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Marge Roberts BSN, Mshp, DAHom, President & CEO, Newton Laboratories Inc.
Marge Roberts earned a BS in nursing from the University of Wisconsin (1974) and an MS in Health Professions with an education and administration focus from Southwest Texas State University (1981). She studied classical homeopathy and acupuncture in the U.S. and Sri Lanka, becoming a registered NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) trainer. Roberts co-founded and ...
From Goals to Growth: Creating Your Annual Marketing Blueprint
Running an independent health food store is no small feat. Between managing inventory, assisting customers, and staying competitive with big-box retailers and online giants, marketing often falls to the bottom of the to-do list. Yet, marketing is essential for growth and success. It forms the foundation of your business, not just in how you attract ...
Finding New Cancer Answers
When I worked in mainstream oncology, I sat with many patients who had received some of the worst news of their lives. They had cancer and they were overwhelmed. Suddenly, their existence revolved around statistics (percent alive at five years post-treatment, percent response rate, percent failure rate, percent surgery success, to name a few) and ...
Are You Suffering From Insomnia Caused by Stress & Anxiety?
Struggling with insomnia is tough enough. When it’s caused by stress & anxiety, things just got twice as bad! At least 10 percent of us—and probably a lot more—struggle with insomnia. Insomnia is not only frustrating and exhausting, but it can also destroy your quality of life. It can contribute to illness, pain, obesity, insulin ...
Nutraceutical Compensation for the Adverse Effects of GLP-1 Agonist Drugs References
1 Park A. GLP-1s on track to take drug sales throne from PD-1 inhibitors in 2024: analyst. Fierce Pharma. Mar 15, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024 from www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/glp-1s-track-take-drug-sales-crown-pd-1-inhibitors-2024-analyst#:~:text=According percent20to percent20a percent20new percent20report,preferences percent20in percent20the percent20coming percent20years. percentE2 percent80 percent9D. 2 Kommu S, Whitfield P. Semaglutide. [Updated 2024 Feb 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): ...
Nutraceutical Compensation for the Adverse Effects of GLP-1 Agonist Drugs
The use of GLP-1 agonist drugs—particularly for weight loss—are trending in a huge way. According to a new report,1 GLP-1s were the best-selling drug class in 2024, with approximately $50 billion in annual sales, and forecasted to surpass $100 billion by 2029 with an astounding compound annual growth rate of 19.2 percent. Certainly, anyone who ...
Your Store’s Mission and How to Practice It
Most businesses have a mission statement that, with varying degrees of earnestness, they try to live out in their daily transactions. The degree to which a business sincerely accomplishes that is one test of its true success. A health food store’s mission statement—and living out that mission—gets to the core of why we are involved ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Knee OA May be Detected by Blood Tests
A blood test successfully predicted knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before tell-tale signs of the disease appeared on X-rays, according to researchers from Duke University Medical Center. The researchers validated the accuracy of the blood test that identifies key biomarkers of osteoarthritis (OA). They showed that it predicted development of the disease, as well ...
Joint Discussion
The joint health category is on the move, and customers are excited about the idea of protecting their mobility as part of a healthy longevity lifestyle. Scientists are working on regrowing cartilage in an attempt to help people preserve their joints and stave off potential knee or hip replacements. For example, in August of 2024, ...
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[Extra! Extra!] Emphasizing Health Span Vs. Lifespan for Aging
Consumers are increasingly measuring their days in terms of a health span rather than a lifespan. While a lifespan is how long someone lives, a health span is how long that person stays active and healthy. According to Fortune, the earliest mentions of the term “health span” describe it as maintaining full bodily function for ...
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