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Heather Lux
With a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication, Heather Lux, founder of True North Beauty, spent 20 years working for progressive Fortune 100 consumer good manufacturing and sales companies. But after years of working “crazy hours,” Lux said she had completely lost all direction. “I made an effort to reconnect with myself and define my life ...
Take Care of Your Brain
Sometimes we forget that our brain is a physical organ. Because it is our seat of consciousness, we often fall victim to the mistaken belief that our thinking and awareness completely control our brain’s activity. We believe that if try really hard, we can dictate our mood and memory. Snap out of it. Calm down. ...
Indian Gooseberry: An Effective Cardiometabolic Nutraceutical
Distributed throughout tropical and subtropical India, wild or planted, Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica L. syn. Emblica officinalis), is a deciduous tree, commonly known as amla in India. It yields a fleshy fruit more than 1.5 cm in diameter, light greenish-yellow, and quite smooth.1 It has played an important medicinal role for centuries in ayurveda, with ...
Adding Sales Channels and Expanding Your Store’s Reach
Expanding the reach of your store can be incredibly exciting. When you’ve hit a point where your store’s popularity has grown and you’re ready to branch out, it is an amazing thing. But it also requires some careful thought and planning. Adding more sales channels to your business operation is a big risk, but it ...
Impact of Coronavirus on the Natural Products Industry
The new strain of coronavirus grabbing headlines and generating health concerns around the world was given an official name by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Feb. 11, 2020: COVID-19. Back in December 2019, the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and was traced to a novel strain. The COVID-19 virus, in some instances, ...
Diet, Weight and Fitness
Sports nutrition continues to evolve to become ever-more inclusive. Remember Jazzercise? All the rage in the late 70s and 80s, it combines dance, strength and resistance training with music for a full-body workout. And people can still sign up for Jazzercise classes. Every generation has its hot workout that reflects society. Currently, Peloton and similar ...
Stress and the Gut-brain Factor
In addition to feelings of nervousness, anxiety and/or nausea, stress can impact your gut health. That feeling of uneasiness in the stomach can actually be quite serious—it could potentially literally alter your gut. According to a 2017 study by Brigham Young University published in Nature Scientific Reports, when subjects were exposed to stress their gut ...
Study Looks at Skin Damage From Complete Solar Light
Most consumers are aware, or should be aware by now, of the damaging effects of ultraviolet rays from the sun. Now, new findings published in The FASEB Journal published by scientists at Newcastle University in the UK show that skin damage can also occur from exposure to both infrared and visible light from sunlight. Using ...
Saving Your Skin
Consumers of all age have an interest in protecting their skin and preventing age-related damage. Whether skin is smooth and unlined or freckled with a few wrinkles, many people are concerned about their complexion and the general health of their skin. Protecting your skin goes beyond its general outward appearance. Sure, aiming for a “healthy ...
New Protein Guidelines for Athletes Introduced
A review led by a sports scientist at the University of Stirling has introduced new international guidelines for protein intake in track and field athletes, which will also suit customers who are endurance athletes (runners, bikers, etc.). The findings of the research have informed the development of part of the updated International Association of Athletics ...
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