2009-05-06 16:33
The voluntary recall of 14 Hydroxycut products by Iovate Sciences has people talking. Should there by stricter controls on dietary supplements?The Hydroxycut recall was triggered by a consum… Read More
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The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS), based in Portland, Oregon, is a leader in holistic health education. We are accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and state licensed by the Oregon Department of Education. ACHS, founded in 1978, is one of the oldest and most respected distance education natural health colleges, offering flexible online programs, a highly qualified faculty, and a diverse student body.
2009-04-29 20:39
(April 23, 2009) The March/April issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine features a guest editorial by ABC Founder and Executive Director Mark Blumenthal, in which Blumenthal a… Read More
2009-04-29 20:03
No matter the reason, sometimes you just aren't in the mood for moving and sweating. Whenever this happens to you, try these strategies for working up to the desire to hit the gym:Remind You… Read More
2009-04-24 18:19
Natural health tips and recipes for making your own aromatherapeutic, healing body care and culinary oils.*BY: Dorene Petersen, ACHS President Plants provide us with a rich array of therapeu… Read More
2009-04-22 16:12
"Thanks to a new tool called Life Cycle Analysis, scientists can pinpoint much more precisely what foods produce those climate-warming gases, and what stage in their "life cycle" is most car… Read More
2009-04-20 22:21
Natural health tips and recipes for easing the menopause transition and improving overall health...The article below originally appeared on the website BlogCritics.org. BY: Dorene Petersen… Read More
2009-04-17 17:42
According to a press release posted March 23 by the American Botanical Council:On Friday, March 12, ABCNews.com’s Health section published a story on the controversy surrounding detoxi… Read More
2009-04-16 22:23
Automatically download the latest in holistic health news and events with ACHS widgets--otherwise known as blidgets. We'll take care of the updates. To keep your readers coming back for me… Read More
2009-04-13 16:22
Before you plant a new spring garden, you prepare the soil. You make sure the soil is healthy, full of nutrients, aerated, well hydrated, and so on. Well, just as we prepare our gardens for… Read More
2009-04-09 16:04
Spring is here! In some parts of the country, that means plants are starting to bloom and the sun is shinning for the better part of a day. But in other locals, like here, in Portland, Orego… Read More
2009-04-03 16:40
This is one of the main trails in Tryon Creek State Park. You can’t tell from the photo, but at the moment it was taken, freezing rain was falling. Moments after setting foot on the… Read More
2009-04-01 16:27
yes you are quite rightsometimes it seems asif the pharmaceutical worldlies beyond a featurelessblack glass of impenetrablevoids disconnected from peopleand the raw ingredients thatthey isol… Read More
2009-03-31 19:42
In the past several years, there have been numerous reports of possible liver toxicity associated with the use of various preparations made from black cohosh (Actaea racemosa, Ranunculaceae… Read More
2009-03-31 16:14
Springtime allergies can put a damper on even the sunniest day. But—they don’t have to. If you’ve relied upon store-bought allergy medications in the past—and have be… Read More
2009-03-26 22:20
When tough economic times hit, our collective money belts cinch tighter and tighter. People stop looking for entertainment out of doors and hunker down for the at-home experience, including… Read More
2009-03-23 20:25
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health (NCCAM), which was established about 17 years ago and provides some of the best studies ab… Read More
2009-03-23 18:12
WASHINGTON—Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of the South Lawn on Friday to plant a vegetable garden, the first at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory ga… Read More
2009-03-18 16:32
A March 15 article in the New York Times, " Treatment for Peanut Allergies Shows Promise," talks about the practical applications of homeopathy. Although the article does not use the term h… Read More
2009-03-18 15:29
Following the release March 2, 2009, by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) of a report on the oversight and regulation of dietary supplements (FDA Should Take Further Actions to… Read More
2009-03-18 15:28
The author [of the article "Maca: new insights on an ancient plant," T. Hudson], a naturopathic physician and professor at the Natural College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, r… Read More
2009-03-18 15:27
Health freedom is one of the primary challenges faced by the U.S. today. Though we aren't all suited for frontline politics, the health freedom fight does not have to be all or nothing. Ther… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hi folks!We've moved our blog posts over to http://info.achs.edu/blog and we're trying to figure out how to feed that back over to this blogger blog... in the meantime, please go visi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
July 23, 2009--The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has launched six new graduate certificate programs in the field of complementary alternative medicine (CAM). These new certi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Natural medicine works with the body's ability to heal itself, according to Dr. Arianna Staruch, ND, who spoke about using natural medicine with children at the American College of Healthcar… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You don't have to have a big garden to grow your own fresh herbs. For those who live in apartments, don't have a backyard, or only like to garden small-scale, most herbs can be grown in cera… Read More
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