Garden Grove, CA— Alkemist Labs is helping to educate on pesticide testing to help companies get proper results. The company explained in a press release that <561> is the USP general chapter that encompasses articles of botanical origin, involving all botanicals in commerce. "It addresses a lot of topics, but in...
Rhode Island Senate Bill 2613, which had called for limiting the accessibility of certain dietary supplements, has died with the adjournment of Rhode Island's 2022 legislative session. Supporters of the bill want “to prevent the misuse or abuse of such products” and would have required providing “a conspicuously posted notice...
Washington, DC—Farmers who are part of Fairtrade Certified Producer Organizations have more farming resilience and sustainability over a 10-year period,according to a recently published study. The farmers had higher wellbeing in times of global crisis with the certification practices behind them. Fairtrade Benefits and Protections Fairtrade farms had better economic outcomes,...
Bloomingdale, IL—For years, NOW has been alerting Amazon that bad actors featured on the site are misleading consumers. NOW has conducted testing on brands that sell: ALA phosphatidyl serine CoQ10 SAMe quercetin curcumin NOW uncovered brands that have misrepresented ingredients and dosage. NOW's latest efforts at self-policing lesser-known dietary supplement brands...
Integrative cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, M.D., best-selling author of Metabolic Cardiology, passed away on June 19, 2022, following a brief illness. Dr. Sinatra’s Team at Healthy Directions shared the news of his passing, and honored his legacy. "Dr. Stephen Sinatra was a true pioneer in integrative cardiology, combining the best of...
Kyowa Hakko USA The company has added Professor Colin Hill to the IMMUSE Scientific Advisory Board. Hill will further educate on postbiotics and to work on defining postbiotics through the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP). His role will consist of engaging in group discussions, delivering feedback, and...
Washington, D.C.—The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has determined there is “insufficient evidence” that taking multivitamins, paired supplements, or single supplements can help prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer in otherwise healthy, non-pregnant adults. As WholeFoods Magazine reported, USPSTF specifically recommends against taking beta-carotene supplements. They also advise against vitamin E supplements,...
Washington, D.C.— In 2021, U.S. consumers spent close to $50 billion on vitamins and dietary supplements. That's according to a release from Northwestern University. But, Northwestern Medicine scientists say, there isn’t enough evidence that vitamins help prevent cardiovascular disease or cancer. And because of that, they concluded, vitamins are "a waste...
Columbus, OH—The Mid-American Health Organization (MAHO) announced its participation and support of Cornerstone for Natural’s ELi Smart Shelf Tag program. As WholeFoods Magazine has reported, Smart Shelf Tags increase retail sales by engaging and educating in-store shoppers. The tags make it easy to share engaging digital content such as videos, PDFs, web...
Modern people have lost numerous microbial species from their intestinal microbiomes, many of which performed important functions in human health. There are two species in particular--Lactobacillus reuteri and Bifidobacterium infantis--that previously played crucial roles in generating such effects as increasing empathy, generating deeper sleep, accelerating healing, less asthma, less allergies,...
