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Video: 2020 Retail Heroes
Honoring essential workers of the coronavirus in the natural products industry. Images from natural product retailers across the country. Feature
Catherine Kwik-Uribe, PhD, Global R&D-Scientific & Regulatory
Catherine Kwik-Uribe, PhD, is global R&D-scientific & regulatory affairs director, Mars Symbioscience, a business within the Mars Edge segment of New Jersey-based Mars, Incorporated. Mars Edge is dedicated to human health and wellness through targeted nutrition, including scientific research on the health and biomedical potential of cocoa flavanols. Kwik-Uribe received her doctorate degree in human ...
CBD & Sports Nutrition: Partners in Performance and Recovery
According to Grand View Research, the global sports nutrition market is expected to reach $31 billion by 2027. Add to this a global dietary supplement market worth $115 billion, a huge increase in consumer awareness, and ongoing research into the importance of nutrition and its effects on performance, and it’s extremely realistic to see how ...
Fig Fruit Extract for Natural Control of Blood Sugar
For me, diabetes is personal. I have family members who are diabetic, and two uncles as well as one of my cousins died from diabetic-related complications. I wrote a book about complementary treatments for diabetes,1 and I am always looking for new strategies to treat diabetes. This article is about such a strategy that I ...
Zinc in Modern Times
Zinc is a chemical element that’s been identified since the 18th century—it has made quite an impact over the years, including in the natural products industry for its plethora of benefits. “Zinc is functionally involved in hundreds of enzymatic functions in the body and considered an essential mineral that is second only to iron in ...
EFAs: Beneficial for Every Stage of Life
Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are beneficial for many different conditions. Chris Gearheart, director of member communications and engagement at GOED Omega-3 in Utah, explained that EFAs are also important throughout many life stages. “The majority of users are older people who are becoming more concerned about their health,” Gearheart said. “In particular consumers with heart-related ...
EFAs: Liquid Gold to the Body With a Bright Future in the Marketplace
Supplements expected to experience continued growth and popularity as new offerings hit the market. What do the following have in common: memory loss, arthritis, psoriasis, weight issues and heart health? These are just a few of the many areas in which essential fatty acids (EFAs), benefit the human body. Studies have shown that in these ...
2020 Retail Heroes
Honoring essential workers of the coronavirus in the natural products industry. On March 16, 2020, The Natural Products Association (NPA) called for health food stores selling nutritional supplements to remain open during the U.S. government’s response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The association noted that health food stores offer a wide range of essential ...
Microbiome Content in Stool Can Predict Cirrhosis
According to a newly published study, examination of stool microbiome can signify if the individual is at risk for development of liver cancer by indicating the presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a progressive condition affecting approximately 25 percent of the global population. NAFLD is also the leading cause of chronic liver disease that ...
Profiling Probiotics
Perhaps the most quickly rising category of all supplements, probiotics continue to be innovated, expanded and desired. Here’s a look at what’s impacting this market. The word “bacteria” may still carry a poor health stigma, especially in the age of COVID-19— although that is a virus. However, more people know that there is such a ...
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