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Sports Nutrition Gets a Lifestyle Makeover
Sports nutrition products are expanding, not so much with science and technology, but in how they relate to more and more consumers as lifestyle support supplements. Here’s what’s trending and why. Not too long ago when adults wanted to get into shape, men primarily lifted weights and women did Jazzercise and other aerobics. Or, they ...
A Sleep Check-up
Martha Cortes, MD, DDS, is a sleep expert and founder of Sleep Fitness, LLC. Cortes discusses sleep breathing disorders, the differences between restorative sleep and poor sleep, and how to calculate your circadian rhythm. Sleep Breathing Disorders “Sleep issues among Americans are extremely prevalent with numbers in the millions. All ages, genders, and occupations experience ...
Shaking Up Sleep and Rest
Hemp and CBD are gaining ground as the latest innovations in the sleep and relaxation market. The inability to fall or stay asleep is something that virtually everyone has experienced on occasion, while others search for that elusive sandman night after night. Relaxation and sleep often go hand in hand—without the former, the latter can ...
It Takes Guts to be Healthy!
We have all had a gut feeling—an intuition considered more valid than thought that can guide us to make a good decision. We can hate someone’s guts, or admire them because they are brave—they have guts. Integrative practitioners claim that all health begins in the gut. The gut is involved in immune system function, mood, ...
Alpha-Glyceryl Phosphoryl Choline for Mental & Physical Performance
Alpha-Glyceryl Phosphoryl Choline (Alpha-GPC), sometimes called choline alfoscerate (or choline alphoscerate) or A-GPC, is a water-soluble phospholipid, naturally occurring in the body and typically derived from plants such as soy. A source of the vitamin choline, Alpha-GPC is breakdown product of phosphatidylcholine, and a precursor to the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine precursor.1 This nutraceutical has a significant ...
Smartphone Sun Care
An innovative ingredient will be showing up in some natural and clean-label skin care supplements and topical products for retailers’ shelves. In 2017, supplier Monteloeder USA of Florida launched NutroxSun with the company’s Health 3.0 technology platform for brand marketing partners to use, drawing consumers into stores that sell products containing the ingredient. Monteloeder has ...
The Changing Skin Care Landscape
Today’s consumers are about more than being skin deep. Here’s how to help them put their best faces forward. Healthy self-confidence is generated by accomplishment, as well as feeling good about looking good. Clear, glowing, moist, mostly wrinkle-free skin is the desired canvas for enhancement with color cosmetics for women. According to Naomi Whittel, CEO ...
Adaptogens and Stress
Increasingly, consumers are searching for natural remedies that decrease chronic stress and boost the immune system. Herbal products, teas, yoga and homeopathic medicines are popular choices for maintaining physical and emotional wellbeing. The American Botanical Council’s HerbalGram market report 2017 showed more consistent growth of herbal dietary supplements in the U.S. market as consumer trends ...
Happy Anniversary! NOW Celebrating 50 Years
With a commitment to retailers and its founder’s mission, NOW stands the test of time. Ten years ago, when Vitamin Retailer honored NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) as Manufacturer of the Year, Al Powers, then its president, recalled the company’s progression. “Things have changed considerably since the early days of NOW Foods,” he said. “Back in the ...
Easing Stress
When everyone is feeling stressed out, natural products offer a calming option. Stress and anxiety has become highly prevalent regardless of demographics, due to a combination of economic, environmental and social pressures. Commonly, stress is caused because of inadequate sleep, job frustration, financial worries and emotional issues, which causes anxiety, nervousness and frustration. Stress, if ...
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