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Vibrant Health and Farmacy for Life Join to Help Communities of Color
Vibrant Health, creator of award-winning supplements, and Farmacy for Life, hip-hop’s first health food store, announced a multifaceted collaboration to address the nutrition and wellness disparities that impact underserved communities and communities of color in the U.S. The two pioneering Black-owned health and wellness businesses will co-market Vibrance, a new nutritional supplement formulated by Vibrant ...
Expo West Goes Virtual, With an Expanded Expo East Planned for Philadelphia
Informa Markets’ New Hope Network announced today that Natural Products Expo West would become a virtual show for 2021 and plans to expand the in-person Natural Products Expo East event to be held in Philadelphia, PA this fall. In an email, Informa Markets’ New Hope Network stated that while they were hopeful that postponing Expo ...
Expansion of HSA Considered in Senate Budget Resolution
An amendment included in the Senate’s budget resolution as part of the reconciliation process would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements. This effort is part of a broader goal by the Natural Products Association (NPA) to expand access to nutritional supplements for all communities ...
Study Shows 1 Year of NMN Supplementation Slows Down Aging in Mice
Historically unprecedented worldwide trends in population aging are predicted to become an incessant burden on governmental health care finances. To make the process of aging healthier and prevent expensive age-associated health problems, efforts to develop effective, affordable, anti-aging interventions have recently been intensified, leading to some promising compounds. Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), a key NAD+ intermediate, ...
Vitamin D Supplements Decrease Effects of COVID-19
Research shows that people with higher vitamin D blood levels have lower rates of COVID-19 infections and lower risk of contracting severe cases that could lead to hospitalization or death. Dr. Joan Lappe, an associate dean for research and a professor in the College of Nursing at Creighton University, Nebraska, said cells in the body need ...
New Analysis Unfairly Maligns and Misrepresents Brain Health Supplement Category, says CRN
In response to a report, “Five unapproved drugs found in cognitive enhancement supplements,” published Sept. 23, in an online issue of Neurology Clinical Practice, Steve Mister, president & CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), issued the following statement: The results of this exercise by Dr. Cohen et al. demonstrate this unfortunate, but unsurprising truth: ...
Dietary Supplement Usage Up Dramatically During Pandemic, New Ipsos-CRN Survey Shows
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has issued results of a COVID-19-focused consumer survey that discovered more than two in five (43 percent) of dietary supplement users have changed their supplement routines since the start of the pandemic. Among those who altered their regimens due to COVID-19, 91 percent report increasing their supplement intake which ...
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 ...
NPA Survey: Natural Products Businesses Brace for Big Reopening Bills
As Congress begins deliberations on additional financial assistance for individuals and companies impacted by the pandemic, the Natural Products Association (NPA) is pushing officials to include tax credits for natural products businesses facing steep reopening costs. In a new survey, NPA members projected spending an annual average of $13,595—with some expected to spend as much as $200,000—on ...
New USDA Nutrition Guidelines Recommend Supplements for Pregnant Women
New guidelines released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) underscore the need for expanding access to nutritional supplements, as more Americans look for ways to promote their health during the COVID-19 health crisis. Specifically, USDA’s guidelines recommend folic acid supplements for pregnant women and women who could become pregnant in order to prevent birth defects. “This ...
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