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Cleveland Clinic Study Finds Erythritol Linked to Higher Rates of Heart Attack and Stroke
New Cleveland Clinic research showed that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Findings were published on Feb. 27 in Nature Medicine. Researchers studied more than 4,000 people in the U.S. and Europe and found those with higher blood erythritol levels were at elevated risk of experiencing a major ...
Researchers Shed Light on How Exercise Preserves Physical Fitness During Aging
Proven to protect against a wide array of diseases, exercise may be the most powerful anti-aging intervention known to science. However, while physical activity can improve health during aging, its beneficial effects inevitably decline. The cellular mechanisms underlying the relationship among exercise, fitness and aging remain poorly understood. In a paper published in the Proceedings of ...
New Insights on How Some Individuals With Obesity Can Lose Weight
For decades, there’s been a persistent one-size-fits-all approach to treating obesity: Embrace a diet that’s low in calories. Yet evidence shows that this diet-focused approach simply doesn’t work for a subset of adults with obesity who are adherent in a clinical weight management program. Now, compelling new research published in the journal eBioMedicine challenges the deeply ingrained ...
IADSA Highlights Major Discrepancies in Global Vitamin C Guidance
Daily vitamin C recommendations vary significantly worldwide even though the data underlying them are broadly the same, according to a new “Mind the Gap” resource from the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA). Research shows that there is an almost threefold difference between the lowest and the highest recommendations for vitamin C issued by ...
MUIH to Offer Master of Science in Herbal Product Design and Manufacture Program Fully Online
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) will begin offering its Master of Science in Herbal Product Design and Manufacture program in two delivery formats. Starting in fall 2022, students can choose between the new fully online format or the hybrid format, which combines online and on-campus courses. The new online format eliminates travel costs for the student ...
Exercise Can Help Older Adults Retain Their Memories
We all know exercise is good for us, but that still leaves plenty of questions. How much exercise? Who benefits the most? And when in our lives? New research led by University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) psychologists pools data from dozens of studies to answer these questions, showing that older adults may be able to prevent ...
Eating More Fruit and Vegetables Linked to Less Stress, Study Finds
Eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is associated with less stress, according to new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU, Australia) that was published in Clinical Nutrition. The study examined the link between fruit and vegetable intake and stress levels of more than 8,600 Australians aged between 25 and 91 participating in the ...
The Relevance of Cancer Stem Cell Research and Botanicals for Integrative Practice
There has been a long battle against cancer in conventional practice. The American Cancer Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of cancer, was founded in 1913. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced that that was the year to make dramatic advancements against cancer. And in 2013, Time magazine announced triumphantly that cancer ...
RAND Establishes Center to Advance Complementary and Integrative Health Research
The RAND Corporation (Santa Monica, CA) has launched the Center for Collaborative Research in Complementary and Integrative Health, a first-of-its-kind effort intended to bolster research expertise and participation at colleges that train practitioners in complementary and integrative health. The effort initially will involve 10 chiropractic and naturopathic medicine colleges, but eventually open to all other ...
MUIH and Instituto Salgado De Saúde Integral Announce International Partnership
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) and Instituto Salgado de Saúde Integral (Salgado Institute, Brazil) have announced that they have signed an international partnership agreement. MUIH and Salgado Institute have entered into this partnership with the shared goal of working across international borders to positively impact the health and wellness of individuals and communities. Plans include collaboration ...
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