Supplement Science
Weight Loss in Women: Addressing Gender Differences
Who do you think has a higher rate of being overweight or obese, men or women? According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation,1 overweight and obesity rates are higher for men, while other research2 suggests that obesity prevalence is generally higher in women. Still another report from the National Center for Health Statistics3 indicates ...
Nutraceuticals for High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often referred to as “the silent killer” because you may not know that you have it until it’s too late. In fact, nearly one-third of people who have high blood pressure don’t know it. If your blood pressure is extremely high, however, certain obvious symptoms may manifest themselves: • ...
Hibiscus for Hypertension & Blood Lipids
In addition to its popularity as a tropical flower found in landscapes, hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa) also has a history of use as a medicinal herb. In Egypt it has been used to treat cardiac and nerve diseases and as a diuretic,1 and in North Africa it has been used to treat cough, sore throat and ...
Combating Queasiness
Natural strategies to treat morning sickness during pregnancy. More than any other time during life, pregnancy is a time when the mother-to-be should be adhering to sound nutritional principles and eating a healthy diet, both to nourish herself and her unborn child. Unfortunately, morning sickness can often make it difficult to eat and to keep ...
Zinc Carnosine for Ulcers & Gastrointestinal Discomfort
The stomach and intestines have a mucous membrane lining that provides protection against hydrochloric acid and other digestive juices normally used to break down food in our digestive system. If there is even a small loss of that mucous membrane, there is likely to be significant discomfort. Unfortunately, one in 10 Americans will develop this ...
A Comparison of Benzodiazepine Drugs and the Amino Acid L-theanine
Stress and anxiety are commonplace for many Americans—and there is a class of medications known as benzodiazepines that are widely prescribed for anxiety. In fact, hundreds of millions of prescriptions for benzodiazepines are written every year.1 L-theanine (gamma-ethyl-amino-L-glutamic acid) is a neurologically active amino acid, which is also used for stress and anxiety.2 While benzodiazepines ...
Specific Antioxidants for Specific Benefits
The term antioxidant has become a mainstay in the lexicon of the natural products industry. Furthermore, as I pointed out in an article last year from this same issue of Vitamin Retailer magazine, over the past few decades the choices for nutraceutical antioxidants have increased exponentially, as have the number of articles written about those ...
Sugar Alternatives: The Benefits of Stevia
Last year, in my article on sugar alternatives for Vitamin Retailer magazine, I included information on several natural sugar alternatives, including stevia. Since not much has changed since then with regard to any new natural sugar alternative entering the market, I decided to make stevia the focus of this year’s sugar alternatives article with an ...
Garcinia Cambogia: More Than Weight Loss
Last year, I wrote an article on Garcinia cambogia for Vitamin Retailer. In that article, I focused on the weight loss-related benefits of this nutraceutical. In this article, I will share other research that demonstrates Garcinia cambogia’s value in lowering triglycerides, increasing glycogen production and preferentially promoting the use of fat as a fuel source ...
Supplement Delivery Systems: More Options
When the natural products industry first began, there were four basic types of delivery systems for dietary supplements: tablets, capsules, powders and liquids. Today, those basic four still exist, and still probably represent the majority of supplements on the market. However, delivery system options have expanded and now include soft gels, liquid caps, lozenges and ...
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