Click to hear podcast "Blood is Thicker Than Water," is the title of a paper written by Dr. Ralph Holsworth back in 2002. This was my first introduction to nattokinase. I first interviewed Dr. Holsworth in 2007 and I have been interested in this enzyme since that time. I was so...
New York City, NY—The Specialty Food Association’s 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show took place June 26–28 at the Javits Center with 2,670 exhibiting companies and more than 47,000 specialty food professionals walking the exhibit halls, making it the largest in exhibit space since the show was established in 1954. Attendees...
Ottawa, Canada—On June 29, U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced The North American Climate, Energy, and Environment Partnership Action Plan at the North American Leaders Summit. In response to the signing of the Paris Agreement, this effort aims to share...
Yokkaichi, Japan—Taiyo Kagaku Co. researchers put a partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG as Sunfiber from Taiyo) to the test to see whether it supports healthy blood sugar levels. The results are encouraging. Twelve healthy individuals consumed 6 grams of PHGG per meal for a year. The researchers found decreases in...
Washington, D.C.—The onerous Puerto Rico Senate Bill (SB) 1599 has been dismissed. It is no longer a threat to the dietary supplements industry. Using Administrative Order 346, the bill would have placed several taxes on the dietary supplement industry. It also would have increased the cost of supplements under a...
Smoked Pulled Pork recipe courtesy of Caboose Spices & Company Ingredients: 2 quarts water (hot water will help the sugar and salt dissolve) ¼ cup kosher salt ½ cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon rosemary or dried herbs 4-5 lb pork butt roast (pork shoulder) Old No. 1 Universal BBQ...
Bethesda, MD—New analysis from the National Institutes of Health suggests Americans aren’t shying away from spending their money on complementary health techniques. According to nationwide survey findings by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. shoppers spend $30.2 billion...
Salt Lake City, UT—GOED (the Global Organization of EPA and DHA Omega-3s) released a report about omega-3s on the global market in 2015. The group says these items accounted for $31.4 billion in sales worldwide, with 36% coming from Asia, 32% from North America and 26% from Europe. The Rest...
Nagoya, Japan—A team of Japanese researchers has offered a new theory for the cause of several metabolic diseases: impaired vitamin K2-dependent processes. The group notes that cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) seem to be linked, but a causal relationship is unknown. Many times, patients with these diseases...
Washington, D.C.—Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Pat Roberts (R-KS), the Committee Chairman, reached a bipartisan agreement Thursday, on legislation for a national GMO labeling standard that would preempt the Vermont mandatory labeling law. While the proposed bill does require...
