NIE Features
Sustaining Healthy Skin
Sustainable ingredients, social media influencers and beauty-from-within popularity are fueling the natural skin care ingredient market. An educated guess may lead many to hypothesize that the skin is a crucial component of the body, and this could not be any truer. In fact, LiveScience notes that it is the body’s largest organ, accounting for approximately ...
Focusing on the Essentials
EFAs continue to be a mainstay in the natural products industry in more ways than one. Perhaps it’s obvious to some, but EFAs (essential fatty acids) are indeed essential. According to Oregon State University’s Linus Pauling Institute, “Linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 fatty acid, and α-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid, are considered essential ...
Washington, the Coronavirus and the Natural Products Industry
Business in a (temporarily) dystopian world. The Participants Are: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Dan Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Loren Israelsen, President, United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), Salt Lake City, UT, www.unpa.com Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights, Brattleboro, VT, www.retailinsights.com Mark ...
Are You Seeing It?
The vision support category has morphed tremendously during the past decade due to a newer condition that has affected people of all ages. Here’s how to make the most of this category with your vision-support formula. Only 20 years ago, the idea of a teenager dealing with the same eye issue as his/her grandparents would ...
Immune Support in the Eye of the Storm
Finding a responsible way forward for immune health and seasonal wellness nutrition. The Participants Are: Rob Brewster, President, Ingredients by Nature, Montclair, CA, http://ingredientsbynature.com Melanie Bulger, Nutrition & Regulatory Manager, Clasado Biosciences, Reading, U.K., https://clasado.com Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, https://hpingredients.com Kim Edwards, Global Product Manager, Kemin Human Nutrition and Health, Des Moines, ...
Contract Manufacturing Comes of Age
Brands today are embracing contract manufacturers as true partners in their products’ success. The Participants Are: Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, https://hpingredients.com Mark LeDoux, Founder and CEO, Natural Alternatives International (NAI), Carlsbad, CA, www.nai-online.com Vincent Tricarico, Vice President of Contract Manufacturing, NutraScience Labs, Farmingdale, NY, www.nutrasciencelabs.com Eugene Ung, CEO, Best Formulations, City of ...
Industry Update 1995-2020
Nutrition Industry Executive’s 25 Years and 25 Top News Stories The natural product and dietary supplement industry has gone through a number of changes since Nutrition Industry Executive’s (NIE) debut in 1995. In honor of the magazine’s 25th anniversary, we took a look back at some of the industry’s major milestones, and reflect on the ...
Think On It
The cognitive health sector may feature many staples of old, but research and development are continuing to move the category forward. The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging (NIA) describes cognitive health as “the ability to clearly think, learn and remember.” Although the terms are often used interchangeably, the NIA notes that cognitive ...
Supporting Mobility for Active Adults
Joints, bones and muscles are no longer isolated in the minds of active adults—it’s all in the movement. Here’s how to formulate for this expanding population. What was your most recent movement before you began reading this? If it was something as simple as crossing your legs and you needed to stop and think for ...
In Pet Health We Trust
The field of pet health is continuously advancing, with the help of innovative contributions from ingredient suppliers and manufacturers. Pets hold a special place in many people’s hearts—they are considered a part of the family. According to the 2019-2020 APPA (American Pet Products Association) National Pet Owners Survey, 67 percent of U.S. households own a ...
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