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15 Tips for Creating your Happiest and Healthiest New Year!!

Creating your happiest and healthiest year requires a combination of positive habits, mindset, and self-care. Here are some tips to help you make 2024 your best year yet:

1. Set Clear Goals:

• Define specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for the year.

• Break them down into smaller, actionable steps to make them more manageable.

2. Prioritize Mental Health:

• Practice mindfulness, meditation, or yoga to reduce stress and improve mental well-being.

• Consider therapy or counseling if needed. Taking care of your mental health is as important as your physical health.

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Good News in the New Year

Probiotics Found to Provide Support for Weight
Management and Metabolic Goals

Natural health practitioners and whole health enthusiasts have long touted the digestive benefits of friendly bacteria. With a wide range of consumers taking probiotics as part of a daily supplement regimen, science is discovering an interesting list of “side benefits” associated with probiotics. That includes a connection between beneficial bacteria and weight loss and weight management.

In a recent study, people who exercised, ate well, and consumed a probiotic-infused drink daily for twelve weeks saw more significant support for healthy weight management than those who relied on exercise and diet alone. How could these hard-working, friendly microbes affect a person's metabolism to lose weight?

The answer, scientists say, is likely found in three primary probiotic functions: their crucial role in the digestion of needed nutrients, their support for the body's ability to detoxify itself, and their intriguing positive effects on mood and energy levels.

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Essential Formulas Congratulates Vitamin Retailer Magazine
on its 30th Anniversary!

Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics from Essential Formulas, the leading brand in Fermented Food Probiotics, has enjoyed its relationship with Vitamin Retailer. Thank you to the staff and writers for your essential role in educating health food retailers and industry professionals for the past 30 years!

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Ross Pelton, pharmacist, clinical nutritionist, health educator, and author of twelve books, about why probiotics are foundational to strong immune health. Click HERE for part 1.

Listen to the Part 2 Here!

A Bakers Dozen – Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics® Probiotic Strains

A Monthly Breakdown of Each Starter Strain Selected for Fermentation in Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics