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First off, I’m sorry. No rants in months. I’ve neglected the one business I’m so very passionate about – Woodstock Vitamins. Today we begin again. The primary reason behind our silence is the subject matter of today’s rant. It’s pharmacy. Our core business at 3 of our 4 locations. Our profession. Our motivation for opening our biggest, nicest location yet. And the …
It HAD to be done. We absolutely had to talk about Sports Nutrition, in particular, the rampant use of mega-dose, poor quality supplements. We’ll talk about the specifics – what goes wrong with the products. But the REAL problem with fitness supplements is the negative impact the propaganda and misinformation have on people, especially the …
Perusing the supplement industry “rags” I noticed something I really hadn’t paid much attention to in the past. Everyone, I mean, EVERYONE, talks about quality. They talk about how their products are quality, how great their products are for you, and how THEY have the evidence behind it all. We’re going to beat those claims …
This month I want to take on research. My cortisol levels spike daily reading about the new “research” in the media. The way it’s portrayed to us, the public, compared to what the data is or actually showing is appalling. Then companies, especially in the natural products industry, site “research” to strengthen their claims. Finally, the …
We all like to think that when we buy a product at the store we are getting what it says on the package. Are there not laws on the books that protect the consumer? As with most things in the supplement industry, consumers get the short end of the stick. Today we focus on the …
The New Year ushers in excitement, change, and endless possibility. This, coincidentally, runs parallel to the “oh my god I just ate waaaay too much” regrets and corresponding action plan to get back on track. Who’s there to cash in on your desire to be a healthier person? The quacks in the natural products industry pushing …
Recently we received some bad news. A raw material supplier who was supplying truly whole food vitamins to a few of our high-quality brands has decided to sell out. This has made us sad, so this rant will be less “ranty” and more educational. Just so we’re clear, we don’t really blame him. He built a …
Since it’s Halloween, let’s talk about “costume” treatments – stuff you can wear that they say makes you a superhero – stronger, faster, or healthier. No, we’re not talking about capes… but copper bracelets, magnetic bracelets, and knee, wrist, or ankle braces that have magnets or metals inside. First, the absolutely silly: hologram discs. This newest version …
We wanted to push this for September 28th (Neal’s Birthday WOOOP WOOP) but we’re glad we waited. Ebola has come stateside so the conversation is really just heating up. This horrific, currently incurable illness is, of course, becoming quite the Internet craze. Ebola is creating a whole cottage industry of snake oil salesmen ready to …
We get asked about Lyme’s disease – a lot. This is because we’re in the Lyme hotspots, having stores in Connecticut and the Hudson Valley of New York. There are enough books and websites out there about it to make your head spin. Often times we get asked about the non-traditional options and “Lyme literate” …
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