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Flexible Over 40
I heard a “mature” comedian talk about the problems of bending down. She said that if she actually has to pick something up off the floor, she waits until something else drops so she can pick them both up at the same time. “You think I’m bending all the way over to pick up a ...
Water-soluble Eggshell Membrane: Research Update
Previously, I’ve written articles for Vitamin Retailer about both the topical skin benefits and the ingestible joint health benefits of water-soluble eggshell membrane (WSEM). In this current article, I’m going to provide an update on human clinical research recently conducted on this fascinating material for joint health. I’ve chosen to do this because, after reviewing ...
Operating a Health Food Retail Establishment in the Age of the Coronavirus
In the space of a few short weeks, what we thought of as our comfortable reality was changed; probably forever. In February, the most important thing was finding a potential pathway to market for CBD. By mid-March, everyone’s primary concern seemed to be a search for an adequate supply of toilet paper and perhaps washing ...
Debra Stark, Debra’s Natural Gourmet
Debra Stark, Founder and Co-owner Debra’s Natural Gourmet 98 Commonwealth Ave., Concord, MA 01742 [email protected] The day Debra Stark opened Debra’s Natural Gourmet, the store was shut down because she didn’t have a license to sell dairy. On day two, the town of Concord, MA shut her shop down again because there was no Common ...
Opuntia ficus indica Fiber for Weight Loss & Metabolic Syndrome
Opuntia ficus-indica, aka, “prickly pear,” is the most widespread and most commercially important species of cactus and is grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Common names for the plant and its fruit are nopal, Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, prickly pear, and spineless cactus, among others.1,2 In ...
Fueling a Woman’s Athletic Needs
Most supplements on the market don’t typically target either gender specifically. Nonetheless, each gender has unique needs and these needs are often addressed in gender-specific formulas. Although women may not always realize it from all the edgy marketing campaigns, there’s more to a woman’s supplementation needs than the latest thermogenic fat burner. Women don’t just ...
California Retailer Banks on Herbal Expertise
Green’s Nutrition (Stockton, CA) Green’s Nutrition in California has been open for 25 years—Eunice Green, NHD, the store’s sole proprietor—noted that up until 2010, its location was in a 1,000-square-foot space on Waterloo Road in Stockton, CA. At that point, she made the shift to Pacific Avenue in Stockton’s historic Miracle Mile shopping district, a ...
Eudene Harry, MD
Eudene Harry, MD, is the medical director for Oasis Wellness and Rejuvenation Center in Orlando, FL, a wellness practice devoted to integrative holistic care. She is a veteran physician with more than 20 years of experience. Harry earned her medical degree and performed her residency at Thomas Jefferson University. She is the author of three ...
Bioavailable Curcumin for Pain
Turmeric, and more specifically its primary active constituent known as curcumin, has been used extensively in ancient and modern times for its medicinal qualities.1,2 Not surprisingly, curcumin is one of the most popular nutraceuticals in use today. In fact, a study3 by Grand View Research, Inc. indicates that the global curcumin market will reach $94.3 ...
Natural Interventions for Depression
Two of the major mood issues with which many people struggle are anxiety and depression. I have already done an in-depth column on stress called “Anxiety: Friend or Foe? Sometimes Both!” (http://vitaminretailer.com/anxiety-friend-foe-sometimes/). I’d like to switch gears in this article and cover depression, dysphoria and unhappiness. While we all like to believe that we (our ...
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