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2 months ago | 
vitaminretailer.com | Mark Becker |Eric Munson
Most athletes have heard of creatine and its profound health benefits. Creatine has become one of the most popular performance supplements for athletes and avid weightlifters. It helps introduce more creatine to your body—a substance that plays a role in cellular health and aids in muscle growth. Of all creatine supplements, creatine monohydrate is the most commonly sold and studied.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
vitaminretailer.com | Mark Becker |Gene Bruno |Eric Munson
Women’s sports is on the rise – BIG TIME! All you have to do is turn on your TV. Stadiums and arenas are sold out. TV ratings are through the roof. With rock star women athletes like WNBA basketball star Caitlin Clark and Olympic Gold medalist sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, among others, leading the way, the future is bright for women participating in sports.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
vitaminretailer.com | Mark Becker |Eric Munson |Gene Bruno
According to the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), 70 percent of the U.S. population ate plant-based foods in 2022, up from 66 percent in 2021. In 2022, 60 percent of households bought plant-based foods, with an 80 percent repeat purchase rate across all categories. Consumers are motivated to eat plant-based foods for a variety of reasons, including health, the environment and animal welfare.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
vitaminretailer.com | Mark Becker |Eric Munson
For men and women alike, a positive body image is something so many of us want to attain. That often begins with building muscle. Our bodies are equipped with different types of muscles, including skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. Building muscle mass refers to the weight of the muscles in the body, or the total amount of muscle tissue—specifically, the size of the muscle fibers and the number of the fibers present in the muscle.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
vitaminretailer.com | Mark Becker
I have been an avid proponent of functional nutrition and exercise for more than 45 years. I was an athlete in high school and did my first Olympic distance triathlon at the age of 22. I am now 63 years old. After more than 350 endurance events ranging from triathlons, to ultramarathons to marathons to rough water swims, I had hip replacement surgery. But that has not deterred me from continuing my nutrition and exercise regimen.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
vitaminretailer.com | Eric Munson |Angela Sabarese |Mark Becker
Mineral salts are making a big wave. Celtic sea salt is an unrefined, low-sodium sea salt traditionally sourced off the Brittany Coast of France. A trend on the popular social media platform TikTok is seeing it mixed with water or put on the tongue to improve hydration. This has led to an increase in sales at health food stores across the country.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
vitaminretailer.com | Mark Becker
When it comes to health and wellness, digestive health is central to overall health. Those who are proactive and take control of their digestive health will realize significant improvement in their health and quality of life. For athletes, a healthy gut can have a dramatic impact on athletic performance. Gut health influences not only digestion, but also immunity, nutrition absorption and recovery. That said, what exactly is digestive health?
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
vitaminretailer.com | Mark Becker
For most of us, life is a balancing act. In a perfect world, we’d all have time during our day to devote to our health. But in the real world, 24 hours a day doesn’t seem like nearly enough time to fit in work, school, family and the plethora of responsibilities that life throws at us. The use of supplements in recent years for recovery has become more common than ever before.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Mark Becker |Michelle Fransen |Janet Hershman |James Lenart
Abbreviations FDA Food and Drug Administration HFD high frequency donors HNP health issues not related to or not likely related to plasmapheresis HP health issues possibly related to or unable to determine relationship to plasmapheresis IgG immunoglobulin LFD low frequency donors ND new donors PDHS plasma donor health study PDMP plasma-derived medicinal products PPTA plasma protein therapeutics association SP source plasma US United States VHFD very high frequency donors 1 INTRODUCTION Source...
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Aug 1, 2023 | 
vitaminretailer.com | Mark Becker
The importance of hydration for good health and properly functioning body systems cannot be overstated. Because the body cannot store water, we must constantly supply it with water to maintain its many functioning systems. Not only should you hydrate while exercising, you should also hydrate pre- and post-workout to replace fluids lost through sweat. While water contains zero calories, it is considered a nutrient, comprising 55-70 percent of our body’s composition.
