NIE 2020
Follow Your Gut
Delayed release & digestive health product growth The expression “follow your gut” is derived from a feeling a person experiences in the stomach area. Similar to the brain in terms of nerves, scientists refer to it as the “little brain” or the enteric nervous system (ENS), but little it is not. Comprised of two thin ...
Dietary Supplements and SNAP
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine asked Daniel Fabricant, PhD, CEO and president of the Washington, D.C.-based Natural Products Association (NPA), the following question: NIE: With thousands of cars lining up at food distribution locations throughout the U.S. during this pandemic, food insecurity has been shown as a deeply serious problem in this country, possibly more ...
Mark A. LeDoux, CEO and Chairman, Natural Alternatives International, Inc., CarnoSyn Brands
Natural Alternatives International, Inc. 1535 Faraday Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008 Phone: (800) VITAMIN Website: www.nai-online.com Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NAI) is a leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements and provides strategic partnering services to its customers. Mark LeDoux founded NAI in 1980. With more than 45 years of experience since joining the nutritional ...
Before You Disrupt, Build Something
Disruption is so 2019. As we close what seems to be the most disruptive year ever, aka 2020, many of us are probably looking to normalize our work instead of opportunities to “disrupt the industry,” a common phase many entrepreneurs and executives used in 2019. Dropping “disruption bombs” into our corporate mantras, company missions and ...
Tips for Plant-based Dairy
The surging interest in dairy alternatives provides new choices for consumers looking for plant-based dairy to meet their nutritional and lifestyle needs. Although generally seen as a healthy choice, plant-based dairy may not have the same health halo as that associated with traditional dairy. Here we address some of what may be missing, as well ...
Patent Eligibility For Nutraceutical & Cosmetic Companies
When nutraceutical and cosmetic companies consider filing patent applications, the first question usually asked is if the product or method is “new” enough to justify the expense. A patent attorney would refine that question to ask if the product or method has been done before (is it novel?) and if it is an obvious variation ...
Cinnamon May Improve Blood Sugar Control in People With Prediabetes
Cinnamon improves blood sugar control in people with prediabetes and could slow the progression to type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. It is estimated that nearly 90 million people in the United States have prediabetes, which occurs when blood sugar levels are higher than normal ...
Addressing Blood Sugar Concerns
Finding natural solutions for those seeking to maintain healthy blood sugar levels is needed now more than ever before. According to the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, an estimated 30.3 million people have diabetes, while another 84.1 million adults ages 18 and older are prediabetic. And at a time when the ...
Alkemist Labs’ Elan Sudberg and “Next-Generation Transparency”
(NIE) spoke with Elan Sudberg, CEO of Garden Grove, CA-based Alkemist Labs, and here’s what he had to say about what he calls “Next Generation Transparency:” “There’s an emerging movement I call ‘Next Generation Transparency,’ which is propelled by consumers who want to know more about the ingredients, like how they were grown, processed and ...
Quality is as Quality Does
Re-examining dietary supplement ingredient quality in a supply-disrupted world. Our expert panel: Daniel Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Salma Fathalla, Director, Quality Assurance, Nutrition21, Purchase, NY, https://nutrition21.com Dan Lifton, President, Maypro Ventures, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com Vishal Shah, Director, Nutriventia, Mumbai, India, https://nutriventia.com William Sommer, Vice President Global Development ...
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