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New Research Shows Klotho Proteins’ Anti-Aging Abilities
Klotho proteins have been researched for years; this family of proteins are shown to have roles in longevity. Earlier studies in the 1990s revealed that rodents with mutated Klotho genes exhibited premature aging symptoms, shorter lifespans, infertility and early onset of age-related diseases such as osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis. A later study in mice showed that ...
New Approaches to Healthy Aging
Aging is inevitable and modern adults want to be as youthful as possible for as long as possible. Compared to a generation ago, research, development and perceptions meld to make this possible for more folks than ever. In Italy, people toast with the saying, “Cento anni,” which translates to “May you live 100 years.” And ...
Nexira’s EnoStim: A Natural Male Enhancer
Enostim is a proprietary formulation of active ingredients, apple and grape polyphenols, enriched with saffron. Three synergistic benefits include: • Blood flow enhancer: ENOs (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) synthetizes NO (nitric oxide), which is directly implicated in blood flow. In-vitro and ex-vivo studies showed that Nexira’s proprietary formulation activates eNOs, which supports healthy blood flow ...
Helping Men Achieve Good Health
Men’s health products depend on strong evidence-based ingredients for growth. According to the Men’s Health Network, there is a deterioration of the health of American men attributable to a lack of awareness, weak health education, unhealthy work and personal lifestyles. Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that women are 33 percent ...
Heart Health Maintenance
Though the market for heart health supplements is mature, improved ingredients and consumers’ increasing desire for natural preventions may help the category build speed. Older adults drive the heart health supplement market, with good reason. According to Thierry Garrier, marketing director, supplements for New Jersey-based DSM, “Consumer sales of supplements targeted to heart health have ...
Why Females Have Heart Health Advantage
It’s long been known that heart disease develops later in women than men. But the biological reasons why females have a heart health advantage were unknown. New research from the University of Guelph (U of G) may have solved the mystery. The interplay between female ovarian hormones and a circadian “clock” molecule protects the heart ...
2018 Natural Industry Forecast Continued
NIE talked with Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), about major events of 2017 and what we need to keep in mind as an industry in 2018 NIE: What do you feel were the biggest industry issues of 2017, and why? McGuffin: The industry continued its long tradition of coordinating efforts ...
2018 Natural Industry Forecast
From renewing its focus on science, to experiencing an “Amazonian market entry,” to re-thinking natural—the natural products industry forges ahead. The Participants Are: • Jonathan Emord, JD, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, www.emord.com • Arundhati Kasbekar, Senior Manager–Regulatory Affairs, Freyr Solutions, Princeton, NJ, www.freyrsolutions.com • Randy Kreienbrink, Director of Marketing, BI Nutraceuticals, Rancho Dominguez, CA, ...
Fiber and Digestive Wellness
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine contacted Dr. Wendy Dahl, associate professor Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida, with questions regarding digestive health. Here, she worked with Best Cooking Pulses, Inc., (headquartered in Portage la Prairie, MB, Canada), www.bestcookingpulses.com, to respond. (Stauber is the preferred nutraceutical distributor of Best Cooking Pulses ingredients.) ...
Digestion Developments
As consumers learn more about the importance of digestive health, suppliers see to it that natural ingredients are part of their maintenance plan. The “American diet” might be described as consisting of hamburgers, hot dogs, meatloaf, roast beef, fried chicken and soda, etc. These foods, however, are not what Americans eat every day—American cooking is ...
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