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IFM Announces 2026 Annual International Conference Steering Committee
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has announced its 2026 Annual International Conference (AIC) Steering Committee. This distinguished group of medical experts and members of IFM Executive Leadership will provide strategic input for IFM’s 33rd AIC, which will be held in San Diego, CA, and via livestream from May 27-30, 2026. The AIC Steering Committee includes practitioners ...
Cocoa Supplements Show Surprising Anti-aging Potential
Could cocoa extract supplements rich in cocoa flavanols reduce inflammation and, in turn, prevent age-related chronic diseases? In a new study from the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), investigators from Mass General Brigham and their colleagues looked at changes in five age-related markers of inflammation among participants who received daily cocoa supplements over ...
IFM Establishes Certifying Board for the Functional Medicine Field
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has taken the next step in the new Functional Medicine Certification Program by announcing the formation of the International Board of Functional Medicine Certification (IBFMC). Established by a formal resolution of the IFM Governing Board of Directors (BOD), IBFMC is the first-ever certifying board for functional medicine and operates autonomously to oversee ...
National Chiropractic Health Month to Raise Awareness of Non-drug Pain Management
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month this October with the theme “Get Started with Chiropractic.” The campaign will raise awareness of how taking a non-drug approach to pain initially may help you to avoid riskier treatments later. When it comes to common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions ...
Fatty Liver Breakthrough: Vitamin B3 Shows Promise
Approximately 30 percent of the global population is affected by metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD), a condition that previously lacked targeted treatments. In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have identified a genetic factor that exacerbates the disease, and remarkably, the FDA-approved drug that most effectively targets this factor is vitamin B3. A collaborative research team led ...
House Directs Defense Department to Restore Chiropractic to Military Bases
On Sept. 10, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a plan to restore chiropractic services at more than a dozen U.S. military bases where services have been arbitrarily discontinued. The action is consistent with the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) ongoing concern over the use of opioids by active-duty members of the military and ...
NDMU Merges With MUIH
Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) and Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) have completed a merger of MUIH programs into NDMU, making NDMU the nation’s first comprehensive university to house a school solely dedicated to integrative health. Notre Dame of Maryland University’s School of Integrative Health (NDMU SOIH) has the potential to serve as a leader ...
Thorne Shines Spotlight on Creatine With New Campaign Featuring Grammy Award Winning Musical Artist Ciara
Thorne (New York, NY) has unveiled its Creatine Campaign spotlighting the supplement’s wide-ranging benefits including performance, endurance and cognition. Featuring musical icon, entrepreneur, philanthropist and mother, Ciara, the campaign challenges the long-held notion that creatine is just for bodybuilders and athletes, redefining it as a tool for those seeking the wide range of benefits creatine ...
Beet Juice May Help Lower Blood Pressure in Older Adults
The blood pressure lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers at the University of Exeter conducted the study, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, comparing responses between a group of older adults ...
ACA Engage 2026 Featured Speakers to Focus on Leadership, AI
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has announced that Dr. Bradley Beira of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) and AI expert Dr. Brian Coleman will be featured speakers in January at ACA’s annual conference, Engage 2026. Dr. Beira, who will deliver the McAndrew’s Leadership Lecture, is WFC’s recently appointed secretary-general as well as a director ...
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