The mushroom boom: Fungi offers versatility and health benefits
The idea of consuming fungi may not sound appetizing to everyone, but Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine practitioners have been using adaptogenic mushrooms for thousands of years.
Archives for October 8, 2019
Navajo Nation’s first hemp products store open for business
In 1988, the Native American economy got a major boost with the legalization of the Indian gaming industry. Thirty years later, a new legalization is offering yet another revenue stream: hemp.
Coastal dwellers low in omega-3s despite affluence, access to fish, survey finds
Even Americans living in an affluent coastal town with good access to fresh seafood are deficient in omega-3s, a new survey has found.
Neptune offers shares to media company in CBD partnership
Neptune Wellness Solutions has entered into an equity partnership with a media company to drive the visibility of its hemp-derived CBD products in the US market.
Bill Gates: ‘Probiotics key to solving malnutrition’
Probiotics could be key in addressing malnutrition, according to Bill Gates, who calls the nutritional imbalances affecting around 200 million children under five ‘the greatest health inequity in the world.’
Study: Omega-3 in mussels may help reduce the risk of cardiac arrest
Eating mussels three times per week may help bring about significant health benefits such as reducing the risk of cardiac arrest thanks to their omega-3 fatty acid properties, according to researchers from the University of Stirling.
Italian authorities fine Life120 again for repeating banned supplement promo practices
Italy’s Competition Authority (AGCM) fines lifestyle firm Life120 Italia almost €300,000 for repeating banned commercial practices that include referencing products with unproven therapeutic effects.
NutraIngredients-Asia awards
WATCH – NutraIngredients-Asia awards winner Enovate Biolife wants to move beyond sports nutrition
Enovate Biolife is tapping on its galalnga-based ingredient, EnXtra, which has been backed by three clinical studies, to branch into several applications beyond sports nutrition, including weight loss and cognitive care.
Amway China partners with government-led R&D project to internationalise TCM
Amway China has entered into a partnership with a government led R&D initiative to promote the use of TCM worldwide.
Bayer opens first R&D center in China to tap on growing personalised and sports nutrition trends
Bayer Consumer Health has opened its first APAC R&D Center in Qidong, Jiangsu Province in China to cater its products and solutions for Chinese consumers.