Health

Behind the exotic lotions and raw cacao powders, the sustainable water bottles and natural hand sanitizers, we found these undercover trends at Natural Products Expo East.

Trust your sources

What’s hot for natural product shoppers? Two megatrends still reign in the naturals space: Functionality and Feel-Good Indulgence.

Is your thyroid making you fat? You’ve probably seen this question popping up all over the media. Provocative headlines aside, more Americans are wondering whether underactivity in their thyroid – a butterfly-shaped gland in the throat that produces metabolism-regulating hormones – may be causing symptoms like fatigue, depression, and yes, weight gain.

Add these foods to your diet for optimal health.

Why is all the blame on personal care product manufacturers, anyway?

Are food allergies really increasing? Or is it a case of increased awareness? Both, according to allergist and immunologist Stefano Luccioli, MD.

What new products caught the NFM editors’ eyes in the personal-care and supplement aisles at Expo East?

Retailers urged to crack down on unsubstantiated organic claims.

As a health editor and natural products-shopping mom, I want to know more about the foods and supplements my family and I eat and take—where and how they were produced, that they’re safe and exactly as advertised. A look at new consumer transparency and traceability programs from Gaia Herbs, Silk, and other industry players…