VR 2017
Vitamin Retailer’s 2017 Best New Products
For the 10th consecutive year, VR editors and retailers assembled the year’s best new natural products on the market! Ten years ago, Vitamin Retailer (VR) magazine decided to honor the year’s top products. The staff reviewed hundreds of press releases and products spotted at trade shows launched in late 2016 through 2017 to determine the ...
Something to Think About
Sustaining cognitive abilities is more than a desire today; it’s a need, as lives are busier than ever. Here’s why emphasizing this category is a good thought. All your customers can be brainiacs. And it’s a sure bet that most want to be. Our cognitive demands are wider, deeper and more sustained than ever. In ...
The Evolution of Letter Vitamins & Multiples
Retailers can expect new developments from well-established letter and multivitamins. Today, there are 13 known essential or letter vitamins. On its website, WebMD provides a breakdown of their functions—nine of which are water soluble and the remaining four being fat soluble. In short, the water soluble ones (B vitamins and vitamin C) travel throughout the ...
Vitamin D Supplements Protects Against Severe Asthma Attacks
Taking oral vitamin D supplements in addition to standard asthma medication could halve the risk of asthma attacks requiring hospital attendance, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Asthma affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is estimated to cause almost 400,000 deaths annually. Asthma deaths arise primarily during episodes ...
How Rare Sugars May Help Control Glucose
According to a report from www.sciencedaily.com, preliminary animal studies have suggested that allulose and other low-calorie, natural rare sugars (sugar that occurs in very small quantities in nature) could help regulate glucose levels. Researchers are investigating how they might exert such effects. They reported their findings in ACS Publication’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. ...
Supporting Healthy Blood Sugar
With a variety of products available and more knowledgeable consumers, retailers want to keep up to date when it comes to information on maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes is a serious global health issue; understanding the problem is a first step toward finding a solution. “It is a syndrome of disordered metabolism, ...
It’s True: The Sound of Nature Helps Us Relax
The gentle burbling of a brook, or the sound of the wind in the trees can physically change our mind and bodily systems, helping us to relax. New research explains how, for the first time. Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) found that playing ‘natural sounds’ affected the bodily systems that control the ...
Relishing Sleep
Consumers turn to natural products for less worry and more shut-eye. If one was to ask a random adult about one of his or her health concerns, one response might be, “Why can’t I get more sleep?” This is a fair question. According to the American Sleep Association (ASA), adults need seven to nine hours ...
Curcumin & Cardiovascular Health
Turmeric, and more specifically its primary active constituent known as curcumin, has been used extensively in ancient and modern times for its medicinal qualities.1,2 It was used as a traditional remedy in Chinese and Indian ayurvedic medicine for more than 2,000 years,3 and the authors of a textbook on bioactive foods indicate that “the use ...
Video: Expo East 2017: Dan Chapman & Redd Remedies
Dan Chapman, founder and CEO of Redd Remedies discusses various herbal formulas that it offers in its Brain Body Connection line. For more information, visit www.reddremedies.com and www.aplaceofhope.com. For more videos of our Expo East 2017 coverage, check out Vitamin Retailer’s full video library!
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