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Fine-Tuning the Immune System

Immune health continues to be an important segment for consumers and industry, but only certain natural ingredients are backed by recent research. However, this growing library of research touches all corners of the supplement world, including basic nutrients, botanicals ...More
January 30, 2012 By Steve Myers
Posted in Articles, Immune Health
A Girl's Best Friend

Women are more interested in health and prevention than men, making them a key demographic for natural products manufacturers. They are also more willing to educate themselves on products they choose for themselves and their families, so manufacturers should use marketing ...More
January 25, 2012 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Articles
Selenium Amplifies Yeast Anti-Cancer Compounds

Recent Penn State research shows selenium-enhanced yeast contains a more beneficial profile of prostate cancer-related proteins when compared to regular yeast. ...More
January 24, 2012
Posted in News
Chlorophyll Cancer Protection Study Questions Mice Research Model

New study reveals chlorophyll found in green vegetables helps protect against mild carcinogens found in the environment, and indicated a trout study model may be more economical and effective. ...More
January 13, 2012
Posted in News, Immune Health
U.S. Study Finds Calcium, Vitamin D Combo Reduces Fracture Risk

Combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation can reduce fracture risk, according to a recent meta-analysis from Tufts Medical Center; however the researchers reported evidence hasn't determined vitamin D's role in cancer prevention (Ann Intern Med. 2011 Dec ...More
December 21, 2011
Posted in News
Brown Seaweed Fights Cancer Cells

Fucoidan extract, extracted from brown seaweed, showed anti-cancer properties in a recent study from the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan (PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27441). The study reported fucoidan extract ...More
December 15, 2011
Posted in News, Immune Health
Prop 65 an Immodest Proposal?

Prop 65 covers any product sold in the State of California, requiring warnings on products that contain any of the state's listed chemicals known to cause cancer, and opening companies to costly lawsuits brought by citizens or government. Dietary supplements are in the ...More
October 31, 2011
Posted in Articles
Soy Isoflavone Metabolism May Affect Research

Metabolism of soy isopflavones is different in rodents than it is in humans, providing insight in to why early animal studies on soy and breast cancer have not gone as expected in human trials. ...More
October 28, 2011
Posted in News
Just Us Girls

The breasts are a beautiful signal of womanhood, but they can also be the cause of severe illness and death. Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, but natural ingredients such as phytoestrogens, ...More
October 28, 2011 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Articles
Hops Improves Estrogen-Related Cancer Risk

University of Illinois, Chicago, researchers tested the effect of OTC botanicals on estrogen-induced malignant transformation of breast cancer cells, finding hops effective. ...More
October 27, 2011
Posted in News