Washington, D.C. — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, announced several keynote speakers for its upcoming event, The Conference, taking place Oct. 18–21 at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, in Marana, AZ, just outside Tucson. The Conference: CRN’s Annual Symposium...
Whether instinct or intuition, one’s gut reaction is often a guide to making the right decisions. In addition, the gut’s reaction is essential to making sure the body is fed. For many, eating is a simple action of chewing and swallowing. To others, constipation, diarrhea and gas are among the...
The eye is one of the most vital sensory organs in the entire body. It’s easy to take for granted the ability to see, especially with medical advances providing glasses, contact lenses and other ways to correct poor vision and maintain a quality of life. However, we should be aware...
We have been discussing the importance of niacin with Dr. Andrew Saul. So far we have discussed niacin’s important, but lesser known roles including mental health, arthritis, and learning and behavior disorders. As important as these functions of niacin are, there are two more widely known functions of niacin. When...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores around the country, rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends. If your store is interested in being included in our What’s Selling...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Conventional wisdom suggests eating less and exercising more. This is easier said than done, but helpful options do exist. Leading the pack is Phase 2 Carb Controller, a proprietary ingredient from Pharmachem Laboratories, derived from the white kidney bean. It has more than 15 years of research and many published...
When we think of chronic illnesses, conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer are usually at the top of the list. Chronic pain is rarely, if ever, mentioned in this discussion. Statistically though, chronic pain sufferers far outnumber all three of these conditions combined. According to the Institute of...
Cerritos, CA – Dietary supplement contract manufacturer Captek Softgel International, has acquired J+D Labs Pharma Manufacturing for an undisclosed price. Captek is a portfolio company of Swander Pace Capital and this acquisition, announced by SPC, continues the firm’s focus on investing in and growing industry-leading vitamin, mineral and supplement companies.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Industry applauded Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, who has taken on a new leadership role as a co-chair of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC). Love replaces Rep. Jason Chaffetz, formerly a DSC co-chair, who retired from the House of Representatives this summer. The DSC is a bipartisan congressional...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Natural Products Association (NPA) on Wednesday responded to the findings of a study in the Journal of Medical Toxicology that it says exaggerates the risk of dietary supplements and ignores their “superior” safety record when compared to other products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration...
