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Endocannabinoid Support: Outlook 2021
The endocannabinoid system, still new in health sciences, has been the muse for CBD and other products. This area is only going to grow. Still somewhat dewy fresh in the spotlight of human biological systems, the endocannabinoid system (ECS) has been the focus of dramatic product development. After all, its existence was discovered only 30 ...
A Healthy Mix of Minerals
Zinc, selenium and other essential minerals offer multiple benefits during a pandemic and beyond. As noted in this month’s Association News (page 20), this past September, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) released the results of its 2020 CRN Survey, which noted that 98 percent of supplement users reported using the combination of vitamins and ...
The Quest for Immune Support
Caring for one’s immune system now is more critical than ever. Manufacturers are doing their part to provide support. At present, society has been living in a pandemic due to COVID-19 for more than six months, and still, many questions remain unanswered about the virus. Amid the speculation, retailers and manufacturers alike are unable to ...
Thinking of the Children
Children’s health and well-being take center stage as back-to-school season is fraught with unprecedented disruption. Here’s how to do your part to help keep the community of kids healthy. Raising children is never easy for any generation, but arguably, parents today have a challenge their parents didn’t. And this challenge, of course, is COVID-19. While ...
Pets Take Center Stage
Pet health product sales soar during COVID-19. “Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” This quote, made famous by George Eliot, a Victorian novelist, aptly describes the relationship many Americans have with their pets. Be it a hamster, rabbit, cat, dog or any other four-legged friend, Americans love their companion ...
EFAs: Liquid Gold to the Body With a Bright Future in the Marketplace
Supplements expected to experience continued growth and popularity as new offerings hit the market. What do the following have in common: memory loss, arthritis, psoriasis, weight issues and heart health? These are just a few of the many areas in which essential fatty acids (EFAs), benefit the human body. Studies have shown that in these ...
2020 Retail Heroes
Honoring essential workers of the coronavirus in the natural products industry. On March 16, 2020, The Natural Products Association (NPA) called for health food stores selling nutritional supplements to remain open during the U.S. government’s response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The association noted that health food stores offer a wide range of essential ...
Profiling Probiotics
Perhaps the most quickly rising category of all supplements, probiotics continue to be innovated, expanded and desired. Here’s a look at what’s impacting this market. The word “bacteria” may still carry a poor health stigma, especially in the age of COVID-19— although that is a virus. However, more people know that there is such a ...
COVID-19 and the Natural Industry
Industry leaders discuss repercussions of the pandemic. Panelists: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Jonathan Emord, President, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, www.emord.com Dan Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights, Brattleboro, VT, www.retailinsights.com Mark LeDoux, CEO and Chairman, Natural ...
Pain Reaction
Natural Ways to Address Pain and Inflammation Throbbing. Aching. Stabbing. Sharp. Dull. Intermittent. Shooting. Gnawing. Burning. No matter how one experiences or describes it, no one likes to be in pain. Pain is an inflammatory response that sends a signal to your nervous system that something is not right. And while some inflammation in the ...
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