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The Ingredient Aisle Is Reorganising Around Proof — and That’s Where...
The centre of gravity in natural ingredients is moving toward proof — clinically supported, science-backed actives — and consolidation like SuanNutra's acquisition of specialty natural ingredients businesses from IFF is the clearest marker. Here's what it means for niche, credibility-led retailers and brand managers, and where the regulatory risk and runway sit.
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Seaweed Enters the Prostate Aisle: What Fucoidan’s First BPH Trial Means for Retailers
The first human trial of purified fucoidan against BPH symptoms is positive and safe, but not yet a licensed Canadian claim. The independent retail read.
Bio-K+ Research Highlights Growing Commercial Interest in the Gut-Brain Axis
As the gut microbiome category continues to expand across the natural health industry, new clinical findings from Bio-K+® are drawing attention to the growing commercial and...
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The Art and Science of Compounding Medicine
How Swan Lake Pharmacy is transforming pain care through compounding medicine
—by Toni-Marie Ippolito
“We’re trying to get people off of pain pill medication,” is not...
A History of Insight
Herbasanté has established itself as an industry game changer—and this status won’t change anytime soon
BY CORRINA MOSCA
In today’s global world, companies that focus on...
Monfitello Inc.
By Ron Garant
Specializing in the packaging of food products in tubes, Monfitello is the food division and sister company of Montebello Packaging, a leading...
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Dr Ben Boucher,MD
Dr Ben Boucher,MD
Integrative management of vector - transmitted illness
Dr Ben Boucher, MD, was born and raised in the Havre Boucher region (Antigonish County) of...
About IHR Magazine — Canada’s Natural Health Trade Magazine
IHR Magazine is Canada’s natural health trade magazine, serving the retailers, brand managers, buyers and manufacturers who drive the country’s natural health, supplement and nutraceutical market. We cover the business of natural health — the regulatory decisions from Health Canada that reshape what brands can claim, the merchandising strategies that turn shelf space into sales, and the deals, launches and appointments that signal where the category is heading next.
Written for the trade rather than the end consumer, IHR Magazine translates clinical research, NNHPD policy and market data into practical intelligence that independent health food stores, pharmacies and grocery buyers can act on. Our business news and health news coverage spans ingredient science and emerging categories, retail execution and store operations, and the competitive moves shaping Canada’s independent and banner retail landscape.
As Canada’s natural health trade magazine, our mission is simple: give the people who sell natural health products the intelligence they need to buy smarter, merchandise better and stay ahead of regulation. Learn how the IHR retailer network connects independent stores into a single fulfilment platform, or consult Health Canada’s Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate for the regulations behind the headlines.
