Irvine, CA—BGG World and its subsidiary HB Natural Ingredients (HBNI) will be featuring Vitosa Stevia at Natural Products Expo West, according toa press release. Vitosa mimics sugar, according to the company, and doesn’t have the bitterness or aftertaste frequently found in Stevia products. It is water-soluble, has three different taste...
Cerritos, CA—Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC) has officially launched its KORESELECT product line in the U.S. market, according to a press release. The range of supplements, which exclusively uses six-year-grown red ginseng, will be presented at Natural Products Expo West 2022. The line is arriving at the right time, opines Adam...
Virtual—Healthy aging goes deeper than skin, bones, or collagen. It goes all the way down to the cells. “Cellular function is important to our overall health,” Rick Jentis, Global Category Head, Healthy Aging and Cellular Nutrition, Nestlé Health Science (NHS), told WholeFoods. “They’re building blocks, with specialized jobs. A healthy...
Denver, CO—Ascent Protein has announced professional football player Jonathan Taylor as their newest Ascent Athlete. Taylor finished the 2021 season leading all professional running backs in rushing yards (1,811) and touchdowns (20), according to a press release from Ascent Protein. He is the youngest player in professional football history to...
Seattle, WA—PCC Community Markets has shared the results of its 2021 community relations and giving efforts. Last year, PCC operated 15 locations across the Puget Sound area, and supported its community through donations of nearly 2 million pounds of food and goods and nearly $1m in donations, in-kind assistance, and...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced that Douglas Kalman, Ph.D., R.D., will be the association’s new Director of Scientific Affairs. “Science is at the core of everything we do at NPA, and having an accomplished scientific advisor like Dr. Douglas Kalman on board will help us in our...
Cheyenne, WY—Verdant Nature LLC, in collaboration with HempFusion Inc., has announced that Verdant Oasis brand Panoramic Entourage Phytocannabinoid-Rich Whole Plant Hemp Extract (VOHO Hemp Oil) is self-affirmed GRAS based on tests performed in accordance with the U.S. FDA Redbook Guidelines. Self-affirmed GRAS status was achieved through an independent review of...
Washington, D.C.—USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released the results of the 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey in its National Hemp Report, according to a USDA press release. Hemp grown in the open totaled 54,152 acres. Area harvested totaled 33,480 acres. The value of that hemp production was...
Virtual—The Naturally Informed event Immunity: Mastering the Market kicked off March 1, 2022, with a keynote speech from Heather Moday, M.D., author of The Immunotype Breakthrough. One breakthrough she presented to attendees: We’re done with immune boosting. The key point, here, is inflammation. “Inflammation is really a double-edged sword,” she...
Vitamin B6 supplementation may reduce symptoms of depression in college women taking oral contraceptives, according to a small new study published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements. The study explains that oral contraceptive (OC) users have a heightened risk of low plasma concentrations of vitamin B6, a cofactor in the...
