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Homeopathy Meets The Mainstream
Homeopathic manufacturers are answering the call for natural remedies by keeping American consumer demands in the forefront. Homeopathic medicines have been in wide use for more than 200 years and are one of the most widely practiced medical therapies worldwide. Prescribed by hundreds of thousands of physicians throughout the world, homeopathic medicines are used in ...
The Weight Of Bone & Joint Health
An aging, overfed and undernourished population seeks effective, proven natural alternatives to maintain their mobility and shore up their foundations. No one said getting old was easy, but it’s becoming infinitely harder when those aches and pains begin to affect everyday life. An even scarier proposition is posed when one isn’t feeling those aches and ...
Antioxidant Allure
Baby Boomers concerned with healthy aging and prevention are the main force behind antioxidant sales. Many consumers already know fruits such as blueberries and cranberries, as well as antioxidant-rich supplements, may have the ability to support their immune systems, combat aging and possibly even help in the fight against cancer. With that knowledge top-of-mind, antioxidants ...
Building Teen Health
Health issues may change, but the multivitamin still rules as the best-selling supplement for teens and tweens. How manufacturers and retailers can appeal to these age groups is the challenge. Recent headlines confirm some of the health issues facing young people: children reaching puberty at a younger age; struggles with weight gain and obesity; sweetened ...
A Tribute To Vitamin Angels
When the Northridge earthquake shook Southern California in 1994, Howard Schiffer was running a natural products company. He received a request for a donation of vitamins from a local relief agency that was concerned about the health of children in the migrant worker community whose families had been displaced by the earthquake. What started as ...
Weighing Options
Consumers actively seek retailers’ help to find safe, natural ways to deal with their weight issues. The end of each year causes people to reflect on the things they have accomplished (or failed to) and what they plan to complete in the coming year. And for those who choose to make a New Year’s resolution, ...
Beyond A Food Fad
Retailers learn more about the allergy-free market as sales continue to grow. Glad to be free from gluten? Petrified of peanuts? Leery of lactose? Scared of soy? You’re not alone. Food allergies, sensitivities and intolerances are a growing health concern, but tracking the prevalence is challenging and can be contested, as popular and scientific definitions ...
Clean Cosmetics
Natural health and beauty aid (HBA) companies are seeking the best ways to keep their products “clean,” and convey that to consumers. More than ever, buyers care not only about the ingredients inside their favorite products, but also about the impact manufacturing these products has on the environment. When it comes to the cosmetics industry ...
Strength Of Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), based on 2009 deathrate data, coronary heart disease accounted for one in six deaths in the U.S. In addition, more than 2,000 Americans die of cardiovascular disease(CVD) each day (approximately one death every 40 seconds). Further, ...
Visionary Solutions
Eye health remains a strong category as supplementation becomes essential, and not just for Baby Boomers. The sense that more than 80 percent of Americans worry most about losing is vision, according to a 2010 nationwide survey conducted by Harris Interactive. And eye disease is a big problem: eight million people are at risk for ...
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