In lieu of sending 2012 holiday cards, Natracare of Greeley, CO created an Advent Calendar whereby the company gave a gift everyday from December 1st to 25th to Oxfam Unwrapped. Gifts were selected for those in poorer countries. The Natural Products Association (NPA) of Washington, D.C. expanded its social...
Boulder, CO—The plans are off for the Natural Products Association (NPA)’s MarketPlace Tradeshow and Conference in 2013. Colorado-based New Hope Natural Media, which has partially owned the NPA national tradeshow since 2008, says suspending the event this year will create “new opportunities more strategically aligned with today’s market needs.” The...
Los Angeles and Oxford, U.K.—An international data analysis has found that nations in which high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is prevalent in the food supply suffer from a 20% higher rate of type-2 diabetes. University of Southern California (USC) and University of Oxford researchers focused on 42 countries in North...
Santa Barbara, CA—Vitamin Angels has launched a new campaign to help deliver micronutrients to 30 million children lacking the resources to receive proper nutrition. The delivery of these vitamins can often be a long and difficult trip, sometimes taking up to two months for countries to receive these potentially lifesaving...
In recent weeks, the controversy over the possible health risks of energy drinks and supplements has come into the limelight. Here, we dissect the latest issues surrounding their safety, and what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing about it. On November 14, FDA released information from health...
Vernon, NJ—Healthy Thymes, a small natural products store is not just another business that felt the effects of Hurricane Sandy. In the last month, the store was exposed not only to a hurricane, but also an earthquake and a snowstorm. Miraculously, physical damage was minimal at Healthy Thymes. While wind...
New York, NY—For more than 15 years, LifeThyme Natural Market has provided customers with the finest natural and organic products. Located in Greenwich Village, the store certainly felt the disabling effects of Hurricane Sandy. Although the store did not sustain any property damage, they were left without power for a...
Ocean, NJ; Basking Ridge, NJ—Hurricane Sandy wasn’t very kind to Dean’s Natural Food Market, New Jersey’s largest organic grocer with locations in Ocean, Shrewsbury and soon-to-open Basking Ridge. The 7,400 ft2 Ocean location was hit hardest by Sandy, with power outages and store closures for 10 days, says owner and...
Long Beach, NY—The aftermath of Sandy left Long Beach, NY looking like a scene from a disaster movie. This is what Bob Binder, owner of Bob’s Natural Foods in Long Beach woke up to weeks ago. His normally below-average blood pressure skyrocketed as he surveyed the damage of his own...
Spring Lake Heights, NJ—Located a mile off New Jersey’s coast, Nature’s Corner Natural Market faced the effects of Hurricane Sandy along with many neighboring stores. With 18 years experience providing healthy, local and fresh natural foods for their community, their mission is to benefit the wellness of their customers and...
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