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NAC and Glycine: The Efficient Way to Raise Glutathione
The antioxidant glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide1,2 primarily synthesized in the liver and composed of the amino acids cysteine, glutamic acid and glycine.3,4 It may be argued that GSH is the most important tripeptide in the body, playing critical roles in the synthesis and repair of DNA and protein, as well as the synthesis of ...
No Fear of Failure: When to Implement New Ideas and When to Shift Gears
Changes in any business are not just inevitable, they are necessary. And the big difference between negative changes and positive changes are simply who or what has initiated them. That’s why I think it’s good to be out front of any changes as much as possible and know when to implement new ideas and when ...
Dr. Matthew Budoff, Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology Co-chair, International Garlic Symposium https://kyolic.com/about-us/science/ https://kyolic.com/is-aged-garlic-extract-safe/ Matthew Jay Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, is a professor of medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and the endowed chair of preventive cardiology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Budoff is a graduate of University of California at ...
Building Customer Value in Natural Products Retail
Historically, businesses drove growth by creating better products. Through a product-centric approach, huge companies were created—think of Henry Ford and the Model T. Today, the path to growth can take several different approaches. Thanks to digital technologies, it is possible to focus on individual interactions with your customers both in and out of retail. This ...
Vitamin K1 & K2 as MK-7 & MK-4: Differences & Applications
Vitamin K, particularly vitamin K2, represents a significant segment of the vitamin market. In fact, the global vitamin K2 market size was estimated at $421.1 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.8 percent from 2024 to 2030.1 Certainly, vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 (MK-7) has been recognized for its role ...
The Top 10 Natural Supplements for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is becoming an epidemic in our culture. So many people have it, and there is little that conventional medicine can do to help control it. Of all the disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, IBS is the most common, affecting at least 11 percent of all people. That’s a lot of people ...
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, ...
Keeping Current in the Marketplace
Between stocking shelves, scheduling staff, hosting events and all the daily tasks of running a store, it may seem like every day is an exercise in keeping in tune with the very real needs of your store. And of course, that’s true. However, there is also the big picture, and that is keeping current with ...
An Open Invitation to Join SENPA
Open invitation… To what you may ask? SENPA. What is SENPA and why would we want to be part of it? SENPA is a non-profit organization focused on the independent retailer for the last 60-plus years. This group focuses on how to help the “small guys” remain relevant and competitive. How do they do that ...
Nicole M. Avena, PhD, Dr. Nicole Avena, LLC, Nutrition Consulting
Dr. Nicole Avena is an associate professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY, and a visiting professor of health psychology at Princeton University. She is a research neuroscientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, diet and addiction, with a special focus on nutrition during early life and pregnancy, ...
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