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Vitamin Retailer’s Best New Products of 2015
For the eighth year in a row, Vitamin Retailer (VR) reached out to its retailer readership and asked them what they thought about 2015’s new products. Retailers were asked to comment on their favorite products that made their debut into the market in late 2014 through 2015. VR editors reviewed the retailers’ suggested list and, ...
A Fresh Start
When it comes to cleansing and detox products, retailers should approach the needs of their stores—and customers—with care. The ideal customer for a detox supplement or natural cleanser could be just about anybody. Really. Toxins are literally everywhere—in our food, in water, and ominously suspending in the air. Thankfully, awareness about the harmful effects of ...
Skintillating!
Recharge your natural beauty selection. “Fresh.” “Clean.” “All natural.” These are the most common—and powerful—descriptors used in commercial advertising for skin and related beauty products. Like makeup that’s been smeared, the line between “healthy and natural” skin and beauty products versus “conventional” becomes more indistinct, as mass market and department store products have long ago ...
The Supple-Foods Revolution!
Green and whole foods’ new look crosses the bridge between food and supplement. How many of your customers actually eat multiple servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every single day without fail? Whatever that number is, it really isn’t enough. In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) surveys indicated that only 33 percent of ...
Quelling Pain Naturally
The search for natural ways to ease inflammation and pain is universal. Whether your pain is caused by athletic endeavors, aging or a medical condition, you want relief. And if your pain is chronic, you are concerned about taking too many NSAIDs as these pharmaceutical substances can tax your organs and may even lead to ...
Super Seniors!
Intense research and ingredient innovation improve anti-aging and longevity products for health-minded adults who want to lead active lifestyles for years to come. Consumers are increasingly interested in anti-aging and longevity nutritional products—especially considering that the number of older people has tripled in the last 50 years and will triple again in the next 50 ...
Keying in on Stability
Supplements for blood sugar health. There are some health conditions that are totally out of our control. Take psoriasis, for example. It comes about through a complex autoimmune reaction. It cannot be controlled or lessened via diet and healthy lifestyle. But, there are other things that are in our control before it gets too late: ...
Urologic Health: Natural Support for Men and Women
Exploring innovative product formulations for bladder, urinary tract and prostate health. Let’s face it—incontinence, urinary tract infections and prostates are uncomfortable subjects—so awkward in fact, that many do not seek help from their physicians for urologic health issues. Yet, Cheryl Myers, chief of education and scientific affairs at Wisconsin-based EuroPharma, revealed, “All told, urinary incontinence—due ...
Prebiotics and Probiotics: Delivering What Consumers Want
Prebiotics and probiotics have hit the mainstream consumer market. Today’s consumers are more educated than ever before on the gut microbiome’s influence on overall health. Digestive care supplements and food product sales continue to skyrocket. According to Michele McRae, certified nutritionist at supplement manufacturer Rainbow Light in California, “Even mainstream grocery and big box stores ...
EFA Update
Consumers may be asking questions about EFA drugs vs. supplements, and a published article excoriating EFA research—here’s how to respond. One of the largest and most widely recognized dietary supplement categories, essential fatty acids are sought out and purchased by millions of men and women, many of whom were told by their physicians to either ...
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