Press Releases from Nutrition Breakthroughs (45 total)
Research News on Better Sleep: The Best Herbs, Vitamins and Minerals
Do you, or does someone you know, struggle to fall asleep or struggle to stay asleep during the night? Finding the best supplements for better sleep can be a challenging task, with hundreds of ads and products on the internet.
According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), sleep problems are pretty common; in fact, about one-third of Americans do not get a good night's sleep.
Sleep is as essential for…
Can't Sleep? Causes of Insomnia and Natural Solutions
Struggling to fall asleep or stay asleep? You're not alone. Insomnia, or difficulty sleeping, affects millions of people worldwide.
While stress and screen time are common culprits, physical conditions can also play a major role in keeping you awake. The good news? There are natural solutions for many causes of insomnia..
Low Magnesium Levels
Magnesium is a mineral that helps relax your muscles and calm your nervous system. If your body is low…
Science Shows Powerful Calcium Benefits: Heart, Sleep, More
Calcium benefits are numerous and far-reaching. It is one of the most essential minerals for maintaining overall health, yet many people don't get enough of it.
While most know that calcium is vital for strong bones, research has revealed that calcium benefits go far beyond that.
From supporting heart function to aiding in weight management, calcium is a true powerhouse nutrient. Let's explore the many ways calcium enhances health, backed by…
Heart Healthy Foods and Supplements vs Heart Conditions
Heart conditions remain a major health concern worldwide, but the good news is that specific heart healthy foods and supplements can significantly improve cardiovascular health.
Scientific research has demonstrated that certain foods, nutrients and supplements support heart function, reduce inflammation, and lower the risk of heart disease.
Top Heart Healthy Foods
Fatty Fish - Salmon, mackerel, and sardines are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which help lower blood pressure and reduce inflammation. A…
Research News: Flaxseeds a Proven Remedy for Hot Flashes and Night Sweats in Wom …
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) reports that an estimated 6,000 US women reach menopause each day, which translates to over 2 million women every year.
Hot flashes and night sweats are a frequent symptom of menopause. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs can provide some relief for hot flashes, but at a considerable price.
The Women's Health Initiative study, which followed 16,608 women being given hormone replacement therapy (HRT), discovered a…
Study Shows Snacking on Almonds Reduces Hunger and Adds Vitamin E and Magnesium
A recent study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that eating 1 1/2 ounces of lightly salted, dry-roasted almonds each day (about 35 almonds) reduces overall hunger, does not affect body weight, and helped the participants to meet their ideal daily intake of Vitamin E.
With the majority of Americans eating more and more snacks, it's a great thing to find a snack that doesn't result in…
FDA Warns of Risks for Sleep Drugs While Demand Grows for Natural Sleep Aids
The FDA has recently heightened its warnings and restrictions for several sleep medications, citing side effects and addiction risks.
These include dependency, cognitive and memory impairments, daytime fatigue, nausea, dizziness, sleepwalking, driving while asleep, and increased risk of falls and accidents.
In an FDA article of March 6, 2024, the agency says that these complex sleep-related behaviors have also been linked to fatalities. Incidents of these behaviors are more prevalent with Lunesta,…
Discover the Best Fruits for Good Sleep: Rest Well and Long
For anyone who has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep in the night, a growing body of research shows that certain fruits can naturally help to improve sleep quality.
Packed with essential minerals and vitamins, these fruits support your body in having a deeper, longer night's sleep. This can lead to more energy in your day and more alertness, productivity, and quality time with family and friends.
Kiwi: The Sleep Booster
Kiwi…
Combat Inflammation, Aches and Pains with Top 5 Natural Anti-Inflammatory Remedi …
Inflammation is the body's natural defense against infection or injury and it can cause swelling, soreness or pain.
When it lingers as a slow-burning fire in the background, it can wreak havoc, leading to joint pain, heart disease, intestinal upset or mental fog.
Chronic inflammation, a persistent internal alarm, often stems from stress, diet, or environmental factors and can accelerate aging and increase susceptibility to chronic illnesses. Fortunately, recent studies have revealed…
Fun Nutrition News and Facts You'd Never Guess - Issue 2
Welcome back to another edition of our "Fun Facts on Nutrition You'd Never Guess!" Get ready to be intrigued by some fascinating and little-known facts about the food we eat. Here's to your enjoyment of a fun and nutritious day.
1. Potatoes Were the First Food Grown in Space
In 1995, NASA and the University of Wisconsin collaborated to grow potatoes in space aboard the space shuttle Columbia. This experiment was…
Macular Degeneration of the Eyes: Science Shows Natural Remedies
What is Macular Degeneration?
Macular degeneration is a common eye condition, especially among people over the age of 50, that can lead to blurry vision, difficulty reading or driving, and recognizing people or the details of things..
The macula is the middle, center part of the retina. The retina is the nerve tissue at the back of the eye that is sensitive to light and that receives and sends images to the…
Conquer Insomnia, Sleep Better and Save 10% on Sleep Minerals II
In celebration of the New Year and the season of giving and sharing, Nutrition Breakthroughs is giving the gift of 10% off Sleep Minerals II, an effective natural sleep aid.
This is just in time for the holiday stress or insomnia that some people may experience at this time of year, and it provides effective relief for people of all ages.
If sleeplessness is ever a part of life…
Sleep Minerals II: Customer Reviews of a Top Natural Sleep Aid
According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), almost six out of ten Americans report having insomnia and sleep problems at least a few nights a week.
Insomnia is defined as "An inability to fall asleep or remain asleep long enough to feel rested, especially when the problem continues over time."
In an effort to combat this, as many as 25 percent of the people in the United States use medications to help…
New Science Shows Healthy Carbs for Better Sleep
Better sleep is something that millions of people with insomnia are looking for.
Per the American Academy of Sleep Medicine survey results, about 1 in 8 people, or 12% of Americans said they have been diagnosed with chronic insomnia.
What if one of the the keys to restful slumber could be related to what you put on your plate? Recent news studies reveal that certain healthy carbohydrates can work wonders for improving…
Fun Nutrition News and Facts You'd Never Guess - Issue 1
Welcome to the first edition of the "Fun Nutrition News and Facts You'd Never Guess" series. Get ready to be intrigued and inspired by some fascinating and little-known tidbits about the food we eat.
Carrots Were Originally Purple
Here's a fun one: the original color of carrots was purple, not orange. Orange carrots were developed by Dutch farmers in the 17th century through selective breeding to honor the House of Orange (the…
New Studies Discover Natural Remedies for Chronic Health Problems
Recent discoveries in the fields of natural remedies and nutrition have uncovered promising breakthroughs in the treatment of chronic health problems such as insomnia, arthritis, and anxiety.
These groundbreaking studies highlight the benefits of specific natural remedies that can improve health outcomes without the possible side effects and addiction of medical drugs.
A study published in the "Journal of Sleep Research" (2023) has revealed that calcium, magnesium, and zinc significantly improve sleep…
Sleep Minerals II and Joints and More Have New Vibrant Labels
Nutrition Breakthroughs, a leader in effective natural health supplements, is pleased to announce the creation of new vibrant colors and bright, descriptive design effects for the labels of its best-selling products, Sleep Minerals II and Joints and More.
The new Sleep Minerals II label has a relaxing night-time theme with moon shapes, stars, and a deep purple sky blended with blue and magenta shades.
The new Joints and More label is purple,…
High Fiber Foods: Their Long-Lasting Benefits for a Longer Life
In the ever-evolving landscape of nutrition and wellness, one dietary component that continues to stand the test of time is fiber.
Often applauded as a key player in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, high fiber foods offer a variety of benefits that contribute to our overall health and well-being. This article describes what fiber is, what its proven health benefits are, and the top foods that contain it.
What is Fiber?
Fiber, the indigestible…
Nutrition Breakthroughs Announces Sleep Minerals II New Formula
Sleep Minerals II is the original and time-tested calcium and magnesium sleep aid for better sleep. Nutrition Breakthroughs (https://www.nutritionbreakthroughs.com) has enhanced the product to provide an upgraded formula for those struggling with sleeplessness or insomnia.
Per the National Sleep Foundation, close to 35% of adults have some form of insomnia. This includes difficulty with falling asleep, waking up multiple times during the night, or not sleeping as long…
Research Shows Natural EMF Protection is Provided by Magnesium
Exposure to electromagnetic fields, or EMFs, is an expected occurrence in our daily lives. Although this is not a new development, the dose and frequency has continued to rise significantly over the last decade.
With the majority of the public continuously exposed to EMFs, researchers estimate up to 13% of these individuals experience adverse health complications (1).
Where do EMFs come from?
EMFs are produced both naturally in our environment and through technology.…
Insomnia News: Magnesium an Effective Sleep Remedy per Recent Studies
The magnificent mineral magnesium is the second most abundant mineral in our cells, its involved in more than 300 chemical reactions in the body, and is known to be effective for strengthening heart health, reducing diabetes, and for treating migraines, insomnia and depression. With increasing age, the risk factor for developing magnesium deficiency grows larger.
A National Institutes of Health fact sheet says older adults are at increased…
Nutrition Breakthroughs Shares News on Remedies for Restless Leg Syndrome and In …
Restless Leg Syndrome as a disruptive condition that affects the nervous system and up to 10% of the U.S. population have some form of it. It results in an irresistible urge to move the legs and is often accompanied by unpleasant sensations in the legs such as creeping, crawling, tingling, pulling or pain. Because RLS most often occurs in the evening, it can disrupt sleep, contribute to insomnia,…
Antidepressant Medications Can Lead to Hot Flashes, Night Sweats and Insomnia
Hot flashes and night sweats create a sudden feeling of warmth and often a breakout of sweating in the upper half of the body. These flashes are experienced by 80% of women around the time of menopause, and also by men due to a lessening of testosterone in middle age. Hot flashes are normally brought on by a reduced function in the brain's temperature regulation, caused by changing hormone…
Study Links Vitamin D Deficiency to Global Epidemic of Insomnia and Sleep Disord …
Vitamin D is known as the "Sunshine Vitamin" because spending time outdoors in the sun is known to increase vitamin D in the body via the skin. Our ancestors spent a considerable amount of their time outdoors, but for the first time in history, large amounts of the world population spend most of their time inside their offices and homes. Researchers at the East Texas Medical Center and…
Studies Show Natural Remedies for Restless Leg Syndrome and Insomnia
Restless Leg Syndrome as a disruptive condition that affects the nervous system and up to 10% of the U.S. population have some form of it. It results in an irresistible urge to move the legs (and sometimes the arms), often accompanied by unpleasant sensations in the legs such as creeping, crawling, tingling, pulling or pain. Because RLS most often occurs in the evening, it can disrupt sleep, contribute…
Studies Show Calcium and Magnesium Help Sleep, Bones, Heart, Menopause, Migraine …
Calcium and magnesium are the most famous of all the minerals due to their vast array of benefits to our health. Dr. Linus Pauling, the two-time Nobel Prize winner said: “You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency.” Studies have proven calcium to increase bone health, reduce high blood pressure, relax the nerves and muscles, and prevent colon cancer and kidney stones. …
Insomnia Choices – Antidepressants, Sleeping Drugs, Natural Remedies
The 2011 “Sleep in America” poll results were recently released from the National Sleep Foundation. More than half of all Americans (60%) said they experienced a sleep problem every night or almost every night. This ranged from snoring, waking in the night, waking up too early, or feeling un-refreshed when getting up in the morning. This overall increase in insomnia has been bringing people to their doctors,…
Studies Link Restless Leg Syndrome and Insomnia to Magnesium Deficiency
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a form of insomnia characterized by an overwhelming urge to move the legs when they are at rest, especially during sleep. RLS affects about 10% of the people in the U.S. It runs in families and may have a genetic component. Recent research has found that people with restless leg syndrome are deficient in the mineral magnesium.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, almost…
Calcium and Magnesium - Proven Remedies for Insomnia and Restless Leg Syndrome
According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), almost six out of ten Americans report having insomnia and sleep problems at least a few nights a week. Calcium and magnesium have long been major players in the quest for achieving vibrant health. The pioneering nutritionist Adelle Davis says: “Calcium can be as soothing as a mother, as relaxing as a sedative, and as life-saving as an oxygen tent.” And James…
Menopause Health News - Calcium and Vitamin D Prevent Bone Fractures and Remedy …
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, women can lose up to 20% of their bone mass in the five to seven years after menopause, making them more susceptible to osteoporosis and fractures. In a recent 2010 study from the British Medical Journal, it was confirmed that taking both calcium and vitamin D together on a daily basis significantly reduces the risk of bone fractures.
The research was based on…
Latest Sleep Remedy Research - Insomnia and Stress Linked
Stress can come from a many sources such as a troubled relationship, a bad job condition, illness, financial pressures, the hormonal changes that accompany aging, or just plain old not getting enough good food and rest. Sometimes the pressures of life can interfere with our sleep. Stress manifests on the physical level by an outpouring of the adrenal hormone cortisol. The adrenal glands are small triangular-shaped glands…
Menopause News - New Findings Link Estrogen Decline, Insomnia and Mineral Defici …
Women in the pre-menopause and menopause years are more and more finding themselves experiencing symptoms of chronic insomnia, hot flashes, night sweats, migraine headaches, anxiety, fatigue and depression. Uzzi Reiss, M.D., author of Natural Hormone Balance for Women, says: "Some of the above reactions occur nearly simultaneously whenever the level of estrogen falls."
Hormone drugs, nutritional remedies, and lifestyle changes are some of the options available to women. Consumer Affairs.com reports…
Dynamic Duo Remedies Insomnia – Studies Confirm Best Calcium/Magnesium Ratio
Calcium and magnesium have long been major players in the quest for achieving vibrant health. The pioneering nutritionist Adelle Davis says: “Calcium can be as soothing as a mother, as relaxing as a sedative, and as life-saving as an oxygen tent.” And James F. Balch, M.D., author of Prescription for Nutritional Healing says: “Supplementing with magnesium helps prevent irritability, nervousness, muscle weakness, high blood pressure and heart disease.”
Nutrition-smart consumers should…
The Science Behind Sleep-Inducing Foods as Insomnia Remedies
The type of foods we eat in the evening can have a pronounced effect on the quality of our sleep. One of the keys to a restful night's sleep is to calm and relax the brain, rather than stimulating it. Certain foods are a natural insomnia remedy that contributes to restful sleep, while others keep us alert and awake. The calming foods contain the amino acid tryptophan, which…
Magnesium Deficiency in Older Adults May Contribute to Insomnia, Osteoporosis an …
A recent Gallup Poll survey reported that magnesium consumption decreases as we age, with 79% of adults 55 and over eating below the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of magnesium. In addition, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) says that older adults are at increased risk of magnesium deficiency due to their decreased ability to absorb the mineral. The diseases to which the elderly are vulnerable, and some of…
Studies Support Pain and Insomnia Remedies While Abuse of Pain Drugs Soars
The abuse of prescription pain medications is at an all-time high. A recent White House study reported a 400 percent increase in the number of people admitted to treatment centers and emergency rooms for abusing prescription pain drugs. The increase was tracked during the 10-year-period from 1998 to 2008 and it spans every gender, race, education and employment level, and all regions of the country. A government representative from the…
More Research on Night Sweats, Hot Flashes and Insomnia in Menopause
Over one billion women in the world are age 50 or older, with the average age of menopause being 51 1/2. When a woman reaches menopause, she arrives at a time of life with more freedoms. It’s the end of her monthly menstrual bleeding, and the beginning of a time when her wisdom and experience can lead her to new and fulfilling horizons. At least one third…
Insomnia Remedy News: Studies Give Tips for Better Sleep
Sleeping well is a highly valued thing. According to an article in the United Kingdom’s “Daily Telegraph”, a good night's sleep has been voted life's “Greatest little pleasure”. The poll, which interviewed 3,000 people in the UK, asked them what their greatest little pleasures in life were. The British company “Bachelors” conducted the survey. The sleep theme showed up in other places as well, with “Little…
Sleep Remedy Research on Melatonin-Rich Foods
With the National Sleep Foundation reporting that six out of ten Americans suffer with insomnia several nights a week and 25% of the U.S. population uses sleeping drugs (known as “hypnotics”), an increasing number of people these days are looking for natural sleep remedies. In recent research studies, it was discovered that both walnuts and tart cherries contain significant levels of the natural sleep hormone melatonin, and may therefore be…
Menopause and Insomnia: The Calcium Link
Research journals and nutritionists continue to clarify the relationship between declining levels of estrogen and lowered calcium levels in women. Adelle Davis, the first nutritionist to base her recommendations on science-based studies says, “The amount of calcium in a woman’s blood parallels the activity of the ovaries. The blood calcium falls to such an extent during the week prior to menstruation that PMS, nervous tension, irritability, and perhaps mental…
Sleep Minerals II - A Powerful Natural Insomnia Remedy
Nutrition Breakthroughs of Glendale California is providing a natural alternative to sleeping drugs with Sleep Minerals II, a potent weapon in the war against insomnia and its many side effects. This next generation of Sleep Minerals features fast absorbing forms of nature’s best-known minerals for relaxation – calcium and magnesium. A recent National Sleep Foundation poll reports that American insomnia rates have increased from 51% to 64% in the last…
Teenage Insomnia: Studies, Remedies and Tips
Teenagers are a special breed, having to face all the challenges of being in an in-between stage of life; not quite a child anymore and not yet an adult. Along with an acceleration of social interests and activities, they also sustain accelerated physical growth and increased nutritional needs. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 90% of teen girls and 70% of teen boys aren’t getting enough calcium. …
Night Sweats, Hot Flashes and Insomnia in Menopause: Studies Confirm Natural Rem …
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) reports that an estimated 6,000 US women reach menopause each day, which translates to over 2 million women every year. The average age of natural menopause, which is the point of a woman's last menstrual period, is 51.4.
The Women’s Health Initiative study, which followed 16,608 women being given hormone replacement therapy (HRT), discovered a high risk of breast cancer, coronary heart disease and…
Insomnia Remedies: Studies Confirm Calcium and Magnesium Effective
Insomnia Remedies: Studies Confirm Calcium and Magnesium Effective
According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), almost six out of ten Americans report having insomnia and sleep problems at least a few nights a week. Insomnia is defined as "An inability to fall asleep or remain asleep long enough to feel rested, especially when the problem continues over time." In an effort to combat this, as many as 25 percent of…
Restless Leg Syndrome and Insomnia Linked to Magnesium Deficiency
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a form of insomnia characterized by an overwhelming urge to move the legs when they are at rest, especially during sleep. RLS affects about 10% of the people in the U.S. It runs in families and may have a genetic component. Recent research has found that people with restless leg syndrome are deficient in the mineral magnesium.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, almost…
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