VR 2021 06
Light Pollution Impedes Normal Melatonin Production
It’s no secret that in the past decades, we have been slowly losing sleep in adulthood. Many blame poor diet, lack of exercise and unmitigated stress. But there is another culprit that we cannot completely avoid—light pollution. Research has validated that light pollution can indeed suppress melatonin production in humans and in animals. Melatonin sets ...
Going to the Dogs: Men’s Prostate Cancer Screening Innovation
The widely used prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests that doctors use to help detect cancer risk in men could be a thing of the past. The test can lead to missed aggressive prostate cancer in men who have it. It can also indicate that a cancer is aggressive when it in fact, isn’t. Alternative testing ...
Yamuna Zake, The Foot Fix
Yamuna Zake is a master teacher of body sustainability dedicated to demystifying the body and providing simple, powerful tools to make lifelong fitness a reality for everyone. She has trained an international network of 800 certified practitioners, from the U.S. and Canada to Europe and Asia, and hosts sellout foot-fitness classes around the world for ...
Basic Nutritional Advice Can Go a Long Way in Combatting Chronic Fatigue
As we navigate COVID-19 and the increasing complexities of today’s world, retailers are often confronted by customers who seek advice for a chronic lack of energy. Often, something as simple as eating a healthy diet and supplementing with the very best nutrition can help you manage many health challenges, and that includes the persistent fatigue ...
Having a Baby After 40?
Having a baby after the age of 40 is no longer uncommon. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of first-time births among women aged 40 to 44 has increased more than fourfold between 1985 to 2012.1 With the fertility treatments available today, it is no wonder that women feel ...
Improving Male Sexual Function With Black Ginger Methoxyflavones, Fenugreek and Tribulus
As men age, there is often a decline levels of testosterone. Research1 indicates that testosterone levels in men fall progressively with age and that a significant percentage of men over the age of 60 years have serum T levels that are below the lower limits of young adult men (age 20-30 years). Some studies2 show ...
2021 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 2021 Vity Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s best-selling products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the ...
Increasing Strength and Stamina in the Men’s Health Products Market
The pandemic provides interesting insights into trending men’s health needs. America’s “manly man”—the horseback riding, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and bar-fighting—icon has been replaced. Today’s man has a better mortality rate than his predecessors. He’s more likely to be found on a bike or at the gym, preparing or ordering freshly made, nutritious meals and ...
Welcome to the Land of Nod
For millions, sleep and the ability to physically and mentally relax is more elusive than ever. Here’s how to help them restore healthy sleep. Mass insomnia is not a new phenomenon. Pandemic, terror attacks, world wars, acts of an angry Mother Nature, all create an internal environment where relaxation and sleep are impaired. Josh Axe, ...
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