Natural supplements and herbs haven't taken the place of a doctor's office, but people are increasingly going to health food stores in search of alternative options. Whether people are seeking help for a specific ailment, want to get off a prescription medicine or simply want preventive options to live better, health food stores are seeing more traffic.
Just as pop culture caught onto the green and health-conscious movement, the nation's economy took a beating. Health food stores offer organic and natural foods, which traditionally come at a higher price. Even with people paying closer attention to their pocketbook, several Oklahoma health food stores said they have not seen dramatic decreases in business.
Health food store franchises are benefitting from a trend by consumers who demand organic products, and dietary supplements. One of the more popular franchises is General Nutrition Center Franchising Inc with 2,500 stores. Of these 1,000 are franchises. The Herb Shop is another franchiser.
Jane E. Brody addresses some nutritional falsehoods that circulate widely and why, as a result, millions of people are squandering money on questionable, even hazardous foods and supplements. Let's start the new year on sound footing by addressing some nutritional falsehoods that circulate widely in cyberspace, locker rooms, supermarkets and health food stores. As a result, millions of people are squandering money on questionable, even hazardous foods and supplements.
If you are looking for a natural snack with an unparalleled nutritional profile, consider a version of granola made with raw sprouted grains, nuts, seeds and dried fruit. Raw granolas can be purchased at health food stores, but they're pricey because the process of making them is time-consuming. If you can rinse seeds twice a day for two days, however, and own an oven and sheet pans, you can make your own for a fraction of the price, and tailor it to suit your own tastes.
FAIRBORN -- Despite the recession, Terry McCoskey's business is anything but out of joint. The chiropractic physician said business was up 17 percent in 2008 from 2007. It's on pace to maintain or exceed that pace of growth this year, he said.
Thirty Acre Farm is known for its lacto-fermented pickles, sauerkrauts and kimchis, which are made without added vinegar or sugar at the organic farm in Whitefield. The popular products can be found at health-food stores and farmers markets, and they're distributed by Crown O' Maine Organic Cooperative. Recently, Thirty Acre Farm found itself unable to fulfill its Crown O' Maine order - not because it didn't have enough product, but because it was running short of labels and lacked the cash on hand to make a new order.
Will a growing number of people continue to pay extra for organic foods even if they offer no nutritional advantages, as found by a much-talked-about study published this week? For North Jersey shoppers drawn to the organic section of their neighborhood supermarket, the answer is simple: It's safer. Once found only in health food stores, organic produce and meats have gone mainstream as consumers choose to avoid the pesticides and growth hormones used in conventional food production.
Large daily doses of vitamin E, long touted as a virtual wonder drug that could protect against cancer, heart disease, dementia and other ailments, increase the risk for prostate cancer among middle- aged men, according to a large federal study released Tuesday. The analysis of data from more than 35,000 healthy men concluded that those who took vitamin E every day at the relatively large dose levels commonly sold in drug, grocery and health food stores were 17 percent more likely to develop prostate cancer.
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