COVID-19
Expansion of HSA Considered in Senate Budget Resolution
An amendment included in the Senate’s budget resolution as part of the reconciliation process would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements. This effort is part of a broader goal by the Natural Products Association (NPA) to expand access to nutritional supplements for all communities ...
Shipt and GNC Announce Same-Day Delivery Partnership
GNC and Shipt have announced a new partnership that will for the first time bring same-day delivery of GNC health and wellness products to consumers across the country. The announcement comes at the perfect time: every year the most common New Year’s resolution has to do with living a healthier lifestyle–whether eating more healthy foods, ...
Peak Time for Botanicals!
Because of the pandemic, herbal products are “in season” with consumers! There is indeed a silver lining to everything, even something as universally reviled as the pandemic. COVID-19’s sliver of silver is the fact that people worldwide are not only paying much more attention to their health, they are switching to a preventive mindset and ...
AHPA Expands COVID Web Center With Vaccine Distribution Resources
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has created a Web Center to provide its members with information on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic as well as possible impacts on the herbal products industry. AHPA said it intends to update the WebCenter on a timely basis as new information becomes available. COVID-19 Vaccine Information As ...
Vitamin Retailer’s Most Popular Stories of 2020
2020 has been a tumultuous year for people around the world, especially due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as no surprise that many of Vitamin Retailer magazine’s most popular stories this year have to do with the subject of the pandemic and its effects on the natural products industry. Another popular ...
Study Confirms Correlation Between Low Vitamin K and Severe COVID-19
Results of a study confirm that vitamin K status is lower in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 compared to healthy population control. Researchers also show low vitamin K status to be predictive of higher mortality. Initial data published by Dr. Rob Janssen, MD and researcher at Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), showing a significant correlation ...
Vitamin D Supplements Decrease Effects of COVID-19
Research shows that people with higher vitamin D blood levels have lower rates of COVID-19 infections and lower risk of contracting severe cases that could lead to hospitalization or death. Dr. Joan Lappe, an associate dean for research and a professor in the College of Nursing at Creighton University, Nebraska, said cells in the body need ...
GNC Offers At-home COVID-19 Saliva Test
GNC Holdings, LLC, has announced the availability of self-administered testing kits for COVID-19 online. This announcement is a result of GNC4U’s ongoing partnership with 1health, the leading testing as a service (TaaS) company that is increasing access to COVID-19 testing across America while also providing personalized wellness, exercise and nutrition plans through its consumer brand, ...
NPA Announces Details of Virtual Annual Conference
In a critical year for the natural products industry, the Natural Products Association (NPA) will host its annual conference, The Big Natural on Nov. 30-Dec. 1. The virtual event will bring together leaders in business, politics and policy, providing attendees with unparalleled access to experts as the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis ahead of the ...
Southeastern Grocers to Unveil 4 Winn-Dixie Stores in Former Earth Fare and Lucky’s Market Locations
Florida-based Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BILO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, announced plans to introduce four new Winn-Dixie stores throughout Florida on Nov. 11, with the completed conversion of three former Earth Fare stores located in Boynton Beach, Jacksonville and Lakewood Ranch and one former Lucky’s ...
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