HHS and USDA Release New Dietary Guidelines
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia M. Burwell and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have released updated nutritional guidelines that encourage Americans to adopt a series of science-based recommendations to improve how they eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and ...
Acupuncture May Aid Weight Loss
According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009-2010) two out of every three American adults are overweight or obese. So it’s no surprise that many people include losing weight on their New Year’s resolution list. As Americans gear up to watch what they eat and hit the gym, the National Certification Commission for ...
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at NMSU Wins Higher Education Marketing Award
The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) at New Mexico State University (NMSU), a new Osteopathic Medicine School scheduled to open in August 2016, won a gold award for its electronic newsletter series by the Higher Education Marketing Report, the most widely read publication for education marketers. Twenty higher education institutions received awards ranging from Award ...
Product Safety Expert Debunks Research Questioning the Safety of Dietary Supplements at Congressional Briefing
Dr. Richard Kingston told an audience of almost 50 congressional staffers, industry executives and public affairs professionals that research purporting to raise significant questions regarding the safety of dietary supplements often lacks context and appropriate data to draw meaningful conclusions, which contributes to the misinterpretations of the new science by the consumer media covering those ...
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