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What Challenges Do Food and Drink Entrepreneurs Face? Expert Advice“Food explorers” open up opportunities in the health and wellness market for entrepreneurs and startups, but do the opportunities outweigh the challenges?
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Is Taking Supplements Worthwhile? An integrative medicine physician’s point of view.In my opinion, there are no cookie-cutter supplemental regimens. Every person should have a custom-tailored regimen to fit his or her health concerns.
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Without a Regulatory Definition for Natural, Industry Still in LimboHow long can marketers go on without a definition for natural?
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How Capsules Solve Delivery Challenges of Today’s Most Popular Weight-Management IngredientsCapsules can improve the stability, bioavailability, and taste-masking of some of the most popular weight-management ingredients.
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Nutritional Ingredients for Women's Health: Probiotics and Urogenital HealthcareWhen it comes to urogenital health, many people think about sexual health and fertility. However, keeping a healthy urogenital tract is important, regardless of sexual activity levels or interest in becoming pregnant. Urogenital Health and Vaginal Flora The urogenital tract is an organ system of the urinary tract and reproductive organs. Its health is delicately maintained by multiple types of colonizing beneficial bacteria. Although the vaginal flora can vary among individuals, Lactobacillus species dominate in healthy women.
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In Response: How to develop effective-and affordable-products.Facts that should be considered when developing a new product formulation.
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Ingredient Spotlight: LycopeneLycopene is responsible for the bright red color of tomatoes, watermelons, and other red fruits and vegetables.
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Hypertension: Sodium: There’s More to the StoryWith much attention today on sodium reduction and hypertension, a fact often overlooked is that sodium is only one piece of the hypertension puzzle. Other nutrients can come into play. Potassium, for instance, which plays a role in water balance and blood flow, can blunt the effects of sodium on blood pressure.
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Beyond Testosterone: Men’s Health and Dietary SupplementsKeeping aging men healthy takes more than just addressing testosterone. Why supplements are a more holistic approach.
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Today's Biggest Nutraceutical and Food Mixing Challenges: Hard-to-Disperse Powders and Shear-Sensitive IngredientsMake sure you (or your manufacturing partners) are using the right mixing equipment, in both the short- and long-term.
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Aging WellThe baby boomer generation may be associated with cultural revolution and a redefinition of traditional values. However, as the oldest of this generation move through their sixties, most will face the same health concerns that have dogged several generations of their predecessors.
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How to Leverage the Advantages of Whey Protein in BeveragesAs some of the most functional, versatile, and great-tasting ingredients derived from milk, whey ingredients are uniquely designed to function well in beverage applications. Whey is a nutritional powerhouse, containing the components of milk that remain soluble during the process of making cheese, which amounts to about half of the nutrients from milk.
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Built to last: Formulating for enduranceConsiderations for endurance nutrition, and the evolving consumer segment.
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5 CBD Regulatory MythsWhere does CBD’s legal status stand following the 2018 Farm Bill? One attorney looks at common misperceptions.
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Healthy Food Sector Nourished by Mergers and IPOsIncreasing consumer demand for products and services that promote healthy lifestyles is driving deals in the better-for-you food and beverage market.
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FTC Clamps Down on Homeopathic ProductsA new FTC enforcement policy means homeopathic products may be harder to market going forward.
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CPC Ingredients - Natural Colorants With Added BenefitsIncreasingly, consumers are demanding all-natural cosmetics. As a result, more manufacturers are seeking natural coloring materials for all types of products-including foundation, lip care products, and hair coloring. Several natural colorants in use today have a long history of use in foods and cosmetics. Many are plant pigments or dyes with a history of safe use for humans.
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Striking it RichAs nutritional supplements are subject to more and more scrutiny, the demand that products are supported by sound and unbiased research is essential. There are many different types of data that can support a product's safety and efficacy. The easiest, least expensive, and least accepted are in vitro studies (test tube experiments). However, these are probably the best approach when first developing a new product, since often the results may help guide the researcher into the best animal or human study.
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Probiotics: Under Strain!Probiotic suppliers hope to capitalize on the creation of more sophisticated products.
