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Talking Kid’s Health With NOW Foods’ Neil Levin
Vitamin Retailer reached out to Neil Levin, CCN, DANLA, Senior Nutrition Education Manager, NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, IL (nowfoods.com), for his thoughts on back-to-school and immunity. VR: Back-to-school also means back to the colds and sniffles. What immune boosting ingredients, combinations or finished products are becoming extremely popular, and why? Levin: “Vitamin C is widely considered […]
New Study Shows How Wily Omicron Evades the Immune System
The current wave of COVID-19 highlights a particularly high risk of reinfection by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. And a team of researchers from the Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and of the Geneva University Hospital (HUG) wanted to find out why. They analyzed the antibody neutralization capacity of […]
New Meta-Analysis Confirms EPA & DHA Value for Heart Health
When talking to your customers about the research validating benefits of a supplement, citing a systematic review/meta-analysis carries a lot of weight. A study of studies boils down the essence by pooling data to strengthen and clarify conclusive benefits. A new meta-analysis of omega 3 EFAs and cardiovascular support adds to the considerable body of […]
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[Video] 2022 Retailer of the Year: Healthy Edge Retail Group
This growing retail group stays true to its employees, its communities and to its health food store roots that date back to 1935. Images from Akin’s, Chamberlin’s Natural Foods and Earth Origins Market. Feature
Mindful Breathing May Help Reduce Pain, Says Study
Meditative mindful breathing has long been known to provide many well-being benefits, including helping people to better manage pain. Recently, researchers at the University of Michigan compared two types of meditative breathing —traditional mindful breathing and virtual reality, 3D-guided mindful breathing—to reduce pain in volunteers. They found that each lessened pain by modulating the somatosensory […]
Talking Regulatory Issues With Mark LeDoux
Vitamin Retailer magazine asked Mark LeDoux, Chairman & CEO of Natural Alternatives International based in Carlsbad, CA (nai-online.com), for his take on three regulatory-related questions. Here are his comments: VR: What is the single biggest regulatory or enforcement problem that the natural products industry currently faces? To some degree, the largest challenge in the regulatory […]
Sleep Like a Victorian: How the Pandemic Caused a Shift in Sleep Patterns
Could you experience less stress with less sleep? During the pandemic, there has been a trend toward nighttime wakefulness. Many individuals wake in the early hours—between two and three o’clock—and are unable to fall back to sleep. The busyness and stress of the day have taken their toll, resulting in insomnia. While most people chafe […]
Study Reveals Link Between Diet and Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions may help reduce risk. This adds to the swiftly burgeoning body of work illuminating the multiple roles of the foods we eat and how they affect our health. Lead author Nima Sharifi, MD, […]
Has the Pandemic Caused An Increase in Liver Problems?
When you think of the medical problems that many individuals faced during COVID-19, liver problems might not be obvious. However, a study in Detroit recently indicated that cases of alcoholic liver disease spiked in medical facilities during the pandemic. And that surge makes sense when considering that alcohol-related hepatitis admissions increased by 50 percent during […]
A Simple Dried Fruit for Constipation Also Supports Bone Health
Prunes, or as they are more increasingly being referred to, “dried plums,” have been a go-to natural (and tasty) way to compel sluggish colons to get moving. But now, researchers of a newly published review found that prunes can help prevent or delay bone loss in postmenopausal women, possibly due to their ability to reduce inflammation […]
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