A newly published pre-clinical study with human donors demonstrated that Wellmune®, the natural immune health ingredient available in food, beverages, and supplements, may protect intestinal barrier function in adults when faced with stress. The study also provided new insights on how the proprietary yeast beta glucan works within the human body and the immune system. Continue reading…
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5 easy health hacks to keep you and your family feeling merry and bright
There is something magical about the transition from fall to winter. Despite the bare trees, the doom-and-gloom skies, and the short days, the world feels very much alive with festive tidings galore and a spirit that’s undeniably contagious. We welcome the holiday season with an unparalleled zest for life, and although stress remains, we find Continue reading…
Q&A: How Personalized Nutrition Influences Functional Foods, Beverages and Supplements
Q&A with Satya Jonnalagadda, Ph.D., MBA, RD. Personalized nutrition is on the rise and consumers are turning to products that offer health benefits targeted at their lifestyles and nutritional needs. We asked Kerry’s Director of Global Nutrition Science, Satya Jonnalagadda, Ph.D., MBA, RD, a few questions about some of the trends, challenges and science behind Continue reading…
Can gratitude help your health? Science says, yes!
For many people around the world, this time of the year reminds us to share our thanks with friends, family, and others around us. It may be obvious that gratitude can be emotionally beneficial to you and those around you, but did you know that according to science, being thankful can actually support your Continue reading…
Published Study Confirms Wellmune® Provides Immune Support for General Fitness
A newly published clinical study with adults at an average fitness level shows improvement in immune health both during and after strenuous exercise when taking Wellmune®, a natural immune health ingredient found in food, beverages, and supplements. The study, titled “Oral Supplementation with Baker’s Yeast Beta Glucan Is Associated with Altered Monocytes, T Cells and Continue reading…
Immunity in Every Part of Your Life – A Nutrition Expert’s Take
Nobody likes to be sick, and it seems like everywhere we go there’s another threat to our wellbeing. Germ-laden door handles, sneeze-spewing coworkers, or the prolonged horror of waiting for our kid’s sick schoolmate to inevitably spread the illness to our own home. Yet we don’t get sick that often. It’s amazing, and we have Continue reading…
Wellmune Provides Immune Support as People Age, Published Study Suggests
Taking Wellmune®, the natural immune health ingredient, led to fewer upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) and reduced the duration of URTI symptoms in older adults, a new study suggests. The study was recently published in the clinical journal, Nutrition and hints at the potential for Wellmune to improve general immune health during aging. “As we Continue reading…
[INFOGRAPHIC] Meeting the Needs of Today’s Immune Health Consumer
For a large and growing consumer base, maintaining a healthy immune system is an important part of their quality of life. Because of this, consumers are proactively searching for immune health products to help them achieve their health and wellness goals. While purchase interest for immune health products remains strong, we see a gap in Continue reading…
Wellmune® Wins Natural Award
To recognize innovative ingredient suppliers, Beverage World has named Wellmune a winner of its first Natural and Organic Ingredient Award. With a growing consumer interest in a more healthy, natural back-to-basics approach to what they eat and drink, this award recognizes Wellmune as a key food, beverage and supplement ingredient meeting the demand for naturally Continue reading…
Study Finds Taking Wellmune Helps Keep Children Significantly Healthier
Wellmune®, the immune strengthening bakers yeast beta glucan used in food, beverages, and supplements, helps to keep children significantly healthier by decreasing episodes of common childhood illnesses and symptoms of illness such as upper respiratory tract infection symptoms (URTI), according to a new study conducted by H&J CRO International Inc., in Beijing. The study was Continue reading…
Clean and Simple: Wellmune Recognized as a Trailblazer in Clean Label Solutions
Beverage World has named Wellmune® a winner of its first Clean Label Trailblazers award, recognizing the immune health ingredient as a vanguard of the clean label trend, “helping beverage companies develop today’s most innovative drinks.” As reported by the Beverage World, the clean label ingredient trend is driven by consumer demand for healthy and recognizable ingredients Continue reading…
Wellmune May Alleviate Exercise-Induced Immune Suppression in Less Active Populations, New Clinical Study Finds
Wellmune®, a proprietary brand of baker’s yeast beta glucan, may help improve mucosal immunity post-exercise amongst general, non-exercising adults, according to a new clinical study from the University of North Texas. This new study’s findings add to previous peer-reviewed studies in marathoners and fit recreational athletes that demonstrate Wellmune can help athletes stay healthy before Continue reading…