Articles by Angela Sabarese
Dr. Bronner’s Releases 2022 All-One! Report: “Leading With Heart”
Dr. Bronner’s (Vista, CA) has published its eighth annual All-One! Report. Titled “Leading with Heart,” the brand’s unique take on a corporate social responsibility report summarizes the company’s philanthropic giving, environmental impact and other important company developments in 2021. The report also details the establishment of Ketamine-Assisted Therapy as a new employee health benefit. The ...
Herbalist & Alchemist Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Announces Expansion
When David Winston, RH (AHG) began selling the surplus extracts he was making for his own clinical practice to other practitioners, he named the endeavor to reflect the synergy that happens when herbs are skillfully combined: Herbalist & Alchemist. On August 11, the Washington, NJ-based company celebrated 40 years providing practitioner-quality herbal extracts throughout North ...
Earth Fare Takes a Stand Against Food Insecurity
Nearly 40 million Americans suffer from food insecurity, defined as unable to acquire or uncertain of having enough food to fuel an active, healthy lifestyle, and the record-breaking rise in inflation only exacerbates the problem. To combat this issue, and as part of Earth Fare’s (Asheville, NC) commitment to provide clean, healthy food for everyone, ...
Vitamin D VITAL for Health—Study, Editorial a Disservice to Americans Seeking Better Health, CRN States
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to the results of an ancillary study of the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL) reported in the New England Journal of Medicine on July 28th. Andrea Wong, Ph.D., CRN senior vice president scientific and regulatory affairs, stated “Vitamin D and calcium work in tandem to support bone ...
Study Finds Potential for B Vitamins to Treat Advanced Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have uncovered a mechanism that leads to an advanced form of fatty liver disease—and it turns out that vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements could reverse this process, the scientists stated. These findings could help people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, an umbrella term for a range of ...
Kvarøy Arctic Partners With Whole Kids Foundation to Improve Children’s Nutrition
Kvarøy Arctic has joined forces with Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit established by Whole Foods Market, as their official sponsor and supporter in their mission to improve children’s nutrition in the U.S. The Norway-based, sustainable salmon farm has pledged a $10,000 annual contribution for 2022, with plans on expanding the program in 2023. The collaboration ...
NPA, CRN Respond to Research Showing Supplements With Banned Ingredients are Still on the Market
A study recently published in JAMA by Pieter A. Cohen, MD; Bharathi Avula, PhD; and Kumar Katragunta, PhD, et al, has found that supplements with banned ingredients are still on the market despite the companies having received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The study stated that “Some dietary supplements are adulterated ...
FDA’s Long-Sought Guidance on NAC Follows NPA’s Lawsuit and Citizen’s Petition
Following a Citizen’s petition and lawsuit filed by the Natural Products Association (NPA) against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a dietary supplement issued enforcement discretion for N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) has resulted in the agency issuing final guidance. “This is a big win but it is bittersweet for sure. Although it was NPA’s leadership ...
NaturaNectar’s Bee Propolis Products Earn Certification from NSF
Bee Propolis Ultimate, Red Bee Propolis, Green Bee Propolis, and Brown Bee Propolis from NaturaNectar LLC (Sunrise, FL) recently earned independent certification from NSF, a global public health organization. NSF certification helps consumers identify products that have been independently tested and certified to meet rigorous standards for quality, safety and label claims. Since its inception in 2009, ...
Eco-friendly Products and Packaging
As sustainability and eco-friendliness trend upward, natural product companies and retailers are prioritizing products and packaging that are kind to the planet. As consumers turn toward favoring more eco-friendly and sustainable products and packaging, companies and retailers in the natural products industry have been responding. According to Allied Market Research, “the global green technology and ...
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