In today’s natural products industry, some say it is the best of times, and others, the worst of times. We have reached new heights in creative product development. Many natural and organic products have never tasted better or have been as good for our bodies. Companies are greening—not green...
“Dark chocolate is good for your heart! It’s good for your brain! It energizes you!” Too often we hear about the health benefits of dark chocolate without much explanation of why it is good. These reports are not just a way to make us feel better about the sweets we...
How important is it to promote your store?Giving seminars around the country, I ask natural products retailers to tell me why they think it is important to tell the story of their store. “Because we care,” says one. “Because we’re knowledgeable,” answers another. “Because we help,” offers yet a third.
An Interview with Andrew W. Saul, Ph.D. Vitamin E is an essential nutrient. We can’t live without it. There are many published studies about the importance of vitamin E in health and disease prevention. Sometimes, however, a study is designed that doesn’t use the correct amount of vitamin E required...
Were you like the millions of Americans who rang in the New Year by making a resolution for 2012? Funny thing about those resolutions. They rarely make it to the spring. Here’s a resolution I challenge you to keep: Get to know that person staring back at you in the...
The human liver performs about 500 vital functions in the body! So, it is important to understand that some of our everyday practices could seriously interrupt liver functions and cause diseases that can otherwise be avoided. Knowing which foods and supplements can benefit the liver can take you a...
An Interview with Robert G. Smith, Ph.D.Let’s clarify what a recent study of multivitamins actually found and put this one study in perspective with the larger body of scientific evidence on multivitamins. The “take home” message is that most people are not getting the recommended amounts of vitamins and minerals...
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