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2017 Vity Awards
Vitamin Retailer magazine once again polled its retailer readers on their top-selling products and best sales and merchandising support to compile its 2017 Vity Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s best-selling products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the most ...
Private Enterprises
The nuts and bolts of partnering with a private labeler. Your natural products business is thriving. Or maybe it’s struggling a bit. Or maybe you want to provide more options for your customers. Whatever the reason, perhaps you’ve considered partnering with a private labeler to create a unique brand for your store. Carrying a private ...
Prostate Cancer Detected From Scent in Urine
With prostate cancer ranked as the third most common type of cancer in the United States, accurate screening and detection for the disease is essential. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute, more than 180,000 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in 2016. Early detection is critical to saving lives, ...
Top 10 GMP Audit Findings at Supplement Manufacturing Facilities
David Trosin, director, global business development, dietary supplements at NSF International, discusses the Top 10 GMP Audit Findings at Dietary Supplement Manufacturing Facilities in 2016. As the global leader in dietary supplement GMP facility registration, NSF International conducts GMP audits at hundreds of dietary supplement manufacturing facilities annually—including many contract manufacturers. According to NSF International ...
Weight-loss Miracles and Other Unicorns
Yes, I led with unicorns—because they are lovely and we all wish they were real, but they are not. The same thing is true about magic weight-loss products. There is no fast and easy way to lose weight. We all wish there was a pill that made our pounds disappear, but in truth, weight loss ...
Constant Exposure to Digital Devices is Causing Symptoms of Digital Eye Strain Across Age Groups
In their 2016 Digital Eye Strain Report, the Vision Council shared some alarming statistics about how the use of technology is negatively impacting health. Nearly 90 percent of Americans use digital devices for two or more hours each day—that’s long enough to experience the physical eye discomfort associated with digital eye strain. The other symptoms ...
Focusing on Eye Health
Technology’s impact on eye health is widening the market to include consumers of all ages. According to the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the number of people affected by the most common eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma is expected to double between ...
Weight-loss Tips for Customers
When it comes to weight loss, customers are always looking for helpful hints and tips to support and bolster success of their new diets and lifestyle moderations. Several industry members “weigh” in by giving their favorite top three tips. Dr. Cass Ingram, nutritional physician for Illinois-based North American Herb and Spice • Cut out refined ...
But Weight! There’s More!
Weight-management solutions for the natural health-conscious continue to expand in scope as they also become a bit more targeted. While some may argue that pounds and fat are all the same but in different bodies, savvy retailers and the brand marketers that serve up solutions to them are beginning to understand that in reality, that ...
Video: Expo West 2017: Neil Levin & NOW
Neil Levin, CCN, DANLA, product formulator and nutrition education manager with NOW foods, shared information on the company’s newest products. For more information, visit www.nowfoods.com. For more videos of our Expo West 2017 coverage, check out Vitamin Retailer’s full video library!
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