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Undenatured Type II Collagen: A Research Review
Having been in the dietary supplement industry for 40 years, I’ve seen a lot of nutraceuticals come and go. Comparatively few have had staying power, and even fewer have stood the test of time and continued to gain credibility. One of those is undenatured type II collagen—and since there is a fairly recent new study ...
Nutrients for Better Vision
Since your eyes are part of your body, nutrients that make your body healthier usually improve eye health as well. For example, if you use herbs such as hawthorn, olive leaf and grape seed to effectively lower your blood pressure, that helps preserve vision, because high blood pressure can cause microscopic ruptures to the capillaries ...
Teenage Athletes: Bridging Nutritional Gaps
As teenage athletes develop physically and begin playing sports at higher levels, the subject of nutritional supplementation will inevitably arise. Are supplements for young athletes going to help meet their nutritional needs? The demands are high for today’s teenage athletes. The typical teenage day is more than a full-time job. It is packed with school, ...
Apple Polyphenols: Clinical Support for Weight & Glucose Management, Cardiovascular Protection & More
The humble apple has an impressive history in Western art, literature, and medicine. In mythology, the Norse gods owed their immortality to apples. The Arabian Nights even features a magic apple capable of curing all human diseases. Then, first appearing in print in 1866, was the proverb that “an apple a day keeps the doctor ...
Dave Barshis
Dave Barshis is an international health care executive with broad general management experience in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer health. He is recognized for his achievements in troubleshooting and refocusing businesses to dramatically increase profitability, running the gamut from Fortune 100 giants to entrepreneurial and often distressed startups and turnarounds. Last year, he was named ...
Paul Schulick
Pioneering, paradigm shifting entrepreneur, master herbalist and formulator, Paul Schulick’s passion for natural healing began as a child while accompanying his pediatrician dad on house calls. In the early 1970s, Schulick embarked on a formal study of alternative health and formalized his master herbalist training at The School for Natural Healing. In 1986, he formulated ...
A Quarter Century of Retail Success
Organic Marketplace (Gastonia, NC) Organic Marketplace (OMP) has been a retailer for 25 years, and during that time, the size of the store has adapted and grown, along with its business strategies. “We started in 800 square feet doing supplements only, [and] over the years people needed food to support their health programs—the grocery stores ...
Iron Protein Succinylate: Gentle Iron for Anemia, Athletic Women and Clinical Intervention
Found in hundreds of proteins and enzymes, iron is an essential mineral for human beings and other species.1,2 The major contribution of this mineral to human health is its use in the formation of heme, an iron-containing compound found in two proteins: hemoglobin and myoglobin. Both are involved in the transport and storage of oxygen. ...
How to Deal With Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
Many of you have had chicken pox, also called herpes zoster. I had it (unfortunately) in the sixth grade, two days before our Christmas choir concert. I had a solo of one entire verse of Good King Wenceslas! I had a new dress, and shoes . . . and then this awful, itchy rash. It ...
8 Ways to Keep Your Business Humming in the Summer
Summer is a time of contradictions—it’s a busy time, but not in the same way as the rest of the year. Students are on break, people take vacations, the days are longer and everyone appreciates the outdoors a bit more—especially if they’ve had a harsh winter. But for health food store retailers, summer can feel ...
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