Articles by Lisa Schofield
Long Live the Population!
Healthy longevity is no longer a science fiction idea; it’s already happening. Key areas that are hot right now are cellular senescence, telomere shortening and microbiome depletion. Here’s why. There’s a conundrum we all face – nobody wants to grow “old, wrinkled and infirm,” but nobody wants the alternative to aging. If there is one ...
Probiotically Speaking
Many Americans understand that probiotics are good for their digestive and overall health—and that’s it. Practitioners can help provide more precise therapy. The field of probiotic research and development has grown so rapidly and expansively in the past decade alone, perhaps more than any other classification of dietary supplements or natural health remedies. Such growth ...
Stress & Anxiety: Breaking Up the Dysfunctional Duo
Stress and its constant companion, anxiety, remain troublesome for many American adults today—here’s how to help provide relief, and that all-important balance. Although some people drink or self-medicate to lower it—the statistics about stress and its impact are sobering: according to The American Institute of Stress (AIS), an estimated one million workers are absent every ...
The Kids Should Be Alright
Today’s world is tougher than ever to raise kids; modern lifestyles have caused emergence of conditions that lower a child’s quality of life—here’s how to help them achieve higher states of wellness. You may have parents or grandparents who had to take cod liver oil as their daily supplement. Yes, it tastes as gross as ...
Go Forth and Multiply!
Reproductive issues may become a prominent stressor in the lives of couples who want to start families. Practitioners can help provide the healthy balance to succeed. Trying to populate your own country by giving birth to 19 children (The Duggars) or using artificial means to have eight babies in one birth (Nadya Suleman) may be ...
Bespoke ‘Scrips
Compounding pharmacies are growing as a way to treat patients more individually. Here’s what you should know to work more effectively with them. Although it may seem “new” and “cutting-edge,” almost all prescriptions were compounded until mass drug manufacturing became the norm in the mid-20th century. The role of a pharmacist used to be one ...
The Balancing Act
Today’s women—from late teens through 70s—are active, engaged, involved and determined to not be temporarily derailed by age-related female issues. Here’s how to help them achieve and maintain balance. You probably do see more women than men in your practice. Women tend to immediately try to get to the root cause of any issue they ...
Smart Move!
Nutritional support for the brain. The keys really are where you placed them; and your cell phone really is where you saw it last. And although you may stop and be stumped as to why you walked into your kitchen, as you walk back, befuddled, into your home office, you realize it was because you ...
Preserving Heart Health
Fear of heart issues remains prominent among adults, many of whom don’t know how to caretake their cardio system. Although most people think of the romantic heart during February, ruminating about one’s physical heart also tends to be common this month. Unfortunately, during the snowy month of February, fatal heart attacks rise in the brittle ...
Testing Innovations
So many testing methods are now available to help pinpoint your patient’s particular health issue to get him or her back on the track to vibrant health and well-being. Here are some to consider. The majority of people are dealing with any number of health issues, and if they are indeed in general good health, ...
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