Articles by Angela Santoriello
VRM Media Executives at Expo East Booth #6625
VRM Media Inc. (East Brunswick, NJ) executives will be ready to talk dietary supplement industry news at Natural Products Expo East 2014 this weekend at booth #6625. Expo East, the East Coast’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event, is expecting continued growth with more new exhibitors and more new products than ever before, according ...
MediNatura Finalizes Purchase of Heel Inc.
MediNatura Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, announced it has finalized the purchase of the Heel Group’s USA operations for over-the-counter (OTC) medications. “We are dedicated to providing outstanding homeopathic natural medications to our practitioners, retailers and the millions of people who prefer natural health care products to synthetic ones,” said Cathy Raish, ...
Global Medical and Nutrition Experts To Address Optimal Nutrition
A group of leading health and medical experts have joined together to form the Global Nutrition & Health Alliance (GNHA) to educate consumers and healthcare professionals about optimal nutrition, including the use of vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) as part of a healthy lifestyle. The GNHA assembled this summer to discuss the current VMS landscape, ...
Essential Formulas Appoints Scientific Director
Essential Formulas Inc. (Dallas, TX, EFI), distributor of Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics and the CHIA OMEGA product line, has hired nationally known wellness expert and pharmacist Ross Pelton, RPh, PhD., CCN, as scientific director. With years of experience in natural medicine, Dr. Pelton is trusted for his integrative approach to health and is an expert in ...
Pharmaca Opens 26th Store in Seattle
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy (Boulder, CO) announced the opening of Pharmaca Wellness & Natural Beauty in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, WA. The store’s public grand opening will take place September 13-14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., when attendees can pamper themselves with complimentary services such as chair massages, mini-facials, mini-makeovers and more, according ...
OTA to Throw First-Ever #OrganicFestival on Social Media
It’s party time at the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and for 10 straight days everyone’s invited, according to the Washington-D.C. based nonprofit group. September is “Organic Month,” and OTA and its member companies are teaming up with other leading organic influencers to throw “Organic-Palooza,” a first-ever, 10-day social media festival that begins today and celebrates ...
Marijuana Shows Potential in Treating Autoimmune Disease
A team of University of South Carolina researchers have discovered a novel pathway through which marijuana’s main active constituent, THC, can suppress the body’s immune functions, reported ScienceDaily.com Researchers Mitzi Nagarkatti, Prakash Nagarkatti and Xiaoming Yang’s research has been published online in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit drug ...
Diet Rich in Vitamin C and Linoleic Acid May Delay Skin Aging
The Natural Health Research Institute (Tulsa, OK, NHRI)) reported previous supplementation studies suggest vitamin C plays a role in skin collagen synthesis and protects skin from sun damage. Other studies suggested that supplementation with omega-3 fish oil could also protect the skin from sun damage, reported NHRI. A new cross-sectional study of 4,025 women between ...
Kamedis Adds Top Naturopathic Physician to Its Scientific Advisory Committee
Kamedis Bio-Herbal Skin Care (Tel Aviv, Israel) has added Amy Bader, ND, to its Naturopathic Scientific Advisory Committee. Dr. Bader will be joining a list of physicians who sit on the committee including Michael Traub, Holly Lucille, Doni Wilson, Matthew Baral, Carrie Runde and Denise Clark. Dr. Bader will bring experience and insight on the ...
Douglas Labs’ Ultra Preventive X Receives Gold Medal of Achievement
Douglas Laboratories (Pittsburgh, PA) announced its Ultra Preventive X was named to NutriSearch’s “Best of the Best” list in the NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements. The NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements criteria for the achievement are based on the quality of the product, research, formulation and manufacturing. Additionally, the company must meet a pharmaceutical model ...
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