About a decade or so ago, when Internet buying was starting to get really hot, I remember hearing of an experiment. A man tried living for a year without leaving his house, even banning face-to-face contact with anyone. The challenge was to see how easy it would be to buy...
I haven’t written about GMO foods before because, frankly, I came a bit late to the party. For a long time I wasn’t paying strict attention, concerned as I have been for most of my career with weight loss, diabetes and heart disease. And—full disclosure—I bought into a lot of...
Every Tuesday morning at about 9:30 Eastern time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posts the most recent Warning Letters on its Web site. An FDA Warning Letter notifies regulated industry about violations that the agency had documented during an inspection or investigation. As stated in the Agency's...
Detox has moved from health trend to health “must have” for many people. Could internal cleansing be right for you? What Is Detox? Toxins from the air, artificial food colors/flavors, chemical exposure and more bombard our bodies every day. Even normal metabolism releases toxins in our bodies. The body...
What products should you carry? The answer to this question 20 years ago was fairly simple, since natural products weren’t widely available; you just carried them all. But today, with retail competitors in eight separate distribution channels offering some or all of the same products you carry, the answer becomes...
An Interview with Professor Fred A. Kummerow, Ph.D., Part 2: The Trans Fat Detective Story In our October column celebrating Professor Fred A. Kummerow, Ph.D.’s 100th birthday, we discussed his early nutritional scientific achievements that have resulted in the saving of many thousands of people from premature death. We also...
Welcome to the 2014 edition of the WholeFoods Who’s Who of Manufacturers and Suppliers, the only reference tool of its kind in the natural products industry. In these pages, you will find listings of hundreds of companies and thousands of individuals who work for these companies. We also have a...
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