Articles by Lisa Schofield
Alanine Shown to Support Glucose Metabolism
According to new research from the Joslin Diabetes Center (Boston, MA), the amino acid alanine alters energy metabolism in the cell, creating a short-term drop in glucose levels. In the mouse study, researchers sought to identify what nutrients would activate AMP kinase (AMPK), an enzyme in cells that is activated in response to exercise or ...
Blood Sugar Support
Consumers look for the most effective supplements to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Supermarkets are weird in a way, now more than ever. More foods and beverages are on shelves that are healthier, featuring natural ingredients, strong macro- and micronutrient profiles, no added sugars (or other chemicals), and reasonable calories per serving. And then there ...
Delivery & Processing Innovation Rundown
Technology in and of itself never stops advancing. And, in fact, it may be the singularly defining characteristic of Homo sapiens (besides language). In the natural products industry, technological sophistication is linking farmers and their crops throughout the globe to suppliers in near instantaneous communications via apps, for example. Brian Appell, marketing manager with OmniActive ...
Insomnia Can Cause Loneliness and Social Isolation
New research indicates that people who sleep poorly are more likely to suffer socially. A team at the University of California, Berkeley , (UC Berkeley) has found that sleep-deprived individual report feeling lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, and avoid close contact, similar to those who have social anxiety. This withdrawn, almost aloof ...
Stay Calm!
More Americans of all ages are chasing the dream—literally. Here’s how to help them relax, calm down and get their 40 winks. Nocturnal animals often seen wandering about in daylight are typically rabid. Diurnal humans (not on graveyard shift) who meander about in night might feel rabid because sleep is elusive. The more stressed we ...
Obesity May Also Impact Flu Transmission, Not Just Severity of Illness
Obesity increases a person’s risk for severe complications from influenza, including hospitalization and even death. It may also play a role in how flu spreads, according to a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The findings suggest that obese adults infected with flu shed the virus for a longer time than adults ...
Giving Immunity
Stress and impaired immune function go hand-in-hand; here’s why formulating for immune health with an eye on increasingly stressed-out populations is a winning idea. Everyone would love immunity. More specifically, consumers, more active and engaged than ever, are seeking higher functioning immunity, and they are beginning to realize (thankfully) that promoting their immune health status ...
Here Comes the Sun (screen) Claim Ban
On May 22, the FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, released a statement about the FDA’s new actions to keep consumers safe from harmful effects of sun exposure, and to ensure safety and true benefit of sunscreens. As part of this, the FDA sent warning letters to companies “illegally marketing pills and capsules labeled as dietary ...
Achieving Skin Fitness
Everyone wants to look their best with beautiful skin; they also want healthy skin. Here’s how to formulate with the sophisticated ingredients for skin fitness. Most people think of fitness as being lean, strong and agile. But the term can also apply to skin. Skin that is fit means that the body’s largest organ is ...
State Considers Banning Energy Drink Sales to Teens
South Carolina lawmakers want to make sales of caffeine-containing energy drinks to those 18 years and under illegal, and if this new proposed law passes, the southern state will be the first in the U.S. to have another product ban in place. House Bill 4597, sponsored by Reps. Howard, Brawley, Anderson, Huggins, Govan, Pendarvis, Henegan ...
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