At Betsy’s, we strive to be always taking your health and your budget to heart.® These studies take your health to heart–literally. See how CoQ10 and even black tea may be of benefit for your healthy ticker. Good Circulation Nutrients help keep the cardiovascular system healthy CoQ10 and heartbeat A-fib, or atrial fibrillation, is an…
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I am a 50-something Texan with a feisty cat and a supportive husband of 25+ years. With a Master's degree in English with an emphasis on creative writing, I have taught creative writing at Texas Tech, won awards for my writing and been blessed to be mentored by Horn Professor and poet Dr. Walt McDonald. I earn a living by helping my husband's family run a health food store, but my avocation is writing. I hope you enjoy reading about some of my triumphs and tragedies as I continue to work on figuring out what life is all about and on growing my ability to share my writing. May your own journey be a blessed one.
These Healthy Fats Offer Many Healthy Benefits
If you hadn’t already heard, the right kinds of fats are an absolute must to a healthy diet. Below are three studies looking at various benefits healthy fats provide. See how these nutrients promote better lipid profiles, lower blood pressure, sugar, and inflammation. Pycnogenol Doctors are beginning to link three factors to heart disease: inflammation,…
This Magnesium Benefit Just May Surprise You
Did you know that magnesium is responsible for some 800 different processes in your body? In fact, every time your cells need to communicate with each other, there is an interchange involving calcium and magnesium that makes a deficiency in either a real issue. Yet, according to the American Chiropractic Association, “Dietary intake of magnesium…
5 Reasons To Love Our Store Brand, Betsy’s Basics
At Betsy’s Health Foods, we are proud to carry a large variety of brand-name, quality products that meet the full spectrum of people’s health needs. But, we are equally proud to carry our own quality label, Betsy’s Basics. Here are just 5 of the many reasons why the Betsy’s Basics line is worthy of your…
School Time Means Mom Time
Of course, as we are gathering all those school supplies, we don’t want to forget the nutrient support our kids may also need for the coming school year. The Betsy’s Team is ready to answer your product questions concerning our supplements for children and teens as well as your own supplement needs. Once Mom gets…
The Betsy’s Team Gets Educated
The last several weeks have offered the Betsy’s Team a variety of opportunities to increase our industry knowledge, with two team trainings from manufacturers and a plant tour and training from our latest private label supplier. First, we learned from Dr. Audrey Ross of Country Life Vitamins about a variety of this company’s products. According…
Hearty Information for the Healthy Minded
You don’t have to cast a very wide net to find a person interested in either cholesterol health or supporting normal blood pressure. In these studies on beta glucan and garlic, learn about some interesting potential for supporting your healthy heart. Healthy Cholesterol New study finds oat beta glucan most effective Lower LDL and…
Folic Acid, Magnesium and Circulation
According to the CDC, blood pressure issues in the US are nothing to ignore. In fact, “About 70 million American adults (29%) have high blood pressure—that’s 1 of every 3 adults. Only about half (52%) of people with high blood pressure have their condition under control. Nearly 1 of 3 American adults has prehypertension—blood pressure…
Nutrients Improve Metabolism in Women
These studies prove the importance of balanced nutrition year round, not just during swimsuit season! Zinc and selenium improve thyroid function Zinc and selenium help the body produce thyroid hormone, and doctors wanted to see if taking supplements would help women with low thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, where the metabolism slows, leading to weight gain…
The Benefits of Protein
Protein is not just for the body-building set! Did you know that every cell in your body needs good, quality protein to function at its best? Find out more about the benefits of protein in these two recent studies. Protein Satisfies Hunger Eating protein can reduce hunger and calories later in the day. In this…
Our July 15 Wellness Wednesday Will Wow You
I am really excited about this month’s Wellness Wednesday! For one thing, it will be our 30th celebration since we started setting aside one day a month to specially thank our customers for supporting us during our 20th year in business back in 2013. For another thing, this month’s sponsor for instant prizes, Himalaya, has…
These Nutrients May Help With Eye Disease
If you have done any research on eye health in the last several years, then you have likely read about lutein and zeaxanthin. Here are two more studies on these potent carotenoids to add to your research arsenal. Better Vision: Nutrients may prevent and help treat eye disease What are lutein and zeaxanthin? Lutein…
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