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Evidence-based Uses of Standardized Black Seed Oil
Although public and industry awareness of the health/wellness benefits of black seed oil (BSO) has only gained traction in the last few years, this botanical ingredient has seen some very quick growth with an estimated global market size of $18 million in 2021, and expectations to expand at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of ...
Men’s Health: Closing the Gender Gap
Men’s top health supplements may play a role in closing the mortality rate gap between men and women. Mark Twain is credited as saying, “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.” And, like Twain, for many American ...
Mediterranean Diet the Best Prevention Against Prostate Cancer
Eating the rainbow may have new importance for men at risk of prostate cancer. New research by University of South Australia scientists, shows that men eating a diet rich in colorful vegetables and fruits are less likely to develop prostate cancer. For those who are already undergoing radiation treatment for the disease, these foods may ...
2023 Vity Awards
Vitamin Retailer (VR) magazine once again polled its retailer readers on their top-selling products and best sales and merchandising support to compile its 2023 Vity Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s bestselling products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the ...
Consistent Good Sleep Can Extend Life, Say Researchers
We realize that sleeping well keeps us healthy, that waking up refreshed enhances daily quality of life, and promotes overall well-being. Now, researchers at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) say that about 8 percent of deaths from any cause could be attributed to poor sleep patterns. They presented their findings at the ACC’s Annual ...
Natural Sleep Support–Turning 10 Winks Into 40
Poor sleep is a growing problem among Western populations. The good news is that there are numerous products that can help your customers catch their zzz’s. People are just not sleeping the way they want to … and the way they used to. Thus, the sleep category is one of the very few that is ...
Michael McGuffin, President, American Herbal Products Association
Michael McGuffin has served as president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) since 1999, leading the association in its mission to promote the responsible and sustainable commerce of herbal products to ensure that consumers have informed access to a wide variety of safe herbal goods. McGuffin also serves on the boards of directors of ...
Vitamin D and Your Mind
Once thought of almost exclusively for bones, the past several years has revealed that vitamin D does almost everything for your body, including benefitting diabetes and dental health, heart disease and cancer, back pain, multiple sclerosis, long life and COVID-19. The new news in vitamin D research is that there are vitamin D receptors in ...
Want to Live a Long Time? Polyphenols Will Help Get You There
There is a huge amount of marketing around anti-aging interventions. Creams, potions, diets, medications, devices, surgeries, fasting, exercise programs—all with a claim to turn back the hands of time. There is no perfect and easy answer, but there are some things you can do to slow down the damage that is done as we age, ...
Collagen & Resveratrol: The Advantage for Skin Care
There are so many different nutraceuticals available to help promote healthy, attractive skin. But two of them that deserve special mention are collagen and resveratrol. Of course, there are few people who will be surprised to hear that collagen offers skin related benefits, but many of those same people may be interested to learn that ...
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