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Addressing Blood Sugar Concerns
Finding natural solutions for those seeking to maintain healthy blood sugar levels is needed now more than ever before. According to the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, an estimated 30.3 million people have diabetes, while another 84.1 million adults ages 18 and older are prediabetic. And at a time when the ...
Quality is as Quality Does
Re-examining dietary supplement ingredient quality in a supply-disrupted world. Our expert panel: Daniel Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Salma Fathalla, Director, Quality Assurance, Nutrition21, Purchase, NY, https://nutrition21.com Dan Lifton, President, Maypro Ventures, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com Vishal Shah, Director, Nutriventia, Mumbai, India, https://nutriventia.com William Sommer, Vice President Global Development ...
HPMC: The Impossible Capsule
Developing plant-derived alternatives to animal-based products is never easy. But for capsules, the solution not only meets expectations but exceeds them. By now, the vegetarian and vegan revolution is in full swing. Everything from oat milk to vegan ice cream showcases growing consumer demand for products that substitute conventional animal-based ingredients with those derived from ...
Focusing on the Essentials
EFAs continue to be a mainstay in the natural products industry in more ways than one. Perhaps it’s obvious to some, but EFAs (essential fatty acids) are indeed essential. According to Oregon State University’s Linus Pauling Institute, “Linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 fatty acid, and α-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid, are considered essential ...
Washington, the Coronavirus and the Natural Products Industry
Business in a (temporarily) dystopian world. The Participants Are: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Dan Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Loren Israelsen, President, United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), Salt Lake City, UT, www.unpa.com Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights, Brattleboro, VT, www.retailinsights.com Mark ...
Nutra Manufacturing Innovation & Customization, from Product to Package
With everything from botanicals to cannabis now being encapsulated, the combinations of innovative and customized options in liquid filling are infinite. But it’s also the advancements in customization of the manufacturing processes that is bringing liquid filling to the forefront in delivery options. By customizing the manufacturing design and technology process from the earliest development ...
New Approaches for Healthy Blood Sugar
With metabolic syndrome and diabetes becoming more of a danger than ever, ingredient suppliers and manufacturers are working together to help Americans maintain healthy blood sugar levels. It has been said that metabolic syndrome and diabetes may be the largest epidemics of the 21st century. In fact, 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every ...
EFA’s Turning Tide
Consumer awareness is demanding the EFA supplement market make positive changes. Essential fatty acids (EFAs) have swum far and swiftly upstream since the days of “fish burp” fish oils in huge soft gels. If people couldn’t stomach fish (as many people don’t like eating it), they were unlikely to obtain the health benefits of EPA ...
Amino Acids & Proteins: The Latest Scoop
Amino acids and their protein partners have been a mainstay in finished products for years, but manufacturers are continuously finding new ways for implementation. Many in the natural products sector are aware of the fact that proteins are comprised of hundreds of smaller units called amino acids, but around this statement lies various misconceptions. For ...
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 ...
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