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DripDrop® Hydration Introduces New Zero Sugar Variety Pack and Two New Zero Sugar Flavors

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Friday, February 9, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DripDrop®, the fast-growing electrolyte drink mix that offers the fastest way to hydrate, announced the launch of three new offerings for its Zero Sugar lineup: Zero Sugar Peach, Zero Sugar Watermelon, and a 4 flavor Zero Sugar Variety Pack.

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  • Fast-growing electrolyte drink mix adds Peach, Watermelon, and a 4 Flavor Variety Pack to its Zero Sugar lineup
    SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DripDrop®, the fast-growing electrolyte drink mix that offers the fastest way to hydrate, announced the launch of three new offerings for its Zero Sugar lineup: Zero Sugar Peach, Zero Sugar Watermelon, and a 4 flavor Zero Sugar Variety Pack.
  • DripDrop Zero Sugar offers fast hydration with 3 times more sodium electrolytes than the leading sports drink (660mg vs 216mg per 16oz), and five essential vitamins for optimized daily hydration and wellness:
    With the addition of Peach and Watermelon flavors, the DripDrop Zero Sugar lineup now comes in 4 flavors, which also include Lemon Lime and Passion Fruit.
  • All four flavors are featured in the new Zero Sugar Variety Pack.
  • Use code NEW20 at check out for 20% off a new DripDrop Zero Peach, DripDrop Zero Watermelon or DripDrop Zero Variety Pack.

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

Pulses, the edible dry seeds of legume plants, are staple foods in the diets of both people and livestock around the world.

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  • Pulses, the edible dry seeds of legume plants, are staple foods in the diets of both people and livestock around the world.
  • High in protein, carbohydrates, dietary fibres, vitamins and minerals, pulses play a fundamental role in nutritious healthy diets.
  • Pulses can also be stored for extended periods without affecting their nutritional content.

The magic inside root nodules

  • Some 100 million years ago, legumes developed the natural ability to house beneficial bacteria inside dedicated structures called root nodules.
  • With that knowledge, we hope to find ways to increase the efficiency of nitrogen fixation inside the root nodules and maximise the growth and yield of legume crops.

Beneficial bacteria

  • My research group is investigating how legumes can engage with beneficial bacteria and avoid disease-causing microbes.
  • While bacteria like the rhizobia in these root nodules help plants source nutrients, other soil microbes including bacteria and fungi could cause disease and prevent plants from converting as much nitrogen.
  • So the plant must have a defence mechanism that keeps disease-causing microbes at bay.
  • This may also prevent it from fully engaging with beneficial bacteria.


Sebastian Schornack receives funding from Bill and Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations. He is also listed as an inventor on a patent filed by the University of Cambridge on a gene that seems to limit nitrogen fixation.

Breastfeeding benefits mothers as much as babies, but public health messaging often only tells half of the story

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

Global and U.S. health authorities agree, however, that human milk provides the optimal nutrition for infants.

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  • Global and U.S. health authorities agree, however, that human milk provides the optimal nutrition for infants.
  • The World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life.
  • Human milk can be given to infants directly through breastfeeding or by pumping or expressing human milk into a cup or bottle.
  • We are women’s health scholars with combined professional expertise in maternal obstetrics nursing and public health.

Lesser-known benefits of breastfeeding for infants

  • Second, the protection from SIDS was the same for infants who were exclusively breastfed compared to infants who may have received formula in addition to any breastfeeding.
  • In addition, breastfeeding can significantly protect premature infants – those born before 37 weeks of pregnancy – from developing a condition called necrotizing enterocolitis, an inflammation of the intestines that can be fatal.
  • While this condition is rare in full-term infants, it occurs in 5% to 15% of preterm infants.

Benefits for mom, too

  • Breastfeeding also provides important benefits for the mother, such as reducing risks of diabetes and breast and ovarian cancers.
  • These cancers cannot be treated with hormonal therapy and often grow faster than the more commonly diagnosed hormone receptor-positive breast cancers.
  • A 2021 study also found that the longer a woman breastfed, the lower her risk for postpartum depression.

Closing racial gaps

  • Despite the benefits of breastfeeding to both infants and mothers, few U.S. families are able to sustain breastfeeding over time.
  • Black infant-mother pairs not only have the lowest breastfeeding rates in South Carolina, but they also have the lowest rates nationally, compared to other U.S. racial and ethnic groups.
  • Black infants are also more likely to die from SIDS and to be born prematurely.
  • The Southeast U.S. is where the widest racial gaps in breastfeeding exist.

Removing barriers to breastfeeding

  • Reducing barriers is critical to closing racial and geographic gaps in breastfeeding and allowing U.S. mothers and their infants the opportunity to benefit from the life-saving qualities of human milk.
  • Studies show that addressing work-related barriers by making investments in paid family leave, for example, could increase exclusive breastfeeding rates by 15%.
  • Workplaces that support breastfeeding breaks and provide safe and clean spaces for expressing and storing human milk are also important in promoting breastfeeding.
  • Societal investments in breastfeeding-friendly workplace policies will not only yield cost savings and extend breastfeeding rates, but they will shift the burden of breastfeeding from simply being an individual choice to being a public health priority.


Tisha Felder receives funding from the Patient Centered Research Outcomes Institute (PCORI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Joynelle Jackson receives funding from Patient Centered Research Outcomes Institute (PCORI).

Bleaching Agent Market Report 2024: Global Trends, Forecasts and Competitive Analysis to 2030 Featuring BASF, Aditya Birla Chemicals, Evonik, Solvay, and Akzonobel - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

The "Bleaching Agent Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Bleaching Agent Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global Bleaching agent market is expected to reach an estimated $1.1 billion by 2030 with a CAGR of 5.3% from 2024 to 2030.
  • The future of the global bleaching agent market looks promising with opportunities in the food & beverage, pulp & paper, textile, and household laundering markets.
  • With these strategies bleaching agent companies cater increasing demand, ensure competitive effectiveness, develop innovative products & technologies, reduce production costs, and expand their customer base.

Creative Ways to Power Your Diet with Pulses

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

FAIRFIELD, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- From lentils and peas to black beans and navy beans, small-but-mighty pulses are a powerful source of plant-based nutrition. Each provides a punch of protein, fiber, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, while also lowering cholesterol levels and helping control blood sugar. For World Pulses Day on February 10th, pulse-based snack pioneer Calbee's Harvest Snaps is sharing unexpected ways to enjoy these powerhouse foods.

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  • Each provides a punch of protein, fiber, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, while also lowering cholesterol levels and helping control blood sugar.
  • For World Pulses Day on February 10th, pulse-based snack pioneer Calbee's Harvest Snaps is sharing unexpected ways to enjoy these powerhouse foods.
  • Shared Maiko Shimano, director of marketing at Calbee America, Inc., "Since day one, Harvest Snaps has been passionate about bringing to market better-for-you snacks powered by pulses.
  • The products can be found at supermarket chains and natural grocers across the country, plus online through HarvestSnaps.com and Amazon .

Ullo Launches Uno Wine Purifying Wands

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ullo, the market leader in consumer wine purification, is adding wine purifying wands, called Uno, to its collection of solutions for removing sulfites from wine. Enabled by Ullo's patented Selective Sulfite™ technology, Uno wands are the newest and most advanced way to filter histamines and sulfites simply by swirling the Uno wand in your favorite glass of wine. The Uno wand selectively binds sulfites and histamines while gently aerating your wine to create a more flavorful and aromatic experience.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ullo , the market leader in consumer wine purification, is adding wine purifying wands, called Uno , to its collection of solutions for removing sulfites from wine.
  • Enabled by Ullo's patented Selective Sulfite™ technology, Uno wands are the newest and most advanced way to filter histamines and sulfites simply by swirling the Uno wand in your favorite glass of wine.
  • The Uno wand selectively binds sulfites and histamines while gently aerating your wine to create a more flavorful and aromatic experience.
  • While Uno wine purifying wands are meant to work for one time use, Ullo understands the need to protect the micro-climates that produce the best wines in the world and the need to universally cut back on single-use products.

Nalu Bio and PIPA Bring Cannabinoid Combinations To CPG Brands in First-Of-Its-Kind Partnership Powered by AI

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nalu Bio, a biotech company specializing in no-high, chemistry-derived cannabinoids to address the top health and wellness challenges, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with PIPA, AI leader in Nutrition, Health and Wellness innovation to bring AI-enabled combinations of cannabinoids and bioactives to consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. This partnership aims to create a new category of products at a time when market demand, cultural acceptance, and desire for cannabinoids are on the rise around the world.

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  • Nalu Bio is the first company to offer combinations of cannabinoids and bioactives to address pain, anxiety, sleep, and weight management.
  • According to Nutrition Business Journal's 2023 Supplement Report, combination sales are expected to surpass single ingredient supplement sales this year.
  • In tandem with PIPA, Nalu Bio will leverage predictive AI modeling to identify the optimal combinations of cannabinoids with unique bioactives such as vitamins, protein, fiber, antioxidants, probiotics, and superfoods.
  • Like vitamins, not only can chemically-derived cannabinoid combinations address multiple health needs, but they can scale responsibly, safely, and sustainably.

This February - National Hot Breakfast Month - Start with Tart

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

WAREHAM, Mass., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heat things up this winter by beginning your day with a delicious, hot breakfast featuring America's Original Superfruit®.

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  • Heat things up this winter by beginning your day with a delicious, hot breakfast featuring America's Original Superfruit®.
  • WAREHAM, Mass., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heat things up this winter by beginning your day with a delicious, hot breakfast featuring America's Original Superfruit®.
  • Cooking breakfast with cranberries, aka "starting with tart," is an easy and delicious way to incorporate unique flavor, color, and nutrients into recipes.
  • When searching for new ways to use cranberries, visit http://www.uscranberries.com/recipes , which contains nearly 500 recipes including the following hot breakfast ideas:

UP Proteins Revolutionizing The Protein Bar Market With Earth Friendly Orthoptera Protein

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Recently, UP Proteins, a, environmentally conscious protein food company announced the launch of its signature Orthoptera protein bars in two new flavors: Peanut Butter & Fruit and Chocolate Almond. These bars are new entries in a line of convenience foods that not only taste great, but were created to help reduce carbon emissions, encourage greener, cleaner eating, and promote planetary wellness.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Recently, UP Proteins, a, environmentally conscious protein food company announced the launch of its signature Orthoptera protein bars in two new flavors: Peanut Butter & Fruit and Chocolate Almond.
  • Producing Orthoptera protein is environmentally friendly because the process consumes very little water and releases only small volumes of greenhouse gases.
  • Consuming an UP Proteins Orthoptera protein bar is a step toward adopting a daily diet that can help protect the environment and promote human well-being.
  • In 2018, when Andrew began to explore how food could be used as a healing medicine, he discovered Orthoptera protein.

iHerb® and NFL Alumni Health Team Up to Provide Valuable Membership Perks

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- iHerb, one of the world's leading e-commerce retailers for vitamins, minerals, supplements and other health and wellness products, announced a strategic alliance with the National Football League Alumni Association to offer its members and the general public access to a curated selection of wellness products.

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  • iHerb® and NFL Alumni Health team up to provide valuable perks to members and football fans.
  • To promote the newly formed partnership, iHerb Global Advisor Dr. Mehmet Oz was a featured speaker at the "Huddle for Health" NFL Alumni Health Symposium held Feb. 6 in Las Vegas.
  • "One of the primary reasons our nonprofit organization exists is to help ensure the long-term health of our members," said NFL Alumni CEO Brad Edwards.
  • Starting today, NFL Alumni members and fans are eligible for up to 15% off iHerb orders of $60 or more using promo code "NFLALUMNI."