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Cucumber Extract: A Novel Nutraceutical Treatment for Osteoarthritis

“The mighty cucumber!” said nobody ever. But perhaps they should—at least where osteoarthritis is concerned. This article will explore research on a relatively new cucumber-based extract shown to have efficacy for the treatment of osteoarthritis at the lowest dose of any other joint-support nutraceutical on the market today: 20 mg. But let’s start with a […]

Ashwagandha Extract for Enhanced Cognition

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), a small, woody shrub found growing in Africa, the Mediterranean and India, has been used in ayurvedic medicine1 for more than 3,000 years. It was described by Dioscorides (78 AD) in his book Kitab-ul-Hashaish, as a “Rasayana”—a rejuvenator “that promotes a youthful state of physical and mental health and expands happiness.”2 Ashwagandha […]

Chitosan Oligosaccharide: A Blood Sugar Management Nutraceutical

Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by high glucose (blood sugar) levels resulting from an inability to make or use sufficient insulin.1 When high blood glucose levels remain high and largely uncontrolled for a long period of time, the result can be a variety of serious complications. These complications include, but are not limited to, […]

Pepper Oil Extract/ Beta-Caryophyllene: A Non-cannabis Phytocannabinoid for Pain and Inflammation

If you are alive in the United States today, there is a good chance that you’ve heard of phytocannabinoids—at least THC and CBD. If you are part of the dietary supplement/natural products industry, it would be near impossible for you not to have heard of phytocannabinoids. Likewise, you almost certainly have heard the myriad claims […]

The Endocannabinoid System & Phytocannabinoids

The popularity of CBD, or cannabidiol, has exploded and CBD sales are rapidly growing year after year. In fact, a report from the Brightfield Group predicts that the CBD market will hit $22 billion by 2022. Whether or not this turns out to be an exaggeration, there is no question about the unprecedented growth of […]

Detoxification Support Nutraceuticals

In her 1962 groundbreaking book, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson wrote: “For the first time in the history of the world every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.”1 Of course humans have always been exposed to potentially harmful chemicals from plants and other sources, but […]

Research Update on the Many Uses of Astaxanthin

In May of 2012, I wrote an article for Vitamin Retailer called “Astaxanthin: An Extraordinary Antioxidant.” Since that time, there have been quite a few new studies published on astaxanthin, so it is time for a research update. Let’s start with a brief background overview about astaxanthin. Background Overview Astaxanthin is a pinkish-reddish carotenoid commercially […]

Fig Fruit Extract for Natural Control of Blood Sugar

For me, diabetes is personal. I have family members who are diabetic, and two uncles as well as one of my cousins died from diabetic-related complications. I wrote a book about complementary treatments for diabetes,1 and I am always looking for new strategies to treat diabetes. This article is about such a strategy that I […]

Water-soluble Eggshell Membrane: Research Update

Previously, I’ve written articles for Vitamin Retailer about both the topical skin benefits and the ingestible joint health benefits of water-soluble eggshell membrane (WSEM). In this current article, I’m going to provide an update on human clinical research recently conducted on this fascinating material for joint health. I’ve chosen to do this because, after reviewing […]

Opuntia ficus indica Fiber for Weight Loss & Metabolic Syndrome

Opuntia ficus-indica, aka, “prickly pear,” is the most widespread and most commercially important species of cactus and is grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Common names for the plant and its fruit are nopal, Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, prickly pear, and spineless cactus, among others.1,2 In […]

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