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Country Life Natural Food Store and Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant
Volunteering for Health Country Life Natural Food Store and Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant (Columbus, GA) In October 2019, Country Life Natural Food Store and Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant celebrated a major milestone—50 years of serving the people of Columbus, GA. In the mid-1960s, Drs. Calvin and Agatha Thrash were dissatisfied with the results they were seeing in their practice, ...
Erectile Dysfunction is No Joke
How many of you remember the Smiling Bob TV commercials for a natural product called Enzyte? Whether he was holding a limp hose as he watered the grass, or dressed as Santa next to a strategically placed North Pole, we all chuckled, and the owners sold a ton of ineffective, untested, poor quality products. That ...
Making a Personal Connection With Customers
In every business, you need to make connections. As a health food store owner or manager, your connections with returning customers are most likely more personal to begin with. After all, the very nature of supplements and the concerns they support easily lend themselves to discussing highly specific and private subjects. But these days there ...
The Skin Hydration & Anti-aging Effects of Oral Ceramides
What do you believe is more impactful on the appearance of the skin: 1) diet, 2) optimal hydration, or 3) anti-aging skin care products? According to a study by Mintel, 36 percent of consumers responded that they believe diet has a visible effect on the skin, with 44 percent believing the same for hydration, but ...
Thyroid Health and Iodine Intake Are Two Important Factors for Women’s Health
Iodine is critical for a healthy thyroid. In healthy adults, about 70 to 80 percent of the mineral in the entire body is found in the thyroid gland alone. According to Cheryl Myers, chief of scientific affairs and education at EuroPharma, Inc. in Wisconsin, without enough iodine, there’s a shortage of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) ...
Weaving Supplements Into Women’s Lives
Nutritional supplement brands aim to provide greener, simpler and a little more luxe products that fit into the wants and needs of women. When it comes to selling nutritional supplements, it pays to focus on the main consumers: women. “Women are the primary consumers of health and health care products globally,” explained Tieraona Low Dog, ...
DSHEA at 25
Vitamin Retailer spoke with Attorney Jonathan W. Emord. The president of Emord & Associates, in Clifton, VA (www.emord.com), Emord was one of central figures in the passage of DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act). Here’s what he had to say: VR: October 15, 2019, marked the 25th anniversary of DSHEA, the Dietary Supplement Health ...
2020 Industry Forecast
Experts discuss a range of issues affecting the natural products industry. Panelists: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Jonathan Emord, President, Emord & Associates, Clifton, Virginia, www.emord.com Daniel Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic and Natural Health Association, Washington, DC, ...
The Bugs in Your Gut Could Make You Weak in the Knees
Bacteria in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, could be the culprit behind arthritis and joint pain that plagues people who are obese, according to a new study published in JCI Insight. Osteoarthritis, a common side effect of obesity, is the greatest cause of disability in the U.S., affecting 31 million people. Sometimes called ...
Optimizing Musculoskeletal Health
Supplements in the bone, muscle and joint category have comprised an essential sector of the industry for years, and manufacturers are continuing to innovate these products. The Proclaimers sang that they “would walk 500 miles” (followed by 500 more). But it raises the question: did they suffer from any type of joint pain? We may ...
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