Podcasts

Lori Lauersen, senior vice president of global R&D at Unilever Wellbeing talks about the company's efforts in the women's health category. Unilever Wellbeing's portfolio includes brands like Liquid IV, Nutrafol, Olly, Smarty Pants, Onit, Welly, and Equilibra. Lauersen emphasizes the importance of rigorous scientific research and real-world evidence to address women's health needs across life stages.

Amy Summers, founder of Pitch Publicity and author of the forthcoming book "Lift," discussed the concept of mentorship mentality at the WIN Leadership Summit. She emphasized that mentorship is a mindset, not a task, and should be integrated into leadership. Summers shared her experience of mentoring interns who later became mentors themselves. She advised seeking mentors and mentees at all career stages, even informally, and highlighted the value of observing and learning from experienced professionals.

Nourish and Navigate: Women, Wellness, and Leadership is a podcast spotlighting the trailblazers, change makers, and rising voices of women in the nutraceutical industry. In partnership with Women in Nutraceuticals and Nutritional Outlook, we bring you bold conversations, fresh insights, and real stories that move our industry forward.

Shaheen Majeed has been a fixture in the dietary supplement industry, developing a stellar reputation through his leadership at Sabinsa Corp., helping grow the company built by his late father Muhammed Majeed, PhD. Shaheen’s accomplishments at Sabinsa helped modernize and strengthen the company’s brand, serving as a model for the rest of the industry. Now as global CEO and managing director of Sami-Sabinsa Group, Shaheen has the opportunity to apply his vision of the company’s future and build upon his father’s legacy. Nutritional Outlook speaks to Majeed about the personal growth he's experienced in the industry and his goals moving forward for his company.

Supplement launches featuring 5-MTHF are on the rise with double digit growth. In this episode of Nutritional Outlook’s podcast, we explore Optifolin+®, a new ingredient in the market that offers essential nutrition from prenatal through adulthood. Join us as we uncover the potential impact of the next evolution in folate, setting the stage for a healthier future.

In this episode of the Nutritional Outlook Podcast we are looking back on a webcast Nutritional Outlook hosted in May, called “Demystifying the Prebiotic and Postbiotic Markets.” During that event, Sandra Saville, director of education and communication for the International Probiotics Association and Dr. Jessica A. Younes, scientific director of the International Probiotics Association debunked myths about prebiotic and postbiotics, and defined the respective categories to help manufacturers better understand how to responsibly formulate and market prebiotic and postbiotic products.

Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.

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In this episode, assistant managing editor Sebastian Krawiec explains the latest progress on two lawsuits filed separately by the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) against New York State in an effort to prevent the enforcement of a law that bans the sale of weight management and muscle building supplements to minors.

Rockstar Energy recently launched a new marketing campaign promoting its sustained mind body energy claim that has been substantiated through clinical research. Nutritional Outlook talks to Pepsi's vice president of North American Beverage R&D, Danielle Barbaro to discuss the study, why it was important for Rockstar Energy to conduct this study, and the value of fortifying energy drinks with nutraceuticals such as lion's mane.

Better immune health means more healthy, active days – and who doesn’t want that? Now, we’re in an era where consumers want to be proactive about their immune health. Nutritional Outlook’s latest podcast highlights one key immune health ingredient, IMMUSE™, that brings a unique mode of action to activate pDCs (plasmacytoid dendritic cells)* — a pivotal leader within the immune system.

Nootropics have become a buzzword in the supplement space, and formulators are faced with a number of different ingredient options to use in their next formulation. In this podcast, Nutritional Outlook explores a clinically researched brain health ingredient, Cognizin® Citicoline, that can help supply the required nutrition that the brain needs to stay focused and alert all day long.

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In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Grebow interviews Daniel Fabricant, PhD, (president and CEO of the Natural Products Association/NPA), Kyle Turk (director of government affairs at NPA), and Steve Mister (president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition) about a newly signed law in New York State that restricts minors from purchasing weight management and "muscle building" dietary supplements.