You’ve likely heard of omega-3 fatty acids before, also known as “omega-3’s,” or often referred to as “fish oil.” They are one of the most intensively studied nutrients on the planet, and for good reason. Omega-3 fatty acids are crucial nutrients for health, especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

Last year, Natural Grocers made the decision to stop carrying sunscreen products that use chemical sunscreens. That’s why you’ll no longer see any products on our shelves with ingredients like oxybenzone, octinoxate, and homosalate.

You hear a lot about vitamin D these days. It seems like every time you turn around there is a new study connecting it to some additional health benefit.

This month we’ve been focusing on how to build healthy habits in 10 minutes or less.

Magnesium always seems to play second fiddle to the more popular mineral calcium, yet magnesium is involved in hundreds of essential metabolic reactions. Without magnesium your body couldn’t produce energy or build bone, you wouldn’t be able to regulate your blood sugar, and your muscles (including your heart) wouldn’t work.

Fall is in the air and you’ve likely started bringing out the sweaters and scarves in your wardrobe to support your body during the transition. But have you started changing out your diet yet? Just like flip-flops and tank tops won’t cut it as we move through fall and into winter, neither will the cold breakfast smoothies and raw salads of summer.

I really love the fall. But fall brings with it something I don’t love so much—darkness! As we move closer and closer to the Winter Solstice and the days get shorter and shorter, I notice my mood getting progressively lower.

Several large home improvement chains have recently announced that they are in the process of phasing out sales of a group of pesticides known as neonicotinoids.

The category of organic has become hugely popular in the last several years. This is great news—organic agriculture is good4 human health, the health of the planet and good4 the economy.

We’re in the middle of the holiday season and it’s a time of celebration, happiness and togetherness, but also a time where people often indulge and happen to suffer a little digestive discomfort. Top that with the fact that you are likely eating foods that you may not normally consume and your digestive system may be a downright wreck by January, leaving you feeling irregular and bloated.

Mocktails, healthy fats and grassfed everything: 10 ways to live the good4u lifestyle in 2017

Natural Grocers talked to a panel of the company’s