Articles by Cristina Goodwin
GNC Partners With Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Pennsylvania-based GNC Holdings recently partnered with the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, to be held June 11-14 in Manchester, TN. As part of the partnership, GNC will execute a multi-faceted strategy that consists of on-site experiences, outbound media and GNC support, before, during and after the festival. At the festival, GNC will occupy a 60-by-40-foot ...
Figuring Out Fertility
The changing market now includes men’s supplements, age-specific supplements and gummies. According to research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 6 percent of women in the U.S. are now infertile. Washington-based Fairhaven Health, LLC’s VP of Operations and Project Management Sarah Dohman weighed in on the fertility supplement market, and believes ...
Chinese Fertility Remedies
Christopher Hobbs, PhD, Lac, director of integrative science for Rainbow Light, recently unveiled Western natural alternatives to support fertility. “According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the primary herbal support for increasing fertility includes blood tonics, Qi (vital energy) tonics, and yin tonics (vital essence). American ginseng is commonly taken by Chinese women to promote fertility ...
UAS LifeSciences Hires New Director of Marketing
UAS LifeSciences (Madison, WI) has announced the appointment of Stephanie Udell as its new Director of Marketing. Udell brings more than 15 years of experience in building branded and private label businesses to her new position. “We are very excited to have Stephanie Udell join our team. Her extensive, classic marketing background and experience in consumer products will be key ...
Twinlab Consolidation Corporation Relocating Corporate Headquarters
New York-based Twinlab Consolidation Corporation (TCC) announced that due to recent mergers and acquisitions, it will relocate its corporate headquarters to downtown St. Petersburg, FL, later this year. “Downtown St. Petersburg is a terrific location for our company, which is focused on health and wellness,” said TCC’s CEO Tom Tolworthy. “The weather, along with St. Petersburg’s waterfront ...
CRN Urges Removal of Steroid Muscle-Growth Products
Steve Mister, president and CEO of Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), issued the following response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) consumer advisory for Tri-Methyl Extreme on April 13th: “We urge consumers to take seriously FDA’s consumer advisory urging people not to use a product for muscle growth that the agency has indicated is linked ...
NPA Chief Scientist Comments on Claims Linking Supplements to Cancer
The Natural Products Association (NPA) Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Corey Hilmas, MD., PhD., former Chief of the Dietary Supplement Regulation Implementation Branch within the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), commented recently on the research that claims to link dietary supplements consumption with a higher ...
NPA CEO Says BMPEA Ban is Wasteful
Natural Products Association (NPA) CEO and Executive Director Daniel Fabricant, PhD, former director of The Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently commented on Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY), call for the FDA to ban any product containing the stimulant BMPEA. “The Natural Products Association strongly believes that banning products ...
AHPA Presents Overview of Federal Regulations on Herbal Supplements
American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) President Michael McGuffin presented an overview of the federal regulations for herbal dietary supplements at the Americans for Safe Access (ASA) National Unity Conference on March 29 in Washington, D.C. The presentation was part of a panel discussion that examined the implications of several possible regulatory schemes for cannabis products. McGuffin discussed many ...
Meditation May Help Relieve Neck Pain
Recently reported by Sciencedaily.com, a recent research report published in The Journal of Pain showed that meditation might be a natural treatment for reducing chronic neck pain from inflammation. Chronic pain, especially in the neck, can lead to serious long-term conditions such as depression. As an alternative to prescription pain medication and anti-inflammatories, meditation is ...
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