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Michael McGuffin, President, American Herbal Products Association
Michael McGuffin has served as president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) since 1999, leading the association in its mission to promote the responsible and sustainable commerce of herbal products to ensure that consumers have informed access to a wide variety of safe herbal goods. McGuffin also serves on the boards of directors of ...
Vitamin D and Your Mind
Once thought of almost exclusively for bones, the past several years has revealed that vitamin D does almost everything for your body, including benefitting diabetes and dental health, heart disease and cancer, back pain, multiple sclerosis, long life and COVID-19. The new news in vitamin D research is that there are vitamin D receptors in ...
Want to Live a Long Time? Polyphenols Will Help Get You There
There is a huge amount of marketing around anti-aging interventions. Creams, potions, diets, medications, devices, surgeries, fasting, exercise programs—all with a claim to turn back the hands of time. There is no perfect and easy answer, but there are some things you can do to slow down the damage that is done as we age, ...
Collagen & Resveratrol: The Advantage for Skin Care
There are so many different nutraceuticals available to help promote healthy, attractive skin. But two of them that deserve special mention are collagen and resveratrol. Of course, there are few people who will be surprised to hear that collagen offers skin related benefits, but many of those same people may be interested to learn that ...
Keep Your Store Website and Social Media Fresh and Relevant
I absolutely love seeing customers in my store and helping them achieve their best health. It is one of the most rewarding aspects of my life working in natural health, and I’m sure most of you feel the same way. So, putting an emphasis on the digital marketplace might not always feel like it comes ...
Will Osteoporosis Soon Be Extinct?
Imagine if you could cure osteoporosis with a pill. The idea may not be that farfetched. Researchers at FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and a team from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) recently published a study in Communications Biology. It showcased the collaboration between the agencies, resulting in an oral tablet ...
Building Healthy Bones: What’s New?
The state of the bone health market now. Imagine if, rather than asking about one’s profession or hobbies when meeting, questions went more like this: “How’s your bone health?” In America, the answer might not be positive. Osteoporosis is estimated to affect approximately 10 million Americans. Another 44 million individuals have reduced bone density, which ...
ABC Publishes its 9,000th Herbclip
The American Botanical Council, based in Austin, Texas, founded in 1988 by Mark Blumenthal, has announced it published its 9,000th Herbclip research summary. Herbclip continues to serve as an educational resource for researchers, scientists, health professionals, industry members and others. HerbClips are two- to three-page summaries and critical reviews of scientific journal articles that cover ...
Herbs and Botanical Supplements: 2023 Snapshot
Humans love plants. We tend to them, and we use them for nourishment and decoration. And, thanks to thousands of studies, many plants seem to love us too, providing us (and our pets) with condition-specific support and boosted wellness. And as retailers, your herb supplement section is likely attracting buzz. And this buzz is likely ...
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