Las Vegas, NV—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) held its 8th Annual Botanical Congress on the final day of SupplySide West at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The all-day event covered a range of topics impacting the industry, including the current regulatory status of hemp-CBD in the marketplace; the...
Las Vegas, NV—More than 1,300 exhibitors were on hand to showcase their offerings at SupplySide West, held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from October 15-19. Check out Part One of WholeFoods' coverage of SSW for an overview of research updates on branded ingredients featured at the expo. In addition...
Austin, TX—U.S. consumers spent an estimated total of $8.842 billion on herbal dietary supplements in 2018, according to the American Botanical Council’s (ABC’s) 2018 Herb Market Report. This represents a 9.4% increase in total U.S. sales from the previous year, which, according to a press release from ABC, is the...
Singapore--The leaves of the Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica), South African leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) and Simpleleaf Chastetree (Vitex trifolia) have been found to be effective in stopping the growth of 7 types of cancer, according to researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS). The study, published in the Journal of...
Austin, TX — Total consumer spending on herbal dietary supplements in the U.S. reached an estimated $8.085 billion in 2017, according to the recently published HerbalGram Herb Market Report for 2017. For the fifth consecutive year, horehound (Marrubium vulgare, Lamiaceae), an herb commonly found in natural cough drops and lozenges,...
Austin,TX-- The American Botanical Council's quarterly journal, HerbalGram celebrates its 35 year anniversary. It began in 1983 as a black-and-white newsletter and today has expanded to an 82-page visual journal. ABC founder and executive director, Mark Blumenthal produced the first issue of HerbalGram, which was then titled “Herb News” with the subtitle “Herbalgram." "The publication has served...
Your customers have probably seen commercials about foods advertised to promote strong bones, usually milk and breakfast cereals fortified with calcium. Your savvier customers may know there is more to the story than calcium, but many may not know how to properly support bone density throughout their life to ensure...
Staying tranquil in today's fast paced world can be a challenge. To avoid a disturbance in equilibrium which could lead to chronic anxiety, high blood pressure, insomnia, digestive problems, panic attacks and other unwanted health outcomes consider a number of natural remedies that are easy and enjoyable to adopt. Attention...
Stress in the workplace has escalated to epidemic levels in the last 10 years costing U.S. employers close to $200 billion per year. Decreased productivity, stress related health concerns, increases in absenteeism are just a few of the unwanted outcomes. In Canada workplace stress has become "an alarming wake-up call"...
Eating a well-balanced diet filled with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains is the only way to maintain a healthy, fit body. However, sometimes life gets in the way. People find themselves eating processed, nutrient-lacking foods, often out of convenience. It is impossible to eat a perfect diet every day, which...
