I am working through a pile of things getting ready to head to Anaheim for Natural Products Expo West tomorrow morning.  To add more details to my calendar, I went to the show website and was, once again, amazed at the amount of things going on at the show!

Natural Products Expo is days away and this year's pre-show vibe bodes well for a hopping event.

Although natural personal care sales were flat in 2009, several innovations and shifts will give the category a facelift.

Recent research shows eight key societal changes determine what foods we see in the marketplace or on the menu when out to dinner.

Growing up a vegetarian without electricity or plumbing, Bode Miller’s roots were truly humble. After winning the 2005 World Championships, he returned to a simpler way of life with the purchase of an organic farm in New Hampshire. Check out the more natural side of the champion skier.

Under the new law you may end up paying more for chocolate covered almonds or goji berries while other things like a Twix candybar are exempt. Anyone else confused?

Via the news and conversations with some indepedent retailers, I've come across some positives about the state of retailing natural products.  Could we have turned the corner?

Couric's recent interview with Eric Schlosser and Dr. David Kessler offers a hard-hitting look at the food industry, including the use of antibiotics in livestock production, genetically modified organisms, high fructose corn syrup, growth hormones in dairy cows and more.

Consumers’ growing tea knowledge makes for more tea rings at the register .

Eleven companies are feeling the heat after the Federal Trade Commission sent letters recently encouraging manufactures to review product packaging and labeling claims on children's omega-3 supplements.  

Executive director at the National Bison Association, Dave Carter, covers the meaning of all-natural chicken and other mysterious uses for antibiotics in agriculture.

The Natural Products Association has outlined a set of criteria for household cleaners and home care products like detergent to ensure a product's safety, responsibility for animal testing, sustainable practices and natural ingredients.

UNTIL EXPO WEST!!!!!!!

The Government Accountability Office puts the heat on supplements.

Here’s reason to raise your glass—or not. The beverage industry including big players Coca- Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle are moving one step closer toward nutritional transparency.