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New blogs from ProbioticsNow
Natural Products Expo West 2024
Natural Products Expo West 2024 returned to Anaheim Convention Center near Los Angeles, California on March 12-16. Under partly cloudy skies (unusual for SoCal) many thousands of exhibitors and attendees traversed the show halls and events at the leading trade show in the natural, organic and socially conscious products industry. Keynote speeches, educational talks and panels (numerous), pitch slams, herb walks, yoga on the plaza, and happy hour concerts [...]
Can Probiotics Prevent Wrinkles?
Wrinkles? No one wants them but everyone gets them, if lucky enough to live long enough. I researched the literature for the International Probiotics Association to see where probiotics may fit in prevention or treatment of aging skin. Aging Skin: Can Probiotics Help? Here's a sample. "Aging is an inevitable and normal biological process in humans. Like all human organs, your skin ages and, as you get older, starts [...]
Nanoparticles: Effects on Gut Microbiota
The growing use of nanoparticles (NPs) — clusters of atoms ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers (one millimeter equals one million nanometers) in one dimension— in the food chain, as additives or incorporated into food packaging, has led to concern over their impact on human health. Recent reviews have reported that the gut microbiota may be adversely altered by NPs, leading to shifts resembling that in diseases where gut [...]