Hoboken, NJ—A new clinical trial indicates that a combination of Pycnogenol and coenzyme Q10 (PycnoQ10 from Natural Health Science, based here) may benefit patients who have had heart failure and are receiving medical treatment. Over the course of three months, 53 patients who had high blood pressure and stable congestive...
VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc. has called foul on Sandwich Isles Trading Company for its coffee fruit processing methods. FutureCeuticals believes the company (maker of KonaRed coffee fruit products) is infringing on its CoffeeBerry production technology, and thus filed a lawsuit against Sandwich Isles in Hawaii. FutureCeuticals says its patented technology was...
A decades-old natural products retailer in New York City has been learning the value of starting from scratch over the past few months. Westerly Natural Market, perched on the corner of 54th Street and Eighth Avenue, didn’t have much choice in the matter after an electrical fire rendered the...
GoodBelly, a line of organic probiotic juice drinks manufactured by NextFoods, Boulder, CO, has announced its support for Get Your Guts in Gear, an annual bike ride fundraiser benefiting Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis research. GoodBelly will provide promotional support, and participants in the rides will receive information on...
Uelzen, Germany—The tragic E. coli outbreak in Europe, having taken the lives of at least 37 people mostly in Germany, has subsided at press time. Though the number of new illnesses has dwindled, the episode leaves lingering questions about organic farming in the minds of the public. Due to the...
At the most recent Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) meeting in Canada, collaborators agreed to drop ongoing work on creating labeling recommendations for and generally defining Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) products. CCFL has decided to instead compile Codex texts on the subject of GMOs as a reference guide. The...
As you think about your future, you may be wondering what your store is worth. When it comes time to sell, if you are realistic about value, you’re more likely to succeed. Many natural products retailers I know run into trouble because they confuse the emotional value their stores hold...
Bonn, Germany--Though predictions are plentiful, no one really knows exactly how much time we have to curtail the effects of climate change. The timetable with regard to climate policy, however, is set: the commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol will expire at the end of 2012.Climate delegates aim to have...
Vancouver, Canada—A new small-animal study indicates that a low-carb, high-protein diet may impede tumor growth. During this study, Gerald Krystal of British Columbia Cancer Research Centre and his team implanted human and mice tumor cells in mice and gave them one of two diets: a Western diet consisting of 55%...
Mercer County, NJ—Everyone is aware of the benefits of getting a restful night’s sleep. Now, a new study suggests that sleepy teens are more prone to crave carbohydrates.Stated the study’s lead investigator, Mahmood Siddique, director of Sleep and Wellness Medical Associates at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, “This is one...
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