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Jodi Rich is the Publisher of Natural Products Marketplace Magazine. She has been working in the Natural Products Industry for almost five years and has an extensive background in sales, marketing, and promotions. She graduated with a communications degree from Arizona State University, which isn't surprising because she's quite a talker. She embraces a healthy lifestyle by mastering crazy yoga poses and spending all of her hard earned money on the latest and greatest products from SunFlower Market.

Steve Myers managing editor, has been in the natural products industry since 1997, spreading news and information, and wielding his trusty red pen. Despite a degree in English literature from Arizona State, he is a closet science geek and is attracted to the blips and bleeps behind natural health. "Invincible" in college, Steve later realized pizza and beer does not make a healthy diet, and figured some serious diet change and natural remedy were order--especially liver detox.

03/05/2010

Cereal Shopping Made Easy

Shopping in the cereal isle just got a little bit easier.  Fooducate.com has launched a new application for iPhone users called CerealScan.  It’s a FREE app which gives you information on 2,000+ cereals.
02/22/2010

McCain Bill Under Fire

The Natural Products Industry is in the spotlight with the proposed “Supplement Safety Now” bill from Senator John McCain (R-AZ).   The bill intends to eliminate illegal steroids in dietary supplements, but its provisions will negatively impact everyone else who is playing by the rules.
02/12/2010

Diet Stars in Clinton Heart Saga

Former President Bill Clinton underwent another heart surgery yesterday after visiting the hospital to solve another blockage. A bypass like the one Clinton received in 2004 lasts about ten years before a blockage occurs in the vessels used to bypass the original blockage. This latest incident could lead some to wonder if Bubba was not following his doctor’s orders. However, according to the ...
02/08/2010

Another Reason to Drink Beer?

We beer drinkers are always happy to have a healthy reason to justify our pastime. There is the antioxidant flavonoid xanthohumol from beer, and then Karlsberg (the German brewer, not the Dutch Carlsberg) even tried to make a healthier beer to draw in more women drinkers. Its functional brew, named Karla Well-Be, was fortified with soy lecithin, folic acid and other vitamins, and it was lower in ...
02/03/2010

Natural Products Tradeshow: Minus the Sore Feet

Natural Products Marketplace announced some very exciting news this week.   We will host a Virtual Event for retail stores on Sept. 14 and 15 ...
01/27/2010

Natural Products Industry Steps Up to Support Haiti

The Natural Products Industry has stepped up to support Haiti.  Find out how your store can become more involved in relief efforts.
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01/20/2010

"Rolling Back" the Plastic Bags

It was announced this week that three northern California Walmart stores are officially charging extra for plastic bags at checkout.  Sounds like it’s time to think green and bring your own bag! ...
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