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Essential Fatty Acids: Opportunities to Educate and Expand the Market
The market for EFAs has widened to target consumers of all ages and provide formulations that include additional nutrients. Though the essential fatty acid (EFA) industry experienced its share of setbacks due to negative attention from the media regarding omega-3 fatty acids, sales are on the upswing in 2016 with future growth expected in this ...
2016 Retailer of the Year: World of Nutrition
World of Nutrition, Nampa, ID History, trust and knowledge built the foundation for World of Nutrition. But joining a downtown revitalization effort has proven to be a move well worth making for this community-minded Idaho health food store. In many American cities and towns, downtown districts languished beginning in the mid-1960s, as customers were diverted ...
The ‘Whole’ Picture
In a world of packaged foods anchoring nutritionally bereft diets, whole and raw foods supplements may be more important than ever for consumers to enjoy enhanced vitality and well-being. Paleo is still enjoying the spotlight as the diet du jour, it seems, but it isn’t for everyone. Although one cannot ignore the logic of its ...
A Pioneering Impact: Dr. Albert Szent-Györgyi
By Rafael Avila, Director of Research and Development, New York-based Nature’s Plus The modern understanding of the benefits of adding whole foods to dietary supplements comes from the pioneering work of Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Györgyi, MD, PhD, who discovered the connection between vitamin C and it’s whole food cofactor, bioflavonoids. According to published accounts, circa ...
2016 Retailer of the Year: World of Nutrition Slideshow
Vitamin Retailer magazine’s 2016 Retailer of the Year: World of Nutrition, Nampa, ID. Click on this slideshow link to see pictures of the store’s renovation of a historical downtown building. www.wonnampa.com/building-renovation.html Feature
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Ease Depression Symptoms
Depression affects approximately 350 million people around the world, and according to the World Health Organization, is the leading cause of disability across the globe. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that in 2014, over 15 million adults in the United States experienced at least one major depressive episode – that’s 6.7 percent ...
Herbs that Relieve Discomfort
The following selected ingredients are among those with evidence-based support for easing occasional aches and pains: • Curcumin: Turmeric has been used as a spice and traditional medicine for thousands of years, it contains a compound called curcumin, which has, in more recent years, been studied for its anti-inflammatory benefits and effect on pain management ...
Derailing Discomfort
Inflammation is the culprit of numerous types of pain—here’s how to help customers find blessed relief, spurring loyalty to your establishment. “Ow!” This is one of the most universal exclamations understood immediately by all cultures across the globe. From the sharp pain of a shin hitting the edge of a desk (“That’s gonna leave a ...
Curcumin: An Update of 2015 Clinical Research
Curcumin, the primary active constituent found in turmeric, is responsible for the plant’s yellow color and for providing most of its medicinal qualities1,2—and like vitamin D, curcumin is one of those nutraceuticals for which research suggests a broad range of potential benefits. Likewise, turmeric has been used for as a traditional remedy in Chinese and ...
Magnesium Levels Linked to Internal Biological Clock
Every organ in the body needs magnesium to function optimally—it’s involved with over 300 metabolic processes in the human body. But the majority of Americans aren’t getting as much of this essential mineral that is recommended by the National Academy of Medicine—320 milligrams daily for adult women and 420 milligrams daily for adult men. Magnesium ...
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