South Plainfield, NJ— People looking for jobs in our industry have a new resource following a partnership between WholeFoods Magazine and NaturalIndustryJobs.com. Launched in 2011 by Laurel King, NaturalIndustryJobs.com is a resource for employers and jobseekers in the natural products industry to connect, and WholeFoods digital readers can now see...
You buy organic and natural foods every week. But do you know the difference between the two? Here’s a primer about what the terms mean (and don’t mean). What Is Organic? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created specific standards that all organic farmers, ranchers and food processors...
The natural products industry mourns one of its greatest trailblazers with the loss of Gerald Kessler, who has passed away at the age of 80. In addition to founding supplement companies Nature’s Plus and Natural Organics, Inc., Kessler was one of the architects behind the landmark Dietary Supplement Health and...
Oslo, Norway—Researchers from Maastricht University, The Netherlands, have published data in Cardiovascular Biology and Cell Signalling suggesting that vitamin K2 supports cardiovascular health. The study involved 244 healthy healthy postmenopausal women. Of these,120 women were given MK-7 (180 mg, as MenaQ7 from Nattopharma, based here) for three years, while 124...
Newport Beach, CA—A new pilot study sponsored by BioCell Technology suggested its branded type II collagen (BioCell Collagen) may support recovery after exercise. Eight people took three grams of the collagen or a placebo for six weeks. On Days 43 and 46 of the study, the volunteers took part in...
Two research groups independently collected data on branded probiotic strains and generated some interesting results. First, several French researchers from the University of Lille, INSERM, CHU Lille, Biofortis-Merieux and Lesaffre Human Care conducted a study involving 179 people with irritable bowel syndrome. The volunteers took a placebo or 500 mg...
Benicia, CA-based InterHealth Nutraceuticals announced that its Meratrim weight-management ingredient was found to be safe in several in vitro and in vivo toxicity tests, one of which was “a sub-chronic repeated-dose 90-day oral toxicity study that was conducted by a third party GLP lab,” says the company. The data...
This year makes it a (gluten-free) baker’s dozen as we honor our winners in the 13th annual Natural Choice Awards. Natural products in 18 categories were voted on by our readers, and we’ve come away with a truly impressive group of winners and runners up, including several multiple-time Natural Choice...
Pizza lovers with food sensitivities have a new choice with Cauliflower Crust Pizza from Absolutely Gluten Free. This flourless, certified gluten-free pizza is available with either mozzarella cheese or non-dairy mozzarella toppings. It features a zesty tomato sauce and contains only two grams of fat. Both varieties of Cauliflower Crust...
