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  • Mintel: Wearables contributing to an increase in exercise

    CHICAGO  — Many Americans are taking a proactive approach to their health and wellness as new research from Mintel released Friday found that nearly half (45%) of exercisers say that they exercise to prevent future health problems, including two-in-five (39%) who exercise to reduce stress. Concerns about short- and long-term health are a motivating factor for the majority of Americans given that more than two thirds (64%) of exercisers say that improving overall health is their biggest motivation to work out.

  • Eating healthier, losing weight two of top three 2017 resolutions

    NEW YORK – This year the top New Year's resolutions among American adults all revolve around two main themes: health and money, Harris Poll reported Thursday. Most commonly, adults are resolving to eat healthier (29%), save more money (25%), lose weight (24%), drink more water (21%) and/or pay down debt (17%). Slightly less common resolutions are to spend more time with family/friends (15%), become more organized (15%), travel more (15%), read more (14%) and/or improve relationships (14%).

  • Survey: Diet aids are out, lifestyle changes are in

    DES MOINES, Iowa  — Purveyors of diet aids beware. Women are no longer pursuing the latest fad diet to trim the inches as part of their New Year's resolutions or ahead of beach season, according to the latest survey from Meredith Corp.'s Better Homes & Gardens.

  • L2G North America launches nitric oxide supplement

    CHICAGO – L2G North America on Friday announced that its new Berkeley Life Heart Health supplement – formulated based on research that shows the pivotal role of nitric oxide in cardiovascular health – will arrive at retailers nationwide beginning in January 2017.

    Berkeley Life Heart Health will be available over the counter exclusively at The Vitamin Shoppe and GNC in January and shortly thereafter at other retailers nationwide.

  • ShopRite offers free health-and-wellness offerings

    KEASBEY, N.J. — ShopRite is introducing a variety of health and wellness offerings for its supermarket customers throughout 2017.

    These services include:

    Free Eat Well, Be Happy Weight Management Classes — This six-week class teaches portion control, label reading, better-for-you cooking techniques and lifestyle maintenance.

    Free Diabetes Classes — Runs throughout the year and features one-hour long sessions focusing on several aspects of diabetes. Held in partnership with ShopRite Pharmacy.

  • To help prevent future colds, Datapult launches Fitbit-enabled app Achu

    TORONTO — Datapult on Wednesday launched the Achu app on both Google Play and iTunes platforms to be used in conjunction with a Fitbit in monitoring a person's health through cold and flu season.

  • Newfangled Collaboration

    As you know, the Drug Store News editorial staff has allowed me to imagine a bit in these posts and offer ideas that haven’t been thought of yet. In this post I decided to think of unlikely partners that could bring value to consumers’ health and wellness efforts through unique, collaborative efforts. 
     

  • Study: Quit smoking attempts up substantially

    BETHESDA, Md.  — Data from more than 40,000 adult smokers in the U.S. reveal a substantial increase in serious attempts to quit smoking between 2012 to 2014, according to a new study appearing in the journal, Addiction.

    In 2014, 55% of adult smokers reported making a serious quit attempt during the previous year, up from 51% in 2011, according to an analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey.

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