With rising interest in healthy aging, more people are looking for clinical research that supports products designed to help them live healthier for longer. The coenzyme NAD+ is essential to the body's metabolic processes, but it declines with

What Does FDA’s Reorganization Mean for the Dietary Supplement Industry?

Feb 29th, 2024 27m 10s

Loren Israelsen from the United Natural Products Alliance shares insight on how agency priorities might change and how businesses can prepare. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in process of a massive reorganization designed to streamlin

Radicle Science Aims ‘Proof-as-a-Service’ Model Toward Predictive Nutrition

Feb 1st, 2024 48m 7s

One of the biggest challenges for dietary supplements has been proving that products actually work. The traditional model for clinical research is expensive, slow, and not representative of diverse populations. As its name suggests, the compan

Assessing Impact with Ritual’s Lindsay Dahl

Oct 30th, 2023 31m 35s

Born as a DTC multivitamin brand with strong focus on transparency, Ritual entered retail stores for the first time in 2022 with Whole Foods, and expanded in 2023 with Target and Amazon. Now an omnichannel brand and a Certified B Corp, Ritual h

Gender Equity in Leadership with WIN President Heather Granato

Jun 26th, 2023 21m 31s

Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN) is a nonprofit group established in 2022 with a mission to “empower women to unlock their personal and professional potential,” ultimately looking to “achieve economic and societal equity to change the global indus

The Medicinal Mushroom Boom with Bill Chioffi of Nammex

Jun 14th, 2023 32m 26s

Mushrooms seem to be everywhere, and in everything. Reishi, Shitake, Cordyceps, Lion’s Mane, Turkey Tail, Chaga, and others are all finding their way into dietary supplements and other nutritional products.The closer you look at the Kingdom of

Dietary Supplements Forum to Host FDA, FTC, Amazon, and Justice Department Representatives

Jun 9th, 2023 22m 5s

There are all sorts of legal and regulatory issues affecting the dietary supplements market today. FDA restructuring, drug preclusion, facility inspections, FTC’s new Health Products Compliance Guidance, and updated Green Guides for environment

Ellen Schutt Reflects on Founding of Nutraceuticals World, Discusses Omega-3 Market Dynamics

May 13th, 2023 14m 44s

This November marks 25 years since the debut issue of Nutraceuticals World (NW), which launched 4 years after passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA).NW Founding Editor Ellen Schutt—now the managing director of the Gl

KidStar Nutrients' Caitlyn Vanderhaeghe Discusses Filling Nutrient Gaps for Kids with High-Quality Supplements

May 5th, 2023 12m 58s

Caitlyn Vanderhaeghe is the President and CEO of KidStar Nutrients, based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, which aims to deliver the highest quality nutritional supplements for kids. She co-founded KidStar Nutrients after one of her daughters was diag

Steve Mister on Regulatory Concerns, FDA and FTC Actions, and the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s 50th Year

Apr 28th, 2023 32m 14s

Dietary supplement issues discussed include:The drug exclusion rule in DSHEA and the impact on CBD, NAC, NMN, and other ingredients; FDA restructuring of the Human Foods Program and industry’s relationship with its regulators; FDA’s “Dietary Su

Mark Blumenthal on Preventing Botanical Adulteration in a Growing Marketplace and Advancing R&D

Apr 21st, 2023 1h 14m

Mark Blumenthal is the Founder & Executive Director of the American Botanical Council, an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to providing accurate and reliable information for consumers, healthcare pr

Women in Leadership with the Organic & Natural Health Association

Apr 14th, 2023 42m 22s

Diverse minds in the board room, and science lab, are healthy for business. In this episode I talked Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of the Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N); Naomi Whittel, CEO of Naomi Whittel Brands and Pre

Ann Armbrecht on Inspiring Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing of Herbs and Botanicals

Apr 7th, 2023 35m 14s

Sustainability is a broad term that gets tossed around a lot these days in different contexts, to the point where it's not always clear what it means. A report released this year from Nielsen IQ and McKinsey showed that consumers are shifting t

Thom King on Erythritol Safety, Sugar Reduction and Formulation Strategies

Apr 3rd, 2023 26m 37s

Food scientist and CEO of Icon Foods discusses evolution of clean label sweetening systems in foods, beverages, and gummies. In this episode we talked with Thom King, the founder and CEO of Icon Foods, which is one of the largest importers, man

Erin Stokes, ND, on Natural Health Strategies and the Role for Dietary Supplements

Mar 21st, 2023 13m 11s

At Expo West 2023 in Anaheim, CA, we sat down with Erin Stokes a naturopathic doctor, educator, and mom who lives with her family in Boulder CO. Stokes is the medical director for MegaFood, the Certified B Corporation that’s celebrating its 50t

Michael McGuffin Discusses Dietary Supplement Regulation and Mandatory Product Listing Bill

May 5th, 2022 45m 34s

In this podcast I talked to Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) about the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 and the regulation of dietary supplements more broadly. In April, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin

Personalized Nutrition & DSM’s Revamped Brand Strategy

Dec 16th, 2020 15m 26s

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, recently launched a new brand campaign for the human nutrition and health markets. The concept reflects DSM’s evolved strategic direction in human nutrition

Leading Through Crisis, with Pharmavite CEO Jeff Boutelle

Dec 14th, 2020 23m 36s

It’s a tall order to manage teams through a crisis like COVID-19. The magnitude and scale of disruption have presented challenges from every angle and at every turn. For Pharmavite, keeping its roughly 1,100 frontline workers safe is the top p

AHPA will Tackle Sports Nutrition Market in Virtual Event on Oct. 21

Oct 6th, 2020 25m 41s

The American Herbal Products Association will be presenting its inaugural Sports Nutrition Congress on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 8 am to 4:30 pm PT. The virtual event will cover market trends and dynamics, innovation and research, product testi

Podcast: How to Build Enduring Brands in Today’s Nutraceuticals Market

Oct 2nd, 2020 21m 48s

Brand development and sound marketing strategies are essential components to success in a competitive landscape like the nutritional products marketplace. Sheldon Baker, senior member of Baker Dillon Group, LLC, has more than 30 years of brand

Creating a More Inclusive and Diverse Natural Products Industry

Jun 29th, 2020 25m 7s

The United States faces a national reckoning on racial injustice, as people of color demand change and recognition that Black Lives Matter.With companies and brands being held to account for their actions, it’s important for executives to evalu

Cognitive Health Trends & Research with Kyowa Hakko

Jun 24th, 2020 31m 17s

Traditionally, consumers and marketers have focused on cognitive health at either end of the life span—brain development in the pre-natal and early childhood stages, and then maintaining mental sharpness and memory in the senior years. But supp

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