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Chris Kilham, Medicine Hunter
[email protected] www.medicinehunter.com www.linkedin.com/in/chriskilham https://linktr.ee/MedicineHunter Vitamin Retailer magazine catches up with Chris Kilham, medicine hunter, author, educator and yogi. The founder of Medicine Hunter Inc., Kilham has conducted medicinal plant research and sustainable botanical sourcing in more than 50 countries. He works with companies to develop and popularize traditional plant-based food and medicinal products into market ...
GLP-1 Use Impacts Declining Obesity Rate
Are Americans more obsessed with weight loss than other cultures? Well, maybe we should be. The obesity statistics are scary. That said, could the obesity rate be on the decline? According to the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index, after peaking at a record high of 39.9 percent in 2022, the U.S. adult obesity rate ...
Ashwagandha: An Herb for Our Time
Ashwagandha is the ancient herb for our modern time. It helps everything from stress, anxiety and insomnia to sex and fitness. Ashwagandha & Mental Health Ashwagandha seems to specialize in anxiety, stress and sleepless nights. A systematic review of five controlled studies found that ashwagandha significantly improves anxiety.1 All kinds of research shows that it ...
Phytomelatonin: Results of Human Clinical Research
In June of 2024 I wrote an article for Vitamin Retailer called, “Synthetic Melatonin vs. Phytomelatonin: The Scientific Difference,” in which I made a case for the advantages of plant-sourced phytomelatonin over conventional, synthetic melatonin. Since then, there have been studies on phytomelatonin from two different sources, expanding upon my earlier argument. That is what ...
Jim Emme, Chief Executive Officer, NOW Health Group
www.nowfoods.com www.npanational.org Jim Emme has been a member of the NOW management team since 1995, initially as chief of operations and then as president of NOW Foods. He was promoted to chief executive officer of NOW Health Group (NHG) in 2014. NHG comprises Puresource, Canada’s leading national distributor and manufacturer of natural health products; The ...
Herbal Help For Breast Feeding
Breast Feeding Is Natural and Healthy, But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Always Easy. There Is Natural, Healthy Help. Herbs that encourage breast milk are called galactogogues from the ancient Greek words meaning to bring milk. Some of the best galactagogues are blessed thistle, fenugreek, fennel, red raspberry, stinging nettle, milk thistle, chastetree berry, anise, vervain, ...
Anxiety: Friend or Foe?
Anxiety is a negative word, and most would not describe “anxious” as a pleasant experience. However, if we were not hard-wired for anxiety, we would likely not have survived. Our ancestors would have succumbed to the first saber-tooth tiger or cave bear they stumbled upon. Anxiety triggers vigilance, wariness, self-protection and anticipation. If we are ...
A Lactobacillus acidophilus Postbiotic for Allergy, Skin Health & Immune Health Support
Regular readers of my “Supplement Science” column may notice that this is the third postbiotic article I’ve written for Vitamin Retailer over the past few years—the other two being “Akkermansia muciniphila: A GLP-1 Promoting Postbiotic for Weight Loss” and “A Lactobacillus plantarum postbiotic for Immunity.” Considering that the market for postbiotics, the newest of the ...
Natural Health Retail & the Dangers of Discounting
There’s no doubt that massive online retailers have made it challenging for smaller brick-and-mortar stores to see the kinds of customer traffic and profits they may have once relied on. But there are still stores in the “real world,” in towns large and small, that are thriving. They have established themselves through their expertise, their ...
Millions Struggle with Glucose Management Worldwide
As carbohydrates and sugar become an even larger part of the modern diet, more people than ever are at risk of developing elevated blood glucose levels. Unfortunately, the signs of high blood sugar, fatigue and frequent feelings of thirst and hunger, can be mild and easily overlooked. A healthy glucose metabolism responds to food consumption ...
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