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The Next Generation of Female Supplement Users
In the Euromonitor report—Young Women’s Health: Global Attitudes Towards Health, Fitness and Wellbeing Among the Under 30s and Market Impact—“taking health supplements is very common among under 30s females. As many as 71 percent of this group said they take health supplements or vitamins […]” Young women sometimes draw inspiration from popular figures who are ...
Got Menopause? Get Mediterranean!
A new study, whose results were presented on March 18, 2018 at the ENDO 2018 conference of the Endocrine Society, showed that post-menopausal women who ate a Mediterranean diet had better bone and muscle mass than did peers who did not follow the Mediterranean diet. Brazilian researchers led by Thais Rasia Silva, PhD, conducted their ...
Hunger Overrides Sense of Fullness After Weight Loss
The levels of hormones that control hunger and fullness (satiety) both rise after weight loss, but individuals may only experience an increase in hunger, according to a new study. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology -Endocrinology and Metabolism. A team of researchers studied adult volunteers with severe obesity ...
New Research Shows Klotho Proteins’ Anti-Aging Abilities
Klotho proteins have been researched for years; this family of proteins are shown to have roles in longevity. Earlier studies in the 1990s revealed that rodents with mutated Klotho genes exhibited premature aging symptoms, shorter lifespans, infertility and early onset of age-related diseases such as osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis. A later study in mice showed that ...
Nexira’s EnoStim: A Natural Male Enhancer
Enostim is a proprietary formulation of active ingredients, apple and grape polyphenols, enriched with saffron. Three synergistic benefits include: • Blood flow enhancer: ENOs (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) synthetizes NO (nitric oxide), which is directly implicated in blood flow. In-vitro and ex-vivo studies showed that Nexira’s proprietary formulation activates eNOs, which supports healthy blood flow ...
Why Females Have Heart Health Advantage
It’s long been known that heart disease develops later in women than men. But the biological reasons why females have a heart health advantage were unknown. New research from the University of Guelph (U of G) may have solved the mystery. The interplay between female ovarian hormones and a circadian “clock” molecule protects the heart ...
2018 Natural Industry Forecast Continued
NIE talked with Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), about major events of 2017 and what we need to keep in mind as an industry in 2018 NIE: What do you feel were the biggest industry issues of 2017, and why? McGuffin: The industry continued its long tradition of coordinating efforts ...
Fiber and Digestive Wellness
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine contacted Dr. Wendy Dahl, associate professor Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida, with questions regarding digestive health. Here, she worked with Best Cooking Pulses, Inc., (headquartered in Portage la Prairie, MB, Canada), www.bestcookingpulses.com, to respond. (Stauber is the preferred nutraceutical distributor of Best Cooking Pulses ingredients.) ...
Compounds in Cocoa May Help Delay Onset of Type 2 Diabetes
Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers have discovered certain compounds found in cocoa can actually help your body release more insulin and respond to increased blood glucose better. Insulin is the hormone that manages glucose, the blood sugar that reaches unhealthy levels in diabetes. Of course, there’s a catch. “You probably have to eat a lot ...
Omega 3 EFAs – and Dry Eyes?
Most people link DHA and EPA to both cardiovascular and brain health, rightfully so. But, there is also a positive link between DHA/EPA consumption and the alleviation of dry eye disease (DED). This is a potential boon for supplement formulators: as more Americans spend more time on smartphones and computers, and watching TV, diagnoses of ...
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