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Flexible Over 40
I heard a “mature” comedian talk about the problems of bending down. She said that if she actually has to pick something up off the floor, she waits until something else drops so she can pick them both up at the same time. “You think I’m bending all the way over to pick up a ...
Water-soluble Eggshell Membrane: Research Update
Previously, I’ve written articles for Vitamin Retailer about both the topical skin benefits and the ingestible joint health benefits of water-soluble eggshell membrane (WSEM). In this current article, I’m going to provide an update on human clinical research recently conducted on this fascinating material for joint health. I’ve chosen to do this because, after reviewing ...
COVID-19 and the Natural Industry … Continued
For July’s COVID-19 and the Natural Products Industry feature article, Vitamin Retailer spoke with Len Monheit, CEO, Trust Transparency Center, Spring TX, and asked him the following question: VR: Looking at product on shelf, what percent of the supply chain for dietary supplements was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how are both the supply ...
COVID-19 and the Natural Industry
Industry leaders discuss repercussions of the pandemic. Panelists: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Jonathan Emord, President, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, www.emord.com Dan Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights, Brattleboro, VT, www.retailinsights.com Mark LeDoux, CEO and Chairman, Natural ...
Relevant Research on BCM-95 Curcumin
Cheryl Myers, head of Scientific Affairs and Education for Terry Naturally/EuroPharma, explained the research process that goes into studying curcumin and recent findings. “We always keep watch for relevant studies regarding pain relief and ingredients, and in that we’ve been fortunate to have BCM-95 curcumin as one of our main ingredients in Curamin. It has ...
Pain Reaction
Natural Ways to Address Pain and Inflammation Throbbing. Aching. Stabbing. Sharp. Dull. Intermittent. Shooting. Gnawing. Burning. No matter how one experiences or describes it, no one likes to be in pain. Pain is an inflammatory response that sends a signal to your nervous system that something is not right. And while some inflammation in the ...
Operating a Health Food Retail Establishment in the Age of the Coronavirus
In the space of a few short weeks, what we thought of as our comfortable reality was changed; probably forever. In February, the most important thing was finding a potential pathway to market for CBD. By mid-March, everyone’s primary concern seemed to be a search for an adequate supply of toilet paper and perhaps washing ...
Debra Stark, Debra’s Natural Gourmet
Debra Stark, Founder and Co-owner Debra’s Natural Gourmet 98 Commonwealth Ave., Concord, MA 01742 [email protected] The day Debra Stark opened Debra’s Natural Gourmet, the store was shut down because she didn’t have a license to sell dairy. On day two, the town of Concord, MA shut her shop down again because there was no Common ...
Opuntia ficus indica Fiber for Weight Loss & Metabolic Syndrome
Opuntia ficus-indica, aka, “prickly pear,” is the most widespread and most commercially important species of cactus and is grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Common names for the plant and its fruit are nopal, Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, prickly pear, and spineless cactus, among others.1,2 In ...
Fueling a Woman’s Athletic Needs
Most supplements on the market don’t typically target either gender specifically. Nonetheless, each gender has unique needs and these needs are often addressed in gender-specific formulas. Although women may not always realize it from all the edgy marketing campaigns, there’s more to a woman’s supplementation needs than the latest thermogenic fat burner. Women don’t just ...
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