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CRN Releases Details of 2025 Signature Events Series

The trade association has announced its lineup of speakers and themes for this year's Science in Sessions and Innovation Exchange.

August 16, 2025

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has started announcing the lineup and theme details of its 2025 signature events sessions for the nutraceuticals industry.

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Spotlight on Black Seed Oil

Learn the many uses of this natural healer.

September 3, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

The oil is extracted from the herb's seeds and has been sought out for thousands of years.

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Gut Microbiota and Hypertension: The Promise of Probiotics

January 22, 2024

International Probiotics Association

Research supports a role for the gut microbiome in regulating blood pressure.

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Research Updates: Bone Health, Mental Wellness, Detoxification, Longevity & More

Get the latest science overviews from companies in the natural products industry, including Gencor, Balchem, Gnosis, and other industry leaders.

December 14, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Natural products ingredient suppliers share the science on branded ingredients to help support wellbeing.

Consumers are more invested in taking proactive measures to protect their heart than ever before. “We know heart disease has been the leading cause of health-related death in the world, but there are new factors playing a role in increasing consumer awareness and emphasis on heart health,” says Vishal Shah,...

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Study: Aged Black Garlic May Help Lower Blood Pressure

February 3, 2022

Julia Peterman

Madrid, Spain—Pharmactive Biotech Products has announced a new clinical study showing that its branded aged black garlic product ABG+ can balance blood pressure in individuals with moderately elevated cholesterol levels. Published in Nutrients, the randomized, double-blind, crossover-controlled intervention included 67 hypercholesterolemic volunteers with relatively high blood LDL levels. Each participant...

FDA Allows Health Claim for Magnesium & Blood Pressure

January 11, 2022

Julia Peterman

Silver Spring, MD—FDA has announced in a letter of enforcement discretion that it does not intend to object to the use of certain qualified health claims regarding the consumption of magnesium and a reduced risk of high blood pressure, providing that the claims are appropriately worded to avoid misleading consumers...

Flavonoid Intake Linked with Blood Pressure via Gut Microbiome in New Research

August 24, 2021

Julia Peterman

Flavonoids are linked to the gut microbiome—and, in part through that link, may have a positive effect on blood pressure, according to new research published in Hypertension. "Our gut microbiome plays a key role in metabolizing flavonoids to enhance their cardioprotective effects, and this study provides evidence to suggest these...

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Aged Garlic Extract and Cardiovascular Health: What the Science Says

January 13, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Contributor

Managing the various aspects of cardiovascular health is an important part of reducing your odds of a future heart attack or stroke. Here, we break down the science of how Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) supplements help support better cardiovascular health in four important and well-known areas: atherosclerosis, blood pressure, cholesterol,...

Vit D, Omega-3 May Support Healthy Aging, DO-HEALTH Study Suggests

November 30, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Zurich, Switzerland—The largest European study on old age, DO-HEALTH, has found that some subgroups experience lower infection rates and systolic blood pressure when they supplement with vitamin D and omega-3. The study was funded by the EU and led by Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Professor of geriatric medicine and aging research...