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Healthier Hearts Equal Healthier Guts
It turns out that exercise can do more than slim down your waistline and boost heart health. It might also make what’s inside your gut healthier, according to a new study by San Francisco State University. In this first-of-its-kind study, published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, recent SF State graduate ...
Insomnia Can Cause Loneliness and Social Isolation
New research indicates that people who sleep poorly are more likely to suffer socially. A team at the University of California, Berkeley , (UC Berkeley) has found that sleep-deprived individual report feeling lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, and avoid close contact, similar to those who have social anxiety. This withdrawn, almost aloof ...
Obesity May Also Impact Flu Transmission, Not Just Severity of Illness
Obesity increases a person’s risk for severe complications from influenza, including hospitalization and even death. It may also play a role in how flu spreads, according to a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The findings suggest that obese adults infected with flu shed the virus for a longer time than adults ...
All Boats Rising
In the spirit of “All boats rising,” article participants offer what can other suppliers learn from their successes with proprietary branded ingredients (PBIs)? “It pays to protect your PBIs and undertake the necessary and novel research. Your investment will be rewarded by returning customers who want to provide their consumers something unique, beneficial and safe.” ...
Choosing the Right Contract Manufacturing Partner
When researching contract manufacturers to partner with, what should a supplement brand look for? “Don’t choose a contract manufacturing partner due to price alone. Make decisions based on the premise of quality, fit and price when seeking a qualified contract manufacturer,” suggested Justin Bath, president of Biovation Labs in Salt Lake City, UT. “We also ...
Here Comes the Sun (screen) Claim Ban
On May 22, the FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, released a statement about the FDA’s new actions to keep consumers safe from harmful effects of sun exposure, and to ensure safety and true benefit of sunscreens. As part of this, the FDA sent warning letters to companies “illegally marketing pills and capsules labeled as dietary ...
A Commitment to Quality … Continued
The Participants: Elan Mikel Sudberg, CEO, Alkemist Labs, Garden Grove, CA, www.alkemist.com Justin Bath, President, Biovation Labs, Salt Lake City, UT, www.biovationlabs.com Gisele Atkinson, Vice President, Quality & Technical Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., www.crnusa.org Daniel Fabricant, PhD, CEO and President, Natural Products Association (NPA), www.npanational.org Christen Davis, Director of Quality, North ...
State Considers Banning Energy Drink Sales to Teens
South Carolina lawmakers want to make sales of caffeine-containing energy drinks to those 18 years and under illegal, and if this new proposed law passes, the southern state will be the first in the U.S. to have another product ban in place. House Bill 4597, sponsored by Reps. Howard, Brawley, Anderson, Huggins, Govan, Pendarvis, Henegan ...
Eye Health Ingredient Market Worth More Than $290 Million by 2024
The eye health ingredients market size is set to surpass $290 million (U.S.) by 2024, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Rising diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and cataracts will propel product demand. Protection from UV radiation, elimination of free radicals and enhancing strong vision are ...
Mediterranean Diet May Have Lasting Effects on Brain Health
A new study shows that older people who followed a Mediterranean diet retained more brain volume over a three-year period than those who did not follow the diet as closely. The study is published in the January 4, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. But contrary to ...
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