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Higher Vitamin A Intake Linked to Lower Skin Cancer Risk
People whose diets included high levels of vitamin A had a 17 percent reduction in risk for getting the second-most-common type of skin cancer, as compared to those who ate modest amounts of foods and supplements rich in vitamin A. That’s according to researchers from Brown University (Rhode Island), who unearthed that finding after analyzing ...
Healthy Skin, Healthy Life
Consumers are conscientious of keeping their skin healthy for an assortment of reasons—both suppliers and manufacturers are doing their part to help create innovative products to further help with these beneficial goals. Consumers care about aging gracefully, but this only represents one piece of the pie when it comes to skin health. Acne for instance, ...
Washington and the Natural Industry … Continued
Nutrition Industry Executive asked Karen Howard, CEO and executive director, Organic and Natural Health Association, Washington, D.C. (https://organicandnatural.org/), the following question: NIE: In late 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018—the Farm Bill—passed. While it has provisions that some decry and some praise, certainly one major part of it was inclusion of the Hemp Farming ...
Washington and the Natural Industry
The Participants Are: • Jonathan Emord, Esq., President, Emord & Associates, Washington, D.C., www.emord.com • Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic and Natural Health Association, Washington, D.C., https://organicandnatural.org/ • Mark LeDoux, Chair and CEO, Natural Alternatives International (NAI), Carlsbad, CA, www.nai-online.com • Dan Lifton, President, Maypro Ventures, Purchase, NY, http://maypro.com/ • Steve Mister, President ...
Antioxidant Reduces Risk for Second Heart Attack, Stroke
Doctors have long known that in the months after a heart attack or stroke, patients are more likely to have another attack or stroke. Now, a paper in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology explains what happens inside blood vessels to increase risk—and suggests a new way to treat it. Heart attacks in ...
A Deeper Look Into Antioxidants
Antioxidants innovations intrigue manufacturers and suppliers for what is to come. Antioxidants, which according to MedlinePlus are “man-made or natural substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage.” This cell damage is caused by free radicals and when they accumulate, that is when oxidative stress can become a problem. While antioxidants offer ...
Opportunities and Differentiation in the Protein Marketplace: An Overview
The protein section of our local supermarkets and health stores has become a frustrating dichotomy: an area dedicated to physical health that is taxing on shoppers’ mental well-being. If walls (or, in this case, shelves) could talk, they’d tell the story of a sector where the pace of progress and breadth of products have significantly ...
Ralph Bianculli Jr., Managing Director
Emerald Brand350 Michael Dr.Syosset, NY 11791Phone: (516) 496-0000 Since 1997, Emerald Brand has been a leading innovator in sustainable everyday disposables and retail packaging made from unique rapidly renewable materials, such as bagasse (a sugarcane byproduct) and plant starch, in efforts to combat deforestation and climate change. Emerald’s mission is to provide everyday disposables to ...
It’s Good to Be Yellow: Curcumin Innovations
How exquisite is turmeric—its golden color, its rich flavor as a culinary spice, and its affinity for humans, as it gives tremendous health benefits. More adults in the West are now familiar with “curry”—some hate the flavor, while others crave it. But most people understand that incorporating it into their lives even as supplements is ...
The Ongoing Development of Vitamins & Minerals
Natural and plant-based sources of vitamins and minerals for use in finished products, along with substantial research in the field, is on the up-and-up. From a general perspective, the National Institute on Aging (NIH) has a section on its website in which it describes the various functions of the 13 essential vitamins—helping the body get ...
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