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Quick-Take From StayHealthy’s Marge Roman
Vitamin Retailer reached out to Marge Roman, Manager of Stay Healthy! in Las Vegas (stayhealthylasvegas.com) for her quick thoughts about challenges at retail. VR: From your perspective as a retailer, what are the industry’s challenges right now? Roman: I think our biggest challenge is getting back the customers we lost to online shopping as COVID ...
Talking Superfoods With Matt Marturano
Vitamin Retailer reached out to Matt Marturano, Chief Science Officer, Vibrant Health, Shelton, CT vibranthealth.com VR: What you consider to be the most exciting superfoods’ research today? Martunaro: “Some of the most exciting research in superfoods today is looking at the health benefits of various constituents in combination. For example, a 28-day clinical trial looking ...
Study Shows Women’s Hormonal Status Affects Blood Vessel Flexibility
A new study measured arterial stiffness—an independent risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women from a wide age range. Age was a strong determinant of arterial stiffness. Indicative of the role of hormones, menstrual cycle phase, contraceptive pill phase and menopausal state were also associated with arterial stiffness. Arteries alternately dilate and ...
Work and Social Stress Increase Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Women: Study
Psychosocial stress that typically results from difficulty coping with challenging environments may significantly increase women’s risk of developing coronary heart disease, according to a new study. The study specifically suggests that the effects of job strain and social strain—the negative aspect of social relationships—on women is a powerful one-two punch. Together, they are associated with ...
Talking Joint Health With Richard Passwater, Jr.
Vitamin Retailer (VR) reached out to Richard Passwater, Jr., Product Education Director for Monroe, Washington-based BioMinerals (naturalfactors.com) to discuss the joint health supplement category. VR: What is the current state of the market for joint health products? Passwater: In my opinion the joint health market is continuing to become more holistic health oriented. Researchers as ...
Behavior Changes for Weight Loss
An important part of weight loss or maintenance includes lifestyle and behavioral changes. An article on the American Psychological Association’s website listed a few behavioral changes that can be made to aid in meeting weight management goals. The insight was provided by David Sarwer, PhD, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at ...
Memory Function Improves Immediately After Mild Physical Activity
Researchers found that even very light workouts can increase the connectivity between parts of the brain responsible for memory formation and storage. And it doesn’t have to be working with weights or running on a treadmill, even yoga or tai chi can do the trick, according to a 2018 study by researchers at the University ...
Easy Holiday Menu Food Swaps for Blood Sugar Management
With the end-of-year holidays here, retailers can remind their customers that there are easy food swaps that can be made that focus on changes to help manage blood sugar and support heart health at holiday time and year-round: • adding whole grains • eating a source of protein with meals and snacks • trying more ...
The Basics for Mental and Physical Health
According to the www.webmd.com article mentioned in “Natural Solutions for Mood Support,” in Vitamin Retailer’s November 2021 issue, there are lifestyle steps that consumers can take to improve their mental and physical health, which are closely related. First, consumers should regularly exercise, which is important not only for physical fitness, but also for improving mood. ...
Zinc Shown to Help Relieve UTIs
Findings from research about the role of zinc in the immune system may help the development of new non-antibiotic treatment strategies for bacterial diseases, such as urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to authors of a published study. UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide and can lead to serious conditions such as ...
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