"Holistic" and "integrative" are often used to describe health and healing. But what should we understand them to mean? And what might truly holistic and integrative care look like? Dr. Martin Hart of the Biologix Center for Optimum Health explores these concepts in this month's BioBlog.

September's newsletter features a short video of our Executive Director, Liz Wiley, after being presented with the Community Partner Award from the United Way of Greater New Bedford (UWGNB). The Marion Institute received the award for our work focusing on promoting health equity, advocating for food justice, and building resilient communities during this challenging past year. There's also a ton of new information on the BioMed for Practitioner's Certification Course Series that we are launching this fall with Dr. Dickson Thom, ND, DDS. Enjoy!

Students are back in school and Grow Education is gearing up for another exciting year of programming.

We are thrilled to announce and introduce the inaugural members of the Southcoast Food Policy Council Community Advisory Board (CAB). Our first meeting of the CAB will take place on September 30th via zoom. The CAB will use the 2021 Food System Assessment Report for Southeastern MA as a roadmap for identifying the regions food related assets, and progress made.

There is a mythology of aging that pervades our culture today, leading us to believe that physical decline is an inevitable part of the aging process. Peg Doyle, MEd, CHHC, and Owner of Wellness and You shares tips for long-lasting vitality with an emphasis on the correlation between diet and health.

August's newsletter highlights our FY'20 Annual Report with a link to view and download a copy. Here you will find a comprehensive look at all we were able to accomplish during this difficult and challenging year. Also, check out the new cohort of New Bedford teachers taking part in Grow Education's 2nd annual Professional Development Day at Round the Bend Farm!

Find out more about the newest program of The Marion Institute, Southcoast Food Policy Council, and all the ways you can get involved to become a good food citizen! There is so much great work being done and we need your help to make it happen.

Grow Education is excited to welcome the second cohort of teachers to our Farm to School crew!

Today's marketplace is awash with supplements of all kinds, making it difficult for consumers to navigate safely and effectively. In this article, Jaimie Dufresne of the BioMed Center New England offers insights to help smart consumers avert risk and reap health benefits.

It's great to be back! We hosted our first in-person event in well over a year in Providence, RI for our BioMed Programs; Find out the benefits of Intravenous (IV) therapy as a way to deliver nutrients to the body; and answer the call to become a "Food Citizen"!