A feed of real-time information from newspapers, celebrities, politicians, and sports teams makes Twitter a continuous newswire. Credible sources? Perhaps not always; but the popular social network is certainly a great place to get updates and articles from your favorite users.

If you have yet to give in to the Twitterverse, here’s how it works: after creating an account you can choose to follow other users based on your interests or your field of work, or just follow friends and family. You’ll then be able to see their tweets (140-character updates) all on one page. Many tweets include links to articles or other websites, or even photos or videos. Here at Integrative Nutrition, we use Twitter to stay in touch with our students and grads, read articles from our nutrition experts, plus follow major news outlets and organizations to stay in the know about current events related to health and wellness.

We previously shared our Twitter lists of doctors and health experts, as well as healthy recipe bloggers, and now we’re sharing our list for health news, so you can stay up to date on the latest nutrition news!

@nytimeshealth – Regular updates from The New York Times Health page, with a ton of content on the health industry, as well as links to the @nytimeswell blog and new recipes.

@NutritionBlogs – Tweets from the Nutrition Blog Network, a site run by dieticians and nutrition experts who share reliable nutrition information, recipes and health tips.

@health_news – A popular user that tweets health-related articles from a variety of sites. There are multiple tweets an hour so you’ll always find something good.

You’re a food blog fanatic and surfing the net for new recipes is high up on your list of favorite pastimes. You’re always on the lookout for mouth-watering photos, and you love sharing your new finds with friends. Does this sound like you? If so, it’s time to jump on the Twitter bandwagon. Follow the right users and voila! You’ve got yourself a virtual recipe book, complete with tips, videos and photos.

We’re going to make it easy for you by sharing Twitter users we think are of value to the Integrative Nutrition community. If you’re already on Twitter, check out this list and follow away! We previously shared a list of doctors and health experts, and now we’re bringing you bloggers and authors that post healthy recipes on Twitter, complete with several students and graduates of the Health Coach Training Program.

As the Twitter-verse continues to grow, it can get pretty tough to wade through all the information floating around. Unless you don’t mind your Twitter feed getting congested with a bunch of celebrity gossip or random trends, "who do I follow?" becomes an important question. That’s why we’ve created a comprehensive guide to Twitter that we believe is of value to the Integrative Nutrition community! Below you’ll find doctors and experts in nutrition that are active on social media and worth following. Many are speakers at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and several are graduates of the Health Coach Training Program.

Doctors and Health Experts on Twitter:

The hunt is now over. Check the score to see who the top finishers were.

It’s officially the first day of the fall season. As you begin to wind down from your fun summer vacations, fall is a great time to focus on health and wellness, and enter a fun contest to win fantastic prizes! Who doesn’t love a good scavenger hunt? But this one has a twist – it will be held virtually, via Twitter!

Who: All our @NutritionSchool Tweeps (our Twitter peeps) 

What: Integrative Nutrition Scavenger Hunt

When: October 3^rd through October 30^th, weekdays

Where: Twitter.com/NutritionSchool  #IINHunt

Why: To celebrate fall and win great prizes!

How to Join the Hunt:

Congratulations to everyone who is graduating this weekend and going on to a fulfilling and healthy career in health counseling. You did it!

Many of you took a leap of faith by coming to Integrative Nutrition. Some of you may have seen positive changes in friends and family and knew it was the right step for you, but others of you really didn’t know what you were going to get out of the program. We thank each and every one of you for putting your trust and future happiness in our hands.

We put a lot of time and energy into making sure our students receive all of the knowledge they need to improve their own health and the tools they need to launch a successful career. You may have noticed that the students at Integrative Nutrition are not like other people you will meet. They are a group of focused and dedicated people. People who want to change, not only their health and happiness, but the health and happiness of the world. It’s inspiring. So, while the staff at Integrative Nutrition does everything we possibly can to provide for you, we know the success of the school would not be possible without the passionate and motivated students that pass through.  

I realize that many of you may have mixed emotions right now. You’re overjoyed that you’ve improved your health and you’re launching a new career, but you’re also sad that it’s ending.

I have good news! It’s totally not over. The relationships that you have made over this past year are only going to get stronger. You can stay connected through the OEF, Facebook and now Twitter!

You’ll continue to share what’s new and good through these social networks. Use the energy of your classmates to stay energized and focused about the work that you do.

I am confident that each and every one of you will be successful in your own way.