There will be over 80 vendors showcasing wellness products and services at the 2012 Swanson Health & Fitness Expo—open to the public May 17-18, at the FARGODOME. With that many booths, how will you know where to start? That’s easy—your first stop should be at the Swanson Health Products’ booth! As the headline sponsor for the fifth consecutive year, Swanson Health Products’ booth is your source for free health
product samples, SHP gear and to get registered to win
an Xbox LIVE + Kinect gaming...

Daily Health Tips update for May 14:

Yesterday we recommended some ways to help combat your seasonal allergies and what you should do when faced with the symptoms of spring. Today, we’re giving you tips on what you should avoid doing during allergy season. It could save you time, money and maybe even a little sneezing.

• Don’t treat symptoms without knowing what you’re allergic to. You may think you know what’s causing your allergy symptoms, but more than two-thirds of spring allergy sufferers...

Win a Free Gift Pack for Your Mom (AND One for You!)

Mother's Day is fast approaching and we want to help you pamper the important women in your life with a Mother's Day Giveaway... with 2 ways to enter and win!

1. Pin this blog post with the image below on Pinterest (entry option #1)
2. Share a story about your mom or a favorite Mother's Day story on Facebook (entry option #2)

We will randomly draw one winner from all the pins and repins on Pinterst. We will also pick one random winner on Facebook. Gift...

Swanson Health Products uses a date of manufacture (the date the product in the bottle was produced) rather than an expiration date for its dietary supplement products.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency that oversees the manufacture and labeling of dietary supplements, does not require an expiration date on dietary supplements but requires that if one is used, it must be supported by stability testing data. However, as these regulations are still evolving, FDA has yet to define...

Daily Health Tips update for May 1:

You’ve heard of lysine and have probably even seen it in the vitamin aisle, but what the heck is it and what can it do for you? Lysine is an essential amino acid, which means we need it, but it’s not found in our bodies naturally, so we have it get it from sources like meat, fish, eggs, avocados, nuts and dairy products. We usually manage to get enough of it to keep ourselves healthy, but here are four interesting benefits that might make you...

This week, I am traveling to Finca Luna Nueva eco-lodge located in the beautiful rainforest of Costa Rica. To be more exact, I’m going to an, "Eco tourism destination and rain forest lodge in Costa Rica dedicated to sustainable living in a tropical rain forest environment." Sounds and looks fantastic…doesn’t it?

Besides the fact that this is the trip of a lifetime, why would I be traveling all the way to spend five days in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle? New Chapter, a national brand...

By Julie Larson

My personal remembrance of coconut oil begins in the late 1980s. I was in junior high and vastly concerned about three things: boys, body image and food. As ignorant as I was in most of what went on in the news, I was an avid movie-goer, as were most of my friends, and we’d heard that (gasp!) the coconut and palm oil in popcorn was making us fat and unhealthy. I remember being happy that they, whoever “they” were, had caught this nefarious oil. I wanted my movie theater popcorn,...

By Julie Larson
(Read part 1 of this review here)

The Salt

We know that without salt we would die, but with our typical American diet overloaded with sodium, we may feel falsely secure that we’re getting enough.

What is salt, really? Is it found in the Morton’s canister with the cute little girl unwittingly dumping it out behind her? 

The authors distinguish natural crystal salt from table salt. They argue that table salt is simply a chemical combination of sodium chloride with additives, whereas...

When someone lists exercising as one of their favorite hobbies, you know they’re dedicated to their health. And that’s exactly the person JoAnn A. is. She’s the latest Swanson shopper to be featured in the Swanson Customer Spotlight. A 58-year-old administrative assistant, JoAnn lives in Howard Beach, New York. Mom to an adult son and adult daughter, JoAnn shares her home with her dachshund, Audrey, and American shorthair, Annie.

JoAnn’s interest in health first began in the 1970s. Today...

I trust Swanson Health Products! Why? Because they thoroughly research the products that they sell. I am thankful to do business with such a well-respected company. I only want to give my family supplements that are safe and effective! I like reading the feature stories in their catalogs about new products that they are carrying. They help me to stay educated about ways to keep my family healthy.

Name: Suzanne
City: Ames
State: IA