Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Maggie Jaqua is the Content Director of WholeFoods Magazine, dedicated to informing and educating the Natural Products Industry. Jaqua is also the Editorial Director for Naturally Informed educational conferences, and Co-Host of The Natural View podcast, available on YouTube, iTunes, and Spotify. Jaqua has been reporting on health and nutrition topics for more than 25 years, in both mainstream consumer media at First for Women and Woman's World magazines, and in business-to-business media serving the natural products industry.

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Whole Foods Market’s Top 10 Food Trends for 2023

October 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Austin, TX—The Whole Foods Market Trends Council has revealed its predictions for 2023’s top 10 food trends. What does the council, which is made up of more than 50 Whole Foods Market team members, including local foragers, regional and global buyers, and culinary experts, see on the horizon for the...

Study: Pycnogenol May Help Manage ADHD Without Side Effects Associated With Meds

October 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Hoboken, NJ—Pycnogenol French maritime pine bark extract may be effective in managing hyperactivity and impulsivity in children aged six to 12, according to a new study. And the "super antioxidant" delivers the benefits without many of the adverse side effects experienced with the common therapy of methylphenidate, a prescription stimulant. The...

Study: Middle-Aged Adults with Low Omega-3 Index Have Smaller Brains that Have Aged Faster

October 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Sioux Falls, SD—People with a low Omega-3 Index experience a higher rate of brain aging than those with higher levels of omega-3s EPA and DHA in their blood. That's according to new eesearch published in Neurology. The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) reports that this new study replicates earlier findings from...

OmegaQuant Applauds Statement on Link Between Omega-3s and Preterm Birth Risk

October 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Sioux Falls, SD—OmegaQuant applauded a statement issued by the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) about the relationship between omega-3 EPA and DHA blood levels and preterm birth. After years of investigation, ISSFAL points to "strong evidence" on omega-3s "There is strong evidence that a proportion...

BAPP Releases Bulletin on Nigella Seed and Seed Oil Adulteration

October 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has released a Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin on nigella (Nigella sativa) seed and seed oil (also referred to as “black seed” or “black cumin,” though it is not related to the popular spice cumin). Nigella has a long history of use as a...

GOED Report: Value of Omega-3s Ingredients Increased to $1.53B

October 21, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Salt Lake City, UT—GOED, the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s, has published the 2022 edition of its annual Global EPA and DHA Omega-3 Ingredient Market Report. This report details the entire EPA and DHA omega-3 industry in the raw materials segment of the supply chain, which GOED reports was...

Senators Have "Serious Concerns" with $24.6B Kroger-Albertsons Deal

October 21, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

On October 14, 2022, Kroger and Albertsons Companies, Inc. announced that the companies had entered into a definitive agreement to merge. A press release explained that the deal would join "two complementary organizations with iconic brands and deep roots in their local communities to establish a national footprint and unite...

Nutriventia Sustained-Release Ashwagandha Supported by Research

October 20, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Mumbai, India—Nutriventia's sustained-release Prolanza ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is backed by a study showing its superior absorption, according to the company. In the study, the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability in equi-dose format compared 600mg of Prolanza sustained release capsules containing 30 mg withanolides with 600mg of another ashwagandha extract. The research showed that...

What Consumers Want (and Need) Now and how you can help them achieve it!

October 20, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Consider this data from Natural Marketing Institute (NMI): 75% of U.S. adults in a recent survey said they would likely take a supplement for immune support. However, only 21% of supplement users think that currently available immunity supplements are effective. Reflecting on the finding, Joana Carneiro, CEO of NutriLeads, tells...

Retailer of the Year: Fresh Thyme Market

October 20, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

What started as a single market in 2014 has grown into a thriving chain of 71-stores strong just eight years later. Fresh Thyme Market first opened its doors in April of 2014 in Mount Prospect, IL, with a team of approximately 100 employees. Today, Fresh Thyme has locations across the...