VR 2024
Fuel Muscle Growth with a Long-Term Program of Diet & Exercise
For men and women alike, a positive body image is something so many of us want to attain. That often begins with building muscle. Our bodies are equipped with different types of muscles, including skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. Building muscle mass refers to the weight of the muscles in the body, or the total ...
Synthetic Melatonin vs. Phytomelatonin: The Scientific Difference
Are natural source nutraceuticals better than the synthetic version? The honest answer is sometimes yes, sometimes no. It really depends on whether the science on that nutraceutical can show a demonstrable difference. For most of the time melatonin has been on the market there has really been no opportunity to answer this question since synthetic ...
SENPA, Inc.’s SOHO Expo Shifts the Paradigm
For more than 53 years, the non-profit organization SENPA, Inc. has produced the independent natural products trade show, SOHO Expo, the first weekend in December in Orlando, FL. This popular networking event has had continuous industry support throughout the years and continues to be a go-to event for supply exhibitors who want to showcase new ...
2024 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 2024 Vity Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s bestselling products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the ...
[Extra Extra] Douglas Jones Discusses the Benefits of BioCell Collagen With BioCell Technology
Vitamin Retailer reached out to Douglas Jones, Head of Global Sales and Marketing for Irvine, CA-based BioCell Technology (BioCellTechnology.com). VR: Tell us about BioCell Collagen. Jones: BioCell Collagen is a multifunctional clinically studied dietary supplement ingredient composed of naturally occurring hydrolyzed collagen type II peptides, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid. BioCell’s unique matrix is not ...
The Aging of America
The panel: Abdul Alkayali, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Longevity by Nature, Temecula, CA, www.longevitybynature.biz Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, https://betsyhealth.com Sébastien Bornet, Vice President Global Sales & Marketing, Horphag Research, Geneva, Switzerland, www.pycnogenol.com Douglas Jones, Head of Global Sales and Marketing, BioCell Technology, Irvine, CA, www.biocelltechnology.com Audrey Ross, Senior National ...
[Extra! Extra!] New Study Shows That the First Few Hours of Sleep Resets Brain Connections
During sleep, the brain weakens the new connections between neurons that had been forged while awake—but only during the first half of slumber time, according to a new study. The researchers say their findings provide insight into the role of sleep, but still leave an open question around what function the latter half of a ...
Sleep On It!
The need for relaxation and sound slumber has never been greater. Here’s how to put your customers to sleep. The phrase “sleep on it,” means to let your subconscious work out a problem or sway toward a more definitive decision. However, millions of people worldwide endure nights of broken sleep, tossing and turning, which ignites ...
9 Ways to Keep Connected to Your Community
For any business, or any individual for that matter, to thrive and feel connected, they need to be an active part of their community. Chances are good that your store is already a destination in your community for health-minded individuals–people who want to take care of themselves and associate with others who feel the same ...
Your Health Matters: An Affordable Experience in New England
Since 1992, David J. Termine, co-owner of Your Health Matters, a natural products retail store in Sturbridge, MA, has worked in sales, various independent stores and large retail chains. When Termine worked as an account executive for New Chapter, a vitamin and supplement manufacturer based in Brattleboro, VT, he was involved with promotion of new ...
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