Immune Support

From skin benefits to digestive system support, aloe has much to offer.

As consumer demand for natural ingredients continues to grow, lesser–known botanicals, backed by millennia-old healing traditions and supported by contemporary research, are poised to steal the spotlight in 2018.

According to the company, Kemin’s own in vitro and animal studies show that the ingredients can “prime key immune cells, thereby strengthening the body’s immune defenses."

Ganeden said that this research further validate's Staimune's track record of immune health support.

Emerging research supports probiotics for a range of conditions, from allergies to oral health.

“The key to continued probiotic growth is to expand the user base-have it go more mainstream,” says Dupont’s Megan DeStefano. “To do this, we need to attract new consumers through new and different benefits beyond immune and digestive health.”

Where do probiotic foods, beverages, and supplements stand today?

New studies on garlic focus on coronary plaque reduction, immune health, liver function, and weight management.

Ganeden introduced Staimune at this week’s Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) trade show in Las Vegas.

A recent challenge-model study has shown that DuPont Nutrition & Health’s proprietary probiotic strain Bifidobacterium lactis BI-04 (in the form of commercially available Howaru Protect Adult) has the potential to help maintain healthy respiratory immune function.

Probi Select is a patented and clinically documented line of probiotic strains curated to help provide gastrointestinal and immune support.

Recent study results suggest a blend of six probiotic strains may beneficially affect tryptophan-kynurenine metabolism in athletes and reduce incidence of upper respiratory tract infections.

Supplementation both protected elderly subjects against upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and reduced the duration of any URTIs that did occur.

GOED discusses how our understanding of omega-3's role in human health has evolved over time.

The facility expansion has made it possible to increase production of the company’s PernaTec New Zealand Greenshell green lipped mussel oil, in addition to some of the company’s other ingredients.

Called the “master antioxidant,” glutathione is an amino acid found in every cell in the body that plays a key role in immune health, the body’s detoxification process, and more.

New meta-analysis study results suggest DuPont's B. lactis HN019 probiotic may enhance natural-killer cell and polymorphonuclear function in healthy older adults.

Euromed has shared new study results suggesting its milk thistle extract may help suppress inflammation in immune cells, including in cells from HIV-positive subjects.

Are all fermented foods probiotic? Do probiotics delivered in a topically applied skin cream really work? Probiotics expert Ganeden takes us through five of the most common myths surrounding probiotics.

A new meta-analysis of more than 25 studies provides evidence that vitamin D supplementation may be beneficial to immune health.

Marketers are finding new opportunities to teach consumers about the benefits of immune-health products.

Ganeden says its proprietary probiotic strain is now the first and only spore-forming probiotic allowed to be used specifically in infant formulas.

Bergstrom Nutrition’s methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) ingredient was found to mitigate the inflammatory response to strenuous exercise in a new study.

Children around three years old who supplemented with the oral-health probiotic showed significantly fewer episodes of streptococcal pharyngitis and acute otitis media than a control group.

Valensa International has announced an agreement to commercialize Algal Scientific Corporation’s PureAlgal branded ingredients on the U.S. immune-health market.

Prebiotic insiders insist that the category could take off in the next few years as more consumers begin embracing the health benefits of prebiotics.

One expert reviews the benefits of prebiotics for better gut health.

Children aged 3–10 supplementing with BLIS K12 experienced fewer episodes of streptococcal pharyngitis, flu, laryngitis, and other negative oral-health episodes.

Virun NutraBiosciences says its new emulsions and powders were created with technology that “bind proteins to probiotics which helps stabilize and increase the survivability of traditional strains.”

Hyperbiotics (Henderson, NV) released its new PRO-Pets formula, an “ultra-tiny,” beef-flavored tablet for dogs and cats that combines six probiotic strains.