Nutrients Your Muscles and Bones Will Love

As we age, our ability to maintain strong muscles and bone naturally declines.  These studies looked at how vitamin D and fish oil may be utilized by the body to potentially improve these important health areas. Nutrients lower knee pain, boost muscle function  Vitamin D in osteoarthritis Vitamin D helps keep bones strong and reduce…

Essential Oils Prove Aroma Is More Than A Scent

Essential oils are the super-concentrated result of a distillation process of plants and botanicals, which may then be used in aromatherapy or topically with a carrier oil. Except for a few food flavorings, like lemon, the FDA considers most essential oils cosmetics, which means they are not intended for ingestion. All essential oils are distilled…

Nutrients Speed Recovery From Pneumonia, Reduce Hospital Stays

CoQ10 and vitamin D may already be staples in your supplement cabinet, but these two studies give you even more reasons to consider this antioxidant and vitamin the next time you stock up on supplement supplies. Staying Healthy CoQ10 boosts pneumonia recovery Older adults are more likely than younger adults to contract fatal pneumonia. In…

Eee-nough Already!–Benefits for You from Vitamin E

From life-stage needs to specific health concerns, vitamin E is an important part of your daily nutrient intake.  According to the National Institutes for Health, most Americans do not get enough of this essential vitamin from the foods we eat.*  The best sources of E in foods come from nuts and seeds, though green vegetables…

3 Benefits To Shopping With Independent Retailers

If you grew up in the era of mass chains such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy, you may not know the term, Five and Dime, much less understand the nuances of walking into a store that is owned and operated by someone who lives just up the street. One of my earliest childhood memories is going with…

Help Keep Your Cardiovascular System Healthy

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…

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…