[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When people care about their health, they will make the effort. That is something Susie Farbin learned while working for her mother at Jean’s Health Ways in Ava, MO, for 14 years. A prominent natural product retailer, customers were taking long treks from Springfield and other cities to shop for...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Erica HooperLee, 47, was living the city life in San Francisco, CA, when she and her now-husband Charles, 34, decided it was time for a healthier lifestyle. Two years ago, they made a move to Grants Pass, OR, and set out to be healthier. “One of the things you don’t...
Understanding Inflammation Inflammation is defined as a defense mechanism in the body when the immune system recognizes damaged cells, pathogens and irritants (1). Inflammation is a necessary process everyone has to deal with at one point, but chronic inflammation can lead to disease and more serious conditions. Acute inflammation has...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By now you’re surely aware of phytocannabinoids or CBD-rich hemp stock oil or other variations of the name these products bear. You may even stock them on your shelves, one of many retailers in the natural products industry who is pioneering a movement of bringing awareness to people’s endocannabinoid system...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]No one generation thinks alike. Let’s just say that from the get-go. This four-part series aims to help retailers and those who are developing new products and services glean insights into how behaviors are shifting generationally and learn how to capitalize where opportunity is biggest. [caption id="attachment_58344" align="alignright" width="382"] Figure...
It’s commonly known that prebiotics and probiotics are essential to maintaining a healthy gut. Recently, more and more studies are emerging that display the correlation between gut and brain health. Kara Landau, CEO and dietitian at Uplift Food and nutrition advisor to the Global Prebiotic Association, says that gut health...
Eating a well-balanced diet filled with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains is the only way to maintain a healthy, fit body. However, sometimes life gets in the way. People find themselves eating processed, nutrient-lacking foods, often out of convenience. It is impossible to eat a perfect diet every day, which...
Allergic Rhinitis, commonly known as Hay Fever, affects nearly 40 to 60 million Americans, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (1). For those who experience them, seasonal allergies can certainly be a hindrance to go through for one, let alone all four seasons. Symptoms can range...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Your customers are increasingly aware and vocally questioning everything they put into their bodies. As a retailer, you have a right — and a responsibility — to question your vendors to be sure everything listed on their label is in fact in the bottle. “Retailers are getting more and more...
As natural products retailers you are not in the business of treating diseases, but enabling healthy lifestyles in your customers. However, we can’t deny the importance of understanding how poor health can lead to disease and your role in educating your customers of this. Diabetes (specifically Type II) is very...
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