In this episode of The Natural View, WholeFoods Editor-in-Chief Maggie Jaqua and Todd Pauli of 24 Stories Marketing get a sneak peek at what's in store for the 9th AHPA Botanical Congress, taking place virtually May 24, 2021. This year's theme, "Botanicals in the time of COVID," will cover a wide range of pressing...
Washington, D.C.—The CRN Foundation has launched Vitamin D & Me!, a consumer education website focused on vitamin D and COVID-19. The initiative shares research, videos of expert interviews, news, and education in a user-friendly format focused on U.S. consumers aged 55+, according to a press release. It tracks and summarizes...
A recent Op-Ed that appeared in Bloomberg Opinion suggested that FDA’s current caution and risk aversion tied to COVID-19 needed to extend immediately into dietary supplements. Not only is this piece misguided, it propagates numerous falsehoods that we, as the supplements industry, have been trying to debunk for decades. If...
COVID-19 has dominated our lives for the past year, yet there is an incredibly important topic that has not received widespread attention: the role of a healthy immune function within the context of this pandemic. [caption id="attachment_82227" align="alignright" width="193"] Simplifying the COVID Puzzle: How Two Essential Vitamins Fortify the Immune...
Certain supplements may reduce risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 for women, according to a new study published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. Researchers drew on data from the COVID-19 Symptom Study app, which was launched in the U.K., the U.S., and Sweden in March 2020 to capture self-reported...
Virtual—American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced that FDA’s Cara Welch, Ph.D., will be the opening speaker at the 9th AHPA Botanical Congress, to be held virtually on Monday. May 24. Themed “Botanicals in the time of COVID,” the event will explore regulatory, supply chain, and other business-related issues directly...
Beer-Sheva, Israel—Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have identified new drug candidates to combat pathogenic bacteria and treat various inflammatory conditions, based on molecules isolated by probiotic Kefir yogurt. The research was published in Microbiome and led by Orit Malka, a Ph.D. student of Professor Raz Jelinek, VP of...
Haddonfield, NJ—Reviva Labs is looking to help solve problems for independent retailers and consumers. The problem: COVID-19 put a stop to in-store demos and forced shelf-based product testers to be removed. Reviva paused its brand ambassador in-store demo program in mid-March 2020 and supported the removal of in-store shelf-based testers...
Chicago, IL—Having vitamin D levels above those traditionally considered sufficient may lower risk of infection for Black people, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Medicine. The study retrospectively examined the relationship between vitamin D levels and likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19 in 3,000 patients...
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) launched its Self-Care Leadership Series with a Fireside Chat with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, which covered a range of topics including COVID-19 and CBD. On the latter, the former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner noted that dietary supplements are becoming more complex in...
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