Articles by Lisa Schofield
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[Extra! Extra!] Reminders Can Eliminate Age-related Symptoms of Memory Decline
Add Post-Its to your shopping list. A new study has shown that setting reminders can eliminate some age-related declines in memory. The findings offer a significant breakthrough in addressing the cognitive challenges faced by older adults, particularly in the context of prospective memory, which is the ability to remember to perform an intended action at ...
Diving into the Think Tank: Promoting Cognitive Wellness
The market demand for brain and cognitive wellness support is taking off, and it’s not just for the seniors anymore. “Drawing a blank on that.” “Having a senior moment.” “Having a brain toot.” These expressions have been uttered by nearly everyone, and some find themselves having more of these momentary empty mind-screens. The problem is ...
![[Extra! Extra!] The Sugar Link to Metabolic Function](https://vitaminretailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BloodSugarMetabolicHealth-300x267-1729786023.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] The Sugar Link to Metabolic Function
The addiction to sugar is widespread and more difficult to kick than harmful substances and drugs, according to sugar expert Nicole Avena, MD. Avena serves as associate professor of neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and visiting professor of health psychology, Princeton University. She was the first to study sugar addiction and has published more ...
All Systems Go: Supporting Metabolic Health
Aiding optimal metabolic function helps customers extend healthy aging. Metabolic health is, perhaps, the primary key to robust and sustained homeostasis. In a sense, it all begins with the food we eat and beverages we drink. Ingested foods and beverages reflect the adage, “You are what you eat,” as they set a chain of events ...
![[Extra! Extra!] It’s Not Just Us! Science Shows That Animals Get COVID, Too](https://vitaminretailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ImmuneHealth-300x247-1724247172.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] It’s Not Just Us! Science Shows That Animals Get COVID, Too
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is widespread among wildlife species, according to Virginia Tech research published in Nature Communications. The virus was detected in six common backyard species, and antibodies indicating prior exposure to the virus were found in five species, with rates of exposure ranging from 40 to 60 percent depending on the ...
Engaging the Prevent Defense
Much like in football (the NFL season kicks off this month), humans should look at their immunity as a prevent defense. In the game, this alignment is used to prevent the offense from long gains and imminent score. With the immune system, supplements aim to ensure an offensive microscopic bug doesn’t score a figurative touchdown, ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Probi’s HEAL9 Protects Against Inflammaging, According to Study](https://vitaminretailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BioticsEnzymes-300x254-1721393173.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Probi’s HEAL9 Protects Against Inflammaging, According to Study
Probi has announced results of a new study on its HEAL9 probiotic strain that has shown specific benefits in inflammaging, a term describing chronic inflammation that accompanies and exacerbates aging. The UN has estimated that the population aged 65 years and older will continue to rise during the coming years, eventually doubling by 2050. With ...
Bursting With Biotics!
The category of “biotics” continues to grow and generate excitement for the sustained health benefits they provide. It isn’t a “syn” to beef up your biotics department even if you need to reduce the size of a category lolling in the doldrums. Biotics are hot, especially because they no longer need to be refrigerated and ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Review Suggests Scrambler Therapy Extends Relief for Chronic Pain](https://vitaminretailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PainInflammation-300x222-1719001093.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Review Suggests Scrambler Therapy Extends Relief for Chronic Pain
Pain experts suggest that scrambler therapy, a noninvasive pain treatment approved by the FDA in 2009, can yield significant relief for approximately 80 percent—90 percent of patients with chronic pain, and it may be more effective than another noninvasive therapy: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). Scrambler therapy administers electrical stimulation through the skin via electrodes ...
That Hurts!
Most people with pains great and small seek relief. Here’s how to help. There isn’t a customer who walks through your doors who hasn’t been in some degree of pain. Barring catastrophic agony, there are the discomforts of cuts, bug bites, the occasional headache, muscle aches from overexertion and those dealing with chronic discomfort, such ...
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