Washington, D.C. — On October 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to four companies which sell hemp oils marketed as having cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp that is considered to have a variety of health benefits. Unfortunately, these benefits are not...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Those of a certain age may remember the public-service announcement when an egg was cracked into a pan and fried with a voiceover stating: “This is your brain on drugs.” Fast forward a few decades and your customers’ brains may indeed be fried – this time by addiction to technology,...
Unfortunately, diabetes is rather pervasive in our society. According to the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) “National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2017,” 30.3 million Americans had diabetes in 2015, amounting to 9.4% of the population (1). Of these more than 30 million people, 7.2 million or 23.8% of those suffering from...
Whether from a health condition, a deficiency or due to diet, shoppers know taking a supplement is a great way to provide the additional nutrients they may lack. But do they also know the advantages that come with taking a supplement derived only from plants? With a rising trend in...
In a country where one in every 10 Americans suffers from various liver diseases, attentive liver care is extremely important (1). Daily supplementation can be beneficial to avoid or manage these issues. The American Liver Foundation warns that unnatural products containing certain chemicals can harm the liver due to their...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends.
Cleveland, OH -- Irish food and nutrition giant Kerry Group has acquired Ganeden, the $25 million probiotic innovation company with more than 135 patents. Kerry CEO Edmond Scanlon delivered the news at an investor gathering this week in Europe. He told investors, according to the Irish Times, that the group...
Visit any local market and look in each aisle. It’s probably safe to say at least one will have and even feature the store’s very own natural or organic branded product. Though this may not seem like news, with $118 billion in sales for 2016, according to a recent Nielsen...
Combing through the WholeFoods Magazine archives while writing a tribute to Stanley Jacobson, I hit pay dirt with a statement he made in 1985 during his run for the presidency of the National Nutritional Foods Association (now NPA). “This industry has been largely responsible for turning the health ‘fad’ into...
As natural health products retailers, this is the time to shine in your communities by serving take-charge women who are concerned about staying healthy and are not hesitant to talk about it. With modern lifestyles growing at warp speed, and the status of insurance coverage for their gender-specific health issues...
