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Accommodating The Devout & The Curious
A 2008 “Vegetarianism in America” study, published by Vegetarian Times, showed that 3.2 percent of U.S. adults, or7. 3 million people, follow a vegetarian- based diet. Approximately 0.5 percent, or 1 million, of those are vegans. More telling is that the study showed that 10 percent of U.S. adults, or 22.8 million people, say they ...
Red Yeast Rice, A Scientific & Regulatory Review
As a dietary supplement, red yeast rice has an impressive, but troubled history. Impressive, because it made a big splash in the marketplace when it was first introduced as a natural cholesterol-lowering agent that really seemed to work, and troubled, because it’s very effectiveness ultimately resulted in an FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) action ...
Just Relax
Stress and a lack of sleep can create a “vicious circle” that, if not rectified, can lead to more serious health issues. For many Americans, “bedtime” doesn’t necessarily mean they will actually get a good night of sleep. Some lie in bed worrying about the mountain of tasks they need to accomplish the next day, ...
Homeopathy Meets The Mainstream
Homeopathic manufacturers are answering the call for natural remedies by keeping American consumer demands in the forefront. Homeopathic medicines have been in wide use for more than 200 years and are one of the most widely practiced medical therapies worldwide. Prescribed by hundreds of thousands of physicians throughout the world, homeopathic medicines are used in ...
Magnesium, A Mineral With Multiple Applications
Magnesium is an essential mineral with multiple functions in the human body. This includes a structural role in bone, cell membranes and chromosomes.1 It is needed for more than 300 metabolic reactions2, including magnesiumdependent chemical reactions required to metabolize carbohydrates and fats in the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)1, the “energy currency” of the body. ...
The Weight Of Bone & Joint Health
An aging, overfed and undernourished population seeks effective, proven natural alternatives to maintain their mobility and shore up their foundations. No one said getting old was easy, but it’s becoming infinitely harder when those aches and pains begin to affect everyday life. An even scarier proposition is posed when one isn’t feeling those aches and ...
Antioxidant Allure
Baby Boomers concerned with healthy aging and prevention are the main force behind antioxidant sales. Many consumers already know fruits such as blueberries and cranberries, as well as antioxidant-rich supplements, may have the ability to support their immune systems, combat aging and possibly even help in the fight against cancer. With that knowledge top-of-mind, antioxidants ...
Building Teen Health
Health issues may change, but the multivitamin still rules as the best-selling supplement for teens and tweens. How manufacturers and retailers can appeal to these age groups is the challenge. Recent headlines confirm some of the health issues facing young people: children reaching puberty at a younger age; struggles with weight gain and obesity; sweetened ...
Acid-Alkaline Balance & Health: An Examination of the Data
If you work within the natural products industry, you have certainly heard or read about acid/alkaline balance in relation to disease. Simply put, eating a diet that produces a more acidic pH systemically is conducive to promoting a disease state, while eating a diet that produces a more alkaline or base pH is more likely ...
A Tribute To Vitamin Angels
When the Northridge earthquake shook Southern California in 1994, Howard Schiffer was running a natural products company. He received a request for a donation of vitamins from a local relief agency that was concerned about the health of children in the migrant worker community whose families had been displaced by the earthquake. What started as ...
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