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The River of Inflammation
There is no doubt about it, inflammation can be a pain. But surprisingly, sometimes it is not a pain at all, hiding away in our body, silent but damaging. Regardless, unchecked inflammation is a force with lethal potential.There are two types of inflammation. Acute inflammation is a quickly resolved, normal reaction to disease or trauma. ...
Sports Nutrition: For Serious Athletes And Weekend Warriors
The market for sports nutrition supplements, including those that support energy and endurance, is showing no signs of slowing down as it opens up to every kind of athlete.The demand for sports nutrition supplements for both professional and general consumers is on the rise, according to Trisha Sugarek MacDonald, BS, MS, director of research and ...
Beyond Flu Season
For people of all ages, immune health is more than a seasonal category.From the young child who gets a cold at daycare, to the business professional who doesn’t have time to stay at home with the flu, the immune health category is important for people of all ages. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Product Certifications
As product seals multiply, consumers are turning to retailers to end the confusion.Non-GMO Project Verified. USDA Organic. Natural Seal. GMP Certified. Gluten-Free. NSF Certified for Sports. As consumers become more and more health conscious about the products they purchase for themselves and their families, confusion appears to be at the forefront when it comes to ...
Omega-9 Fatty Acids
If you want to learn about omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, there is a plethora of information available on the web and through other resources. Omega-9 fatty acids, however, are far less commonly discussed, despite the fact that research has demonstrated their benefit in promoting cardiovascular health, reducing the risk of diabetes and certain cancers, ...
Thyroid Condition: More Common Than You Think
According to Thyroid.org, more than 12 percent of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime. An estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. Up to 60 percent of those with thyroid disease are unaware of their condition. And women are five to eight times more likely than men ...
Retailer Of The Year: Good Nutrition
Georgia-based Good Nutrition enjoys growth, puts customers first.The threat of increasing competition from the likes of Whole Foods and Sprouts Farmers Market doesn’t keep Greg Lee up at night. In fact, for the general manager of Good Nutrition’s eight stores throughout the state of Georgia, it only serves to heighten his opinion of his own ...
Fresh From the Farm
It won’t come as a surprise that many Americans fall short of the recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables. In a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the median daily intake of fruits and vegetables was 1.1 to 1.6 times per day, respectively, for adults, and 1.0 and 1.3 ...
Pump It Up!
It is no secret that building and maintaining muscle mass is incredibly important to the human body. The skeletal muscles work with the bones to allow the body to move and give it strength and power. According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), strength refers to the muscle’s ability to generate force at ...
Antioxidants & ORAC
It seems like whenever we open our emails, there is a new antioxidant “flavor of the week.” Indeed, over the past few decades the choices for nutraceutical antioxidants have increased exponentially, as have the number of articles written about those nutraceuticals. In fact, I’ve written a number of them in previous issues of Vitamin Retailer ...
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