Plant proteins and personalized nutrition, blue screen eye support and bacillus probiotics, and ashwagandha and adaptogens. All these trends and more were on display on the Natural Products Expo West/Engredea trade show floor. In this episode, Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief; Rachel Adams, managing editor; and Heather Granato, vice president of content, Informa Exhibitions; dish on the top trends they saw at Expo West 2017.

As the natural products industry attended Expo West this past week, President Donald Trump stated Scott Gottlieb, M.D., is his pick for the next FDA Commissioner. Dr. Gottlieb has a history with FDA, serving as deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs during the George W. Bush administration. Not much is known about how Dr. Gottlieb views supplement regulations and enforcement, but his history at the agency, as a medical doctor and at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute gives direction on how he will lead FDA, if confirmed. In this podcast, Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief of Natural Products INSIDR, discuss how Dr. Gottlieb may affect the supplement industry.

As the natural products industry attended Expo West this past week, President Donald Trump stated Scott Gottlieb, M.D., is his pick for the next FDA Commissioner. Dr. Gottlieb has a history with FDA, serving as deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs during the George W. Bush administration. Not much is known about how Dr. Gottlieb views supplement regulations and enforcement, but his history at the agency, as a medical doctor and at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute gives direction on how he will lead FDA, if confirmed. In this podcast, Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief of Natural Products INSIDR, discuss how Dr. Gottlieb may affect the supplement industry.

Probiotic supplements reached US$2.8 billion in 2015, according to estimates from Nicholas Hall Co., with the United States selling the most among countries representing 33 percent of the total sales. Probiotics supplements jumped 127 percent from 2011 to 2015, showing they are the fastest growing supplement in the U.S. marketplace. This growth and high demand is due to probiotic innovation, which is populating in every layer of the probiotic market from strain research, number of strains in the formulation, health benefits, regulatory compliance, delivery forms, packaging, pricing, marketing, point of sales and outreach to consumers. In this podcast, Monica Feldman, group director of client services, Nicholas Hall Co., and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER, discuss the market for probiotics.

Probiotic supplements reached US$2.8 billion in 2015, according to estimates from Nicholas Hall Co., with the United States selling the most among countries representing 33 percent of the total sales. Probiotics supplements jumped 127 percent from 2011 to 2015, showing they are the fastest growing supplement in the U.S. marketplace. This growth and high demand is due to probiotic innovation, which is populating in every layer of the probiotic market from strain research, number of strains in the formulation, health benefits, regulatory compliance, delivery forms, packaging, pricing, marketing, point of sales and outreach to consumers. In this podcast, Monica Feldman, group director of client services, Nicholas Hall Co., and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER, discuss the market for probiotics.

Probiotic research has gone beyond digestion, and delivery forms have gone beyond yogurt. Recent research on specific probiotic strains have shown their ability to address oral health, and manufacturers have successfully used spore-forming probiotics to incorporate healthy bacteria into food products.

In this special two-interview podcast, Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief of INSIDER, talks with Lucie Lingrand, project manager, Lallemand Health Solutions, about the role “bad” bacteria play in oral health conditions, such as gingivitis and halitosis. Almendarez then speaks with Anurag Pande, Ph.D., vice president, scientific affairs, Sabinsa, about the difference between spore-forming probiotics and non-spore-forming probiotics.

Probiotic research has gone beyond digestion, and delivery forms have gone beyond yogurt. Recent research on specific probiotic strains have shown their ability to address oral health, and manufacturers have successfully used spore-forming probiotics to incorporate healthy bacteria into food products.

In this special two-interview podcast, Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief of INSIDER, talks with Lucie Lingrand, project manager, Lallemand Health Solutions, about the role “bad” bacteria play in oral health conditions, such as gingivitis and halitosis. Almendarez then speaks with Anurag Pande, Ph.D., vice president, scientific affairs, Sabinsa, about the difference between spore-forming probiotics and non-spore-forming probiotics.

Steve French, managing partner, Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) and Rachel Adams, managing editor, discuss the opportunities and challenges of the heart health market. French will speak during Heart Health Marketplace at Ingredient Marketplace, April 18-20, in Orlando.

Steve French, managing partner, Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) and Rachel Adams, managing editor, discuss the opportunities and challenges of the heart health market. French will speak during Heart Health Marketplace at Ingredient Marketplace, April 18-20, in Orlando.

Research on ashwagandha shows it helps reduce stress and inflammation in the body, leading to a slew of other health benefits from sleep to sports nutrition, cognitive health, sexual function and more. However, ensuring the Ayurvedic herb is potent, safe and properly harvest is at the root (pun intended) of concern for supplement brands that wish to supply ashwagandha to its consumers. In this podcast Heather Granato, vice president of content, Informa Exhibition’s health and nutrition network, and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER, discuss a recent trip Granato took to India to film ashwagandha harvesting from the field to the production facility, an Ayurvedic hospital that uses practices from the traditional healing system to treat patients, and why Informa Exhibition’s associate producer Charlie English starting taking ashwaganhda.