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Children’s Health
Exploring new trends and products in the market for children’s health. Ahh, September. For many it heralds the start of a new school year. Glossy notebooks and colorful markers, boxes of yellow pencils and school buses on the road remind us of our own school years. Unfortunately, along with the excitement a fresh, new academic ...
The Alphas of Omegas: DHA & EPA
The omega-3 EFA category continues to bloom. Here’s what you need to know. In a world teeming with acronyms, EFAs (essential fatty acids), DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) are slowly but surely becoming known as good things for health by millions of Americans. According to the Utah-based Global Organization for EPA and DHA ...
2021 Retailer of the Year: Mastel’s Health Foods
Mastel’s Health Foods, St. Paul, MN An Island in a Storm: Mastel’s Health Foods provides a weary community reassurance and health. When asked to comment about her employer, Elizabeth Wilhelm, a sales associate with Mastel’s—Vitamin Retailer’s 2021 Retailer of the Year—made a special note to explain that the store’s garden is a great place to ...
Prebiotics, Probiotics and COVID-19
The prebiotic and probiotic market experiences significant growth during the pandemic. Digestive issues remain one of the top problems plaguing U.S. consumers. Digestive diseases affect 60 to 70 million people each year, according to the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Another survey found heartburn/reflux, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation to be the top issues ...
What a Pain!
Consumers explore natural alternatives for pain and inflammation. “Conventional approaches to pain often come with side effects and dependent use.” This statement by Kristin Chapman, category manager at Life Extension, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, nicely sums up the reason that so many individuals seek out natural alternatives to relieve pain and inflammation issues. In 2016 ...
Inflection Point: Washington, D.C. and the State of the Natural Products Industry
Panelists: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Jonathan Emord, President, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, https://emord.com Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic and Natural Health Association (ONHA), Washington, D.C., www.organicandnatural.org Mark LeDoux, CEO and Chairman, Natural Alternatives International (NAI), Carlsbad, CA, www.nai-online.com Dan Lifton, CEO, Quality of Life Labs, Purchase, NY, ...
2021 Vity Awards
Vitamin Retailer (VR) magazine once again polled its retailer readers on their top-selling products and best sales and merchandising support to compile its 2021 Vity Awards. After all, who is better qualified to determine the industry’s best-selling products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the ...
Increasing Strength and Stamina in the Men’s Health Products Market
The pandemic provides interesting insights into trending men’s health needs. America’s “manly man”—the horseback riding, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and bar-fighting—icon has been replaced. Today’s man has a better mortality rate than his predecessors. He’s more likely to be found on a bike or at the gym, preparing or ordering freshly made, nutritious meals and ...
Welcome to the Land of Nod
For millions, sleep and the ability to physically and mentally relax is more elusive than ever. Here’s how to help them restore healthy sleep. Mass insomnia is not a new phenomenon. Pandemic, terror attacks, world wars, acts of an angry Mother Nature, all create an internal environment where relaxation and sleep are impaired. Josh Axe, ...
It’s Easier to be Green!
Energy-providing green foods are seeing a renaissance. Here’s why this category in your store may benefit from a revival. A popular TV series, “Nip/Tuck,” saw its key character Dr. Christian Troy regularly cutting fresh wheat grass for juicing. It seemed somewhat odd at the time, as the series ran from 2003-2010. But a lot has ...
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