weight management
The Clean Truth
While the body has an inherent, natural ability to detoxify, and physical activity enhances this process, due to the overuse of processed food, increasingly sedentary lifestyles and overwhelming exposure to environmental pollutants, the need and market for detoxification and cleansing products that gently optimize that natural ability has grown. Brenda Watson, the founder of ReNew ...
Checking the Numbers
According to Nutrition Business Journal, consumer sales of supplements for diabetes reached $1 billion in 2010—a six percent growth over 2009 sales. The American Diabetes Association has published data showing that in the U.S. alone, in 2010, $218 billion was spent on medical expenditures on diabetes-related illnesses. An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer ...
Special Delivery
Continually introducing products that answer consumers’ needs, manufacturers push the innovation envelope with delivery methods as well as formulations. According to SPINS scan data tracking of the natural channel (52 weeks ending June 11, 2011), the largest single delivery dollar sellers are capsules and tablets, accounting for $148.5 million and $130.5 million, respectively.But their growth ...
A Functional Shift
Though the U.S. is still mired in a slow economy, functional food and beverage sales continue to grow as consumers look for even more natural products. Now more than ever, the functional food and beverage market is extensive and massive. Despite being stuck in an economic downturn, functional food and beverage product development has been ...
Enzyme Therapy
The applications for enzymes have grown beyond simple support for digestion, and consumers are taking note of their benefits. Age Stress and a too-fast lifestyle can all take their toll on the body, often leaving us with digestive issues and more. With consumers learning that traditional over-the-counter and prescription products simply mask digestive symptoms, enzymes ...
Antioxidants: Seeing Doctors’ Approval
The “Dr. Oz effect” is giving the antioxidant market an extra push sending consumers to their local retailers—sometimes in droves. The list of health benefits of antioxidants seems to grow longer every day. And while the typical American diet lacks the important fruits and vegetables that bear antioxidants, consumers are realizing how important they are, ...
Healthy Sleep And Rest: From Elusive To Attainable
Decades of clinical research document that a good night’s rest supports nearly all systems of the body, including skin health and youthful appearance; healthy collagen formation; maintaining insulin and glucose levels, and blood pressure already within normal ranges; healthy body weight; healthy cell division; cardiovascular health and good mood, according to Life Extension® (Ft. Lauderdale, ...
Safe Training
Despite the continuous doubt associated with the inclusion of illegal ingredients in sports supplements, the category continues to thrive as extra steps are taken to ensure safety. Although the sports supplement industry has been attacked in recent years for its alleged ineffective regulatory support, the United States is still without question the largest consumer market ...
Breathing Burdens
Respiratory problems are sending consumers in search of natural products that can help them breathe easier. Breathing is a natural function that most people do not even think about. The body is designed to inhale and exhale with ease. According to the American Lung Association (ALA), the average adult takes 15-20 breaths a minute, which ...
Breathing Burdens
Respiratory problems are sending consumers in search of natural products that can help them breathe easier.Breathing is a natural function that most people do not even think about. The body is designed to inhale and exhale with ease. According to the American Lung Association (ALA), the average adult takes 15-20 breaths a minute, which adds ...
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