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LifeDNA now provides consumers with curated New Chapter vitamin and supplement recommendations.

LifeDNA Provides DNA-Based New Chapter Supplement Recommendations

May 1, 2023

Wellness service and personal genomics company LifeDNA shared the news that it now provides consumers with curated New Chapter vitamin and supplement recommendations based on their personal DNA.

Natural Grocers Debuts Free Personalized Shopping Experience

A Nutritional Health Coach will guide consumers as they shop, sharing product knowledge and recommending products that will help support each shopper's personal wellness goals.

April 7, 2023

Maggie Jaqua

Natural Grocers is debuting its Personalized Shopping Experience at select stores. As part of the free service, a Nutritional Health Coach (NHC) will guide consumers as they shop, sharing product knowledge and recommending products that will help support each shopper's personal wellness goals.

A Role for Personalization in Brick & Mortar?

December 22, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

Consumers are keen on the concept of personalization, but can brick-and-mortar independents capitalize on this trend? For insights, we turned to Noah Voreades, Managing Director of GenBiome Consulting. “Personalization in the nutritional supplements market in many ways is still trying to find the right business model, channels, and ways to...

Using AI to Gather Traditional Nutrition Knowledge

October 17, 2022

Anand Swaroop and Anand Swaroop, Ph.D.

People are living longer, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are living healthier lives. More than half of adults in the United States have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. In almost all cases, these conditions are caused by poor nutrition. Nutrition is the Root of the Problem The general...

Tech in Nutraceuticals: A Peek Into the Future

June 2, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Bangalore, India—There is a growing optimism around the food and nutrition industry globally. That's the word from a global industry survey conducted by nutraceuticals i2c (idea-to-commercialization) platform Nutrify Today, in collaboration with the nutraceuticals brand marketing firm Baker Dillon Group. Nutraceutical industry leaders from the U.S., Israel, Switzerland, Singapore, India, Hong...

AstaReal Astaxanthin Patent Oriented Towards Personalized Nutrition Uses

April 28, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Burlington, NJ—AstaReal has been granted a new patent relevant to personalized nutrition applications of the company’s astaxanthin, according to a press release. The patent highlights research in which AstaReal Astaxanthin was able to lower rates of muscle atrophy in response to muscle denervation and nerve injury, by shifting gene expression...

ANA IDs 6 Personalized Nutrition Trends for 2021

February 21, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Chicago, IL—The American Nutrition Association (ANA) has identified 6 trends to watch in 2021. Immune Resilience. Health experts are noting the role that personalized nutrition can play in confronting challenges posed by the pandemic. “Nutrition has a unique biochemical influence on the immune system,” said Michael Stroka, CEO of the...

2021 Off the Cuff

December 18, 2020

Len Monheit and Scott Steinford of Trust Transparency Center

Whew, what a year. In normal times, we’d be writing with fondness and excitement about the year that was and what is in store for 2021. But as we’ve heard so much over the past 10 months, these are not normal times. Ask any pundit about forecasting, no matter what...

ANA Launches Personalized Nutrition Training Program

December 4, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Chicago, IL—The American Nutrition Association (ANA) has launched the Nutritional Genomics Training & Certification program, according to a press release. It is approved for Continuing Medical Education credits. The program trains healthcare professionals to be able to personalize nutrition interventions using nutritional genomics, the press release explains. Clinicians will learn...

Industry Gathers to Advance the Conversation on Personalized Nutrition

November 10, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Virtual—The American Nutrition Association (ANA), a professional association for the science and practice of personalized nutrition, is hosting its 61stannual Personalized Nutrition Summit 2020 online November 12-13, 2020. “The ANA brings together and highlights new and emerging companies focused on personalized nutrition, science-based ingredients, products, and technologies,” said ANA CEO Michael Stroka, in...