Recent Blog Posts
What Makes MUIH’s Nutrition and Integrative Health Programs Unique?
Healthcare is changing, and accompanying that change is a renewed interest in the power of food to maintain health and wellness. As this interest increases, there is a need for individuals who understand the vital and interrelated physiological, environmental, socio-cultural, and spiritual roles of food in our lives.
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – Beyond Treatment and Into Health
Now more than ever acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) is poised to play a significant role in the larger healthcare arena. This movement to include AOM is captured by recent developments in the governing bodies that guide how
medicine is offered and reimbursed within in the U.S. and throughout the world.
MUIH’s Online Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs Recognized as Leaders by BestColleges.com
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH), a national leader in the education and practice of integrative medicine, health, and wellness, is pleased to announce that two of its leading online programs have been recognized among the best in the nation by BestColleges.com. MUIH’s Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health has been ranked among the top ten online master’s in nutrition programs, and the Master of Science in Health Promotion program has been named the “Best Online Master’s in Health Education” for the second year in a row.
Spring is Springing
Birds are singing, spring is springing! Nature is constant only in its harmonious balance of Yin and Yang and the cycle of the seasons. Shinrin-yoku or “forest bathing” is a term first used by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and is really just a concise wording for ‘getting back to nature,’ or taking some time in the wilderness. Call it what you like, shinrin-yoku gets us back to who we are intrinsically. It gives our mind a chance to reassess our needs according to evolutionary knowledge, and to conserve vital resources for when they are absolutely necessary.iii