Healthy INSIDER Podcast
528 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNatural Products INSIDER is home to the latest news updates, research and analysis for manufacturers and marketers of dietary supplements.
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Natural product industry fund provides scholarships, networking for HBCU students
April 27, 2021 12:45 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBThe Organic & Natural Health Association’s partnership with the Williams-Franklin Foundation will open more opportunities in the natural products industry for students and graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). Specifically, Organic & Natural Health committed to help raise US$50,000 for the Williams-Franklin Foundation--a nonprofit that provides scholarships, networking and mentoring opportunities to HBCU students with extreme financial need--during the next five y...
CBD—the professional, and the personal
March 29, 2021 16:13 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBToddCast Episode 5:The medicinal value of hemp CBD has been proven with FDA approval of a CBD isolate drug. Even so, the forces aligned against its widespread use remain. Sean Murphy, founder of Hemp Business Journal and now with WAFBA producing the NoCo Hemp Expo in Denver (and online) March 25-27, https://www.nocohempexpo.com/ talks with Insider senior editor Todd Runestad about: Murphy’s young son, Atlas, born with a terminal brain condition—and how, even in the cannabis capital of Color...
HEAP takes a leap at vitamin D deficiency in BIPOC community
March 12, 2021 12:30 - 25 minutes - 35.9 MBHealth Equity & Advocacy Project (HEAP) just launched, its mission to educate and inspire Blacks and other melanin-challenged populations to get their vitamin D levels up to healthy. Their lives may depend on it. The merging of #BLM with COVID has created a moment where the Black community’s health outcomes with the pandemic is worse than most—as is vitamin D blood levels, and a slew of published research over the past year has shown at least a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and w...
5 Star Nutrition secures omnichannel future
March 03, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MBThe 54-store U.S. chain of sports nutrition stores has committed to an omnichannel solution from NewStore to modernize its operation and inventory management while delivering information and products in the many ways customers today demand. 5 Star’s chief marketing officer Jared LeMantia discusses what prompted this move, what is involved in transitioning to this new system, and how the customer experience will change.
NewStore’s dips its omnichannel toes into nutrition
March 01, 2021 20:00 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBWhen sports nutrition retail chain 5 Star Nutrition chose NewStore’s omnichannel cloud solution as its pathway to future growth and success, it was the company’s first foray into nutrition. NewStore’s chief commercial officer Rick Berger explains how mobile point of sale (POS) and cloud-based order management that have been changing fashion and sporting goods retailing can also transform nutrition retailers, who can run their stores from an iPhone.
Can immunity ingredients play in the sports field?
February 12, 2021 16:30 - 26 minutes - 37.5 MBToddCast episode II: Sports nutrition has long been a hotbed of innovation. The first tubs of whey protein powders were originally used by body builders, but the conceit has diversified into plant proteins for anyone seeking a performance edge. Listen to this interview between senior editor Todd Runestad and sports nutrition innovator extraordinaire and president of Imaginutrition, Anthony Almada, as they discuss: How EAS turned on the pro sports world with creatine and other power boosters...
“Hot, sexy, cool” NaturAde lands in Costco
January 27, 2021 14:45 - 32 minutes - 45.6 MBBIPOC brand targets diabesity with plant-based powders. The company had been laser-focused on the Black population. With high-quality ingredients and GMP-certified production, this on-point brand was able to get a shot at the best big box retailer in the country. Watch CEO Claude Tellis and CMO Kareem Cook sit down with senior editor Todd Runestad as they discuss the challenges and sweet smell of success: The challenges and indignities of being a Black-owned company, which makes this deal a...
Supplements regulatory veteran weighs in on FDA and CBD 2021
January 15, 2021 16:00 - 39 minutes - 55 MBToddCast Vol. XXIX: Duffy MacKay has lived and breathed Washington, D.C., for a decade as senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a leading trade group serving the dietary supplements industry. Like so many other supplements veterans, he jumped ship and swam to the boisterous shores of hemp CBD land. MacKay sits down with Insider senior editor Todd Runestad to talk about the similarities between the last quarter-century of supplem...
Creative approaches to branding and product positioning
December 23, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBMarc Brush, principal at the Bend consultancy, honed his market research bona fides running Nutrition Business Journal. He’s helping shape the personalized healthcare and nutrition pursuit, is building the future of innovative immune-support products and brands, and has genius insights on the future of consumer demographics and market success. Listen in as Insider senior editor Todd Runestad sits down with Brush as they discuss: How to make personalization work in the market (hint: no one i...
Jeff Bland gets big and bold about health
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBToddCast Vol. XXVIII: COVID times are accelerating the health care paradigm, and the leading thinker on functional medicine and personalized nutrition is leading the charge. Immune boosting is so 20th century. Think immune rejuvenation. Think training your immune system like you would build muscle for fitness. Think of categorizing your immune function into immunity personalities. Insider senior editor Todd Runestad rethinks the future of nutrition with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., founder of t...
How to market branded ingredients with integrity
December 02, 2020 15:00 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBToddCast Vol. XXVII: From Tonalin CLA to 5-Loxin, Aker krill to MenaQ7 vitamin K2, Eric Anderson has been at the forefront of marketing evidence-based, IP-protected ingredients to quality-forward responsible brands. Tune in as Anderson sits down with Insider senior editor Todd Runestad as they discuss: How to navigate a market with brands pirating ingredients and stifling innovation on one end and those that care about quality and evidence on the other. How to communicate all aspects of q...
How to find the right partner for your CBD brand—seeds, farmers, extractors, the works!
November 25, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBMarket leaders are leading the market through diligence, innovation and new ways of thinking. You would expect anything less from the hemp biz? The last 10 months have changed our lives dramatically. Supply chains are being rewritten and remapped due to the pandemic. This is another opportunity to bring manufacturing to the agriculture center of production in this country because supply chains will require domestic supply because nobody wants supply disruption. How do we make sure we take ...
Chris Kilham’s 4 top herbs with the most upside
November 03, 2020 20:15 - 48 minutes - 67.5 MBToddCast, Vol. XXV: Known in the trade as The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham travels the world over and really digs in with indigenous cultures to discover herbal remedies for the Western world—kava and maca being two preeminent herbs that Kilham was there at the start of both. During the COVID downtime, we caught up with Kilham resting comfortably just five miles from North America’s largest organic schisandra farm. Listen in to this podcast with senior editor Todd Runestad as Kilham discuss...
Mark Blumenthal’s top 10 botanicals for immunity and vitality
October 27, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBWhile being careful to not pick winners and losers, ABC founder—and now anointed as one of the luminaries gracing the Mount Rushmore of the Natural Products Industry—identifies botanicals vital for vitality and immune health. But really, though, that's not even close to the half of it. Listen in as they dive into the deep end of the pond and talk about: Evolutionary biology and the kindom—no typo—that links plants and animals on this fair planet. The conflict between vitalism and reducti...
Attracting the best job candidates for your natural products business – podcast
October 21, 2020 06:15 - 16 minutes - 23.4 MBThe right people leading a supplement or functional food company can take the company to the next stage of success, or can mean the brand stays in business at all. But as Angela Marturano, president, Orchid Holistic Search, said, “Working for a company, you're dedicating the majority your life to that business. In return, what is a company willing to do for you to make you feel valued?” It’s a good question. And thankfully, Marturano provided insight into what the top candidates are after wh...
Formulating for the COVID-conscious consumer – podcast
October 14, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes - 27.9 MBConsumers are clamoring for supplements that support a healthy immune system. Innovative supplements company NB Pure wanted to create a zinc supplement in an innovative spray delivery format. Listen in as senior editor Todd Runestad sat down with Gene Tracy, director of quality assurance / quality control at NB Pure as they dig into: What kind of zinc, and at what dose, would work best in a spray delivery format. Formulation challenges around potency, contamination, flavor and shelf-stabi...
U.S. hemp goes global – podcast
September 30, 2020 13:15 - 26 minutes - 37.3 MBCountries and regions around the world use hemp differently. Listen for details around the differences between Canada, Europe, and Asia. Yes, there was massive overproduction of hemp in 2019 in America. But hemp CBD is a worldwide sensation, and there are opportunities for hemp farmers around the world. Perhaps the largest vertically integrated hemp firm in the U.S. was formed in 2020 when CPG brand Kadenwood acquired Colorado-based supplier EcoGen. Garrett Bain is president of EcoGen and ...
Vitamin D’s importance for Black, Latinx Consumers
September 23, 2020 20:35 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBTo help increase awareness of the importance of vitamin D supplementation about minority populations, The Organic and Natural Health Association launched the “Get On My Level” campaign in partnership with Dr. Ken Redcross, author of “Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor.” The campaign highlights the proven health benefits of vitamin D and encourages people in communities most at risk to know their vitamin D level by either asking their doctor or meas...
ToddCast Vol. XX: Frontiers of CBD research
September 16, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBCBD researcher Alex Capano, Ph.D., studies at the Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Her groundbreaking work was on CBD for opioid addiction—which also found, not surprisingly, quality of life improvements around pain, sleep and anxiety. Natural Products Insider senior editor Todd Runestad sat at the bench with Capano to discuss the frontiers of CBD research. Listen in as they discuss Safety concerns around liver toxic...
Anti-aging scientist IDs ingredient that extends lifespan and healthspan
September 09, 2020 20:13 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MBThe fountain of youth has been sought for centuries. In the last two decades some ingredients—namely resveratrol and NAD+—have gained notoriety for an ability to lengthen the time study organisms live. The question is always whether the natural bioactives work in humans. It’s all but impossible to conduct a 40- or 50-year human clinical trial, so what now? In this Healthy Insider Podcast, senior editor Todd Runestad sits down with veteran anti-aging researcher Brian Kennedy, director of the ...
Hemp can build a better economic, ecologic and societal revival - podcast
September 02, 2020 19:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBToddCast Vol. XVIII: You say you want a revolution? Hemp is the answer—that’s right, it can pave the way to better alternatives than many of the problems staring us in the face as industrial, civilized humans – the plastic problem, the climate crisis, the pollution of our waterways, the unsustainable way we have organized our societies. Natural Products Insider senior editor Todd Runestad catches up the hemp majordomo promoter Morris Beegle, co-founder and president of WAFBA—short for We Are ...
How to succeed in hemp CBD 2020 (good luck with that) – podcast
August 12, 2020 19:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBToo much hemp in the fields and barns, too many brands, too little regulatory certainty (and misguided when it does get released). Buckle up! Josh Hendrix has been around the hemp farms, the hemp businesses, the hemp boards. He’s sharp, smart and informed—and reasonably hip, at least by Kentucky standards. Natural Products Insider senior editor Todd Runestad sat down with Josh to assess the damage from smoking embers of the hemp CBD business in mid-2020. Yes, there was massive overproductio...
Hemp farming 2020: Can producers make it to 2021? -podcast
August 05, 2020 19:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBTennessee’s Frederick Cawthon is emblematic of a 2020 hemp farmer—in 2019 his team grew 85 acres, and then thanks to the oversupply and consequent market saturation and price collapse, in 2020 he grew 15 acres. Hear Cawthon’s founding story of how he got into the hemp business, how he assembled a crack growing team, marshaled investors, even cajoled the local college president to open dormant dorms to farm workers during the summer grow season. But more than that, hear Cawthon speak about hem...
Hemp 2020: More farmers, less acreage and 99 other problems
July 29, 2020 19:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBHemp acreage has gone from 7,000 acres in 2015 to 27,000 to 78,000 in 2017 to an eye-popping half a million acres after the 2018 farm bill was passed. The ensuing gut has scaled back many farmers’ plans even while more farmers chase the gold ring—but the bigger problem remains intransigence by the FDA and USDA, which seem to be doing their drug warrior best to keep the hemp market from reaching full potential. Natural Products Insider senior editor Todd Runestad sat down with Rick Trojan, pre...
Applying appropriate testing to botanical materials – podcast
July 13, 2020 19:56 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBDespite the impact on business and industry posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, dietary supplement companies are still obligated to meet regulatory requirements including supplier qualification, ingredient testing, aspects of GMP compliance and more; every person involved in compliance must understand their responsibilities. To support the gap around in-person education and training, NSF International has developed Quality & Regulatory Digital Week, taking place August 3 to 7, 2020. Designed with...
How brands can prevent adulteration from poisoning profits -podcast
July 06, 2020 23:03 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBAdulteration of botanicals has been going a fact of human commerce since time immemorial. Only very recently has the game taken a turn for the technical as criminals and unsuspecting buyers use ever-more sophisticated tools—and schemes—to stay ahead of each other. In response, the American Botanical Council has co-created a Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program, a free series of bulletins to help buyers, brands and contract manufacturers learn which ingredients are being targeted, and the ...
The risks & rewards of CBD in sports nutrition -- Podcast
July 02, 2020 04:16 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBPlenty of former and current professional athletes advocate for the use of CBD in sports nutrition, and many of them have launched their own line of supplements or topical products in this space. However, selling CBD products to athletes is both riskier and less risky than selling CBD products to other demographics. To explain this conundrum, Rick Collins, partner at Collins Gann McCloskey & Barry, joins Sandy Almendarez, content director, Informa Markets, on this podcast to discuss the legal...
Is the FDA capable of regulating hemp CBD? – podcast
June 26, 2020 22:52 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set up to assess and approve single synthetic chemical constituent pharmaceutical drugs—drug, after all, is its middle name. But food is its first name, yet the agency has a great deal of difficulty regulating dietary supplements, in particular botanicals with many different active phytochemicals in a plant, and especially hemp CBD with one ingredient in particular, THC, being a controlled substance drug! So it’s a challenging scenario all the way arou...
Exploring hemp’s minor cannabinoids—CBD (and THC) aren’t the half of it
June 24, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBResearch is only in its infancy in cannabinoid research, though it is clear they have benefit. The future may portend new tricks in product formulation. Yes, we will continue to discover new individual cannabinoids, a la CBD isolate that’s been approved as a pharmaceutical drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. We will also see blending combinations of individual cannabinoids. We will also see increased research on the so-called entourage effect--the mixture of all the cannabinoids in...
Beyond RCTs: A better way to evaluate nutrients -- Podcast
June 18, 2020 03:28 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBThe Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N), with research support from Grassroots Health, submitted a health claim petition to FDA regarding vitamin D’s role in reducing preterm births. According to Karen Howard, CEO and executive director of O&N, this petition was denied because FDA said the studies didn’t account for the vitamin D participants received through sunlight exposure. Rather than walk away defeated, Howard and her Association made lemonade out of lemons, by supporting the sub...
Becoming an anti-racist natural product industry – podcast
June 12, 2020 02:15 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThe natural products industry is less diverse than the general population in terms of the consumers we serve and the individuals that lead our companies. Yet, this market is full of people who want to improve the justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (J.E.D.I.) makeup of our cultures, customers and consumers. The first step in education, especially for those who are just becoming aware of the privilege they hold in society and the ways they operate within an unjust system. This podcast wit...
The modern supplement consumer and the quest for wellness – podcast
June 12, 2020 01:56 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBContemporary notions of health and wellness are changing for consumers, who are seeking involvement in managing or preventing health conditions that affect their lives. How do supplements fit in?
Catching Up with Jon Benninger | Brent Tignor, Balchem Corporation
June 05, 2020 03:49 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBJon catches up with Brent Tignor, Vice President Human Resources at Balchem Corporation. Learn more at: https://www.https://balchem.com
Herb hunting in the COVID age -podcast
June 04, 2020 20:36 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBThere is no cure for the novel coronavirus. Still, consumers are searching for natural supplements that optimize immune function. Is there anything new under the sun?
Catching Up with Jon Benninger | David Thibodeau, Wellvest Capital
June 04, 2020 04:35 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBJon catches up with David Thibodeau, Managing Director at Wellvest Capital. Learn more at: https://www.https://wellvestcapital.com
The probiotic formerly known as lactobacillus—podcast
June 02, 2020 02:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBOnce upon a time in probiotic history, the probiotic genus lactobacillus had 261 species, but as of mid-April 2020, it was reclassified into 23 novel genera as well as the previously known lactobacillus, paralactobacillus and pediococcus (Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 Apr 15. DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004107). This reclassification has a huge impact on products made with probiotics that fall into this family, since this change can cause confusion among regulators, consumers and formulators. In ...
Raw materials testing rising during COVID-19
May 28, 2020 00:03 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBElan Sudberg of Garden Grove, California-based Alkemist Labs, talks with Jon Benninger, VP of the Health & Nutrition Network of for Informa Markets about how smaller-scale labs prepared for the impact of COVID-19.
Optimizing immunity, energy, sleep and nutrition through supplements - podcast
May 27, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBJacob Teitelbaum, M.D., is author of many books that reveal the shortcomings of the allopathic medical model. Many of these issues can be addressed by targeted, sometimes high-dose, nutritional supplementation. In this Healthy Insider Podcast, senior editor Todd Runestad talks with Teitelbaum about compelling supplement solutions that any supplement formulator or retailer in store aisles would do well to tune in on: - 10% of the people who get covid-19, even a mild form, may come down with...
Ingredient answers and supplement solutions to fatigue and even covid-19 ills -podcast
May 27, 2020 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBJacob Teitelbaum, M.D., is author of many books that reveal the shortcomings of the allopathic medical model. Many of these issues can be addressed by targeted, sometimes high-dose, nutritional supplementation. In this Healthy Insider Podcast, senior editor Todd Runestad talks with Teitelbaum about compelling supplement solutions that any supplement formulator or retailer in store aisles would do well to tune in on: - 10% of the people who get covid-19, even a mild form, may come down with...
Looking at the ‘long game’ when it comes to COVID-19
May 22, 2020 01:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWilson Lau talks about how his toddler is teaching him how to approach life again "with a renewed curiosity.” He said Nuherbs has adopted all the measures, but at the same time cut back on OT to keep employee mental health a priority. He also explains his three reasons his company was fortunate with the outbreak - number one, being organic and lab-tested means you contract out with farmers and wild collectors well in advance. Lots more too about supply chains and adulteration concerns.
Microbiome formulations go more than skin deep -podcast
May 20, 2020 20:10 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBPaul Schulick is co-founder of the legacy New Chapter supplements company, and has just launched For the Biome—at the start, a skin-care company with formulations that “speak your skin’s language” and “awaken your skin, microbiome, and consciousness.” Get ready to expand your consciousness in this scintillating conversation with an industry pioneer and innovator who is bringing new thinking to preventive health care. In this Healthy Insider Podcast, senior editor Todd Runestad and Schulick go...
COVID-19 changes shopping, inventory and small brand management
May 13, 2020 23:37 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBSurviving a pandemic and economic fallout requires an active, flexibility and adaptive approach marked by firm, focused decisions.
Routines nutrition app can help bring back a little normalcy
May 07, 2020 03:18 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBPersonalized nutrition brand Care/Of tried to bring consistency to consumers thrown off their regular nutrition path during pandemic.
Girl power in today’s CBD business
April 22, 2020 21:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBThe hemp biz is known as a man’s world, yet two of the most successful, innovative players are women. Hear them roar! Listen in on challenges and frustrations, successes and inspirations in today’s hemp CBD business. New Hope Network’s ingredients and supplements editor Todd Runestad sits down with Jess Mulligan, co-founder of Winged Nutrition, and Annie Rouse, co-founder of Anavii Market, Chief Knowledge Officer with LifePatent, and founder of OverCome. They talk about: Fundraising when i...
Supplement maker: Immune products the new TP
April 17, 2020 01:13 - 19 minutes - 18 MBNOW Foods is powering ahead despite social distancing and sanitary requirements, as its immune business booms and ingredients like vitamin C are in high demand.
Natural and clean sports nutrition is the NOW Sports way
April 15, 2020 21:30 - 27 minutes - 25 MBEnergy, hydration, testing, gaming and sweeteners highlight the topics discussed in this podcast featuring Bryan Morin, sports category manager of NOW Sports.
It takes courage to support cannabis
April 08, 2020 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBLet’s talk cannabis in all its iterations—medical and recreational marijuana, supplemental CBD, and agricultural hemp. And that’s just the appetizer! Who’s up for some delicious vegetarian lunch? Informa senior editor Todd Runestad breaks bread with Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association, and Elan Sudberg, CEO of Alkemist Labs, to discuss the ABCs of herbalism today: American consumer trends; Botanical expertise in the realms of regulations from USDA, FDA an...
Botanical supplier Martin Bauer commits to reducing climate change -podcast
April 02, 2020 21:33 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBWith supply chains in 80 countries that employ 300,000 people, the company can make a difference to end poverty, hunger and more, per Randy Kreienbrink, VP of marketing. Martin Bauer, with its global reach providing more than 200 botanical ingredients to the tea, food, beverage, dietary supplement and animal nutrition industries, has committed to several sustainability goals, including tackling climate change, poverty and global hunger. All these goals and more are outlined in its Sustainably...
How much do we believe in our medicine? -podcast
March 25, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn the wake of the postponement of Expo West 2020—let’s call it Expo Rest—we still met in Southern California with movers and shakers in the field. Informa senior editor Todd Runestad sat down with Erik Goldman, editor-in-chief of Holistic Primary Care, a media company that connects integrative practitioners to the supplements market and holistic healing practices. Sit down with us and listen to this provocative conversation where the two discuss: - What health conditions are practitioner...
Nutiva’s MCT Protein Powder crafted with plants hits on keto, vegan trends -podcast
March 18, 2020 23:58 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBNutiva’s new Organic MCT Protein offers innovation in a saturated protein powder market, and the company commits itself to worthy environmental causes, leading to the honor of finalist for the 2020 NEXTY Awards in the Best New Supplement Category. The Organic MCT Protein powders hit on several trends, including plant-based ingredients, non-GMO, keto, paleo, vegan, dairy free, grain free, gluten free and sugar free. The medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) powder is derived from organic coconuts, a...