Seoul, South Korea—Korea Ginseng Co. (KGC) has donated 1 billion won—approximately $843,000—worth of ginseng products to support the medical personnel and public servants dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, according to an article from The Korea Herald. The company organized a three-week-long walking campaign, and vowed to donate the goods if...
Austin, TX—U.S. consumers spent an estimated $9.602 billion on herbal dietary supplements in 2019, according to the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) 2019 Herb Market Report. That's an 8.6% increase in total U.S. sales from 2018. And the growth continued as COVID-19 became a public health crisis: During the first six...
To all the natural products retailers out there who have been working so hard on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic, we thank you. Every year, WholeFoods Magazine honors retailers who go above and beyond, and in 2020, as our nation was in crisis, retailers throughout the industry stepped up...
Sioux Falls, SD—The omega-3 DHA may help sufferers of interstitial lung disease (ILD), a condition that encompasses a wide range of disorders, most of which cause progressive scarring to the lungs, according to a new meta-analysis. A press release from OmegaQuant explains that DHA reduces ILD in experimental models, but...
Daily supplementation with aronia—also known as chokeberry—reduces blood pressure and cholesterol, according to a new meta-analysis published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements. The researchers conducted a literature review of controlled trials evaluating the effects of daily aronia berry supplementation for an average of 6-8 weeks on total cholesterol and...
San Diego, CA—CV Sciences has published four papers in the Journal of Dietary Supplements’ first special issue on cannabinoids, according to a press release. Douglas MacKay, N.D., SVP of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, co-edited the issue and co-wrote an editorial outlining the intent of the special issue, which is to...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has sent a warning letter to SilveryGuy, a website which encourages the use of colloidal silver for health benefits and pushes the sale thereof through Amazon Associate links, for making COVID-19 claims regarding a product the website was promoting. The warning letter explains that, as an Amazon...
Ogden, UT—SPINS data has found that Trace Minerals is still America’s top-selling trace mineral and liquid magnesium brand, according to a press release from Trace Minerals. The data shows that from July 2019 to July 2020, Trace Minerals showed almost 4% growth in sales and 5% growth in units sold,...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has issued results of a COVID-19-focused consumer survey that discovered that 43% of dietary supplement users have changed their supplement routines since the start of the pandemic. “As consumers continue to confront the devastating public health effects of COVID-19, Americans are focused more...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s all too common: Women seeking help for common concerns such as feeling tired are told it is just part of being a mom, or of working, or of aging...or one of countless other brush-offs. “Women face all sorts of health concerns, which, unfortunately, go misdiagnosed or unchecked by health...
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