[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are a nation on edge: According to a poll from the American Psychiatric Association, Americans are feeling more anxious now than they were in 2017 about health, safety, finances, relationships and politics…we have a lot stressing us out these days (1). Millennials earned the not-so-appealing distinction of being the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One look at the abundance of sugar, artificial chemicals and toxins in the Standard American diet and the following statistic probably won’t come as much of a surprise: 60 to 70 million people in the United States are affected by digestive diseases (1)—and there’s plenty of science focusing on how...
There are some things you know are there, making your life—your world, even—a better place. You don’t see them. But you feel them. B Corporations are kind of like that, and we’re shining a spotlight on all their goodness. As retailers of all things good for people and the planet,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Odds are, you’ve heard from a customer who had purchased such-and-such supplement or switched to a new diet because they heard about how beneficial it was...but they were disappointed that it didn’t work as well as they had hoped. Maybe that experience even led them to doubt the benefits of...
That’s a wrap on 2018, and what a year it’s been. A flurry of activity on the Farm Bill and the tariff situation in December set the stage for big changes in 2019. So where do we currently stand, and where are we heading? Let’s take a look… Yay or...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As 2019 approaches, so do New Year’s Resolutions, a time when many people consider starting a healthier lifestyle. A trend toward healthy living continues to grow. For example, the cold-pressed juice market was valued at $4.3 billion in 2017 as people are looking for convenient ways to achieve their health...
By William S. Harris, Ph.D. As a retailer, omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) probably represent a large part of your business. If that’s the case, then you should be highly interested in two new studies — Reduce-IT and VITAL — that were presented at the American Heart Association Meeting...
What is Protein? From keratin, a major component in hair and nails, to hemoglobin, which gives red blood cells their color, proteins play an important role in developing and repairing muscles, bones and numerous parts of the human body. These “building blocks of life” are actually made up of chains...
Enzymes are catalysts that enable molecules to be changed from one form to another. They play an important role in maintaining healthy bodies by ensuring food is both digested and processed, nutrients are absorbed efficiently, and safeguarding that our bodies are producing enough energy throughout the day. There are three...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we wrap up our series on Generational Selling, let’s turn to the real digital natives, Gen Z, sometimes known as the iGen. We started in June with the boomers and matures, and the reminder that it is inappropriate to make sweeping generalizations. As we followed with Gen X and...
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