Mind the Gap: Why Taking a Multivitamin Is a Smart Idea
If you eat a relatively healthy diet, you may wonder if you really need a multivitamin. After all, all those fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and lean meats on your plate are there bec...
Having sufficient iron is very important during pregnancy. You need one gram of iron to grow a baby. That’s the iron equivalent of 177 steaks! <1> When it comes to pre-pregnancy planning, our primary focus is usually making sure we’re getti...
Immune·Essence™ (USA) aka Flor·Essence® with Turkey Tail and Turmeric (Canada) is Flora’s latest liquid herbal formula. This update to the Flor·Essence formula uses all the same, time-tested, original eight herbs for cleansing and adds in medicina...
Probiotics, those microscopic, beneficial bacteria, continue to be one of the biggest trends in dietary supplements. Sometimes it seems they’re showing up everywhere: yogurt, drinks, bars, gums, sachets, capsules! Some of the best probiotic formul...
Quite regularly, our customers ask us about the reasons we use whey protein in our products, specifically BioVITES. Let’s look at the important health benefits whey protein has for your dogs and cats.
What Is Whey Protein?
Originally, whey was...
Stressveda™ and Sleep·Essence: Natural Solutions for Stress and Sleep Quality
Do you often lay awake at night, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep? Do you have a million-and-one thoughts running through your mind so you struggle to turn off...
People, Plants and Probiotics; Must-Have Foods to Support Gut and Immune Health
What does feeling good in 2022 mean to you? Improving gut health or immune health? Perhaps becoming stronger or leaner? Whatever the case may be, the foods you eat wi...
Is Your Winter Weariness Really Iron Deficiency?
This is that bizarre time of year when we turn to a groundhog to tell us whether we’ll be enjoying an early spring or if we’re in for six more weeks of winter. (We’re not sure why the rodent gets t...
Can You Stop Cellular Aging?
We’re all for aging. For many folks, the natural process of getting older means growing wiser and more comfortable in their own skin. Consider that silver hair a badge of honor! What we’re not for is aging on the cellu...
Resolution: Exercise!
Something about a shiny new year makes you want to do better. Getting more exercise is a popular resolution, with good reason. You don’t need us to tell you that exercise is good for you in tons of ways (weight control, mood ...
Establishing a Healthy Foundation and 12 Signs of a Weak Nutritional Foundation
In this article: What nutrients do we need to develop and maintain a healthy body? What signs show that the body is missing vitamins or minerals? What is the simplest...
Digestive Tips for the Holidays
December’s here, and food wise, that means it’s temptation city. Everywhere you look, it seems like someone is trying to get you to go against your better instincts. That cookie platter in the break room. The chocol...
