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Want to Increase Sales? Boost Staff Training and Expertise
Expanding the reach of your store can be incredibly exciting. When you’ve hit a point where your store’s popularity has grown and you’re ready to branch out, it is an amazing thing. But it also requires some careful thought and planning. Adding more sales channels to your business operation is a big risk, but it ...
AREDS and Natural Ingredients
Jennifer Weinhardt, BS, MS Senior Research & Development Specialist for Bluebonnet Nutrition, a Texas-based manufacturer, explains the parameters and findings of the AREDS and AREDS 2 studies as it pertains to eye health and specific ingredients that are most effective, as well as statistics pertaining to eye disease and risk factors: “Briefly, the Age-Related Eye ...
Green Algae Shown to Promote Healthy Digestion
Researchers at the University of California San Diego recently completed the first study examining the effects of consuming Chlamydomonas reinhardtii—a widespread, fast-growing algae—and demonstrated that the algae improves human gastrointestinal issues associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) such as diarrhea, gas and bloating. Preliminary data in mouse studies demonstrated that consuming C. reinhardtii significantly reduced ...
Easy on the Eyes
Maintaining vision health is a major concern for most consumers. Preserving vision health is top priority to most people, no matter their age, but especially for the older generation. After all, your eyesight impacts how you perform in every aspect of life. Ideally, people should visit their ophthalmologists for annual eye exams to detect any ...
Can’t Stomach It? Consumers Turn to Natural Digestive Health
The digestive health segment is now a top-favored category among consumers who understand that it is the link to good health and well-being. Face it, a stomach gurgle is funny sounding. It’s as though the stomach wants its owner’s attention now, “feed me!” But sometimes a stomach rumble isn’t so comforting. Especially if it occurs ...
Perseverance Wins for Mother/Daughter Retailers
Nature’s Cupboard (Michigan City and Chesterton, IN) The year 2020 marks Nature’s Cupboard’s 40th anniversary. Being in business for that amount of time in any industry is an achievement, especially considering the Indiana-based retailer’s humble beginnings. “We started out primarily as a supplement store with some grocery,” said Mylese Tucker, second generation owner. “As competition ...
Franny Tacy, Franny’s Farmacy
Franny Tacy, owner of Franny’s Farmacy, is the first female hemp farmer in North Carolina. She has degrees and work experience in forestry and education and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for more than a decade. Tacy is one of the preeminent experts of all things hemp, participates in the Hemp Research Trials with North ...
Chromium/Herbal Complex for Glucose & Cardiovascular Health
Cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) is the quintessential disorder of the late 20th century and the 21st century. It is comprised of metabolic dysfunctions primarily characterized by insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia (e.g. high cholesterol and triglycerides), hypertension, inflammation and central adiposity (a major contributor to increased cardiometabolic risk.)1,2 In fact, the World Health Organization and ...
Combat Free Radicals!
5 Supplements for Cellular Renewal and Recovery The use of supplements in recent years for recovery has become more common than ever before. The body is inundated with daily stresses that include environmental toxins, electromagnetic pollution, and even excess exercise, among others, which increases the body’s antioxidant and nutrient requirements that promote recovery. Consuming an ...
Rethink Recommending Vitamin C for Colds
We’re all aware of the age old belief, that orange juice—and particularly the vitamin C it contains—is one of the best remedies for a cold. While it’s still important to get the recommended amount of vitamin C because it does have various benefits, experts argue the belief that vitamin C fights colds is mostly an ...
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