VR 2019 06
Teenage Athletes: Bridging Nutritional Gaps
As teenage athletes develop physically and begin playing sports at higher levels, the subject of nutritional supplementation will inevitably arise. Are supplements for young athletes going to help meet their nutritional needs? The demands are high for today’s teenage athletes. The typical teenage day is more than a full-time job. It is packed with school, ...
Apple Polyphenols: Clinical Support for Weight & Glucose Management, Cardiovascular Protection & More
The humble apple has an impressive history in Western art, literature, and medicine. In mythology, the Norse gods owed their immortality to apples. The Arabian Nights even features a magic apple capable of curing all human diseases. Then, first appearing in print in 1866, was the proverb that “an apple a day keeps the doctor ...
Dave Barshis
Dave Barshis is an international health care executive with broad general management experience in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer health. He is recognized for his achievements in troubleshooting and refocusing businesses to dramatically increase profitability, running the gamut from Fortune 100 giants to entrepreneurial and often distressed startups and turnarounds. Last year, he was named ...
Prostate Disease Medication and Type 2 Diabetes
A recent study conducted at the University of Edinburgh found that men who take medicine for prostate disease specifically, 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The commonly prescribed drug decreases production of the hormone androgen and reduces a prostate-related symptom of reduced urinary flow. Researchers concluded that these men should ...
Man Alive!
Male consumers are seeking targeted supplements to support their specific issues. Men’s health issues are not spotlighted in the media as frequently as women’s health issues. Perhaps it’s because of many men’s reluctance to talk about their health concerns and a corresponding notion that men keep things bottled up inside. But men make up half ...
2019 Vity Awards
Vitamin Retailer (VR) magazine once again polled its retailer readers on their top-selling products and best sales and merchandising support to compile its 2019 Vity Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s bestselling products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the ...
Another Reason to Promote Plant-based Greens Supplements
It is common knowledge that heavy consumption of animal protein and meat is not good for the health, and this was recently validated by a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Men who favored animal protein over plant-based protein in their diet exhibited a ...
Go Green!
The “green energy” category has matured to sprout more options than ever. Remember wheat grass juice? Of course you do. But the original “green energy” category, said sources, has grown. “There has been an explosion in this category. Consumers are looking for energy in any form and we are happy to deliver it. Caps, drinks, ...
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