Okay, so I hear you already, “Don’t judge!” “Anything that gets people on the mat is a good idea!” “It’s all yoga and it’s all good!” But can drinking and practicing yoga be a good idea? A few years ago when we started hearing about booze-infused classes, the argument offered...
It may already seem like a lifetime ago, but let’s look back for a moment at this year’s Natural Products Expo West. It sprawled with healthy goodness across the entire Anaheim Convention Center, which felt like its own naturals village. I was pleased to see the tried and true pioneers...
Stress in the workplace has escalated to epidemic levels in the last 10 years costing U.S. employers close to $200 billion per year. Decreased productivity, stress related health concerns, increases in absenteeism are just a few of the unwanted outcomes. In Canada workplace stress has become "an alarming wake-up call"...
The guy in the middle seat coughs and sneezes as you shiver in the icy airplane cabin. Just an allergy he reassures, you won’t catch it. Still, whether it's an allergy or summer cold, the body’s hard-working respiratory system gets no vacation. Our microbes figure prominently in shoring up respiratory...
I spent two weeks recently volunteering (i.e. working) and living in a tent at the Omega Institute where one of my personal goals was digital detox. I’m apparently not alone because as I gave notice to certain business associates of what I was doing – living in a tent in...
Seniors have, and still remain, focused on joint health. However, younger age groups are increasingly interested in maintaining mobility and flexibility earlier in life to remain active well into their golden years. Remaining “active” is one reason why younger demographics are interested in supplements that reduce age-related joint conditions later.
In the gift industry, planning starts right after the holiday season with a series of gift and home décor shows back to back, starting with Americas Mart Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market followed by LA Mart, Las Vegas Market and ending with NY NOW. Perhaps the most important take away...
Business as usual can be a dog eat dog endeavor — characterized by "fierce competition" between major ballplayers who may be willing to harm each other's interests to achieve their own goals. Although a continuous launch of new and improved natural/organic products is essential for a growing and thriving industry,...
Genetically modified organisms and foods were first developed forty years ago when a soil microbe called Agrobacterium tumefaciens was used to transfer foreign genes to host plants. As a result of this discovery, three years later the Supreme Court approved the patenting of genetically engineered organisms. Shortly afterwards, the first...
By Dagan Xavier, Co-Founder & Senior Vice President of Data at Label Insight On May 20, 2016, the FDA announced a new, improved Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods in order to make it easier for consumers to make more informed food and beverage choices. The revised Nutrition Facts label...
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