In this keynote presentation, Christine Horner, M.D., shares her secrets to looking amazing, including her personal experience with Ayurveda, which she credits with helping her look 10 years younger and feeling better than ever after only 48 hours of treatments. Dr. Horner discusses proven natural approaches including food, supplements, and...
St. Paul, MN—National Co+op Grocers (NCG) has released its 2020 Food Co-op Impact Report, a comprehensive look at how retail food co-ops support local communities and economies, create markets for local farmers and producers, make food affordable for more people, and care for people and the planet. Building local food...
Washington, D.C.—The Supplement Safety & Compliance Initiative (SSCI) announced the first company to meet its new safety and benchmarking standards: Natural Alternatives International (NAI). Established in 2015, SSCI is a joint effort by leading nutritional supplement retailers (including Walmart and GNC) in collaboration with the Natural Products Association (NPA) and...
In this keynote presentation, nutrition and natural beauty expert Paula Simpson introduces the science behind nutri-cosmetics. Research shows that several underlying factors can impact on the health and appearance of skin, hair and nails, with stress, nutrition and the external environment leading to imbalances in key biological systems, including in...
Switzerland—In a move that makes it a global leader in vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements, Nestle has entered into an agreement with KKR to acquire core brands of The Bountiful Company for USD $5.75 billion. Nature's Bounty, Solgar, Osteo Bi-Flex, Puritan’s Pride, and Bountiful's U.S. private label business will be...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This story begins a century ago in Italy, with Drs. Carlo Boccaccio Inverni and Biago Alberto Della Beffa. At the time, the Italian pharmaceutical industry was dependent on foreign supplies, Indena shares on its website, and Dr. Inverni saw a need that he could help fill. “Dr. Inverni had the...
Washington, D.C.—On April 14, the U.S. Congress passed the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2021; on April 23, President Biden signed it into law. One major impact: Along with the top eight major allergens (milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybean), sesame...
Virtual—The Naturally Informed event Nutri-Beauty: Mastering the Market was as jam-packed with information as expected, ranging from deep dives on specific ingredients to even deeper dives the skin microbiome. Fortunately, if you missed it, the majority of the content is available for free on-demand at www.NaturallyInformed.net. Kicking it all off...
“Big picture: The important thing here is that the supplement industry has grown tremendously over the last 20+ years,” said DSQC Steering Committee Chair Christine Burdick-Bell, in an interview with WholeFoods Magazine. “The industry has literally grown 10-fold since DSHEA was passed.” That growth comes with issues that DSHEA didn't...
Washington, D.C.—California bill AB-1341: Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills would "place a costly burden on small businesses who have already been hard hit by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis." That's the word from the Natural Products Association (NPA), which announced that Kyle Turk, NPA Director of...
