It’s October. Time to focus on the ladies.What kinds of promotions and activities does your store have planned for the month of October? Carving your logo into a pumpkin? Gluten-free pies in your café? In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, perhaps you should add a women’s health focus to...
Sugar Land, TX— Dietary supplement manufacturer Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation hosted Congressman Pete Olson of Texas’s 22nd District on a tour of its headquarters to show the growth and sophistication that has taken place in the natural products industry. Bluebonnet president Gary Barrows was extremely honored by the opportunity, saying that...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA), an act designed to give the DEA added authority to act when designer anabolic steroids are mismarketed as dietary supplements. This practice takes place when illegal steroids are reverse engineered and slightly chemically altered to...
Philadelphia, PA—A new study published in Hepatology shows a heavy increase in liver injury from dietary and herbal supplements, going from 7% to 20% over a 10-year period. This study was performed by the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN), a group established in 2003 to track cases of liver injury...
Austin, TX—Recent statistics published in HerbalGram show that herbal dietary supplement sales in 2013 rose by 7.9% in the mainstream retail markets in the United States, reaching a total figure of approximately six billion dollars for the first time ever. Herbalgram defines the mainstream market channel as food, drug, and...
New York, NY— Nutritional supplement maker Twinlab Corporation has been acquired by Twinlab Consolidation Corporation (TCC) a strategic employee-owned company. The intention of this acquisition was to strengthen an existing brand and create new wealth by expanding distribution channels, increasing manufacturing capacity, and customer-centric management dedicated to serving the health...
A look into the non-profit’s worldwide impact and its goals for the future.Vitamin Angels, founded by Howard Schiffer, has grown significantly since its humble beginnings in 1994. For the past 20 years, the non-profit organization has created a domestic and international presence to help undernourished populations gain access to essential...
Chronic stress usually ends up causing chronic insomnia. Lack of sleep then causes more stress. And there you have it—a vicious cycle with devastating effects. And, it’s not just psychological consequences. I am talking about negative health effects to your heart, brain, skin and even your chances of living a...
Why family-owned businesses thrive, and why they matter. Part Six of a Seven-Part Series on Natural Success Stories Imagine owning and operating a company along with those closest to you. No, not that guy sitting to your left. Your family! Many out there, including store owners, may not need to...
How to keep shoppers invested in marine oils.Globally, the omega-3s market is big bucks. The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) recently estimated that revenue in 2013 from omega-3s was $1.79 billion worldwide and volume was 88,074 metric tons (1). While worldwide sales were up 11% from the...
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