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Want a Better Mood? Get Creative!
Painting, journaling, playing a musical instrument or dancing with friends—these are fun but nonessential pastimes, right? Not according to a recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The organization, which creates monthly polls of Americans and mental health, recently published an article, “Americans Who Engage in Creative Activities at Least Weekly Report Better Mental […]
Study Shows Consumer Use of Single Vitamins and Minerals
A 2020 study investigated what single vitamins and minerals and other single supplements were used most commonly with condition-specific goals. The authors’ stated objective stated that “vitamin and mineral supplements are widely used for self-care of a variety of medical conditions, but little is known about the specific conditions for which they are used. This […]
Study Sheds New Light on Immune System
Researchers have created a novel new view of how immune cells recognize threats such as viruses. The researchers even believe that their discovery could be used to design better vaccines and to gain a deeper insight into autoimmune diseases and allergies. According to the researchers, their study reveals crucial new knowledge about B cells, which […]
Talking Sports Nutrition With Trisha Sugarek MacDonald
Vitamin Retailer reached out to Trisha Sugarek MacDonald, BS, MS, Sr. Director of Research & Development/ National Educator for Sugar Land, TX-based Bluebonnet Nutrition (bluebonnetnutrition.com) with a few questions about sports nutrition, and here’s what she had to say. VR: What are main drivers of the sports nutrition space? Sugarek MacDonald: Drivers of the sports […]
Pediatric Mental Health: From a Concern to a Crisis
Parents may not immediately think about their children’s mental health and well-being as a top concern. Often, one worries more about children’s’ physical health and safety. However, according to ECRI, an independent, nonprofit health care organization, the pediatric mental health crisis tops its 2023 list of most pressing patient safety concerns. “While rates of depression […]
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[Video] 2023 Retailer of the Year: Fruitful Yield
While successfully adapting to industry changes over the years, this Chicagoland retail favorite keeps the focus on helping people improve their health. Images from Fruitful Yield in Chicago, IL. Feature
How Do Fatty Acids Get to the Brain?
There is a clear link between EFAs and brain health—among other organs of the body—but how does the brain acquire EFAs for use in our bodies? Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health may have discovered this unique link. Using […]
Probiotics May Boost Immunotherapy Response
According to researchers in their new study published in Cell, probiotic bacteria travel from the gut and establish in melanoma tumors, where they directly stimulate immune cells to make cancer immunotherapy more effective. The study showed that Lactobacillus reuteri stimulates cancer-killing T cells by secreting a compound called indole-3-aldehyde, or I3A. When the researchers gave […]
A Key to Fibromyalgia Pain Discovered
Feeling like we have a degree of control increases tolerance to pain. But for those with fibromyalgia, this doesn’t work and a recent study yielded results that may explain why. Fibromyalgia is a mysterious chronic pain disorder that is difficult to treat—it was added to the World Health Organization’s catalogue in 1994 so there is […]
Leading the Way—Continued
In the July 2023 print issue, Vitamin Retailer (VR) reached out to an expert panel about leadership, challenges and opportunities in the natural products industry, and here’s a continuation of what they had to say. THE PANEL: Corinna Bellizzi, Head of Sales & Marketing – US Nutraceuticals Division, Örlö Nutrition & VAXA Technologies, Wilmington, DE, […]
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