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Immune Support: A Holistic Endeavor

November 21, 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Now that it’s peak cold and flu season, your customers will be heading to your immune health section—but for the greatest benefits, you can also point them to, well, just about every other section of the store as well. Hank Cheatham, VP of Daiwa Health Development, says immune health is...

Urinary Tract and Immune System Support

November 21, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Norm’s Farms 55 Frog Pond Rd Pittsboro, NC 27312 www.normsfarms.com Norm’s Farms’ ElderCran is made with our fresh-frozen whole elderberries grown on our family farms, organic cranberry juice, and a touch of pear juice for a delicious supplement that promotes and protects immune system and urinary tract health. Bottled in...

INS Farms Obtains Distribution Rights of Asiros BerryShield Ingredients

November 7, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Purdy, MO—Devon Bennett, Co-Founder of INS Farms, announced in a press release that INS has obtained exclusive distribution rights of all Asiros BerryShield ingredients for North America and Australia. Asiros, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in berry extract ingredients, including tart cherry, bilberry, blueberry, strawberry, elderberry, red currant, and black...

Herbs & Botanicals: Trends, Safety, and Traceability

October 17, 2019

Julia Peterman

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Herbs and Botanicals market is growing, and speedily: “Herbal supplement sales in the United States experienced record growth in 2018, increasing by an estimated 9.4% from 2017,” says Brian Appell, Marketing Manager at OmniActive Health Technologies, citing the American Botanical Council’s 2018 Herb Market Report. “Consumers spent almost $9...

INS Farms Ingredient Tru-ID Certified

September 10, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Purdy, MO—INS Farms’ North American black elderberry ingredient Elder Pure is now Tru-ID certified, according to a press release. The Tru-ID testing certification “authenticates that the elderberry is the species we have identified in the polyphenol fingerprint,” said INS Farms CEO Devon Bennett. “This DNA test is the primordial step...

25% of U.S. Adults Trying To Use Food As Medicine, Survey Shows

August 14, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Chicago, IL—U.S. consumers are becoming increasingly aware of how to use food to manage medical conditions, according to new research from The NPD Group. Around a quarter of U.S. adults are trying to manage a health or medical condition by making healthy dietary choices. Young adults aged 18-24 are particularly...

Polyphenol Testing Finds American Elderberry Equal to European, INS Farms Reveals

July 19, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Purdy, MO—INS Farms announced in a press release that it now has results of the first-ever polyphenol fingerprint testing of the Black Elderberry cultivated in the U.S. Devon Bennett, CEO of INS Farms, said, “Nobody really knew what was inside this particular berry. The ambiguity in not knowing what exactly...

Study: Elderberry Can Inhibit Influenza

April 26, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sydney, Australia—A study at the University of Sydney finds that the elderberry fruit can help fight influenza. The study, lead by professor Fariba Deghani, Dr. Golnoosh Torabian and Dr. Peter Valtchev and published in the Journal of Functional Foods, shows compounds from elderberries can inhibit the virus’ entry and replication...

From Tradition to Science: Herbs and Your Immune System

August 21, 2017

Sebastian Krawiec

As we’ve learned throughout this editorial series on immune health, there are many ways we may become vulnerable to illness and many ways we may fortify our bodies against it. Herbs have a long history of use in a variety of cultures, the most notable of which include India’s Ayurvedic...