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Fun With Functional Mushrooms
Mushrooms are gaining a reputation as easy-to-use, versatile ingredients. Mushrooms have long been used as medicine in Asia, particularly in traditional Chinese medicine, for thousands of years, and now are often used in recipes, but also functional foods, as well as dietary supplements. The Cleveland Clinic has noted functional mushrooms’ unique and versatile health benefits ...
Female Focus: A New Era in Women’s Health Emerges
The panel: Sébastien Bornet, Vice President Global Sales & Marketing, Horphag Research, Geneva, Switzerland, www.pycnogenol.com Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, https://hpingredients.com Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, Herbalist and Scientific Advisor, Bio-Botanica, Hauppauge, NY, www.bio-botanica.com Niki Kennedy, Director of Insights & Content, Glanbia Nutritionals, Chicago, IL, www.glanbianutritionals.com Jean Leclerc, Director of Sales & New Business ...
Operation Enduring Wellness
Undeniably the largest category of natural health products, healthy aging continues to offer real results for boosting wellness. Let’s get this out of the way: if it’s a supplement or functional beverage, it’s healthy aging. However, because this category is not easily pinpointed, it helps to try to define it not by what it is, ...
Relaxing in a Post-pandemic World
The pandemic caused higher stress and insufficient sleep, but consumers have become more aware of ways to improve sleep hygiene and relaxation naturally. Stress and sleep became growing problems, especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to 2022 data from the American Institute of Stress (AIS), around 78 percent of adults said the pandemic ...
Supporting the Hungry Heart
The cardio health and nutrition category is still pumping strong. The outlook for this supplement sector for 2024 is exciting, and here’s why. An iconic anthem from Bruce Springsteen proclaims that “everybody has a hungry heart,” and although he was referring to love, it’s true: everybody does have a hungry heart, for nutrition and nutraceuticals. ...
The Digestive Health Market: Much More than a Gut Feeling
The panel: Denis Alimonti, Director of U.S. Nutrition, Maypro, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com Rob Brewster, President, Ingredients by Nature, Montclair, CA, https://ingredientsbynature.com Melanie Bush, Vice President of Science and Research, Artemis International, Fort Wayne, IN, https://artemis-nutraceuticals.com Anurag Pande, PhD, Vice President Scientific Affairs, Sabinsa, East Windsor, NJ, https://sabinsa.com Jordi Riera, Chief Business Officer, Kaneka Probiotics, Pasadena, ...
The Growth of Muscle and Strength Products
Muscle and strength supplements aren’t just for bodybuilders or athletes. According to Healthline.com, muscle strength not only boosts athletic activity, but also improves overall health. For example, strong muscles can improve stability, balance, flexibility and healthy body weight while potentially improving mood, energy levels and sleep patterns. Consumers have noticed and the sports nutrition category ...
Essential Fatty Acids
Consumers are looking beyond their traditional benefits and focusing on overall wellness. The panel: Sarah Christianslund, Product Marketing Manager, Pelagia AS/EPAX Norway AS, Oslo, Norway, https://pelagia.com Greg Cumberford, Vice President Science & Regulatory, Natures Crops International, Winston-Salem, NC, www.ahiflower.com Julianne Gardner, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Stratum Nutrition, Carthage, MO, www.stratumnutrition.com Ben Kelly, President, Algarithm Ingredients, ...
Moving Toward Pain Free
Consumers want fast-acting natural solutions backed by clinical research. Whether acute or chronic, most people have suffered from pain and/or inflammation at some point in their lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021, 20.9 percent of adults experienced chronic pain (pain lasting at least three months) and 6.9 percent ...
Plant-based: Trending or Here to Stay?
Increased consumer interest in plant-based and vegan products means this market is poised for continued growth. It used to be that a vegetarian diet meant eating foods like dried-out bean burgers and sprouts on whole-wheat bread. Now, the world of plant-based and vegan foods has opened tremendously. In the 70s, pulling into a Burger King ...
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