Health

Find out how to make great DIY products out of bulk-bin staples, including cocoa, sea salt, and oats.

We all need protein. That’s why we’ve created a guide to the planet’s most eco-friendly options.

Will the latest hits to organic—GMO approvals, Gates in bed with Monsanto—fuel the organic movement to reach bigger, to muster support among a more mainstream group of swing (food-dollar) voters? After conversations with organic thought-leaders at last week’s Natural Products Expo West I’m convinced that, like Sarah Palin entering the 2008 election, the recent news could be the best thing that ever happened to organic. More than 80 percent of Americans say that they do not want to eat GMOs. And yet, according to policy makers, GMOs are our future.

Check out these seven new products from Expo that make parenting easier—and healthier.

World Water Day is the perfect time to contemplate this most important resource (after air) —and how growing shortages and lack of access worldwide will play out economically for manufacturers, retailers, governments, and more. How you can conserve to help the planet—and your business.

From revamped sun care to beauty technology, check out the personal care trends that were looking good, real good, at Natural Products Expo West 2011.

Beauty manufacturers and organizations are bringing education directly to consumers in the personal care aisle.

NSF recently announced its new natural personal care certification. Here at Expo West, the organization explains how manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, and even consumers can help shape the label.

My self-assigned mission at this week’s Natural Products Expo West: the search for the perfect balance of palatability and effective nutrition in a kids’ multi.