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Listen in as Trust Transparency Center CEO, Len Monheit, joins us on the Nutrastrong podcast to discuss the various initiatives he and the team behind Trust Transparency Center are leading in our nutra industry.  Hosted by Nutrasource President and CEO, William Rowe.

Today we explore brand protection, specifically the world of trademarking, with Amanda Roach and Angela Kalsi, Partners of the Amin Talati Wasserman law firm. In this lighthearted episode, we dive into the basics of trademarking, the value it brings to companies and, interestingly, why it should be regarded as a capital expenditure rather than an operating cost. Learn more on how trademarks work in relation to patents and how to create the strongest types of trademarks (in forms that you’d never expect!). Plus, discover the niche of Trademark Squatting and find out what’s happening in the world of CBD product trademarking. _____ About Amanda Roach Amanda's practice focuses on the trade111ark lifecycle. Since 2006, Amanda has counseled clients on brand selection. portfolio strategy, trademark application prosecution, brand enforcement and defense, due diligence, anti-counterfeiting measures. and trademark maintenance stretching from the  United States to more than 140 countries around the world. Her  extensive knowledge of trade111ark law is much appreciated by her clients as she often secures rights that would be otherwise  unattainable using creative. outside-the-box approaches.  Amanda is proud to have represented businesses of all sizes from Fortune 100 companies to promising start-ups to not-for­profits allowing her to tailor trademark strategies that respect  each client's unique needs and botto111 line. Her clients operate in a wide array of industries including food, dietary supplements. cosmetics, pharmaceuticals. medical equipment, water reclamation, oil and gas. household goods and fixtures. employment, and entertainment.  When not hard at work with her amazing trademark team. Amanda enjoys playing with her kids. exploring new cities with her husband. and revising her novel.  About Angela Kalsi A seasoned trademark attorney, Angela kalsi understands that a company's most valuable asset is its brand. Angela works with companies large and small to develop robust brand protection strategies. Having managed trademark portfolios for Fortune 500 companies, start-ups. and everything in between, Angela is adept at tailoring her advice to fit a particular client's needs. Angela has worked with companies in a diverse array of industries and brings this broad-based experience to every problem she solves.  Angela specializes in US and international trademark prosecution, guiding her clients in trademark selection, registration, and maintenance. Her practice spans over fifty countries. Angela has a proven track record of resolving her clients' trademark disputes, including in cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Angela's experience also includes registering works at the Copyright Office and authoring a variety of intellectual property agreements.  An art lover, Angela worked at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival prior to practicing law. She brings this love of creativity to her work and never tires of seeing what her clients create. Whether it is an imaginative tagline or an eye-catching logo, Angela feels passionate about her role in protecting her clients' brands and creations.  When she is not hard at work for her clients. Angela delights in reading great novels. trying new restaurants. and perfecting her karaoke repertoire. 

We love the way Diana puts it, "Party with purpose!" In this episode of the Nutrastrong™ podcast, join us as we learn about the vision behind What's Up With Supps with Founder, Diana Morgan. Listen in as we explore what's next for What's Up with Supps and how Diana is working to inspire the next generation of industry leaders. Also available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo7wIvkJSC4&t=408s  __ About Diana Morgan, MS, CISSN Innovative and Entrepreneurial strategist with 15 years of experience in the dietary supplement industry in areas such as Regulatory Affairs, Product Development, Technical Services and Sales coupled with a personal passion for nutrition & health

In this episode of the Nutrastrong podcast, we are joined by ResBiotic Founder and CEO, Dr. Vivek Lal and explore a variety of concepts particular to the microbiome and lung health. Dr. Vivek Lal shares some of the key discoveries behind the gut-lung axis and how beneficial bacterias are related to lung health, an area of the microbiome that is gaining a heavy amount of interest in recently. Plus, learn more about the ongoing clinical research related to lung health and how the associated benefits are important for natural health products. Another interesting concept explored is how exercise integrates into the overall picture for wellness including balancing supplementation with diet. This is particularly important for consumers looking to be empowered and take control of their health and wellness. Look ahead as Dr. Vivek Lal shares future applications of the gut-lung axis and the lung microbiome in research, academic and medical settings. ___ C Vivek Lal MD FAAP is the Founder and CEO of ResBiotic: a microbiome nutrition company pioneering probiotics for lung health. Dr. Lal is a physician scientist entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in lung research, clinical management, and healthcare entrepreneurship. He completed his clinical and research training at the University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and serves as the Director of the Pulmonary Microbiome Lab at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which is funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and American Heart Association (AHA). A neonatal intensivist and pulmonary biologist by training, he has authored over 100 original scientific publications, chapters, and abstracts, including groundbreaking articles on the critical role of the microbiome in chronic lung diseases. Prior to his current role leading ResBiotic, he also founded Urgent Care for Children: the leading pediatric urgent care provider in the Southeast.

Chris Kanik, CEO and Founder of Smart Cups, joins us on the latest episode of the Nutrastrong™ podcast. Listen in as he shares how he went from being a young chemistry wiz to stand up comedian to founder of the innovative and sustainability driven technology company, Smart Cups. In this candid interview, learn how the Smart Cups technology was established, and how it’s making an impact not only in the health and wellness space, but also in humanitarian and eco-friendly applications. Plus, get an inside look at what’s to come with new Smart Cups prototypes and product applications including CBD and cannabis. _____ Chris Kanik is the CEO and Founder of Smart Cups, a sustainability-driven technology company whose flagship product, an energy drink, hit the market in 2018 as the World's First Printed Beverage. Smart Cups utilizes a patented delivery system technology that allows flavors and active materials be printed on substrate surfaces. These applications can be used in a myriad of industries, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and more, allowing for a reduction in storage and transportation requirements resulting in a reduction of the world’s overall resources. Today, Chris oversees Smart Cups' 23,000 square foot manufacturing and R&D facility in Mission Viejo, CA. Born and raised in Union City, New Jersey, Kanik’s creative and entrepreneurial spirit can be directly attributed to being the first generation born of immigrant parents. Having experienced first-hand the struggles and inequalities that exist among socio-economic classes, Chris has always been drawn to disrupting the status quo and designing better solutions to systems. He first entered a lab at age 12 to study the chemical degradation of aspartame in diet sodas over extended storage periods at room temperature. At 14, he joined a research team in the Nutritional Sciences Department at Rutgers University to study adipocyte metabolism in adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) knockout mice (aP2-/-) after short-term high-fat feeding. His work contributed to the discovery of a functional compensation by the keratinocyte-FABP. From there, Chris went on to join a research team working on a NASA-funded project developing biologically based nano-robots at Rutgers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Rather than pursuing the conventional path after graduating from Cornell University with a BA in Economics, Chris blazed his own trail and pursued his passion for stand-up comedy on the New York circuit. His quick wit and even quicker ability to handle audiences made him a regular on the New York comedy scene. He has toured nationally at the Improv opening for some of the most popular and well-known acts. Chris has also headlined internationally and performed in front of large stadium crowds.

You won’t want to miss this fireside chat with Ingredients by Nature President, Rob Brewster, on the NutraStrong™ podcast. In this episode we explore several key topics including pet and human nutrition including hot market trends which ingredients have potential in the pet supplement market why companies are moving away from fads in light of the COVID-19 environment Plus, learn from Mr. Brewster’s perspective what the #1 ingredient is that has potential to help with severity of sickness of COVID-19 and what the some of the top trending categories are in women’s health. ____ About Rob Brewster As a third-generation ingredient manufacturer for the natural products industry, Rob Brewster is proud to be part of the health and wellness world. He followed in his grandfather’s and father’s footsteps, helping their company Brewster Foods grow since he joined in the 1990s and then partnering with Syntech to form Ingredients by Nature, a world leader of citrus bioflavonoids and extracts. As president, Brewster takes pride in citrus science and continues to invest heavily in citrus flavonoid science for condition-specific applications and holistic wellness. Rob holds degrees in Business Administration and Biology from California State University, Northridge.

We’re proud to introduce you to Nutrasource’s very own, Dr. Susan Hewlings, RD, PhD. Not only is Dr. Hewlings our Director of Scientific Affairs but an athlete, health and wellness advocate, nutrition educator and #NutraStrong member of the team.  You’re in for an action packed episode where we explore a variety of topics including sport performance, personalized nutrition, and making sense of the many biochemistry reactions that take place in our bodies. Plus get a good understanding of the mental game behind long distance running and how Dr. Hewlings prepares for successful run. ______ Dr. Hewlings brings over 20 years in nutrition, sports nutrition and scientific consulting for the dietary supplement and medical industries. As Director of Scientific Affairs, Dr. Hewlings oversees scientific and nutrition projects for the dietary supplement and medical industries to help companies substantiate claims and gain market entry globally. Dr. Hewlings is a full-time professor at Central Michigan University and Co-Founder of Substantiation Sciences LLC where she assists companies in supporting their market launch strategies with scientific evidence. She is the author of Nutrition: Real People, Real Choices and has published multiple articles on dietary supplements, pharmacokinetics, and nutrition in peer-reviewed medical journals.

Tune in as ‘The Prebiotic Dietitian’, Kara Landau, RD, enlightens us on not only the resistant starch benefits of prebiotic containing foods, but understanding the difference between prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics. Plus, discover other nutrients and how they fuel overall wellness that can be found in prebiotic food sources. Interested in business in the nutrition space? Listen in to get an inside look at entrepreneurship as Kara Landau, RD shares on her experience of launching and running her brand, Uplift Food – Good Mood Food. ____ Kara Landau “The Prebiotic Dietitian” is a highly respected Australian Registered Dietitian, Author, and Founder of the prebiotic gut health brand - Uplift Food – Good Mood Food, based in New York City, USA. A previous spokesperson for the Dietitians Association of Australia, and now the nutrition advisor and media representative for the Global Prebiotic Association, Kara specializes in the connection between diet, gut health and mood, and the vital role of prebiotics for wellbeing. Regularly requested to provide expert opinion on gut health and entrepreneurship in the USA & Australia, Kara can be found quoted throughout titles such as Forbes, Shape, Elle, Elite Daily, Bustle, Womens Health, Mens Health, Readers Digest, MSN, and more; Together with taking the stage to present at industry events across the globe, including Expo West (USA), Supply Side West (USA), Healthy Ingredients (EU), The Microbiome Movement (USA), Naturally Good (AUS), Probiota (EU) and more. Founding Uplift Food – Good Mood Food: The world's first dietitian created functional food brand to focus exclusively on the mood supportive benefits of gut healthy prebiotics, Kara successfully lead the company to receive the first ever minority investment from Mondelez Internationals SnackFutures new venture arm in 2019, and has released both the Daily Uplifter powdered supplement, together with the Gut Happy Cookies™ functional snacking line. Kara is on mission it to continue to educate, inspire, and make eating a prebiotic rich diet easy and enjoyable to all those that she can encounter.

Listen in as Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural, shares the background, importance and controversies behind organic farming. In this packed episode you'll learn about supply chain integrity and what that means for both sustainability and personal health and dive deeper into transparency and traceability. Learn about regenerative agriculture and why Glyphosate, a well known and proven to be carcinogenic pesticide, continues to show up in humans and twice as much in dogs. Plus, discover how to fact-check grass-fed food sources and why one of the fastest growing supplements, collagen, might be worth switching to organic for. ___ Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association is a visionary and results-focused leader who has spent more than 30 years working with Congress, state legislatures and healthcare organizations to develop innovative healthcare policy and programs. She has held a variety of executive positions, including serving as professional staff for a congressional committee, and has policy expertise in the diverse areas of integrative and complementary medicine, managed care, healthcare technology and mental health. An advocate at heart, she has worked to strategically advance the mission and vision of organizations through effective advocacy and strong collaboration. Prior to Organic & Natural Health, Howard served as executive director for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) and the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Schools. During her nearly 10-year tenure at AANP, she built a sustainable infrastructure, significantly improved financial performance, established a strong federal presence and supported multiple state association advocacy efforts for licensure. Also during this time, the naturopathic medicine profession established itself as a key component of comprehensive healthcare for the future.

Let’s dive into holistic healthcare with Dr. Sara Celik, ND. In this charming episode we learn about why more is not always better when it comes to natural health products and the importance of personalized healthcare. What is naturopathic medicine? What is homeopathy? Are they the same? Tune in and get a high-level perspective as Dr. Sara weighs in and further explains why finding high quality, third party certified supplements is important now more than ever with the increase of self-prescribing consumers. Plus, discover 4 key factors that come into play with sleep hygiene. _____ Dr. Sara Celik is a Canadian licensed Naturopathic Doctor with 15+ years of experience serving patients in Ontario. She is a sought-after speaker and passionate leader in the Health & Wellness industry. In addition to seeing patients in her clinical practice, Dr. Sara worked for a CPG company where she was responsible for educating consumers, health care professionals, retailers, and the media on digestive health and probiotics. She was a recipient of the Generation Next award. This award is given to a few individuals across Canada who are helping shape the future of Canada’s grocery industry. Chosen for her leadership, innovative work and commitment to the industry, Dr. Sara was named a rising star in the grocery industry. Dr. Sara is a well known educator and media health expert appearing on multiple radio shows/podcasts, the W Network, Breakfast Television and CP24. She frequently contributes to large publications and has been published in Best Health Magazine, Canadian Living, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Grocery Business, Chatelaine, and ELLE Canada.

Tune into the latest NutraStrong episode as special guest, Ken Sadowsky shares his insights into the world of beverages: everything from nootropics and adaptogens, to CBD infused drinks and kombucha. Ken Sadowsky is known by insiders in the beverage business as "The Beverage Whisperer" for having an incredible track record of investing in and advising many of the fastest-growing and most successful new beverages over the last 20 years, including Glaceau/VitaminWater, Vita Coco, Hint and Bai.

In the latest NutraStrong episode we sit down with visionary, Dr. Susan Kleiner owner of High Performance Nutrition and discuss everything from female nutrition to healing exercise and the power of food on performance!  _______ Dr. Kleiner is the owner of High Performance Nutrition, LLC, a consulting firm in Mercer Island, Washington. She is a visionary educator and motivator speaking nationally and internationally on topics in the field of nutrition, health and performance. Dr. Kleiner consults with businesses interested in applying the evidence to product research and development, educational marketing and growth potential. She has consulted with many professional teams and team members, including the Seattle Storm, Seattle Reign, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Thunderbirds and Seattle Supersonics, the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, Olympians and elite athletes in countless sports. Dr. Kleiner has authored eight books, including the bestseller The New Power Eating®, The Good Mood Diet®, and The POWERFOOD Nutrition Plan. Dr. Kleiner is a co-founder and fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and a fellow of the American College of Nutrition, a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and The National Strength and Conditioning Association. Dr. Sue is passionate about her volunteer teaching with MEET-international.org at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. There is no nutrition or dietetic profession in Vietnam. While she’s not passionately promoting healthy nutrition and fitness, Dr. Kleiner stays in a good mood by spending time in the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest with her husband and daughters.