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Sandy Almendarez is the Associate Editor for the Natural Products Marketplace Magazine. She is new to the Natural Products Industry, but has been working on various magazines for more than five years. She graduated with a Journalism and Mass Communications degree from Arizona State University. She has always been a "label reader" and is excited to be learning so much about natural products. She stays healthy by hiking, jumping rope, weight training and eating raw vegetables every day. |
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10/03/2008
"Search your peelings to be true, Cuke..."It's the Friday of an extraordinarily long week, and I'm exhausted. Consider this a mercy blog. |
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09/23/2008
Women and Body-Poisoning, Baby Seal-Clubbing ChemicalsI'm a huge fan of Jezebel.com, not only for their snark and wit, but for their postings that focus on studies/regulations/rulings regarding women's health and ingredients found in products targeted towards women. In one of their latest posts, "Splenda And Several Other Products That Could Potentially Murder Your Insides," associate editor Jessica Grose discusses the recent study from Duke ... |
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09/17/2008
Shaklee Part II: Not a ScamSo, I survived my aunt's Saturday's Shaklee-Schilling Supplement Shindig. As with any other selling party, guests were given tickets whenever we asked/answered a question. Unfortunately for all the other guests, a lot of the questions they were asked were whether or not they were familiar with certain ingredients found in Shaklee's supplements and if they knew what certain ingredients did. Guess ... |
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08/28/2008
To Buy Local or To Not Buy Local?A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from the PR person for Kopali Organics, Stephanie Eisenstat, who pointed out a very interesting movement: the anti-locavores. To clarify, a locavore is someone who will only eat locally-grown and sourced food (i.e. food found in farmer's markets, roadside stands, etc.) because they believe that they are helping reduce their carbon footprint and support the ... |
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07/18/2008
Your smile for the dayWhile this has almost nothing to do with natural or organic products, I have to share this video with you. Matt Harding, a "31-year-old deadbeat from Connecticut who used to think that all he ever wanted to do in life was make and play videogames," decided to get up off the couch and travel around the world to see what was out there. Throughout his travels, him filmed himself dancing in various ... |
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05/09/2008
Shameless Product Promotion FridayI turned 23 this week, and I made a vow to myself that the next year was going to be about self-improvement. It was like making New Year's resolutions except I was sober and I meant it this time. By the time I turn 24, I want to look better and feel better. This means actually exercising (adieu, spare tire and thunder thighs), eating right (goodbye, everything delicious and trans-fatty) and ... |
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05/05/2008
Break out your crayons......Because it's time for a contest! Have you been feeling that your creative juices are being dammed lately? Have you been longing to break out your fabulous interior designer? Are you feeling the need for flare? Do you have lonely containers of glitter just begging to be used? Most importantly, do you want to win some extra money for your store?Look no further than ReNew Life Formulas' ... |