Austin, TX—K. Patel Phyto Extractions Pvt. Ltd. has adopted senna through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb program, according to a press release. The program benefits ABC’s HerbMedPro database, which provides access to scientific and clinical research data on the uses and health effects of more than 265 herbs, spices,...
New Brunswick, NJ—Natreon’s PrimaVie shilajit extract has been shown in a new study to improve skin health and appearance, according to a press release. In the study, titled "Skin Transcriptome of Middle-Aged Women Supplemented With Natural Herbo-mineral Shilajit Shows Induction of Microvascular and Extracellular Matrix Mechanisms," healthy female adults took...
Chicago, IL—A report by Brightfield Group uncovered shifts across the U.S. Cannabidiol (CBD) industry signaling a seven-fold increase in the market, according to a press release. The market is on track to grow to $23.7 billion through 2023. Brightfield managing director Bethany Gomez said in the release: “The CBD market...
Dallas, TX—Ross Pelton, R.Ph., Ph.D., CCN, director of science at Essential Formulas, has published a paper in the June 2019 edition of The Townsend Letter, the Examiner of Alternative Medicine. The paper, titled Postbiotic Metabolites: The New Frontier in Microbiome Science, places a heavy emphasis on identifying postbiotic metabolites, according...
Burlington, VT—Sunsoil, formerly known as Green Mountain CBD, announced in a press release that it planted its 2019 hemp crop on two times the acreage than in 2018. The company planted over 100,000 plants on 100 acres worth of USDA certified organic farms. The company has also been certified by...
France, Singapore, Abu Dhabi—As a natural products retailer, you want to help your customers live healthier, happier lives. You know perfectly well the barriers that stand between you and your goal—but one new meta-analysis has a (not new, but newly verified) suggestion: behavioral nudges. Nudges, notes a press release on...
Sydney, Australia—A fiber-rich diet may reduce risk of preeclampsia, according to a new study from researchers at several universities in Australia. A press release regarding the study notes that plant-based fiber is broken down in the gut by bacteria into factors that influence the immune system. Specifically, preeclampsia, the study...
Westport, CT--Newman's Own Foundation has removed CEO and President Bob Forrester amid allegations of misconduct, according to the Chicago Tribune. As the Tribune reports, the foundation released a statement explaining that employees had complained of inappropriate behavior, which lead to an independent investigation that resulted in Forrester's ousting. Jennifer Smith...
Oak Brook, IL—TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced in a press release that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell their Snacks Division to Atlas Holdings LLC. The Snacks Division, the press release says, is “one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of private label healthy snacks to premier retail...
Washington, D.C.—Jim Emme, CEO of NOW Health Group and a member of the Natural Product Association’s (NPA) Board of Directors, will speak at NPA’s The Big Natural, according to a press release. The event takes place at the MGM National Harbor on September 11 and 12, immediately following NPA’s lobby...
