Articles by Lisa Schofield
![[Extra! Extra!] MAHA’s Effect on the Weight Loss Market](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WeightManagement-300x295-1745951043.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] MAHA’s Effect on the Weight Loss Market
In mid-November, 2024, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was chosen to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. His approach to leading the department’s initiatives was swiftly labeled “MAHA,” for Make America Healthy Again. Politics aside, this is a noble goal. And t here’s little doubt that his MAHA agenda will impact the natural ...
Throwing One’s Weight Around: Profiling Weight Loss Ingredients
Because weight-loss products improve self-image as well as health, the category continues to thrive. We tend to cheerlead people who are on a weight-loss regimen and are seeing success; and we tend to also be inspired and motivated to do so ourselves should we feel the need to slim down. How can the weight-loss product ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Want to Relieve Stress? Pet a Dog!](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RelaxationSleep-300x291-1743182523.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Want to Relieve Stress? Pet a Dog!
Beyond supplements and healthy habits that collectively improve the ability to relax and sleep, there is another activity that can further relieve stress and anxiousness: hanging out with a dog. Spending quality time with dogs reduces stress and increases the power of brain waves associated with relaxation and concentration, according to2024 study published in PLOS ...
That’s Soporific!
Night after night of healthy, rejuvenating sleep is elusive for many people. Here’s the trick: They have to relax first. Figuring out a new formula to help people relax and enjoy a sound slumber shouldn’t make you lose sleep—there’s tremendous impetus for entering this space, and many strong ingredients to work with. And there are ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Study Shows Prenatal Vitamins May Reduce Risk of Infant Death
In a new study, lead researcher Dongqing Wang, an assistant professor of Global and Community Health at George Mason College of Public Health (Virginia), identifies prenatal supplements that reduce health risks to small and vulnerable babies. Wang and his team found that compared to folic acid and iron alone, a multiple micronutrient supplement led to ...
Pour La Femme
The women’s health supplement market is still blossoming; here are ideas to formulate new products. It’s not the age you’re in, it’s the stage – this is an apt description of women’s health. It all starts in the teens years after menarche, and it appears that today’s teen girls are more proactive about their health. ...
The First 30: Celebrating the Synergy of NIE & The Supplement Industry
The panel: Karen Howard, CEO, Executive Director, Organic & Natural Health Association, Washington, D.C., www.organicandnatural.org Rob Brewster, President, Ingredients by Nature, Montclair, CA, www.ingredientsbynature.com Steve Mister, President and CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., www.crnusa.org Michael McGuffin, President, American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Silver Spring, MD, www.ahpa.org Maggie McNamara, Vice President of Global ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Pushing Muscles to Failure Leads to Bigger but Not Stronger Muscles, Study Says](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ActiveNutrition-300x256-1727284110.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Pushing Muscles to Failure Leads to Bigger but Not Stronger Muscles, Study Says
In the gym, there are several ways one can work out on the machine or with the free weights. One is to lift/push/pull moderate weight for as many times as possible, another is to use heavier weights in three sets typically comprised of 10 to 15 repetitions (reps). And then there’s the “superset,” which is ...
On Your Mark, Get Set – Formulate!
The active nutrition category continues to be exciting as more consumers look to boost their workouts, games and competitions. When you think about it—20 percent of any market is pretty large and therefore, an outstanding target. According to Statista research, one in five American adults exercise every day, and 23 percent accomplish the recommended amount ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Review Sheds Light on Long COVID](https://niemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ImmuneHealth-300x292-1724768129.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Review Sheds Light on Long COVID
Researchers analyzed dozens of previous studies into long COVID to examine the number and range of people affected, the underlying mechanisms of disease, the many symptoms that patients develop, and current and future treatments. Long COVID, also known as Post-COVID-19 condition, is generally defined as symptoms persisting for three months or more after acute COVID-19. ...
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