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Colloidal Silver Is Trending Upward
When one thinks of silver, the mind typically hones in on its use as a metal for jewelry, electronics, appliances and more. Using silver to enhance the immune system or heal cuts, scrapes or burns, may not immediately come to mind. However, the use of colloidal silver for immune health and surface injuries dates back ...
Richard Merriam, Founder and CEO, GCI Nutrients Inc.
Richard Merriam can talk about the future because he has seen the past. As the founder and CEO of GCI Nutrients, Inc., Merriam was there at the early days of the modern natural products industry, and helped it grow and develop into worldwide importance. His experience gives him a unique perspective on the business and ...
Digestive Health Dramatically Impacts Athletic Performance
When it comes to health and wellness, digestive health is vitally important. Those who are proactive and take control of their digestive health will realize significant improvement in overall health and quality of life. For athletes, a healthy gut can have a dramatic impact on athletic performance. Gut health influences not only digestion, but also ...
What Labs Should I Run For Cardiovascular Health?
Getting lab work can be a daunting task to begin with, let alone figuring out which labs to actually ask your practitioner to run and then understanding how to interpret your results. When you consider the fact that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s leading cause of death, then you understand the magnitude of importance ...
Evidence-based Uses of Standardized Black Seed Oil
Although public and industry awareness of the health/wellness benefits of black seed oil (BSO) has only gained traction in the last few years, this botanical ingredient has seen some very quick growth with an estimated global market size of $18 million in 2021, and expectations to expand at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of ...
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 ...
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