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Mark J. Tager, MD
Mark J. Tager, MD, is one of the country’s leading health educators helping to train clinicians and consumers in personalized nutrition and aesthetics. He routinely consults with nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and medical device companies. His latest book is Feed Your Skin Right: Your Personalized Nutrition Plan for Radiant Beauty. He received his medical training at Duke ...
Melatonin: What You Didn’t Know
The master hormone, melatonin, is secreted by the pineal gland in response to darkness. It is why you shouldn’t turn your lights on or look at a screen if you are struggling to sleep at night. Melatonin has lots of important uses. Here are a few of the big ones (you might only know the ...
Daniel Gagnon, Medical Herbalist, MS, RH (AHG), Owner, Herbs, Etc.
Daniel Gagnon, medical herbalist, MS, RH (AHG), is a French-Canadian originally from Northern Ontario, Canada, who relocated to Santa Fe, NM in 1979. As a child, he suffered from eczema, asthma and allergies. His quest to overcome these health challenges led him to study nutrition, herbal medicine and other natural healing modalities, and he has ...
Creating Effective and Exciting Store Promotions
Creating great store promotions is both an art and a science. It deserves plenty of thought, great application of skill and an ability to create excitement—and, with it, strong sales. Even though the bottom line for most retailers rests on the success of store promotions and sales events, and that they are familiar with routine ...
Uterus: Friend and Foe? The Problem of Endometriosis
There would be no human life on our planet without the reproductive power of the uterus. When my children were younger, I described the uterus as a warm and cozy nest. When the egg is fertilized, it is gently dropped into the nest to be protected and nurtured. It was a few more years before ...
Supporting Healthy Detoxification
Detoxification is a process that is imperative to our overall well-being; however, the concept of detoxification has become hijacked by the health industry. As Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter put it, the concept of detoxing is the marketing equivalent of drawing go faster stripes on your car. And while ...
Research Update: Tongkat Ali for Aging Males, Aging Females & Young Athletes
In June of 2018 Vitamin Retailer published my article, “Tongkat Ali: Herbal Medicine for Sexual Dysfunction, Increased Testosterone and Male Fertility.” This particular article focused the effects of the herbal medicine tongkat ali on sexual health related issues in men—especially aging men. In this article, I’ll present new research on tongkat ali for aging males, ...
5 Ways to Build Great Customer Service in Your Store
Retailers face a lot of obstacles, especially in the wake of pandemic restrictions, lockdowns and labor shortages. But despite all of these challenges, it’s still up to you and your team to make sure customer service is an asset to your store and to your community. Customers only know what you show and tell them ...
A Unique Andrographis Extract for Multiple Sclerosis
Estimates indicate1 that about 2.8 million people worldwide suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body. Eventually, MS can cause permanent damage or deterioration of the ...
Menopause and Your Mind
Though hot flashes get most of the menopause attention, unfortunately, these physical symptoms are not the whole story of the challenge of menopause. Menopause can bring with it a whole host of psychological struggles, including depression, anxiety and insomnia. The time around menopause is a time of increased risk of depression (Obstet Gynecol Clin North ...
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