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[Extra! Extra!] BAPP Paper Demonstrates Challenges in Identifying Adulterants
While it’s been known for some time that certain botanical ingredients are at a high risk of adulteration, the botanicals industry has historically lacked extensive data regarding how frequently adulteration occurs. Thus, the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) published in September 2024 a systematic review of publicly available information on the authenticity of five ...
Herbal & Botanical Finished Products: The State of the Market in 2024
Here’s how herbal & botanical finished products are evolving in 2024. The panel: Beth Lambert, CEO, Herbalist & Alchemist, Washington, NJ, www.herbalist-alchemist.com Erin Stokes, ND, Medical Director, WishGarden Herbs, Louisville, CO, www.wishgardenherbs.com Laura Chamberlain, Chief Customer Officer, Nature’s Way, Green Bay, WI, https://naturesway.com Liz Smith, RN, Founder, Natural Path Silver Wings, Nashville, TN, https://npswsilver.com Travis ...
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[Extra! Extra!] The Sugar Link to Metabolic Function
The addiction to sugar is widespread and more difficult to kick than harmful substances and drugs, according to sugar expert Nicole Avena, MD. Avena serves as associate professor of neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and visiting professor of health psychology, Princeton University. She was the first to study sugar addiction and has published more ...
All Systems Go: Supporting Metabolic Health
Aiding optimal metabolic function helps customers extend healthy aging. Metabolic health is, perhaps, the primary key to robust and sustained homeostasis. In a sense, it all begins with the food we eat and beverages we drink. Ingested foods and beverages reflect the adage, “You are what you eat,” as they set a chain of events ...
Dr. Matthew Budoff, Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology Co-chair, International Garlic Symposium https://kyolic.com/about-us/science/ https://kyolic.com/is-aged-garlic-extract-safe/ Matthew Jay Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, is a professor of medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and the endowed chair of preventive cardiology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Budoff is a graduate of University of California at ...
Building Customer Value in Natural Products Retail
Historically, businesses drove growth by creating better products. Through a product-centric approach, huge companies were created—think of Henry Ford and the Model T. Today, the path to growth can take several different approaches. Thanks to digital technologies, it is possible to focus on individual interactions with your customers both in and out of retail. This ...
Vitamin K1 & K2 as MK-7 & MK-4: Differences & Applications
Vitamin K, particularly vitamin K2, represents a significant segment of the vitamin market. In fact, the global vitamin K2 market size was estimated at $421.1 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.8 percent from 2024 to 2030.1 Certainly, vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 (MK-7) has been recognized for its role ...
The Top 10 Natural Supplements for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is becoming an epidemic in our culture. So many people have it, and there is little that conventional medicine can do to help control it. Of all the disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, IBS is the most common, affecting at least 11 percent of all people. That’s a lot of people ...
Want to Live a Long Time? Polyphenols Will Help Get You There
There is a huge amount of marketing around anti-aging interventions: creams, potions, diets, medications, devices, surgeries, fasting, exercise programs—all with a claim to turn back the hands of time. There is no perfect and easy answer, but there are some things you can do to slow down the damage that is done as we age, ...
Keeping Current in the Marketplace
Between stocking shelves, scheduling staff, hosting events and all the daily tasks of running a store, it may seem like every day is an exercise in keeping in tune with the very real needs of your store. And of course, that’s true. However, there is also the big picture, and that is keeping current with ...
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