Yes, Expo West was big. According to the organizers, more than 85,000 attendees swarmed the Anaheim Convention Center, including the new North Halls, with 3,521 natural products and services companies exhibiting — more than 600 of them first-timers looking for that big break. While Whole Foods Market Amazon kept its...
According to the BBC, the World Health Organization is launching an investigation into the potential risks of consuming plastics that contaminate drinking water after a report from Orb Media found that bottles of drinking water were contaminated with particles of plastic. Their study included 250 bottles across 11 brands bought...
Your heart has the most important job in your body — keep you alive. Connected to every organ and tissue, each pump of your heart ensures that oxygen and nutrients reach each cell of your body. The thousands of miles of arteries and veins that make up the cardiovascular system...
Our minds were blown away at the 2018 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) held the second week in January in not one but two convention centers across Las Vegas. If a quarter of the prototypes revealed on the show floor come to fruition in the next few years, life as we...
Diet and exercise are the most essential factors in maintaining a healthy weight. However, more consumers are opting for dietary supplements to aid in weight loss; and as product transparency becomes increasingly more important, so do natural ingredients in these weight management products. In a study by Persistence Market Research...
Aloe vera is not a newly discovered plant with newfound benefits. For thousands of years, aloe vera has been a trusted plant to help maintain good health and balanced digestion. The earliest-known record of aloe’s benefits showed up on 5,000 year-old Sumerian clay tablets extolling its digestive benefits. Cleopatra herself...
In recent months we have been discussing the health benefits of vitamin C — both the dietary “nutritional” needs and the “supranutritional” additional benefits. It is man that puts arbitrary limits and definitions on vitamin C — not the body. This month, we will examine some of the health benefits...
Since ancient times, ashwagandha has been thought to be one of the most powerful herbs in Ayurvedic healing. The word ashwagandha means “smell of horse,” referring to the distinct smell of the root. Many believe that the herb imparts the strength of a stallion. It is often prescribed by ayurvedic...
Urologic care deals with the male and female urinary tract, including kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Urology also handles the male reproductive organs including the penis, testes, scrotum, and prostate (1). It is important to maintain good urologic health in order to avoid infections and diseases in these areas. Common...
Sponsored by the CoQ10 Association, "The CoQ10 Connection: The Secret Nutrient for Optimal Health" written by Stephen Sinatra MD, FACC, aims to reinforce our awareness and update us about the many benefits of one of the most popular and important dietary supplements on the market. Click on the image below...
