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Pure Encapsulations Announces Partnership With TerraCycle
Pure Encapsulations (Sudbury, MA) and its affiliated brands have partnered with international recycling leader TerraCycle (Trenton, NJ) to launch an innovative national program to increase the recycling of its nutritional supplement packaging. “Pure Encapsulations is committed to a greener future, including leading the way in recyclable packaging design and reducing packaging waste. However, not all packaging ...
Nestlé Extends Consumer Health Care Portfolio by Acquiring Atrium Innovations
On December 5, Nestlé announced that it agreed to acquire privately held Atrium Innovations, a global leader in nutritional health products, from a group of investors led by Permira Funds for $2.3 billion in cash. Atrium’s 2017 sales are expected to reach almost $700 million. The move supports Nestlé’s pursuit of growth opportunities in consumer health ...
What Women Want
Supplement manufacturers toss the one-size-fits-all and opt for condition-specific products for women. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, as of 2011, there are more than 150 million females in the U.S., representing more than half of the population. And in terms of supplementation in relation to women’s health, a national 2007 survey from ...
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 ...
2013 Science Of Supplements
This special section of Natural Practitioner comes in response to the desire for a greater understanding of the research and history behind the products available to practitioners and their patients, and manufacturers wanting to offer the science that backs the effectiveness of their products. We have featured a similar section annually in Natural Practitioner’s sister ...
2012 Company Profiles
Curious about the companies offering dietary supplements and natural products for you to provide your patients? Want to know about their ingredient sourcing, quality assurance measures and formulation techniques? Looking for information on the services provided by diagnostic laboratories or the origins of proven branded ingredients? Then Natural Practitioner’s 2012 Company Profiles are here to ...
The Science Of Supplements
A Guide to Research-Backed Nutrients and ProductsThis special section of Natural Practitioner comes in response to the desire for a greater understanding of the research and history behind the products available to practitioners and their patients, and manufacturers wanting to offer the science that backs the effectiveness of their products.We have featured a similar section ...
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