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Five Vital Nutrients Bestsellers Earn TESTED by SuppCo Certification Verifying Label Claims

by Shari Barbanel | November 11, 2026

Vital Nutrients has announced that five of its dietary supplements have earned TESTED by SuppCo certification, providing independent verification that key active ingredients meet label claims. The certified products, all among Vital Nutrients’ bestsellers, are Adrenal Support, Magnesium Glycinate + Malate, Pancreatic Enzymes 1,000 mg, Vitamin D3 2,000 IU and Vitamin D3 + K2, with additional products planned for submission to the certification program. ...

Thorne Expands NSF Certified For Sport Portfolio

by Shari Barbanel | November 9, 2026

Thorne (Summerville, SC) has announced that it has expanded its NSF Certified for Sport portfolio to more than 60 products, one of the largest lines in the industry, according to the company. Newly certified products include Protein Optimizer and Vitamin B12 underscoring Thorne’s continued investment in independent third-party testing. Recognized as the gold standard in third-party ...

Drinking Tea May Help Protect Your Heart, But There’s a Surprising Catch

by Shari Barbanel | November 4, 2026

Drinking tea regularly may offer important benefits for your heart and blood vessels, according to a massive study involving nearly 500,000 adults. Researchers found that people who consumed tea regularly had a lower risk of developing several vascular diseases compared with those who did not drink tea. However, the findings also revealed some unexpected differences. ...

ACA Announces Featured Speakers for Engage 2027

by Shari Barbanel | November 2, 2026

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has announced featured speakers for Engage 2027, its annual conference, taking place Jan. 21-23 in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together doctors of chiropractic, students and other chiropractic stakeholders for educational programming, advocacy and networking opportunities. Engage 2027 will feature experts and thought leaders from across health care, research ...

FEM By UPSA Appoints U.S. Advisors

by Shari Barbanel | October 26, 2026

FEM By UPSA (France) has appointed Steven R. Goldstein, MD, and Amanda H. Corbett, PharmD, as its inaugural U.S. Clinical & Scientific Advisors. These appointments mark the next phase of FEM’s U.S. expansion following the 2025 arrival of its scientifically prestigious midlife women’s health dietary supplement portfolio. Building on decades of specialized women’s health research, proprietary technology ...

Scientists Find 10 Different Diets Linked to Slower Aging

by Shari Barbanel | October 21, 2026

A large study involving approximately 7,500 people suggests that eating a healthy diet may help slow biological aging, and there is no single eating plan that stands above all others. Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) investigated 10 different dietary patterns, including the Mediterranean, Nordic, plant-based and DASH diets. The DASH diet ...

Preliminary Federal Court Order Directs Department of Education to Recognize the ND as a Professional Degree

by Shari Barbanel | October 19, 2026

The Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC), American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), and Naturopathic Medical Student Association (NMSA) have announced the federal court’s ruling granting a preliminary injunction in their challenge to the U.S. Department of Education’s treatment of the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) degree under the RISE rule. In a 60-page opinion ...

ACLM Launches 2 Solutions to Advance Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Education

by Shari Barbanel | October 14, 2026

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has launched two resources to help medical schools meet new federal nutrition requirements and to support practicing physicians seeking education relevant to state-level nutrition education requirements. The first is the Lifestyle Medicine Medical School Curriculum (LMMSC), a comprehensive four-year educational program designed to help medical schools integrate evidence-based nutrition and ...

Scientists Discover Vanilla’s Hidden Healing Potential

by Shari Barbanel | October 12, 2026

The compound responsible for vanilla’s familiar sweet flavor and aroma could have an unexpected future in medicine. Scientists at Flinders University (Australia) have identified properties in vanillin that could make it a promising ingredient in treatments for chronic wounds, infections, and damaged tissue. Researchers from the university’s Biomedical Nanoengineering Laboratory found that vanillin has notable ...

Wholistic Matters Expands Continuing Education Catalog for Health Care Practitioners

by Shari Barbanel | October 7, 2026

Wholistic Matters, powered by Standard Process (Palmyra, WI), has announced the launch of an expanded continuing education (CE) course catalog featuring new courses and enhanced multi-credit learning experiences designed to help health care practitioners deepen their clinical knowledge while earning continuing education credits at a fraction of the typical industry cost. All CE-accredited courses are ...

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