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Super Seniors!
Intense research and ingredient innovation improve anti-aging and longevity products for health-minded adults who want to lead active lifestyles for years to come. Consumers are increasingly interested in anti-aging and longevity nutritional products—especially considering that the number of older people has tripled in the last 50 years and will triple again in the next 50 ...
Keying in on Stability
Supplements for blood sugar health. There are some health conditions that are totally out of our control. Take psoriasis, for example. It comes about through a complex autoimmune reaction. It cannot be controlled or lessened via diet and healthy lifestyle. But, there are other things that are in our control before it gets too late: ...
Urologic Health: Natural Support for Men and Women
Exploring innovative product formulations for bladder, urinary tract and prostate health. Let’s face it—incontinence, urinary tract infections and prostates are uncomfortable subjects—so awkward in fact, that many do not seek help from their physicians for urologic health issues. Yet, Cheryl Myers, chief of education and scientific affairs at Wisconsin-based EuroPharma, revealed, “All told, urinary incontinence—due ...
Bayer Defeats FTC in Supplement Contempt Case
The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) suit vs. Bayer over probiotic claims has favored Bayer, denying the FTC’s motion to hold Bayer in contempt of a 2007 consent order for promoting Phillips’ Colon Health. The suit was about whether or not clinical trials were necessary for Bayer to conduct before it promoted Phillips’ Colon Health probiotics. ...
Say Yes to NO—Nitric Oxide
Research on nitric oxide used to be in the realm of obscure scientists. All that changed in 1998 when the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine was awarded to three men who explained how production of this powerful natural compound—a gas called nitric oxide—is used by the body to fight off infection, reduce blood pressure, ...
Anticipating Trends
Post Dr. Oz effect, consumers are relying on other sources that are creating the latest trends at retail. The participants are: Ramona Billingslea Marketing Manager Betsy’s Health Foods Houston, TX Juanita Landon Assistant Store Manager Garner’s Natural Market Columbia, SC Todd Pauli Partner, The Shelton Group Marketing, NOW Foods Bloomingdale, IL Carmela Wolf Wellness Manager ...
2015 Retailer of the Year: Garner’s Natural Life
Candace Garner leads by example. She listens, she nurtures, and she is the picture of good health, according to the employees at Garner’s Natural Life stores in Greenville and Columbia, SC. Those who work for Garner insist they could not have a better boss … and they are as delighted as she is that Garner’s ...
Natural Answers to Depressive Mood
The prevailing myth is that our intellect is in the driver’s seat, and, with strength of will, we can overcome mood. In fact, the opposite is true. Mood colors our perceptions and strongly influences our reactions. While it is true that, with effort, people can learn to better manage their moods and develop coping mechanisms, ...
Sugar Alternatives: The Benefits of Stevia
Last year, in my article on sugar alternatives for Vitamin Retailer magazine, I included information on several natural sugar alternatives, including stevia. Since not much has changed since then with regard to any new natural sugar alternative entering the market, I decided to make stevia the focus of this year’s sugar alternatives article with an ...
Ready, Set, Go Natural!
The natural energy category is utilizing unexpected ingredients in unique ways. Energy … today’s on-the-go, average Joe wants it, needs more of it, and often craves a “quick fix” to get it. And normally, just a few steps away, consumers can buy a large Red Bull or a similar stimulant drink to give themselves that ...
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