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CRN Showcases Dietary Supplement Economic Impact Report
More than two-thirds of American adults take dietary supplements each year, and according to a new economic impact report, the dietary supplement industry contributes $121.6 billion to the U.S. economy, creates 754,645 jobs nationwide, and pays $38.4 billion in wages. Additionally, the industry contributes nearly $15 billion in business taxes—federal and state—not including taxes collected ...
NPA Calls for Carrageenan to Be Allowed in Organic Infant Formulas
The Natural Products Association (NPA) submitted written and oral comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Organic Science Board (NOSB) regarding the use of carrageenan in organic infant formula. CEO and Executive Director of NPA, Dr. Daniel Fabricant, gave oral comments to NSOB. “Carrageenan is naturally sourced and has been shown ...
Women, Health and Supplements
Both Millennial and Boomer women will continue to drive supplement sales—many within the same categories of supplements, but for different health concerns. The state of the market for women’s health supplements is very healthy, primarily because the core supplement shoppers are woman. According to Stacey Gillespie, director of product marketing with New Hampshire-based MegaFood, “In ...
Olympian Labs Challenge: Transform Your Body in 47 Days
Olympian Labs, Inc., an Arizona-based national health supplement company, partnered with Arizona-based Jeremy Scott Fitness to bring the “47-Day Body Transformation Challenge” to 26 participants from Arizona to Maine. The challenge took place between August 10 and September 26. Arizona participants trained at Jeremy Scott Fitness in Scottsdale, AZ, while those out of state, completed ...
Ancient Ayurveda, Modern Medicine
While the Egyptians can claim the oldest surviving medical text in the world, the Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus from 1800 BCE (making it almost 4,000 years old), most historians agree that the oldest surviving system of medicine is ayurveda, originating in India. The word “ayurveda” contains the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). ...
How U.S. CPG’s Can Get Their Groove Back
Manufacturers need to find different way to expand beyond the grocery channel development of more effective product portfolios. Although the U.S. population growth is expecting to stay low, at least for the next decade, has created a much larger problem in the environment. In order to climb the later, sales must use innovative merchandising and ...
In the (Healthy) Mood
When medical colleagues discuss physical illness and mental illness, they are always surprised when I say that in my opinion, there is actually no such thing as mental illness. The truth is that the disorders we identify as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and bipolar, to name only a few, are all rooted in brain physiology. It ...
FDA and NPA Have Same Function According to Fabricant
Citing public health importance in a Time magazine interview, the new head of the Natural Product Association (NPA) Daniel Fabricant said he returned to the industry after serving as regulatory government officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when he recognized he could make a difference at his new post. “I started to realize there ...
GeniusCentral and Essential Formulas Align
A new partnership between GeniusCentral and Essential Formulas has industry experts excited about the new affliation. According to Amy McClain, director of key accounts for Essential Formulas, Living Naturally utilizes advanced tools that support retailers’ ability to make educated selections, save time and build successful businesses. “This shared philosophy aligns perfectly with ours,” she said. As ...
Researchers Reason Multivitamins a Must
The debate over the value of vitamin and mineral supplements is far from over, according to health experts from four top institutions. According to experts at Oregon State University (OSU), the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Tufts University and the Harvard School of Public Health, vast majorities of people in the United States do not meet ...
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