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What’s Driving Digestive Un-health?
Vitamin Retailer interviewed Dr. Mark Drucker, advisor for Torrance, CA-based Sun Chlorella (sunchlorellausa.com), and we asked him: With reportedly 60 million Americans with heartburn and another 4 million with frequent constipation, very briefly what are the main drivers of digestive un-health today — poor diet, medications, stress, ingredients in food, or other factors? Drucker: There ...
Study: Pollen Allergies Occur More Frequently in Anxiety Sufferers
Seasonal allergies to different types of grass or tree pollen are more common in people with anxiety disorders, while patients with depression are more likely to suffer from perennial allergies triggered by allergens such as animal hair. Conversely, food and drug allergies were unaffected by these psychosocial disorders. The team interviewed over 1,700 people from ...
Seasonal Wellness
Springtime means more activity outdoors—here’s how to help your customers keep their immune systems strong for their release from hibernation. Spring fever is really a thing. It’s not just a myth. In this case, the use of “fever” means ebullience and zeal. According to Merriam-Webster, the first use of the term was in 1859 to ...
Digestive Health Grows Up
The digestive-health supplement market is becoming a mega category. Panelists: Claire Barnes, Technical Advisor, ADM Protexin, Doral, FL, www.bio-kult.com Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Houston, TX, www.betsyhealth.com Kurt Cameron, CMO, Diem, Ann Arbor, MI, www.diemdirectllc.com Mark Drucker, MD, Advisor, Sun Chlorella, Torrance, CA, www.sunchlorellausa.com Amanda Edwards, Store Manager, Mount of Olives Health Food, ...
Golden Years
Focusing on healthy aging products. Aging is an unavoidable natural process. However, healthy aging is a cornerstone to making the most of your golden years. Healthy aging is something everyone wants—and should have. When we take care of ourselves, we can not only be free of disease, but also have a more youthful appearance, high ...
George Paraskevakos, International Probiotics Association
George Paraskevakos Executive Director International Probiotics Association Website: http://internationalprobiotics.org/ Facebook: http://internationalprobiotics.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IP_Association and https://twitter.com/probiotic_man Instagram: www.instagram.com/probiotic_man LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/george-paraskevakos-a1035a7 George Paraskevakos, MBA, is executive director of the International Probiotics Association (IPA) whose mission is to promote the safe and efficacious use of probiotics throughout the world while being “The Global Voice of Probiotics.” As a ...
Natural Answers for Pain
I do not have to tell you that pain is an incredibly unpleasant experience. Scientists call it a “noxious stimuli,” and that it is, indeed. I am not a big fan of enduring pain. Not only is it, well, painful, it is exhausting and depressing. It wears you out and uses up your body’s resources. ...
Ashwagandha Extract for Enhanced Cognition
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), a small, woody shrub found growing in Africa, the Mediterranean and India, has been used in ayurvedic medicine1 for more than 3,000 years. It was described by Dioscorides (78 AD) in his book Kitab-ul-Hashaish, as a “Rasayana”—a rejuvenator “that promotes a youthful state of physical and mental health and expands happiness.”2 Ashwagandha ...
Matching Customers With the Best Products
Your customers rely on your expertise to guide them in ways that big box mainstream retailers and impersonal online transactions can’t. With that in mind, it’s as important as always to continue to provide products from quality brands, and continue to educate customers on each one to help enhance their lives. No doubt you’ve already ...
Protein as a “Midnight Snack” May Raise A.M. Blood Sugar
Consuming protein at night increases blood sugar amounts the next morning in the morning for healthy people, according to research presented at The Physiological Society’s Future Physiology 2020 conference. Having high blood sugar levels after eating is linked to health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Previous research has shown that a snack ...
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