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New research suggests that customized diets based on age and gender are key in optimizing mental health.

The Top 3 Benefits Consumers Want in Functional F&B 15 MAR 2021 Monday With 79% of consumers planning to eat and drink more healthily in 2021, functional foods and beverages are in high demand. This Blue California infographic details the top health conditions consumers are seeking in functional foods and beverages. Additionally, learn about ingredient solutions for functional foods and beverages...

Industry group clarifies hemp definition in wake of Delta-8 THC confusion Recent news reports about the marketing of products featuring Delta-8 THC as a prominent constituent have muddied the waters enough that the US Hemp Roundtable felt it necessary to clarify again what should—and shouldn’t—be called a hemp product. Recent headlines in both The New York Times ​and Rolling Stone ​magazine have created some confusion, said Jonathan Miller, an attorney in...

Meal replacement builds on tragedy to bring healing plant power to masses A Canadian entrepreneur who began by trying to improve the nutrition of patients on feeding tubes is now bringing his product to the US market via a new vegetarian sales platform. The product, called Heal, is a complex plant-based meal replacement formula developed first by former fireman and Cross-fit gym owner Paul Tylla.  His idea was born of tragedy.  When his late wife, Linda, was diagno...

To summarize, the key aspects required by Amazon are: 1. A Certificate of Analysis (CoA) from an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory (in-house or third party) for each dietary supplement you are applying to list OR product enrollment in an Independent Quality Certification Program, such as NSF International Sport, BSCG, Informed-Choice/Informed-Sport, or active participants of USP Dietary Supplement Verification Program 2. A Letter of Guarantee from the brand owner of the product that guarante...

Lockdown and other restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic have had unseen negative effects on the cognitive capacity and mental health of the population.

Extracts from the bark of French Maritime Pine may reduce oxidative stress and ease pain symptoms in people with fibromyalgia, suggests a new study supported by Horphag Research. Data published in  Panminerva Medica ​indicates that daily supplementation with Pycnogenol may support reduction of symptoms associated with fibromyalgia, including fatigue, migraines, and stiffness.  The research was conducted over four weeks on 50 female subjects, with an average age...

NutraIngredients-USA Awards: What are our judges looking for? With three weeks left until the closing date for entries for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2021, we’re often asked about the judging process, so here’s what you need to know… Obviously, the criteria are slightly different for each category, but overall we can break it down four ways: 1)       Can you show us that there is a genuine consumer demand? 2)       Do you have solid scientific ...

Northwestern University have found a fascinating way to activate problem-solving during sleep. In a study published in the journal  Psychological Science, the researchers explained how they used sound cues to stimulate information processing in sleeping participants. When the volunteers woke up the next day, they were able to work out the brainteasers they failed to solve the previous night. “This study provides yet more evidence that brain processing during sleep is helpful to daytim...

Researchers find new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X syndrome Mount Sinai Researchers find a new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X, a leading genetic cause of autism, in an animal model. Corresponding author: Hirofumi Morishita, MD, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. Bottom line: The adolescent maturation o...