Santiago de Chile — Benxia announced that it would be opening the Benexia Lipids Research Center in Ghent, Belgium. The purpose of the center it to “advance new research into the physico-chemical and application properties of Benexia ALA,” says said Sandra Gillot, CEO of Benexia in a press release. “It...
Black Seed Oil Recently oil of black seed has sparked the attention of many natural supplement users. What has caused the oil of black seed phenomenon? Oddly enough word has spread organically. Unlike other product category spikes endorsed by a celebrity that have quickly risen and declined, oil of black...
Beloit, WI — A recent study published in the journal Nutrition conducted by the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom found that yeast-derived beta 1,3/1,6 glucan (brand named Wellmune) may protect older adults from upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) as well as reduce the duration of URTI symptoms. The...
Jeff Hilton, co-founder and partner of Brandhive, and Peter Wennestrom, founder and senior consultant of The Healthy Marketing Team, will offer “marketing approaches from strategy and positioning through branding and execution, as well as practical, actionable applications,” at Vitafoods Europe on Tuesday May 9th, 2017 at Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland. This...
Austin, TX — The 12th annual HerbDay will be celebrated by the nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) on Saturday, May 6th. The day will include activities based on herbal education and there will be local and national herbal experts on hand giving presentations. Open from 10 AM until 4 PM,...
Basel, Switzerland — Research sponsored by Lonza, Group Ltd, a leading supplier to biotech, pharmaceuticals and specialty ingredients markets, has shown that Carniking L-Carnitine has a positive impact on performance and recovery of working dogs. The study, “Utilization of dietary L-Carnitine for fuel efficiency, as an antioxidant, and for muscle...
Perhaps you were a subscriber to Jack Challem’s informative Nutrition Reporter ™. And, maybe you attended some of his lectures. Or read some of his books and more than a thousand articles over the decades. Hopefully, you read our six interviews with Jack in Vitamin Connection. Jack’s writing and teachings...
The dietary supplement industry has grown exponentially over the past few decades; what used to be a few retail shelves displaying a limited number of well-known supplements like vitamin C, calcium, or multivitamin formulations has now grown to protein powders, herbal extracts, and various other preparations with claims to improve...
Covington, KY — Ashland Global Holdings Inc. announced in a press release that its subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately owned Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc., based in Kearny, NJ. As part of the terms of the stock purchase agreement, Ashland will pay a $660 million all-cash transaction expected...
Oslo, Norway and Metuchen, NJ — NattoPharma, a researcher and developer of vitamin K2 products, has been awarded a grant by the Norwegian Research Council. The grant will be used to fund a 4-year project documenting how the absence or presence of vitamin K2, MK7 effects the metabolism of calcium...
