Articles by Lisa Schofield
Unsung Mobility Heroes: Tendons and Ligaments
When discussing healthy mobility and fluid, comfortable movement with your customers, don’t neglect to mention the work of tendons, which anchor muscles to bones; and ligaments, which connect adjacent bones. These soft tissues, through time/aging, can stretch out and become brittle—like a rubber band that’s been called into duty too many times. Tendons and ligaments ...
Lessons from My Fat Dad Author
A quick interview with Dawn Lerman, MA, CHHC, LCAT, AADP, author of My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes, about supplements she suggests for your customers seeking to lose weight the healthy way—and keep it off. VR: What does the role of metabolism play in one’s weight—and what causes it ...
Weighty Promotions
There are some outstanding promotion ideas that will carry weight with your customers looking to lose weight. “‘Summer bodies are made in the winter.’ I love this quote and thought it was appropriate here,” stated Jennifer Bradley Weinhardt, BS, MS, Research & Development Specialist, Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation in Texas. Summer bodies are made in the ...
Weighty Reminders
The desire and/or need to slim down remains a significant priority for millions of Americans who increasingly turn to health food retailers to help them succeed. There is only one category of dietary supplements that address both health and vanity. The weight loss supplement industry has seen a substantial increase in popularity and revenues over ...
Be On the Lookout!
It’s more than just gluten and lactose that can irritate people. Below are allergens that are common in dietary supplements and can now be more successfully avoided, according to natural practitioner Robert Kachko, ND, LAc of New York-based Inner Source Natural Health and Acupuncture. Dietary allergens: 1. Gluten 2. Corn 3. Soy 4. Dairy 5. ...
A New Wave of Supplements
More gluten- and allergen-free options are being launched to not only cater to consumers with celiac or food allergies—but to provide a higher level of clean safety than ever. Did you know there are people who can touch a poison ivy plant and not suffer from horrific itching? That’s because the itch response is an ...
Bountiful Supplements for Heart Health
Participants in Vitamin Retailer’s February cardiovascular feature provided an attractively wide selection of targeted, researched dietary supplements that will suit all heart health concerns. Quality of Life Labs AmealBP: Contains the naturally derived active ingredient AmealPeptide, which has been clinically shown to safely help promote healthier blood pressure levels. CardioChol: Features plant sterols and CoQ10, ...
Hale and Hearty!
The cardiovascular support category is teeming with new entrants based on research; here’s how to rev it up without skipping a beat. February may be American Heart Month—but truth is, everyone should be aware of their cardiovascular system every single day. And apparently, savvy health-oriented Americans have received that message; the category is quite exhilarating. ...
Botanical Outlook 2016
The supplement industry focuses on its commitment to consumers. There is rarely, if ever, a good thing that doesn’t take a hit. Such is the case with botanical supplements, used globally in some form for several thousand years to help bolster human wellness. From chewing leaves, to decoctions and teas, to solid-dose forms with precise ...
Botanical Brands: Rich Histories
There are many venerable brands of botanical supplements that consumers have and are beginning to rely upon to steward their health and well-being. In 2015, there was a wave of fear and distrust emanating from the New York State Attorney General’s (NY AG) findings of testing herb products, which concluded that many were adulterated in ...
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