More conventional farmers, both small and large, are beginning to ease off antibiotic use on their animals. Pharmaceutical antibiotics had become popular as CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) came into existence. Antibiotics began ...
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Pathogenic bacteria already exist in even a healthy gut. But the healthy gut maintains a balance between beneficial and pathogenic bacteria of usually 80 to 85 percent beneficial to 20 or 15 percent pathogenic. This ratio is normal for a ...
Inflammation can be acute or chronic. Acute inflammation is a normal response to physical injury, trauma or infectious disease. It's an indication that the immune system is functioning as it should. Chronic inflammation is long-term and ...
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N Gunasekara was an unsung hero for the last 27 years. Recognition came to him in the form of the Chinnikrishnan Innovation Award for his glass stone engineering. A school dropout at the age of 13, Gunasekara had an innovative bent of ...
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Chr. Hansen, a Danish food ingredients firm, has introduced Greek yogurt culture series, YoFlex and nu-trish SoGreek, designed to allow development of fortified as well as strained yogurt. Available with Chr. Hansen's probiotic BB-12, ...
US-based chemical company DuPont has opened a new probiotic blending and packaging facility in China, marking the company's first step in packaging probiotics into ready-to-market formats. The new facility will allow the company to ...
Miso, the main ingredient in that cloudy broth you may have had in Japanese restaurants, is relatively high in sodium, with about 630 milligrams per tablespoon. So if you are prone to high blood pressure, you might want to use the ...
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New Chapter, a US-based producer of supplements, is voluntarily recalling Probiotic Elderberry dietary supplement as it may contain soy, which is not mentioned on the label. Consumption of this product may cause serious or ...
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Lifeway Foods, a US-based producer of cultured dairy products, has unveiled five new Kefir confections for infants and older children. The new Kefir confections include Lifeway ProBugs Bites - tiny freeze-dried kefir melts; Lifeway ...
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US-based Empowered Premium Nutrition has launched a natural nutrition line, which is formulated specifically for women’s immunity and functional health. The line offers powders, whole-food nutrition bars, and probiotic & antioxidant ...
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German-based Heraeus Kulzer has launched new oral care and whitening products, expanding its Venus Whitening and Oral Care family of products. The new products include a mint-flavored, reusable Venus White Teeth Whitening Touch-Up Brush ...
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General Mills has settled a lawsuit in the US questioning health claims associated with its YoPlus probiotic yoghurt. A spokesperson for the group today (12 February) confirmed General Mills has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit ...
UK-based bakery, dairy and Healthy Super Foods manufacturer Linwoods has rolled out new packaging across its Super Foods range, as part of its sales strategy for its Healthy Super Foods division in 2013. Linwoods stated that its Healthy ...
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US-based Essential Edibles has launched a natural energy supplement, which is designed to provide nine hours of herbal energy with a single serving. The fat-free and sugar-free supplement comes in a simple capsule form and has no ...
Natural and organic food group Hain Celestial has launched a Kefir low fat cultured milk to its Greek Gods dairy brand. Greek Gods Kefir is low fat and the product contains 12 grams of protein as well as probiotic cultures. It is gluten ...
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