Articles Tagged with ''cognitive health''

Readers must have brains on their brain. In Beverage Industry’s December Readers’ Choice Product of the Month poll, Fairfield, Conn.-based Focus Now Solutions LLC’s Focus+ took home the honor after garnering 31 percent of the vote. 

TruBrain’s founder, Chris Thompson, teamed up with UCLA cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill to create a beverage that could help improve productivity and focus.

Water Sensations added two new varieties to its line of clear liquid concentrates.

SternVitamin GmbH & Co. KG introduced two functional vitamin and mineral premixes at Vitafoods Europe 2014 in Geneva.

P.L. Thomas & Co. Inc. released a new ingredient targeted toward consumers seeking a mental boost.

Life Foods, in partnership with Power Brands, launched a line of Kolé brain function dietary supplements.

Games like Nintendo’s Brain Age and websites like lumosity.com can help users exercise their brains to keep them in tip-top shape while making cognitive training fun.

 Doctors and nutritionists commonly stress the importance of a balanced diet and exercise for a healthy body, but more research is supporting the importance of a healthy brain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, as many as 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia that involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language and affect a person’s ability to carry out daily activities.  

 Thinq, a functional beverage that according to the company awakens the mind and energizes the body, relaunched with new packaging and graphics.