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Xylooligosaccharides: The Low-dose Prebiotic
Dietary prebiotics are typically fiber compounds that human beings cannot digest. However, prebiotics can be digested by the friendly probiotic bacteria that reside in our gut, nourishing them, stimulating their growth or activity and helping them to colonize the large intestine1. In the world of dietary supplements, there are several prebiotics from which to choose—perhaps ...
Botanical Boom
Herb and botanical supplement brands are anticipating exciting times ahead. It’s no surprise, but as more people are turning to preventative and more natural measures when it comes to their health, the reliance on herbal and botanical supplements continues to soar. In fact, the global herbal and botanical supplements market is expected to reach $8.5 ...
In Support of Natural Heart Health
Despite a major negative study publicized last summer, the heart health category is teeming with effective, science-backed supplements. Here’s how to win over skittish customers. “Most dietary supplements are useless for preventing heart attacks!” This statement or a facsimile thereof caused the dietary supplement industry and natural health practitioners to have tachycardia (rapid heartbeat often ...
Country Life Natural Food Store and Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant
Volunteering for Health Country Life Natural Food Store and Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant (Columbus, GA) In October 2019, Country Life Natural Food Store and Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant celebrated a major milestone—50 years of serving the people of Columbus, GA. In the mid-1960s, Drs. Calvin and Agatha Thrash were dissatisfied with the results they were seeing in their practice, ...
Erectile Dysfunction is No Joke
How many of you remember the Smiling Bob TV commercials for a natural product called Enzyte? Whether he was holding a limp hose as he watered the grass, or dressed as Santa next to a strategically placed North Pole, we all chuckled, and the owners sold a ton of ineffective, untested, poor quality products. That ...
Making a Personal Connection With Customers
In every business, you need to make connections. As a health food store owner or manager, your connections with returning customers are most likely more personal to begin with. After all, the very nature of supplements and the concerns they support easily lend themselves to discussing highly specific and private subjects. But these days there ...
The Skin Hydration & Anti-aging Effects of Oral Ceramides
What do you believe is more impactful on the appearance of the skin: 1) diet, 2) optimal hydration, or 3) anti-aging skin care products? According to a study by Mintel, 36 percent of consumers responded that they believe diet has a visible effect on the skin, with 44 percent believing the same for hydration, but ...
Thyroid Health and Iodine Intake Are Two Important Factors for Women’s Health
Iodine is critical for a healthy thyroid. In healthy adults, about 70 to 80 percent of the mineral in the entire body is found in the thyroid gland alone. According to Cheryl Myers, chief of scientific affairs and education at EuroPharma, Inc. in Wisconsin, without enough iodine, there’s a shortage of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) ...
Weaving Supplements Into Women’s Lives
Nutritional supplement brands aim to provide greener, simpler and a little more luxe products that fit into the wants and needs of women. When it comes to selling nutritional supplements, it pays to focus on the main consumers: women. “Women are the primary consumers of health and health care products globally,” explained Tieraona Low Dog, ...
DSHEA at 25
Vitamin Retailer spoke with Attorney Jonathan W. Emord. The president of Emord & Associates, in Clifton, VA (www.emord.com), Emord was one of central figures in the passage of DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act). Here’s what he had to say: VR: October 15, 2019, marked the 25th anniversary of DSHEA, the Dietary Supplement Health ...
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