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How Blue LEDs Affect Sleep
Fluorescent bulbs and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have taken over lighting because they are more energy efficient and can provide better lighting than incandescent bulbs. They are found in everything from task lighting to televisions to smartphones. But while these bulbs are helpful in many ways, they can also have a negative effect on sleep. The ...
Rethinking Exercise
Many women start fitness programs to lose weight, and when they don’t, they feel like failures and stop exercising. And then, months or a year later, they do the same thing again—creating a vicious cycle that fails to consider what might be leading to short-term motivation, says Michelle Segar, director of the University of Michigan’s ...
How Non-GMO Ingredients and Products are Certified
Courtney Pineau, associate director, Non-GMO Project, explained that manufacturers that want their products to carry the Non-GMO Project Verified mark must undergo evaluation with one of the independent technical administrators contracted by the organization. There are four such contractors that are trained to perform evaluations, which include analyzing ingredient statements from suppliers, material handling protocols, ...
Check Out the Global Pet Expo for 2018
We all know about how important exhibiting at and attending tradeshows are to industry and our own businesses. When entering the pet supplement market, your company will be crossing over into another world, even if there is a natural overlap (natural health products). The pet product/care industry’s annual convention/tradeshow is the Global Pet Expo. This ...
Research, Minerals and Aging
When it comes to minerals for healthy aging, James Hyde, vice president, Balchem Human Nutrition & Pharma in Utah, said these research studies are of interest to suppliers and manufacturers: Magnesium chelate is associated with better blood pressure control and decreased atherosclerosis in hypertension. (Cunha AR et al, J Hypertens 2017). Resistance training followed by ...
CRN Comments On Study That Points to Potential Reduction of Cancer Risk From Vitamin D in Older Women
In response to a new study, “Effect of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on Cancer Incidence in Older Women,” published online in JAMA, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement: Statement by Duffy MacKay, ND, senior vice president, scientific and ...
Global Supply Chain Management … Continued
Do transparency, integrity and quality make up a level supply-chain playing field for all suppliers and manufacturers or are these essential requirements a minefield of more questions than answers? Here is a continuation of the article from the print edition. The participants are: Cal Bewicke, Chief Executive Officer, Ethical Naturals, San Anselmo, CA Shaheen Majeed, ...
Probiotics Improve Cognition in Alzheimer’s Patients
For the first time, scientists have shown that probiotics—beneficial live bacteria and yeasts taken as dietary supplements—can improve cognitive function in humans. In a new clinical trial, scientists show that a daily dose of probiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium bacteria taken over a period of just 12 weeks is enough to yield a moderate but significant ...
Feeding Gut Microbiota: Nutrition, Probiotics Key Factors for Digestive Health
A healthy and balanced diet, as well as probiotics, have been known to be helpful in preserving gastrointestinal health for quite a long time. But it is only recently that the underlying mechanisms have become somewhat clearer. A rapidly increasing body of knowledge promises to further clarify the effects of our daily food on the ...
Industry Forecast … continued
With sweeping changes in the U.S. political landscape ushered in by the 2016 elections, the natural products industry must navigate uncertain seas as it looks forward to 2017. Here is a continuation of NIE’s Industry Forecast article from the January 2017 magazine. Participants: • Darrin Duber-Smith, Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing, College of Business, Metropolitan ...
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