In June, industry said a sad goodbye to a friend and leader. Paul Bennett passed away at the age of 59 due to a heart attack. Bennett and his wife, Sue, founded Harvest Moon Natural Foods, Olathe, KS, in 1994, and was an active member of the Natural Products Association...
On Tuesday May 13, 2013 at 1:00pm EST, the Natural Products Association (NPA) board and an appointed committee held a webinar to discuss current business challenges facing the natural products industry. There were valid points identified, however there was great disappointment with their proposed "solution." The main concern focused on...
Embria Health Sciences just added four Olympic medals and one World Cup championship to its team. The provider of safe and science-based dietary supplement ingredients to the global marketplace, Embria, which manufactures the immune strength ingredient EpiCor, recently signed Christie Rampone, U.S. soccer star, as a spokesperson. “I started taking...
Research has long supported the benefits of omega-3 DHA for brain and overall health, and low blood serum levels of DHA have been reported in children with behavioral or learning disabilities. According to a new study conducted at the University of Oxford in the U.K., an increased diet of omega-3s...
The 59th Summer Fancy Food Show, touted by organizers as presenting 180,000 specialty foods and beverages from 2,400 exhibitors hailing from over 80 countries, took place June 30-July 2, 2013, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. The show, hosted by the Specialty Food Association, moved back to...
Secaucus, NJ—Natural products distributor Threshold Enterprises is growing, most recently with its first-ever East Coast Brand Expo. Held at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ, in late June, the tabletop show hosted numerous vendors spotlighting key natural brands for East Coast retailers to learn about. The East Coast show...
Benicia, CA—Two published studies on a branded ingredient show much promise for overweight individuals. The herbal formulation studied combines Sphaeranthus indicus and Garcinia mangostana (Meratrim, from InterHealth Nutraceuticals, based here). First up, the Journal of Medicinal Food published a study in which 100 obese individuals (BMI 30–40 kg/m2) took either...
City of Industry, CA—New research published in the Journal of Neuroscience could indicate that higher levels of magnesium in the brain may support brain health. A research team from several Chinese universities and the Center for Learning and Memory in Austin, Texas conducted a small-animal study using a proprietary magnesium-L-threonate...
Toms River, NJ—A bone health ingredient has shown promise for reducing osteoarthritis symptoms in a new study published in Integrative Medicine. The trial involved 87 individuals who were older than 55 and had been diagnosed with moderate to severe osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Individuals took a protein complex...
Hadley, MA—A combination of vitamin E (delta tocotrienols), antioxidant polyphenols and niacin may support heart health by reducing inflammation. Researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and also Army Medical College in Pakistan conducted a trials to see whether a combination of natural compounds (including delta tocotrienols, quercetin, resveratrol, pterostilbene...
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