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Los Angeles, CA—Minority-owned Naturade launched VeganSmart organic all-in-one nutritional shakes with an eye towards making healthy choices more affordable and accessible, particularly within the African-American community, according to a press release. Kareem Cook, CMO and co-founder of VeganSmart, and Claude Tellis, co-founder, partner, and CEO, met while […]

Jefferson City, MO—The first legal industrial hemp plot was planted in Missouri on July 1, according to a press release from the Missouri Hemp Association (MHA). A week earlier, Missouri lieutenant governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 133 into law, allowing universities in Missouri to plant hemp for research. Dale Ludwig, executive director of the […] The […]

Rochester, NY—DuPont has opened a new state-of-the-art probiotics fermentation unit at its Rochester, NY, facility, according to a press release. It is producing high-quality probiotics for the dietary supplement and food and beverage industries. Construction on the unit was completed in March as part of an investment to expand probiotics capacity. Innovatio […]

Austin, TX—K. Patel Phyto Extractions Pvt. Ltd. has adopted senna through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb program, according to a press release. The program benefits ABC’s HerbMedPro database, which provides access to scientific and clinical research data on the uses and health effects of more than 265 herbs, spices, medicinal plants, an […]

New Brunswick, NJ—Natreon’s PrimaVie shilajit extract has been shown in a new study to improve skin health and appearance, according to a press release. In the study, titled “Skin Transcriptome of Middle-Aged Women Supplemented With Natural Herbo-mineral Shilajit Shows Induction of Microvascular and Extracellular Matrix Mechanisms,” healthy female adults too […]

Click here to listen. I learned a lot in this interview with Dan Chapman. Dan is the founder and CEO of Redd Remedies. I believe you should explore and understand something about the companies you trust. Who do you trust and why do you trust them? This is a wonderful example of what good companies […] The post Adaptogenic Herbs to Nourish, Support and Balanc […]

The trade war is in full force between the United States and China with the dietary supplement industry on both sides caught in the crosshairs. This war is already having an impact on consumer sentiment and pricing, and while it is likely that the trade war will end at some point, some of its effects […] The post Trade War Raises Industry’s China Conundrum…A […]

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Chicago, IL—A report by Brightfield Group uncovered shifts across the U.S. Cannabidiol (CBD) industry signaling a seven-fold increase in the market, according to a press release. The market is on track to grow to $23.7 billion through 2023. Brightfield managing director Bethany Gomez said in the release: “The CBD market has been growing rapidly, but […] The […]

Dallas, TX—Ross Pelton, R.Ph., Ph.D., CCN, director of science at Essential Formulas, has published a paper in the June 2019 edition of The Townsend Letter, the Examiner of Alternative Medicine. The paper, titled Postbiotic Metabolites: The New Frontier in Microbiome Science, places a heavy emphasis on identifying postbiotic metabolites, according to a press […]