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SOHO Expo Lectures Cover a Range of Health Topics

by Eric Munson | December 5, 2023

During SENPA’s 2023 SOHO Expo, held Dec. 1-3, three major natural product branded product companies hosted sponsored lectures. Across three days, Enzymedica (Venice, FL), EuroPharma (Green Bay, WI) and Bluebonnet Nutrition (Sugar Land, TX) hosted one lecture each at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The lectures covered a wide range […]

Cyanidin-3-glucoside: The Ultimate Sleeper Ingredient for Eye Health and Metabolic Syndrome

Colored legumes, such as black soybean, common bean, cowpea and lentils, are sources of powerful antioxidant compounds called anthocyanins. Cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G) is the major anthocyanin found in the above-mentioned colored legumes.1 The significance of this is that C3G has been shown in research to provide several potential health benefits in experimental research. This article will […]

Cissus quadrangularis for Weight Loss, Heart Health and Metabolic Wellness

Nobody wants to be overweight. Aside from the obvious self-image issues, being overweight and obese is associated with various health issues including heart heath, and increased risk for metabolic syndrome/diabetes. Nevertheless, nearly one in three adults (30.7 percent) are overweight, more than two in five adults (42.4 percent) have obesity, and about one in 11 […]

Vitamin Retailer’s Top 10 Stories of 2021

by Angela Sabarese | December 30, 2021

2021 has been an interesting year for people around the world, as COVID-19 declined during the summer months and spiked again as the cooler months began. It comes as no surprise that many of Vitamin Retailer magazine’s most popular stories this year have to do with the subject of the pandemic and its effects on […]

Dichrostachys glomerate for Weight Loss, Metabolic Syndrome & Cardiovascular Health

Anyone who needs or wants to lose five or 100 pounds would love to find the holy grail for weight loss—the magic pill that makes fat melt off without effort. Such a pill does not, of course, exist—and likely never will. Why? Because losing weight isn’t a function of solving a single problem. The fact […]

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, […]

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 […]

Metabolic Syndrome: Watch Your Waistline

by Mark Becker | September 29, 2014

According to the American Heart Association, metabolic syndrome has become common in the United States. Approximately 20-25 percent of adult Americans are estimated to have it.1 This syndrome is associated with central obesity (fat in the abdominal area) and insulin resistance. Obesity contributes to high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, low HDL or “good” cholesterol […]

Lowering Levels

by Rajiv Leventhal | November 1, 2012

As American’s blood sugar levels continue to rise, and consumers are looking for clinically proven supplements to help gain control. According to the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3 percent of the population— have diabetes. And in 2010, there were 1.9 million new cases of diabetes diagnosed […]

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