Articles by Lisa Schofield
Power On!
The energy crisis continues unabated—typical healthy Americans just aren’t feeling “it.” Here’s how to get them going. How many American adults are secretly jealous of the Energizer Bunny who keeps “going and going?” According to OmniActive Consumer Insights Program, March 2018, when 500 wellness consumers were asked what they felt they lacked in their lives, ...
The Proliferation of Probiotics
Funny how obscure terms sometimes take root and bloom in the consciousness of the masses. Take probiotics for example. It’s not an understatement to assert that only a decade ago, not many consumers were aware of the word, much less wanting to use them. Oh, and not many probiotics products were readily available. Now, if ...
Got Menopause? Get Mediterranean!
A new study, whose results were presented on March 18, 2018 at the ENDO 2018 conference of the Endocrine Society, showed that post-menopausal women who ate a Mediterranean diet had better bone and muscle mass than did peers who did not follow the Mediterranean diet. Brazilian researchers led by Thais Rasia Silva, PhD, conducted their ...
Moving Forward: Ingredients for Healthy Mobility
Nobody has time to or the desire to sit around, but aging factors can keep good folks down. Here’s how to formulate to keep America moving forward. Knees, back, shoulders, muscles all can hurt seemingly at their own whim. The makers of Tylenol, Advil and Aleve depend on it, which is why their marketing all ...
New Research Shows Klotho Proteins’ Anti-Aging Abilities
Klotho proteins have been researched for years; this family of proteins are shown to have roles in longevity. Earlier studies in the 1990s revealed that rodents with mutated Klotho genes exhibited premature aging symptoms, shorter lifespans, infertility and early onset of age-related diseases such as osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis. A later study in mice showed that ...
New Approaches to Healthy Aging
Aging is inevitable and modern adults want to be as youthful as possible for as long as possible. Compared to a generation ago, research, development and perceptions meld to make this possible for more folks than ever. In Italy, people toast with the saying, “Cento anni,” which translates to “May you live 100 years.” And ...
Omega 3 EFAs – and Dry Eyes?
Most people link DHA and EPA to both cardiovascular and brain health, rightfully so. But, there is also a positive link between DHA/EPA consumption and the alleviation of dry eye disease (DED). This is a potential boon for supplement formulators: as more Americans spend more time on smartphones and computers, and watching TV, diagnoses of ...
EFA Outlook 2018
Omega-3 essential fatty acids, both marine- and terrain-sourced, continue to be quite the vibrant, evolving category. Consumers are invested—here’s what the category looks like for 2018. For years, more American adults were proclaiming, “I want my EFAs!” And for good reason; popular health media continue to tout the benefits of docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentanoic acid—DHA ...
NSF: Leveling the Playing Field for Sports Nutrition for Pro Athletes
NSF is known for its exceptional quality control programs and certifications. Professional sports leagues and team owners understand that their players want to take sports nutrition products to enhance their performance, strength, endurance and recovery. But due to the presence of dangerous, banned and/or spiked supplements offered by dubious companies, pro leagues wanted to ensure ...
Sports Nutrition Industry Update
Sports nutrition supplements are in energetic demand by a wide range of consumers who want physical improvement more quickly than with diet and exercise alone. Here’s how to get in the game and win. Perhaps more than any other category, sports nutrition is flexing its muscles and enduring a marathon of research and development. And ...
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