Articles by Lisa Schofield
Study Shows New Cause of Inflammation in Arteriosclerosis
Medical researchers are constantly seeking to unveil the “hows” and “whys” of disease states, especially in specific instances. Some individuals lack specific antibodies—immunoglobulin M (IgM), typically produced following a blood infection, and which kick off the immune response to fight infection. Researchers from both the CeMM (the Austrian Academy of Sciences Research Center for Molecular ...
A Healthy Beat
Supplements that address a variety of heart health issues are catching on with consumers. December 2016’s surprising losses of entertainment icons George Michael and Carrie Fisher to devastating heart conditions has disheartened millions of fans—many of whom in their 40s and early 50s and who have never had their cardiovascular status tested—may be wondering if ...
How Consumers Treat a Cold
Well, naturals retailers, it appears you have quite the order of continued education about supporting immune health to do in your communities. According to a 2015 survey, 85 percent of respondents said they endured at least one cold during the prior 12 month period. And before being compelled to seek a remedy, 43 percent said ...
Empowering Healthy Immunity
Our immune systems are withstanding more assaults than ever; here’s how to help your community realize how to nourish this system all year long to create a foundation of wellness. The more your customers take care of “it”—the more “it” will take care of them. “It” is the precious and incredibly complex immune system. Unfortunately, ...
The ‘Whole’ Picture
In a world of packaged foods anchoring nutritionally bereft diets, whole and raw foods supplements may be more important than ever for consumers to enjoy enhanced vitality and well-being. Paleo is still enjoying the spotlight as the diet du jour, it seems, but it isn’t for everyone. Although one cannot ignore the logic of its ...
A Pioneering Impact: Dr. Albert Szent-Györgyi
By Rafael Avila, Director of Research and Development, New York-based Nature’s Plus The modern understanding of the benefits of adding whole foods to dietary supplements comes from the pioneering work of Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Györgyi, MD, PhD, who discovered the connection between vitamin C and it’s whole food cofactor, bioflavonoids. According to published accounts, circa ...
Derailing Discomfort
Inflammation is the culprit of numerous types of pain—here’s how to help customers find blessed relief, spurring loyalty to your establishment. “Ow!” This is one of the most universal exclamations understood immediately by all cultures across the globe. From the sharp pain of a shin hitting the edge of a desk (“That’s gonna leave a ...
BFFs? Enzymes and Probiotics
There is the natural tendency to isolate and separate, spotlight and concentrate—preferring the singular over the “noisy” plural. But when one stops to think for a quick moment, the logic of synergy is powerful, and in the case of enzymes and probiotics, perfectly so. Udo Erasmus, author and educator for Washington-based Flora, put it into ...
Spotlight on Enzymes
Enzymes are necessary for the most fundamental process of life—digestion. Here’s why American consumers need enzyme supplements more than ever. “You are what you digest and absorb,” is a more precise saying than “you are what you eat.” And the former may be further clarified as, “You are what your enzymes are.” “To put it ...
Making Mobility Happen
Mobility can be akin to a patio screen door that begins to malfunction. It can lose fluidity on its tracks causing it to get stuck, its structure can be impaired through years of weather events, and the screen itself, which should normally be taut and flexible, becomes looser. A little TLC and some WD-40 can ...
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