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CRN: Age Restrictions and Dietary Supplements
Vitamin Retailer magazine spoke with Steve Mister, President and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), about recent New York bills and similar legislation seen across states that would restrict access to two broad categories of dietary supplements and functional foods: sports nutrition and weight management products. Here’s what he had to say: ...
Preventing Face Mask Skin Problems
The American Academy of Dermatology Association has offered some tips on ways to prevent face mask skin problems. Here are a few: Wear the right mask. To reduce skin problems, look for masks that offer the following: • A snug, but comfortable fit • At least two layers of fabric • Soft, natural, and breathable ...
Link Between Depression and Heart Health Significant
According to a recent article by the American Heart Association, “People with depression fare worse in heart health study,” there is a greater risk of individuals suffering from depression to also experience heart-related issues. And it’s a two-way street: those who suffer from heart problems are more likely to deal with depression as well. The ...
Herb Associations Announce Updates
Research is an ongoing process, and in the discipline of how herbs impact human health, research continues to accelerate. Areas of study also include toxicity, pharmacology, extraction technology and more. An esteemed association collates the most significant research updates on commonly marketed and consumed botanicals. The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced it recently ...
Natural Doesn’t Always Mean Harmless
Vitamin Retailer spoke with Vancouver-Washington-based physician Zora De Grandpre, ND, who serves as an expert for Leafreport, which is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, www.leafreport.com. She offers some general cautionaries for retailers and the natural products industry, at large: While most natural products have mild to moderate adverse effects, it is obviously incorrect to think ...
Does Having Children Age Women?
In a new study, researchers examined several different measures that represent how a woman’s body is aging and found that people who had few births—or many—seemed to have aged quicker than those women who had given birth three or four times. However, these effects were found only after a woman had gone through menopause. “Our ...
New Study “Stuns” Arthritis Sufferers
For the millions of people affected by arthritis and other joint pain in the United States, pain management is an ongoing battle. A recent study by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), revealed encouraging results for managing moderate to severe osteoarthritis: it literally stunned participant studies. According to the Science Daily article, “Novel Technique ...
Brain Teaser: Study Seeks Adulterated Products
The stated objective of a study published recently in the journal Neurology is “To identify the presence of unapproved pharmaceutical drugs in over-the-counter dietary supplements marketed to improve memory and cognitive function.” And its findings were supportive of that objective. It also caused a kerfuffle and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded. In the ...
Home Cooked Meals Are Best for Healthy Blood Sugar
Research from the Nurses Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study asked 99,000 men and women about their lunch and dinner habits for more than 30 years. People who reported eating at least two meals at home each day had an average 13 percent lower risk of getting type 2 diabetes compared to people who ...
CBD News
There is a lot happening with CBD products. Here is a roundup of recent news that collectively illustrate the liveliness and vigor of the space. Kadenwood, LLC, a California-based consumer seed-to-shelf CBD company, announced the acquisition of EcoGen Laboratories, the leading global manufacturer and supplier of hemp-derived CBD materials and formulations. The deal effectively establishes ...
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