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[Extra! Extra!] Talking Retail With Renee Carpenter Southard, Owner, Organic Marketplace, Gastonia, NC

by James Gormley | July 1, 2024

VR: Can you please share with our readers some of your insights about the retail marketplace for natural products, especially as relate to independent health-food stores? Southard: I feel that our independent natural product retailers have long-established their place in the natural products industry. DSHEA allowed so many of us to engage the communities we ...

[Extra Extra] Douglas Jones Discusses the Benefits of BioCell Collagen With BioCell Technology

by James Gormley | June 3, 2024

Vitamin Retailer reached out to Douglas Jones, Head of Global Sales and Marketing for Irvine, CA-based BioCell Technology (BioCellTechnology.com). VR: Tell us about BioCell Collagen. Jones: BioCell Collagen is a multifunctional clinically studied dietary supplement ingredient composed of naturally occurring hydrolyzed collagen type II peptides, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid. BioCell’s unique matrix is not ...

[Extra! Extra!] New Study Shows That the First Few Hours of Sleep Resets Brain Connections

by Lisa Schofield | June 3, 2024

During sleep, the brain weakens the new connections between neurons that had been forged while awake—but only during the first half of slumber time, according to a new study. The researchers say their findings provide insight into the role of sleep, but still leave an open question around what function the latter half of a ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking Weight Loss With Christel Lemaire, Marketing Manager, Microphyt, Baillargues, France

by James Gormley | May 1, 2024

VR: What nutrients and finished products are best for improving metabolism, and why? Lemaire: A new and innovative ingredient for optimizing metabolic wellness and weight management efforts is sourced from the earth’s richest untapped natural source of bioactives: microalgae. For billions of years, these unicellular organisms have played a crucial role in development of life ...

[Extra! Extra!] Researchers Suggest Running Rather than Cycling Better Protects Bones

by Lisa Schofield | May 1, 2024

Exercise that puts greater strain on bones, like running, may improve long-term bone health more effectively than non-weight-bearing activities like cycling, according to research from the European Society of Endocrinology. Previous research from the Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan found that cyclists racing in ultra-endurance conditions suffered chronic bone resorption, where calcium from bone is ...

[Extra! Extra!] New Help for Hay Fever Sufferers

by Joy Choquette | April 1, 2024

A new study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology headed by King’s College London and Imperial College London, shows promising results for seasonal allergy sufferers, particularly those who struggle with hay fever. While knowing the pollen count in the air is familiar—and a practice that’s been commonplace here in the U.S. for ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking Gut-Brain Axis Nutrition With NOW’s Neil Levin

by James Gormley | April 1, 2024

Vitamin Retailer (VR) reached out to Neil E. Levin, CCN, DANLA, senior nutrition education manager for Bloomingdale, IL-based NOW, www.nowfoods.com. VR: We now know that there is a bi-directional relationship between the brain and the gut, critically involving the vagus nerve, in this way connecting the 100 billion neurons in the brain with the 500 ...

[Extra! Extra!] Ketone Supplements May Worsen Performance in Endurance Athletes

by Lisa Schofield | April 1, 2024

Kinesiologists at McMaster University have found ketone supplements, used by some athletes hoping to cross the finish line faster, may in fact worsen performance. The new double-blind study tackles previous contradictory research findings related to the efficacy of ketone supplements, which have gained popularity among athletes seeking a competitive advantage; it is known that natural ...

[Extra! Extra!] Researchers Find Link Between NAD+ and Impaired Women’s Fertility

by Lisa Schofield | March 1, 2024

A woman’s fertility normally decreases by her late 30s with reproductive function eventually ceasing at menopause. Science has shown that a biochemical called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), present in all cells in the body, plays a critical role in fertility decline. Researchers have revealed how this happens and have identified potential new approaches to enhance ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking Sports and Active Nutrition With Carl Germano

by James Gormley | March 1, 2024

Vitamin Retailer (VR) reached out to Carl Germano, CNS, CDN, Vice President of Verdant Nature, Consultant for Bluebonnet Nutrition, NY Bd. Certified Clinical Nutritionist, to discuss sports nutrition. VR: Sports nutrition means more today than just aminos or whey protein isolate. Please describe what the sports nutrition market looks like today, and take a look ...

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