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Holistic Digestion
As more is learned about digestive health, manufacturers broaden their offerings to address new knowledge. The market for digestive supplements has always been strong and continues to grow, with new innovations and expanded understanding of the direct links between digestion and overall health. “The focus of digestive supplements has shifted in the last decade or ...
A Sexual Function Safe Haven
As it is more commonplace to speak openly about sexual dysfunction, Americans are turning to natural product retailers for options. Humans continue to exist as a society due to our ability to reproduce. However, over the last three decades couples are more likely to wait longer to start having children, choosing to focus on education, ...
Brain Health For All Ages
According to 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, a report from the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 5.4 million Americans are known to be living with the disease. What’s worse, the prevalence of decreased brain health and memory decline among Americans is poised to grow rapidly in the near future. Reports such as these help fuel ...
Lowering Levels
As American’s blood sugar levels continue to rise, and consumers are looking for clinically proven supplements to help gain control. According to the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3 percent of the population— have diabetes. And in 2010, there were 1.9 million new cases of diabetes diagnosed ...
Enduring EFAs
Proving they’re “essential” as well as innovative, manufacturers say EFA supplements are in it for the long haul. Omega-3 supplements are seeing greater consumer adoption and reaching a broader demographic than ever before, largely based on mounting research about their benefits. In addition to increased public education about EFAs (essential fatty acids), there is also ...
Foods With Function
A continuously growing category, functional foods can offer benefits to a wide variety of consumers. In 2012, Americans are busier than ever before. According to The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), 85.8 percent of men and 66. 5 percent of women in the United States work ...
Clearing Up Cholesterol Confusion
Statistics may show an improvement, but retailers still need to take a handson approach answering consumer questions and providing guidance. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately one in every six adults—16.3 percent of the U. S. adult population—has high total cholesterol, the level defined as 240 mg/dL and above. People ...
Responding To Inflammation
Awareness of inflammation has come to the forefront in the scientific and medical communities—now health conscious consumers are catching on as well. In the past, inflammation has been viewed as an acute (short term) response to tissue injury that produces characteristic symptoms and usually resolves spontaneously. However, more contemporary revelations show chronic inflammation to be ...
A Boost For Immune
As the immune category market shows robust growth, manufacturers seek to improve classic products while keeping an eye on the latest trends. Allergies and autoimmune diseases are the major immune problems that affect at least 50 million Americans. The main causes can be attributed to the following factors: genetics and environmental pollutants such as endocrine ...
Desirable Deliverance
Manufacturers are working hard to introduce new delivery methods to answer the needs of both retailers and consumers. When walking down an aisle of their local natural products store, consumers wouldn’t be thrilled if they were seeing the same products offered in the same delivery forms time after time.More likely, they want something innovative, efficient ...
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