By Rachel Cernansky, New Hope Network For natural brands looking to reach a core clientele, Thrive Market has proven a hot place to be. At just a year and a half old, Thrive has more than 300,000 paid members, is adding about 10,000 a week, and has sales...
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By Shara Rutberg, New Hope Network A tea habit may help your heart, according to new research. Those who regularly chill out with a nice cuppa are also relaxing their arteries, scientists say. A recent study suggests regular tea consumption can protect against arterial stiffness in...
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By Jenna Blumenfeld, New Hope Network Everyone knows that Venus Williams, four-time Olympic gold medalist and winner of 62 tennis titles, is cool. But plant-based milk? Not so much. But by featuring Williams, who follows a vegan diet, in their new ad campaign (along with DJ Khaled)...
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By Shara Rutberg, New Hope Network Researchers have linked low vitamin D levels with irritable bowel syndrome, a miserable GI disorder that affects about 11 percent of the world’s population, according to the National Institutes of Health. In a pilot study, scientists from the University of Sheffield's Molecular Gastroenterology...
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By Shara Rutberg, New Hope Network If you’re an aggressive athlete who loves high-impact sports, or merely a non-aggressive klutz who falls down a lot during low-impact sports, you might need more vitamin D, according to new research. In a restrospective cohort study, researchers analyzed the serum...
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By Jenna, Blumenfeld, New Hope Network Ever since New Hope editor Todd Runestad wrote about cricket bars in 2013, the edible insect industry has exploded. While in 2014 just one insect protein product exhibited at Expo West (Chapul), now dozens of companies have hatched business plans focused on...
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By Shara Rutberg, New Hope Network According to new research, fish oil may fight middle-age bloat—those pounds that appear midlife as predictably as the freshman 15, but with less fun involved (usually). The omegas in the fish oil transform fat-storage cells into fat-burning cells, according to a study...
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By International Food Information Council Foundation Americans are hungry for more information about their food, and the media are standing by with the spoon. In the last year, significant numbers of Americans have changed their minds or behaviors around food and nutrition issues, and the media are...
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by A.J. Ali, Host & Producer, Wellness 101 Are you ready to improve your life and your golf game? The "Wellness for Golfers Scorecard" is a fun and accurate way to measure your level of wellness. Tee it up for wellness! Take this fun quiz,...
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By Shara Rutberg, New Hope Network People who eat yogurt weigh less. They’ve got less body fat. And, their waists are tinier. Researchers aren't calling the stuff magic, but they did find that yogurt fans share these attributes. In a new review of 22 studies published in...
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