Silver Spring, MD—Eleven members were elected to serve three-year terms on the American Herbal Products Association’s board of trustees, according to a press release. The election occurred during the Annual Member Meeting on March 6 in Anaheim, CA. The new members include Alessandra Storzini of Indena, Brandon Beatty of Bluebird...
An overarching trend in the dietary supplement category? Plant-based. This won’t come as a surprise, if you’ve been following the trends at all: as health and environmental research comes out, with all of it pointing towards the importance of plants, demand is rising. And it’s rising in unexpected places. This...
Austin, TX—Euromed, a global botanical manufacturer based in Spain, adopted milk thistle through The American Botanical Council (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb botanical education and research program, according to a press release. The release states that the adoption of milk thistle supports ABC’s HerbMedPro databse, which is an interactive online educational resource that...
Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) announced the publication of a new Laboratory Guidance Document (LGD) on Grape Seed Extract (GSE). It is the 50th peer-reviewed publication from the program. The latest ABC/HerbalGram herb market report for 2017 found that GSE was not among the 40 top-selling botanical...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Healthy aging. To many, the phrase is an oxymoron, like ‘working vacation’ or ‘instant classic.’ How can the process of aging, with its mental and physical declines and indignities—wrinkles and gray hair and weight gain and increasing frailty—be considered healthy? Well, there’s over $200 billion invested in proving the oxymoron...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For those who suffer from allergic rhinitis, the year can be filled with itchy eyes, a runny nose, an unshakable cough and an overall sense of blah. Here, we look at what is triggering discomfort in each season, and ways to naturally combat the symptoms that dampen one’s ability to...
Spring, TX—Trust Transparency Center released the results of a survey of 200 dietitians, which found that the majority regularly take dietary supplements, according to a press release. The release notes that these results align with the majority of Americans, and reinforce that supplements have a place in a healthy diet.
Austin, TX--The American Botanical Council (ABC) announced in a press release the recipients of its annual ABC Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award: Linnea and Larry Wardwell. The award is named after the founder and executive director of ABC, Mark Blumenthal. It is given to individuals who have created a...
Clearwater, FL—Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. announced in a press release that their subsidiary, Eufloria Medical of Tennessee, has entered into a hemp research partnership with Tennessee State University (TSU). The release says that Eufloria will be manufacturing material for the university. Eufloria is a vertically-integrated hemp operation. The research partnership...
Harleysville, PA—Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) has published its 2019 Supplements/OTC/Rx Consumer Trends Report which, according to a press release, involves over 150 pages of consumer attitudes, behaviors, and product usage patterns surrounding dietary supplements, over-the-counter medication and pharmaceuticals. The release notes that this is the 8th edition of the report,...
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