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MUIH Announces New Program in Culinary Health and Healing
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has announced that it has been approved to offer a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Culinary Health and Healing. This program is one of only a few graduate programs in the U.S. to focus on the emerging field of culinary health and medicine. The program blends the nutrition and culinary fields and ...
Emerson Ecologics Launches Wellevate Labs
Emerson Ecologics (Manchester, NH) has introduced the latest fundamental tool offered on its Wellevate platform. Wellevate Labs radically simplifies the arduous diagnostic testing process. This latest innovation aggregates the ordering, reporting and secure sharing of conventional and specialty labs—all seamlessly integrated for health and wellness professionals through the Wellevate platform. Since 2015, Wellevate has established ...
Logan University Receives $1 Million Gift Toward $28 Million Campus Renovation Campaign
As part of its ongoing commitment to advancing education and transforming lives through evidence-based, patient-centered health care, and thanks to a generous lead gift from Jud, DC (’61) and Mrs. Judi Fuhr, Logan University (St. Louis, MO) recently announced plans to renovate and expand the newly named Fuhr Science Center (formerly Science and Research Center) ...
Physical Exercise Modulates Iron in Alzheimer’s Disease
A recent experimental study shows how regular physical exercise modulates iron metabolism in both the brain and the muscles. The findings also help to better understand the benefits of exercise in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study was published in a special issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences entitled “Redox Active Metals in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Therapeutic Implications.” Dysregulation ...
UCI Among Inaugural U.S. Cohort to Adopt Okanagan Charter
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is among the inaugural U.S. cohort of eight “health-promoting universities and colleges” to adopt the Okanagan Charter. The Okanagan Charter calls on institutions of higher education to infuse health and well-being into the campus environment and lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally. It provides signees with ...
Standard Process Fights Hunger Through Its Annual Charitable Event
Standard Process (Palmyra, WI) has announced the donation of 77,000 meals to a network of more than 200 food banks across the nation as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to change lives through whole food nutrition. The donation—which supported Feeding America—was made possible through the company’s 6th annual One Day, One Bottle, One Meal ...
MUIH Appoints New Health and Wellness Coaching Department Chair
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has announced that it has appointed Dr. Duston Morris as the new chair of its health and wellness coaching department. He brings a wealth of professional experiences to the role as a health and wellness professional, faculty member, researcher, and academic administrator. Dr. Morris’ career includes a strong emphasis ...
Growing Evidence of Vitamin K Benefits For Heart Health
New Edith Cowan University (ECU, Australia) research has found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K have up to a 34 percent lower risk of atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular disease (conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels). Researchers examined data from more than 50,000 people taking part in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health ...
Vitamin D May Protect Against Young-onset Colorectal Cancer
Consuming higher amounts of vitamin D may help protect against developing young-onset colorectal cancer or precancerous colon polyps, according to the first study to show such an association. The study, recently published online in the journal Gastroenterology, by scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and other institutions, could ...
Higher Levels of Omega-3 Acids in the Blood Increases Life Expectancy By Almost Five Years
Levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood are as good a predictor of mortality from any cause as smoking, according to a study involving the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), in collaboration with The Fatty Acid Research Institute in the United States and several universities in the United States and Canada. The ...
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