Articles by Lisa Schofield
Skintillating!
Recharge your natural beauty selection. “Fresh.” “Clean.” “All natural.” These are the most common—and powerful—descriptors used in commercial advertising for skin and related beauty products. Like makeup that’s been smeared, the line between “healthy and natural” skin and beauty products versus “conventional” becomes more indistinct, as mass market and department store products have long ago ...
Smoothie Sensations
Smoothies are skyrocketing for health-conscious Americans, notably Millennials, said Stacey Gillespie, director of product marketing, with New Hampshire-based MegaFood. Ron Seibold, co-founder of Pines International agrees, noting, “Smoothies have become very popular, but green smoothies made from traditional greens and other vegetables are short on chlorophyll and the other nutrient dense characteristics of cereal grasses ...
The Supple-Foods Revolution!
Green and whole foods’ new look crosses the bridge between food and supplement. How many of your customers actually eat multiple servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every single day without fail? Whatever that number is, it really isn’t enough. In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) surveys indicated that only 33 percent of ...
Keying in on Stability
Supplements for blood sugar health. There are some health conditions that are totally out of our control. Take psoriasis, for example. It comes about through a complex autoimmune reaction. It cannot be controlled or lessened via diet and healthy lifestyle. But, there are other things that are in our control before it gets too late: ...
For Healthy Blood Sugar it’s Smart to Start Young
Retailers can do a great service for the younger generations by suggesting they add a sound blood-sugar health supplement. Practitioner and author James B. LaValle, RPh, CCN, has some suggestions: 1. Blood sugar awareness prevention of blood sugar insufficiencies is best started while young. 2. Everyone, even people in their 20s, should start monitoring their ...
EFA News
There are some exciting developments emanating from manufacturers of EFA supplements that are certainly intriguing. Cheryl Myers, Chief of Education and Scientific Affairs at EuroPharma, reports that up until now, its Vectomega was always available as a tablet. However, this autumn, the supplement will also be available in a capsule form, “which we’re very excited ...
EFA Update
Consumers may be asking questions about EFA drugs vs. supplements, and a published article excoriating EFA research—here’s how to respond. One of the largest and most widely recognized dietary supplement categories, essential fatty acids are sought out and purchased by millions of men and women, many of whom were told by their physicians to either ...
Mushroom Science on the Rise for Immune Support
According to Gina Rivers Contla, national science educator, Host Defense Organic Mushrooms in Washington, market data demonstrates that immune support is a top consumer category. On a daily basis, people come into contact with over 2,000 compounds, including benzenes, formaldehyde, nitrosamines, hydrocarbons, petro-chemicals and xeno-estrogens, to name a few, that compromise and distress our natural ...
Mounting a Lasting Defense
Linking vitamin C with immune support, and thinking of immune-support during cold/flu season is a start, but consumers should consider integrative supplement tools to bolster immune function all year long. As we know, the immune system and the various biochemicals comprised within work tirelessly to achieve and maintain homeostasis, but can be vulnerable at any ...
Red Yeast Rice Supplements May Vary Widely
According to Dr. Tod Cooperman, MD, president of ConsumerLab.com of White Plains, NY, a recent evaluation of red yeast rice supplements has shown such disparate strength—some up to 500 times more potent than others— despite that labels claimed the same amounts. Nutrition Business Journal has noted that sales of these supplements reached $41 million in ...
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