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Your Stomach is Talking to Your Brain (And it’s Making You Happy!)

by Linda Woolven and Ted Snider | March 1, 2024

One of the most significant recent advances in health sciences is the exciting discovery that the microbiota in your gut communicate with the cognitive and emotional centers of your brain. This discovery is leading some researchers to identify what they are now calling the microbiota-gut-brain axis. The existence of a microbiota-gut-brain axis suggests the very […]

Achieving Health Goals With Sparkling Functional Beverages

by Angela Sabarese | August 1, 2023

Consumers love to try different products, especially within the food and beverage category. It’s even better if those products can help them to improve their health and achieve their wellness goals. Savvy consumers realize that drinking high calorie beverages such as soda, alcohol and sugary juices is not in their best interest. As a result, […]

Probiotics May Boost Immunotherapy Response

by Lisa Schofield | August 1, 2023

According to researchers in their new study published in Cell, probiotic bacteria travel from the gut and establish in melanoma tumors, where they directly stimulate immune cells to make cancer immunotherapy more effective. The study showed that Lactobacillus reuteri stimulates cancer-killing T cells by secreting a compound called indole-3-aldehyde, or I3A. When the researchers gave […]

Go Pro!

by Lisa Schofield | August 1, 2023

Prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics dominate the digestive health market—here’s how to keep up. You may be hard-pressed to find a customer in your store who has not heard about probiotics. What an auspicious opportunity to expand their knowledge about the beneficial bacteria! The gut microbiome and its relationship to health, as well as prebiotics that […]

Bio-K+ to Launch Bio-K+ Gut Kommunity This Summer

by Angela Sabarese | July 3, 2023

Bio-K+ (part of Ireland-based Kerry Group), which specializes in the manufacturing of probiotics, has announced that it is launching its Bio-K+ Gut Kommunity this summer. Consumers will be able to subscribe to the community for exclusive educational content about probiotics, healthy eating and the microbiome, among other relevant topics throughout the year, according to the […]

The Double Burden of Depression & Anxiety

by Linda Woolven and Ted Snider | June 30, 2023

As if depression or anxiety is not enough to deal with, many people have to deal with both. Alarmingly, about 85 percent of people with depression also experience some anxiety; about 90 percent of people with anxiety suffer some depression (Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2016;266(8):725–736). When people suffer from depression and anxiety simultaneously, the […]

Digestive Health Dramatically Impacts Athletic Performance

by Mark Becker | June 1, 2023

When it comes to health and wellness, digestive health is vitally important. Those who are proactive and take control of their digestive health will realize significant improvement in overall health and quality of life. For athletes, a healthy gut can have a dramatic impact on athletic performance. Gut health influences not only digestion, but also […]

Postbiotics Global Market Report 2023: Sector to Reach $24.03 M by 2029

by Angela Sabarese | January 23, 2023

The “Postbiotics Market by Type, Form, Sales Channel, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2029” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The research report provides an in-depth analysis of the postbiotics market in five major geographies and emphasizes on the current market trends, market size, market shares, recent developments, and forecasts to 2029. In terms […]

Resolving to Manage Weight

by Angela Sabarese | January 3, 2023

The start of the new year brings customers seeking weight management assistance into health food stores. Retailers can help them begin their journeys in healthy and sustainable ways. As the new year begins and consumers contemplate their resolutions, many opt to put weight loss regimen plans into action. They decide that they will exercise more, […]

Children’s Health Grows Up

by James Gormley | September 1, 2022

Panelists: Adrienne Benjamin, Marketing Manager, ProVen Probiotics, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, U.K., https://provenprobiotics.co Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, https://betsyhealth.com Dawn Jarvis, Senior Director Nutrition Science and Education Content, Garden of Life, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, www.gardenoflife.com Neil Levin, CCN, DANLA, Senior Nutrition Education Manager, NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Trisha Sugarek […]

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