VR 2018 09
Water-soluble Eggshell Membrane: Topical Benefits for Skin
There are a myriad of topical products with claims to eliminate wrinkles or otherwise restore your youthful appearance. The fact is that only some of these topical products have some level of benefit, while others are merely high-priced emulsions with little efficacy. This article will focus on one ingredient, water-soluble eggshell membrane, which has solid ...
CBD Legality at Retail
What is the story with CBD dietary supplements? Are they legal for sale in my store? There is no easy way to describe the current situation concerning cannabidiol (CBD). On the one hand, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has explicitly stated that it is not legal to sell in interstate commerce a food ...
Iron Supplements Have Long-Term Benefits for Low Birth-weight Babies
Babies classified as low birth weight (under 2.500 grams) are at risk of iron deficiency, which is linked to impaired neurological development. A long-term randomized study now shows that providing such babies with iron supplements can prevent behavioral problems at school age. The study, led by Staffan Berglund of Umeå University in Sweden, is published ...
Improving Children’s Health
A positive, healthy lifestyle and high-quality nutrition is needed now more than ever to get kids off to a good start. The phrase children are the future could not be any truer, and their nutrition is of the utmost importance when it comes to healthy development—beginning at the earliest stages. “Nutrition is critical for the ...
It’s OK to Exercise Hard: New Study Says It Won’t Harm the Immune System
So many of us are used to worrying about “over exercising,” which may lead to being bedridden by a flu or cold. In fact, this myth has persisted for nearly 40 years, according to researchers of a new study. They busted that old misconception that competing in endurance activities (including competition) will suppress one’s immunity, ...
Mastering the Immune Health Balancing Act
Immune health is more than just not catching a winter cold; in today’s stressed-out society, it’s essential in restoring balance and keeping it. According to ancient ayurvedic principles, a balanced life offers healing powers. Millions strive to create harmony and balance between work, play and family, as well as find physical, mental, emotional and spiritual ...
For Healthy Aging, Don’t Rule Out Basic Supplements
As the market and industry for natural products and supplements to combat, or better yet, prevent, the symptoms of aging expand to keep up with the demand of a growing customer base, new products with new claims find their ways to the shelves of retailers all the time. Although new development is not only great, ...
Healthy Aging: Don’t Wait Until You’re Old
Both manufacturers and retailers say the expanding healthy aging category is attracting younger consumers. You can see the advertisements almost any place you go—on billboards, in magazines, on social media, the television or over the radio: Phrases such as “look younger now” or “feel like your younger self” or “makes you look 10 years younger” ...
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