Fair trade is a term you are most likely hearing with increasing frequency, but you may be hesitant or reserved from diving head first into its mysterious realm. You may have seen it on a coffee label, a banana or maybe your makeup, and are wondering exactly what it...
Recessions end, but your strategy is constant. Natural products are expensive. Most shoppers think so. If you lower your prices to match conventional products, will shoppers change their minds? Probably not. Here’s the true story of one retailer who tried. Natural products have always sold well alongside fresh produce, and...
From time immemorial, amino acids have existed as building blocks to the creation and survival of organic organisms. These essential chemicals create proteins, which, next to water, make up the bulk of a human’s body weight. The proteins made from amino acids are used in the growth, repair and...
An Interview with Dr. Leon SchurgersI called upon vitamin K researcher, Dr. Leon Schurgers. Dr. Schurgers was kind enough to share his thoughts on the functions of vitamin K, discuss the significance of new research findings and comment on the potential implications for clinical practice for us. Since February is...
In 2008, vitamin D made headline after headline thanks to mounting research about its health benefits. A common thread among the key findings is that this vitamin is extremely important for many aspects of our health—and most of us aren’t getting enough of it. Why We Need D There...
An Interview with Dr. Shari LiebermanAs we understand more about gluten intolerance (not an allergy) and its related problems including gluten-sensitive enteropathy, celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, Gee-Herter’s disease and others, we can help more of the thousands of affected people achieve better health. There are many more gluten-free products available...
Whole Foods Acquires Wild Oats (sort of) Did you know that natural and organic foods are in a “premium” class that is completely separate from gourmet and conventional foods? Neither did John Mackey, CEO of Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market when he agreed to acquire arch competitor, Boulder, CO-based Wild...
Natural and Organic are safer options for baby care. Diaper Dilemmas Conventional disposable diapers are filling landfills, and have serious health risks as well. These diapers often claim to keep a baby drier, but in turn, parents might end up delaying a diaper change, leaving the baby’s skin in...
A dozen years ago, on Christmas day December 25, 1996, great joy emanated from a clinical trial showing that suffering and death could be cut in half simply by taking a selenium supplement. Yet, in spite of this study and other human clinical trials along with considerable mechanistic and...
Cleaning products are supposed to keep us safe, comfortable and healthy. However, because most conventional products can be extremely toxic, our homes literally have us running a poison gauntlet—whether we realize it yet or not. Having a clean home is important to all of us, but the results of...
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