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Collaborations Bring Great Products To Market
The Thermogenic Spark in Twinlab’s Ripped Fuel When Twinlab® (American Fork, UT) sought to reformulate its Ripped Fuel supplement in the late 1990s, it wanted a combination of clinically tested ingredients that would work synergistically, safely and would stand out from the competition. At about the same time, Nutratech, Inc. (West Caldwell, NJ) was actively ...
Digestive Defense
As North Americans embrace the concept of improving digestive wellness naturally, the demand for enzymes, prebiotics and probiotics continues on an upswing.Digestive health is the fastest growing segment in the United States ingredients market domain, according to a new report released by MarketsandMarkets. In 2010, the total U.S. market for digestive health ingredients was valued ...
Olive Compound Offerings
Recorded evidence of olive leaf’s medicinal use dates back thousands of years: ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean cultures used it to treat various health conditions.Today, health experts have sparked a resurgence because of its remarkable antioxidant qualities, and it’s becoming the hottest health sensation for supporting a healthy immune system— critical for seasonal wellness.“For thousands of ...
Backstage With The Brands
It’s commonly known that branded ingredients offer the customer a level of scientific backing and security not easily attainable with generic ingredients. In addition, branded ingredient suppliers are often an invaluable source of marketing and merchandising support for both finished product manufacturers and retailers alike. Below is a sampling of some popular branded ingredients on ...
Keeping Adversity At Bay
On December 22, 2006, the President signed into law the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act. The law amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to adverse event reporting (AER) and recordkeeping for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs marketed without an approved application.The Act applies to all dietary supplements labeled ...
Marketing Immunity
Carefully vetting ingredients and crafting a clear, truthful message can be the keys to boosting immune modulating supplement sales.A December 2009 update on www.flucount.org reported that over a monitored seven-day span, 951 new swine flu deaths (an average of 136 deaths/day) had been reported from 62 nations around the world, and the five most affected ...
The Essential Enzyme
Food and digestive enzymes go hand in hand, so it was only a matter of time until the middleman was cut out and enzymes started going directly into functional foods and beverages.”“According to Recent report by Frost & Sullivan, during the economic downturn in the past year, food enzymes were viewed as processing aids that ...
Controlling “Friendly Fire” With Nutrients
Triggered by damage to the body, inflammation is normal and necessary when we have an injury, but at the root of almost all serious illnesses when chronic.Inflammation is the body’s natural response to outside invaders it perceives as threats. Specifically, it’s a process in which white blood cells protect the body from foreign substances such ...
Seeing One’s Way To Healthy Vision
AAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 296 million people suffer from vision impairment around the world, not including blindness. A staggering 82 percent of these cases include people over the age of 50 who are suffering from agerelated conditions, namely age related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease causing a loss of central ...
Natural Ingredients For Blood Sugar Control
Each year, about 1.6 million people aged 20 or older are diagnosed with diabetes.According to the American Diabetes Association, of the23. 6 million children and adults that currently have the disease—7.8 percent of the US population—5.7 million do not know they have it.It is estimated that 57 million adults aged 20 and older have pre-diabetes, ...
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