Virtual—Michael Lelah, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer at NutriScience Innovations, presented a session at the Naturally Informed event Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market titled New Ashwagandha Research for Stress, Sleep & Immune Health. The session provided an in-depth explanation of ashwagandha’s bioactive components and the way it affects sleep and stress,...
How important are omega-3s? Absolutely vital, according to Alex Richardson, DPhil (Oxon), PGCE, FRSA, Keynote Speaker at the Naturally Informed event Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market. “The human brain is 60% fat, and it matters what kind,” she told attendees. “Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are essential. We evolved as...
Virtual—On January 20-21, 2020, WholeFoods Magazine and Trust Transparency Center will host our next virtual event in the #NaturallyInformed series: Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market. This event will cover a range of pressing topics focused on boosting brainpower with strategies such as nootropics and brain hacking, as well as fostering mental wellbeing by...
Between 2015 and 2020, the market for memory and cognitive health-positioned supplements saw a compound annual growth rate of 7% globally, according to insight from Euromonitor International, but with a global pandemic at play, is mental health still top of mind? While COVID-19 may have shuffled priorities—bringing significant boosts to...
In this episode of The Natural View, WholeFoods Editor-in-Chief Maggie Jaqua and Todd Pauli of 24 Stories talk with Heather Wainer, Publisher of WholeFoods Magazine, and Len Monheit, CEO of Trust Transparency Center, to discuss what's in store for the Naturally Informed virtual event series in 2021. Naturally Informed events...
Consumer demand for products that support immune health is high, and so is scrutiny from the FTC and FDA. In this discussion, which took place at the Naturally Informed virtual event Taking Control of the Immunity & Wellness Market on June 12, 2020, Cheryl Myers, Chief of Scientific Affairs and...
Virtual—Natural products retailers have a lot to contend with: Keeping up with the research and the regulatory changes, running a business, dealing with the effects of COVID-19, and finding ways to communicate with, connect with, and educate their customers—which can be particularly tricky. Panelists at the Naturally Informed event Driving...
The information presented at the #NaturallyInformed event Driving Opportunities in the Microbiome Space ranged from information on athletes to information on curcumin. One common thread: Anything that is intended to support the microbiome must confer health benefits on the host. This is how probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics are all defined—and...
Virtual—The Naturally Informed event Driving Opportunities in the Microbiome Space was packed full of information from speakers ranging from Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN, to Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of The Gut Stuff Alana and Lisa McFarlane. There was something for everyone, from the formulators to the retailers, from science to...
After years of intense focus on microbiome science and the strategic and regulatory environments around this burgeoning industry, nobody would blame you for thinking "surely it’s all been covered already?" The truth is that we’ve still barely scratched the surface. Settle in. This is a long one… Earlier this week...
