59CHPA Applauds Appointment of Cara Welch as ODSP Director
CHPA Applauds Appointment of Cara Welch as ODSP Director
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Senior Vice President of Dietary Supplements, Duffy MacKay, applauded the recent appointment of Cara Welch, Ph.D., as director of the FDA Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP). “CHPA congratulates Dr. Welch on her permanent appointment as Director of ODSP,” he said. “This is a tremendous and well-deserved career achievement. […]
Dr. Eric Goodman, Goodman’s Foundation Training
Dr. Eric Goodman has spent his professional life learning from his patients and from his own symptoms. Educated originally as a Doctor of Chiropractic, Goodman began quickly paving his own path in pain management through specific movements called Foundation Training. Since 2007, Goodman’s Foundation Training has brought innovation, compassion and action to the chronic pain […]
Nutrition For Mood Support
Did anyone else read the Harry Potter books or watch the movies? One of the most terrifying things I encountered were the Dementors—dark, ghostly, floating monsters who froze the air and sucked the life out of their immobilized victims. Shiver! I learned later that J.K. Rowling herself had struggled with severe depression, and these monsters […]
Turmeric Matrix For Rheumatoid Arthritis, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness & More
Curcuminoids from turmeric are among the most popular nutraceuticals in use today. In fact, the global curcumin market size exceeded $70 million in 2020 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11 percent by 2027.1 The reason for the popularity of curcuminoids is likely due to the fact that […]
New Studies Validate Benefits of Exercise
According to researchers of a newly published study, exercise increases the body’s own cannabis-like substances, which in turn helps reduce inflammation and could potentially be useful in a wide variety of health disorders such as arthritis and heart disease. In the new study, published in Gut Microbes, researchers from the University of Nottingham found that […]
Caution: Essential Oils and Pets
According to the Pet Poison Helpline, Jo Marshall, CVT, NREMT, Senior Veterinary Information Specialist, explained why certain essential oils are toxic to dogs. “We have certainly seen an increase in essential oil toxicity in recent years due to the increase in pet owners’ desire to treat more holistically or with natural remedies,” she said. “In […]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Impacts Tea Trade
Tea traders are contending with an economic barricade and formidable logistics hurdles as governments worldwide seek to prevent Russia from transacting regular business, according to Dan Bolton, publisher, Tea Journey Magazine and podcast host, Tea Biz Blog. “Allied nations sanctioning Russia currently represent more than 50 percent of the world’s economy. Eight of 10 of […]
The Organic Center’s Jessica Shade Heads to USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
After nine years of leading The Organic Center (TOC) as Director of Science Programs, Jessica Shade, Ph.D., has accepted a position with the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as national program leader. At NIFA, Shade’s experience will be put to great use in supporting innovative programs that advance agriculture-related sciences. “We could […]
Quick-Take From StayHealthy’s Marge Roman
Vitamin Retailer reached out to Marge Roman, Manager of Stay Healthy! in Las Vegas (stayhealthylasvegas.com) for her quick thoughts about challenges at retail. VR: From your perspective as a retailer, what are the industry’s challenges right now? Roman: I think our biggest challenge is getting back the customers we lost to online shopping as COVID […]
The Natural Products Industry—A Look Back and View Forward
Panelists: Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, www.betsyhealth.com Cal Bewicke, CEO, Ethical Naturals Inc., Novato, CA, www.ethicalnaturals.com Jonathan W. Emord, President and Principal, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, www.emord.com Dan Fabricant, Ph.D., President & CEO, Natural Products Association, Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Abhishek Gurnani, Partner (Chicago Office), Abhishek Gurnani, Amin Talati Wasserman LLP, […]
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