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Melatonin Is Not Just for Sleep Anymore!
When I was a child, my mother made me watch the Leonard Bernstein children’s concerts on TV. I always thought the conductor was a little silly, waving the baton vigorously, hair flying every which way. As I got older, I was amazed that one person waving one little stick could coordinate the activities of a ...
Alida Boer, Founder & CEO, Nolé
Guatemalan native Alida Boer left a modeling career to become an entrepreneur. She started Marias Bag in 2011 to share the ancient art of centuries-old Guatemalan textile weaving and treat it for what she believes it is: Latin American haute couture. Struggling with post-partum hair issues, during a trip to Honduras to give a talk ...
Kareem Cook, Chief Marketing Officer, Owner at Naturade/VeganSmart
Having acquired Naturade in 2012, Kareem Cook assumed the position of chief marketing officer within the company. Influenced by obesity, diabetes and heart disease in their own families, Cook and co-owner Claude Tellis have repositioned Naturade to address the diet related illnesses epidemic in underserved communities by providing “Whole Foods quality products to a Walmart ...
Eco-friendly Products and Packaging
As sustainability and eco-friendliness trend upward, natural product companies and retailers are prioritizing products and packaging that are kind to the planet. As consumers turn toward favoring more eco-friendly and sustainable products and packaging, companies and retailers in the natural products industry have been responding. According to Allied Market Research, “the global green technology and ...
Cyanidin-3-glucoside: The Ultimate Sleeper Ingredient for Eye Health and Metabolic Syndrome
Colored legumes, such as black soybean, common bean, cowpea and lentils, are sources of powerful antioxidant compounds called anthocyanins. Cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G) is the major anthocyanin found in the above-mentioned colored legumes.1 The significance of this is that C3G has been shown in research to provide several potential health benefits in experimental research. This article will ...
Key Nutrients & Exercise for Optimal Bone Health
Bone health is a key area of development in the wellbeing of athletes and is crucial for safe training and successful career progression. Bone mineral density (BMD) is often used as the main marker for bone health and usually peaks in early adulthood when many athletes are reaching their athletic peak. One of the most ...
Healthy Aging: Chronological Age vs. Biological Age
Have you ever wondered why some people who are well into their eighties or nineties seem to have an extra pep in their step, are full of life and have even been referred to as a spring chicken? Then there are other people that you might know who are in their twenties or early thirties ...
Brain Boosters!
The Best Brain Booster of Them All The best brain booster of them all is the herb Ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo helps healthy people keep their cognitive powers, and it helps people with Alzheimer’s to fight for them. Several double-blind studies show that ginkgo helps cognition in seniors (Human Psychopharmacol Clin Exp 2002;17:267- 77), including significantly ...
Natural Answers for Digestive Distress
You are what you eat. I know you have heard that expression, but I would adjust it to: You are what you digest. I have a lot of friends who are naturopathic physicians, and they often repeat the mantra “all health begins in the gut.” The more we learn about physiology, the more we learn ...
Memory Enhancement With Garden Sage Leaf Extract and Spanish Sage
Sage (Salvia spp.) has a longstanding reputation in British herbal tradition1 as a natural agent that enhances memory—even though there had not previously been much evidence of its efficacy from modern research. In recent years, however, that changed. This article will discuss the evidence of memory enhancement and cognitive function for extracts of garden sage ...
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