Health File

With mounting research emphasizing the crucial part the microbiome plays in preventing and fighting disease, Jane Wolfe takes a look at the best ways...

A significant rise in job insecurity since the UK’s decision to leave the EU means people are loath to take time off work –...

Providing knowledgable and supportive nutritional and health advice to younger women could win you lifelong customers, says Kate Miller  For many young women, supplementation is...

An aging population provides an opportunity for natural health brands to innovate with bone and joint health products. Matt Chittock reports This year might be...

Diane Millis discovers how the senior health category now needs to cater to various life stages, attitudes and expectations Age is no longer a barrier....

As evidence builds that good gut health is crucial to overall good health, Kate Miller looks at how the health food sector is helping...

The #cleaneating movement is bringing a whole new generation into the nation’s natural health stores. Matt Chittock discovers how to tap into this category-defining...

As the colds and flu season splutters into life, Matt Chittock finds out why people are increasingly turning to natural alternatives to stave off...

More people than ever are suffering from painful bone and joint conditions, often putting it down to ‘getting old’.  But it needn’t be like...

Our children’s generation will have a life expectancy much greater than our own, but what part will the natural products industry play in keeping...

Everybody knows that allergies are on the rise in the UK. So how can natural health stores help shoppers ease their sneezes? The rising tide...

The digestive category is becoming key for health stores, with customers’ increasing willingness to swallow the natural pro-gut message, says Matt Chittock The UK is...

As the temperature plummets Matt Chittock investigates the arsenal of winter remedies coming ‘atchoo’ over the winter months. As the rain and cold closes in...

Hot flushes are troubling enough, but there are  other menopausal symptoms which your customers may be even less happy to discuss When the issue of...

Matt Chittock discovers how the natural products industry can help wean consumers off their sugar crush and beat a global problem. It’s official: diabetes is...

Bone and joint health issues are a worry for many modern consumers – so it’s great news that the natural health industry has cooked...

th an ageing population bone and joint conditions are an unwelcome fact of life for growing numbers of people. Jane Wolfe says health stores...

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, Jane Wolfe looks at what natural solutions should be packed, and preventative measures taken, to increase the chances...

Kate Miller looks at diet and detox and how important it is for natural product retailers to offer sound advice in this area If you’re...

The nutritional oils category has reinvented itself in recent years – and it’s providing independent health stores with a brilliant opportunity Not so long ago...