NIE 2023 04
Say What You Mean, Get What You Want
Straightforwardness is a trait I’ve always possessed, which at times in my life has been challenging, having grown up in the South where being direct is often considered rude, especially if you are a woman. While being direct has its negative connotations, if you reframe it and embrace it, directness can help make communication less ...
Multi-faceted Potential for Glucose Ingredients
As 2021 marked the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin,1 science and research have come a long way to help people live longer and aid in the management of blood glucose levels. Still, the proliferation of the issue isn’t over. The number of people with high blood glucose levels continues to rise nationally. It’s ...
Formulating for Healthy Blood Sugar
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are currently 37.3 million diabetics in the U.S., 23 percent of these being undiagnosed. Beyond this startling statistic, there are another 96 million pre-diabetics, a number equivalent to 38 percent of the U.S. adult population. “Diabetics are among the main consumer groups that could ...
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022
FDA Will Have Extensive Authority to Regulate Cosmetics Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(i), “cosmetics” are defined as “articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance ...
SPINS Data—Mood Support Trends: Vitamins and Supplements Offer Solutions to Boost Mental Health
The stress caused by the pandemic has had an enormous impact on dietary supplement consumers. According to SPINS, “More people are working from home. Stress levels are high. Health is constantly on shoppers’ minds (and in the news). Brands are offering more products with functional ingredients as well as vitamins, minerals, and supplements to address ...
Mood Support for a Stressed Population
The pandemic has drawn more attention than ever to the importance of mental health. The natural ingredients industry has responded with tremendous growth in the mood support category. Nobody wants to deal with negative mood, and few people choose to be in a bad mood—but that doesn’t prevent it from happening. Whether one is dealing ...
Botanicals Today … Continued
NIE: What is the most important clinical study of (or review on) an herbal, algal or fungal-derived ingredient or formula has come out over the last couple of years? Eng: A six-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated the sexual performance effects of supplementation with LJ100 Tongkat Ali in 45 middle-aged men with androgen deficiency of ...
Talking Herbs and Sustainability With Anand Swaroop, PhD, Founder and President of Somerset-NJ-based Cepham
NIE: According to the American Botanical Council’s Sustainable Herbs Program, sustainability is about producing herbal remedies “that are good for people and good for the environment” and involves taking steps to ensure that companies “are also working to sustain livelihoods and the earth.” Please discuss. Swaroop: We are learning and using the traditional knowledge from ...
Botanicals Today
A booming market with a growing commitment to sustainability. The panel: Denis Alimonti, Director of U.S. Nutrition, Maypro, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com Josef A. Brinckmann, Research Fellow for Medicinal Plants and Botanical Supply Chain, Traditional Medicinals, Sebastopol, CA, www.traditionalmedicinals.com Bill Chioffi, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Nammex, Gibsons, BC, Canada, www.nammex.com Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, ...
Who Drinks Energy Drinks?
A meta-analysis of 71 studies across many countries, published between 2007 and 2021 and included males and females aged 16 to 53 sought to quantify who was the biggest consumer of energy drinks (ED) and why. According to the authors, most studies (37) found that ED consumption was done for studying and exams. In some ...
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