VR 2024
SNEDS: The Ultimate Delivery System for Nutraceuticals
Nutraceuticals, including compounds such as resveratrol, berberine, curcumin and ellagic acid, etc., have gained popularity over the past several decades for their potential health benefits. However, despite their promise, poor nutrient bioavailability has remained a major challenge in effectively harnessing their therapeutic potential. This article will examine the issues surrounding poor nutraceutical bioavailability, including the ...
The Case of “Gas Station Heroin”
Is It Necessary for Congress to Amend the FD&C Act for FDA to Have the Authority to Prohibit Tianeptine’s Sale? If the answer to this question is “no,” why are bills being introduced into Congress to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded authority to regulate dietary supplements? “Gas station heroin” is a ...
Getting the Most From Attending Trade Shows
Speaking from the perspective of a retailer on trade shows I hope will not only encourage my fellow retailers to be re-invigorated but also gain insight on why the gathering of your peers is imperative to growing, maintaining and excelling in your markets. Many of us go back to when “the show” was something we ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Review Suggests Scrambler Therapy Extends Relief for Chronic Pain
Pain experts suggest that scrambler therapy, a noninvasive pain treatment approved by the FDA in 2009, can yield significant relief for approximately 80 percent—90 percent of patients with chronic pain, and it may be more effective than another noninvasive therapy: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). Scrambler therapy administers electrical stimulation through the skin via electrodes ...
That Hurts!
Most people with pains great and small seek relief. Here’s how to help. There isn’t a customer who walks through your doors who hasn’t been in some degree of pain. Barring catastrophic agony, there are the discomforts of cuts, bug bites, the occasional headache, muscle aches from overexertion and those dealing with chronic discomfort, such ...
![[Extra! Extra!] Talking Retail With Renee Carpenter Southard, Owner, Organic Marketplace, Gastonia, NC](https://vitaminretailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RetailerRoundtable-300x208-1719001106.jpg)
[Extra! Extra!] Talking Retail With Renee Carpenter Southard, Owner, Organic Marketplace, Gastonia, NC
VR: Can you please share with our readers some of your insights about the retail marketplace for natural products, especially as relate to independent health-food stores? Southard: I feel that our independent natural product retailers have long-established their place in the natural products industry. DSHEA allowed so many of us to engage the communities we ...
Retailer Roundtable: Independent Store Owners Speak Out
The panel: Bill Ayzin, Owner, Wealth of Health Natural Market, Idaho Falls, ID, https://wealthofhealthnutrition.com Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, https://betsyhealth.com Susanne Engelbert, Owner, Eterna Health Food Store, Mansfield, TX, https://eternahealthfood.com Alina Hornfeldt, Co-owner, Mastel’s Health Foods, St. Paul, MN, www.mastels.com Brian Mosser, Business Development Director, Get Healthy Vitamins & Natural Foods, ...
Kenneth Lee & Caryl Levine, Co-founders of Lotus Foods, Inc.
Kenneth Lee, co-founder and former co-CEO of Lotus Foods, has more than 25 years of experience creating supply chains with and for small holder rice farmers in developing countries. He has placed an emphasis on organic, fair trade and regenerative practices to mitigate climate change, preserve rice biodiversity and promote farmer prosperity. Lee co-led the ...
Perfect Products, Perfect Planograms
Two of the most challenging tasks that retailers face are identifying the best products to feature in-store and establishing ideal planograms to effectively merchandise these products. Unfortunately, these tasks, which are central to driving profitability, are often done inconsistently. It’s a significant undertaking, which explains why it’s frequently neglected. So, how can you optimize your ...
Herbal Relaxants
Have you ever had someone quite seriously get on your nerves? Or perhaps at one point in your life, you felt like you were on the verge of a nervous breakdown. It should come as no surprise that if you have experienced something of this magnitude, then your nervous system might be a bit on ...
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