How Natural Ingredients Can Aid in Healthy Aging

Aging is an inevitable reality that we eventually face, but one that many try to avoid or even fear. However, it doesn’t need to be all bad. Today, there are several ingredients and supplements on the natural products market that can address nearly all of the concerns of aging, from physical to mental. They can ...

Sarcopenia—A widespread concern among the elderly and others holds potential growth for the natural ingredient marketplace

Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. Although it is primarily a disease of the elderly, its development may be associated with conditions that are not exclusively seen in older persons, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. “The loss of muscle mass over time, known as sarcopenia, ...

Molecular “Switch” Reverses Chronic Inflammation and Aging

Chronic inflammation, which results when old age, stress or environmental toxins keep the body’s immune system in overdrive, can contribute to a variety of devastating diseases, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to diabetes and cancer. Now, scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, have identified a molecular “switch” that controls the immune machinery responsible for ...

Healthy Aging Solutions

Nutrition for today’s seniors! The Participants Are: Sébastien Bornet, Vice President Global Sales & Marketing, Horphag Research, Geneva, Switzerland, www.pycnogenol.com Tim Hammond, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Bergstrom Nutrition, Vancouver, WA, https://bergstromnutrition.com Rick Kozlenko, PhD, DPM, MPH, Science and Functional Foods Advisor, GCI Nutrients, Burlingame, CA, https://gcinutrients.com Thomas Li, Business Development Manager, IFF Health, ...

Forever Young

As consumers look to natural products to help counter the aging process, ingredients supporting that goal continue to evolve. Society believes in being one’s best self, and this idea can apply from our outwardly appearance to the core of our cellular information. Ingredients That Age Well California-based GCI Nutrients’ Richard Kozlenko, DPM, MPH, PhD, science ...

FTC Complaint Against Quincy Bioscience Dismissed

On September 29, Judge Louis Stanton of the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York dismissed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) complaint against Wisconsin-based Quincy Bioscience, the makers of Prevagen. In January, the FTC and the NYAG charged the marketers of the dietary supplement Prevagen with making ...

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Healthy and Amazing Aging

Wellness, science and technology are merging and becoming a mainstream way to deliver dramatic improvements for healthy aging and longevity. As indicated by the tale of Ponce de Leon searching for the fountain of youth, to the recent fascination with the secrets from the “Blue Zones,” a demographic and/or geographic area of the world where ...

The Due Diligence of Aging Gracefully and Naturally

Long before Botox and hair extensions, consumers looked to natural ways to fade away wrinkles and grow longer hair, and they are coming full circle in the 21st Century with natural ingredients and supplements.Beauty is only skin deep, and promotes personality rather than good looks. And that’s the way it should be.In an age when ...

Antioxidants Move On

Abundant evidence suggests that eating whole fruits, vegetables, and whole grains—all rich in networks of antioxidants and their helper molecules— provides protection against many of the scourges of aging, and consumers have bought into supplementing where their diets are lacking.“The market of antioxidants is one of the oldest segments of the dietary supplements category,” said ...