Articles by Lisa Schofield
What’s Love Got to do With It?
The title of the popular 80s classic pop song from Tina Turner, “What’s Love Got to do With It?” can be answered – plenty. Especially when it comes to heart health. According to a research article by Scripps.org, “How Love Affects Your Heart,” the feeling of love may be beneficial to heart health. One theory ...
In Support of Natural Heart Health
Despite a major negative study publicized last summer, the heart health category is teeming with effective, science-backed supplements. Here’s how to win over skittish customers. “Most dietary supplements are useless for preventing heart attacks!” This statement or a facsimile thereof caused the dietary supplement industry and natural health practitioners to have tachycardia (rapid heartbeat often ...
Overweight in One’s 60s May Affect the Brain Later
Sporting a girthier waistline and higher body mass index during one’s 60s may be associated with greater signs of brain aging years later, according to a study published this past summer in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study suggests that these factors may accelerate brain aging by at least ...
Pondering Cognitive Health
Life is equally more demanding and more enriching than ever, and more people of all ages are seeking brain/cognitive bolstering supplements. There’s a quaint old expression: You’ve got another think coming. Being that everyone has approximately 86 billion neurons, that’s a lot of thinks. And this means that the cognition support category is quite an ...
Barnyard Animals Help Keep Babies Healthy
According to researchers at Ohio State University, being around farm animals helps boost immunity, especially for babies and children. The researchers found that bacteria and other microbes from rural Amish babies was far more diverse—in a beneficial way—than what was found in the guts of urban babies. And, in a first-of-its-kind experiment, they found evidence ...
Immune Support
A new understanding of immune regulation is growing this supplement category exponentially. According to a 2018 published study in ISME Journal, approximately 800 billion viruses are swept up and land per each 11 square feet (one square meter) on the planet each day. It’s true: we are all under attack from a daily virus deluge. ...
EPA & DHA Reduce Premature Birth Risk
A 2018 Cochrane Review found that increasing the intake of omega-3 EFAs during pregnancy can reduce the risk of premature births, a leading cause of mortality for children aged 5 and younger worldwide (and accounting for one million deaths annually). Approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely each year, and those that are at higher ...
Essentially for Everyone
EFAs are embraced by consumers, but there’s still some proper education that needs to be done. Essential fatty acids—EFAs—continue to enjoy a moment: just about everyone knows they need these compounds. Expectant mothers to the active elderly are seeking EFAs in some form. Unlike newer nutraceuticals, there isn’t much convincing retailers need to do to ...
Study Reveals MOA of Cannabidiol for Pain Relief
CBD continues to be one of the most popular supplements for people who want to ease discomfort without side effects. And now, researchers know why. A team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University have unveiled good news for individuals dealing with chronic pain by pinpointing ...
Easing the Pain
Everyone has times of aches and higher inflammation, from numerous causes. Here’s how to help. An old-timey joke goes like this: “I went to the doctor and told him ‘It hurts when I do this.’ The doctor said, ‘Then don’t do that.’” If only it were that easy. Pain tolerance is individual—no two people experience ...
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