High Anxiety
With anxious times stressing out even the most chilled consumers, there’s plenty of products on the health store shelves to help them relax.
For even...
Take heart
Innovative supplemental approaches and traditional herbal favourites form the heart of this dependable health store sector.
Heart-related problems are a big issue here in the...
Readers’ digest
Consumers that trust their guts are flocking to find out more about natural approaches to digestive health, says Matt Chittock.
Are you sitting uncomfortably? For...
Chewing the fat
There’s a wealth of healthy and natural products available for shoppers that want to fight the flab and detox safely
The UK is going through...
Cold Comfort
Customers coming in with sniffles and shivers? Luckily there’s plenty of relief on offer from the world of natural remedies, writes Matt Chittock.
Where should...
Joint therapy
Matt Chittock investigates the best natural approaches to bone and joint health.
According to leading charity Arthritis Care, some 10 million people currently live with...
Healthy Heart
The pulse of the heart health category is proving strong for retailers.
First the good news: according to the British Heart Foundation, the total number...
Walking on the beaches…
When your customers head off on their hols, they’re dreaming of walking on the beaches not sitting it out in the hotel loo or...
Allergy in the UK
‘New to nature’ chemicals, industrial farming, over-processed food and excessive hygiene have all have been linked with the epidemic of allergy we’re seeing in...
Natural stress busters
Sarah Callard takes the strain out of which products to choose for stress and anxiety
Debt, the threat of unemployment and an increasing number of...
Gut feeling
Matt Chittock discovers the best natural approaches to help bloated consumers get back to balance. Do your customers complain about pain or irritability in...
Loving the losing game
Weight loss and detox can be confusing categories for consumers – which is where knowledgeable health store staff come into their own. Matt Chittock reports
Whether the...
It’s cold outside
Natural products designed for winter wellness gives the industry a huge boost every year. Sarah Callard explores how best to keep your customers healthy...
Pause for thought
The menopause is treated by many GPs as a medical condition rather than a natural part of women’s life cycle. As with pregnancy, menopausal...
From the heart
Sarah Callard looks at the latest natural products for protecting and maintaining good heart health.
Heart disease is more common in the UK than in...
Beauty from the inside out
More consumers are looking for natural solutions to problems with their hair and skin. Sarah Callard explores whether beauty really does come from within.
Our...
Happy, healthy holidays
Sarah Callard explores the market for natural holiday health products for your more adventurous travelers
Holidays and travel in general are a much bigger part...
Health File: Naturally intimate
Sarah Callard investigates the broadening range of natural products now available in the sexual health sector.
Issues related to sexual health are still a major...
Woman kind
Women’s health is a key area for the natural products industry. General wellbeing, hormonal health and pregnancy continue to draw women into health food...