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Saffron: Powerful Help for Mental Health
Saffron has been used as a medicinal herb since ancient times. But it is not until only very recently that it has caught the attention of modern science. And caught its attention it has! Saffron may be one of the most versatile and valuable of all herbs for mental health. An Assyrian botanical dictionary from ...
Dr. Darrin Starkey, Director of Education, Trace Minerals Research
Dr. Darrin Starkey has been a board-certified naturopathic physician since 2000 and is a member of the American Alternative Medical Association (AAMA). He has worked for Trace Minerals since 1991 and is their vice president of training and education. Starkey is considered an expert in the field of mineral and trace mineral nutrition, balance and ...
Vitamin Retailer’s 2023 Best New Products
For the 16th consecutive year, Vitamin Retailer, with the guidance of a retailer panel, assembled the year’s best new natural products. Since 2007, Vitamin Retailer (VR) magazine editors sift through and discuss the hundreds of products they’ve seen throughout the year to come up with a list of Best New Product candidates. The editors then ...
Think It Over
The brain support category’s spinoff, nootropics, is getting hot, and all adults can benefit. If you’re relatively healthy all the way up top, you think approximately 50,000 thoughts per day (according to the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation)—despite that it may feel like a lot more than that. Viewed another way, each second, the human ...
Sweet Relief! Blood Sugar and Metabolic Health Products Emerge
The Panel: Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, https://betsyhealth.com Jay Levy, Director of Sales, Wakunaga of America, Mission Viejo, CA, https://kyolic.com Kristen McPhee, MS, Scientist, NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Cheryl Myers, Chief of Scientific Affairs and Education, EuroPharma, Green Bay, WI, www.europharmausa.com Remy Reinstein, Vice President of Sales, Curalife, Tel Aviv, ...
Sibyl Swift, PhD, Chief Science Officer & Vice President Regulatory Affairs at cbdMD
Sibyl Swift, PhD, is the chief science officer and vice president of regulatory affairs for cbdMD and the co-chair of cbdMD Therapeutics. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for cbdMD. As CSO for cbdMD, she directs the company’s research partnerships and clinical trials, advises on regulatory matters, guides new product ...
About Gout … Ouch!
I had heard of gout before I went into health care. I thought of it as an old man’s disease, caused by eating and drinking to excess, because that is how it was described in history books. In fact, they called it “rich man’s disease” because only the wealthy could afford to eat and drink ...
How Alcohol Impacts Your Brain
It is no secret that alcohol consumption has gotten mixed reviews over the years from the health community. Doesn’t wine have antioxidants and resveratrol? Are a few after-work drinks really going to derail my health goals? How else am I supposed to catch up and celebrate with my friends? All plausible propositions to build a ...
All Collagens Aren’t Created Equal
The U.S. collagen market size was estimated at more than $2.11 billion in 2022 and is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2 percent from 2023 to 2030.1 Clearly, collagen is a happening dietary supplement category—and if you’ve been in the industry for a while, you’re likely aware that the ...
Pivot: When and How to Stay Flexible for Success
In the past few years, retailers have had to make a lot of adjustments with little notice. And even today it is not unusual to wonder when things will “return to normal.” But our current situation and the foreseeable future may have become normal now. So, it’s critical to review when and how to stay ...
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