Articles by Lisa Schofield
Mindful Breathing May Help Reduce Pain, Says Study
Meditative mindful breathing has long been known to provide many well-being benefits, including helping people to better manage pain. Recently, researchers at the University of Michigan compared two types of meditative breathing —traditional mindful breathing and virtual reality, 3D-guided mindful breathing—to reduce pain in volunteers. They found that each lessened pain by modulating the somatosensory ...
Relief for Pain
Discomfort and the inflammation that often accompanies it can be addressed through natural products—and summertime tends to bring its share of ouches. Pain can ruin a moment. Chronic or acute, aching or sharp, pulsing or in waves, physical discomfort is the common experience all humans share. During the summer, most people are more active, increasing ...
Study Reveals Link Between Diet and Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions may help reduce risk. This adds to the swiftly burgeoning body of work illuminating the multiple roles of the foods we eat and how they affect our health. Lead author Nima Sharifi, MD, ...
For Men Only
Men’s health is a concern for guys of all ages—and the women and families who love them. Here’s how to ensure the men in your community remain healthy. There’s nothing hush-hush anymore about men seeking sexual virility or prostate support. There’s no embarrassment in discussing getting rid of middle-age flab and getting ripped again (or ...
A Simple Dried Fruit for Constipation Also Supports Bone Health
Prunes, or as they are more increasingly being referred to, “dried plums,” have been a go-to natural (and tasty) way to compel sluggish colons to get moving. But now, researchers of a newly published review found that prunes can help prevent or delay bone loss in postmenopausal women, possibly due to their ability to reduce inflammation ...
Build the Foundation for Bone Health Support
Your bone health section should serve as the foundation for good health and well-being for all customers. Here’s why. Who thinks about their bones unless they break one? Most people don’t. But those who ignore supporting bone health through proper supplementation (and good lifestyle habits) do so at their own peril, especially women. According to ...
Diet Modification May Add Up to a Decade of Life
Of course, your customers (as well as yourself and your loved ones) all want to be able to savor every last bite of life before one’s plate is clean for good. There is no magic fountain of youth, but, as natural products retailers, your entire business is devoted to helping customers of all ages to ...
Fortifying the Inevitable
Aging is unavoidable, but your customers don’t want to get “old” in the traditional sense. Some terms may serve as a placeholder until a new phrase that is more clearly definitive replaces it. Take “Anti-aging” as an example. The dietary supplement/natural products industry used this term about 20 years ago to tout the abilities of ...
New Studies Validate Benefits of Exercise
According to researchers of a newly published study, exercise increases the body’s own cannabis-like substances, which in turn helps reduce inflammation and could potentially be useful in a wide variety of health disorders such as arthritis and heart disease. In the new study, published in Gut Microbes, researchers from the University of Nottingham found that ...
Activating Your Fitness Nutrition Department
Sports nutrition has evolved to become more encompassing and relevant to many consumers. Here’s how to update your active nutrition section. In 2020 there was a rather dramatic irony: gyms were closed for awhile due to the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet one way in which people used this time was to resolve ...
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