We break down immune health so you can help customers build it up. Some want to get well fast. Others want to avoid those sneezes and coughs before they start. Still others want to improve their core immune strength from the digestive tract down to the cellular level. When dealing...
Researchers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published data in the New Journal of Medicine suggesting that 23,000 emergency room (ER) visits every year were caused by reactions to dietary supplements intake. Industry groups strongly disagree with the determination...
Wichita, KS—Events are nothing new at GreenAcres Market, whether it’s a wine tasting or seminar to highlight supplements, healing oils and other natural products. In their newest program "Cooking with Dr. Anne," a series of four free cooking classes, the market hopes to bring attention to the way nutrition can...
Fair trade labels carry a promise—about how products or ingredients are sourced from developing countries—and according to a recent study, it can affect the value consumers put on a product. In a study published September 2015 in Frontiers of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany had participants...
Calls for Suspension of Supplements Containing Unapproved DrugsAfter a report determined the presence of vinpocetine and picamilon in U.S. dietary supplements marketed as brain enhancers, sports supplements and weight loss supplements, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is taking action. McCaskill, a top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Special Committee on Aging, wrote U.S.
SupplySide West CoverageWashington, D.C.—Industry members have a lot to learn from the opinions expressed by a U.S. District judge in the case of the United States versus Bayer Corp., according to Steve Mister, Esq., president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition. Speaking on a panel during SupplySide...
On September 21, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an all-day workshop in Washington, D.C., titled, “Homeopathic Medicine & Advertising.” The homeopathic drug industry has been under increased scrutiny following a variety of class action lawsuits against homeopathic drug makers such as Boiron which settled for $5 million in...
New Brunswick, NJ—New research published in Andrologia suggests that a branded shilajit (PrimaVie from Natreon, published here) increased free and total testosterone levels in healthy men. For three months, 75 individuals (ages 45–55) took a placebo or the herb (250 mg) twice daily. The men completed questionnaires about libido/emotions/energy and...
On Monday September 28, Whole Foods Market revealed its plan to downsize its workforce nationwide over the next two months. In an effort to keep up with competitors and abandon its “Whole Paycheck” reputation, the supermarket giant will be dropping about 1.6 percent of its positions, affecting around 1,500 in-store...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have set the country’s first national food waste reduction goal, which aims to reduce food loss and waste by 50 percent by 2030. Food loss and waste is estimated to be 31 percent, or 133 billion pounds, of...
