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Category: Health & Nutrition

Fat as Fuel in Sports Performance

December 5th, 2022

This article will go over the basics of goFat® and the concept that fat can be used as fuel. We’ll discuss how diets high in carbohydrates have been pushed by agri-business, and why using fat as fuel is healthier for us. Additionally, we’ll cover the scientific research surrounding goFat®, and how it can benefit our […]

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What are Short Chain Fatty Acids?

Why Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA)?

October 24th, 2022

Have you ever heard of vegetable toxicity, or a friend tell you, “Man, I’ve got way too much of a good thing in my gut microbiome?” No. Short-chain fatty acids come from vegetables, and this article reviews why they matter and why they’re bubbling up in conversation. Learn more about SCFAs and postbiotics by downloading […]

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short chain fatty acids

The Complete Guide to Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA) and CoreBiome®

October 13th, 2022

Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are arguably the most significant of the three fatty acids for human wellness, but they haven’t taken enough of the limelight. But before we get to SCFAs, let’s talk about all three fatty acids. Based on the number of carbon atoms, we can classify fatty acids by their length: short-chain, […]

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Best Self category for formulators

How to Formulate for the New Best Self Category

October 10th, 2022

There’s a brand new category in the world of wellness called the Best Self category. It’s a broader yet direct approach to the wellness culture that doesn’t assume things. It wants better and more of what individuals want for themselves. It’s called Best Self because it does not define what someone’s best is. Additionally, it’s […]

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Gut heath definitions

Gut Health Definitions You Need To Know

September 30th, 2022

Popular Gut Health Terms and What They Mean When it comes to gut health definitions, there’s a lot of misinformation and ambiguity. This is especially true for terms like postbiotics, butyrate, and even what exactly CoreBiome® is. Fortunately, we can all agree that human health begins with gut health! With competing gut health definitions and […]

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Innovating for women's health

Best Innovation Guides for Women’s Health

August 21st, 2022

Women (still) drive up to 80% of a household’s purchases.* While this stat has held strong for 30 years, innovating for women’s health has finally taken hold with marketers in a bigger, bolder way. The opportunity is enormous as targeting women is still a Blue Ocean Strategy. So, here are some ideas on how to […]

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How to Formulate Supplements with Carbs

June 16th, 2022

In order to understand intraworkouts, we need to come to terms with carbs vs. no carbs. Carbs are quickly becoming the “new bad guy” in the American diet. We’re just a few years away from anti-carbohydrate campaigns, and the popularity of low-carb and ketogenic lifestyles are only growing. In this shifting environment, how do you […]

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Sunflower Oil vs Olive Oil

Healthiest Fat on Earth: Extra Virgin Olive Oil

June 7th, 2022

In the face of sunflower oil scarcity, turn to the healthiest fat on earth, extra virgin olive oil. Because of sunflower oil’s supply chain shock, many are looking for cheap alternatives like canola. But seed oils like palm, soy, sunflower and canola are high in inflammatory omega-6. We’ve endured decades of poor food quality. It’s […]

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Nutravate™ Summit

The Nutravate™ 2022 Recap

May 31st, 2022

We did it. YOU did it. Thanks to you, the first ever Nutravate™ summit was a success. Nutravate™ was the first summit of its kind, dedicated to the nutrition innovation space like never before. Compound Solutions set forth to create something unique in the nutraceutical industry – truly knowledge share and innovate across every part […]

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What is the best postbiotic?

What is the best postbiotic?

March 7th, 2022

What is a postbiotic and what is the best kind for you? The best postbiotic is the kind that comes from a diet rich in fiber and resistant starch and produces butyrate. Better yet, the best of the best would be a diet so rich in fiber (vegetables), fermented foods (kimchi, pickles, sauerkraut), and resistant […]

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Fibriss™ fiber powder official video

Introducing: Fibriss® Organic Baobab Fiber

February 18th, 2022

Sometimes we lose things. Like car keys, ear pods, organic baobab fiber, days of the week, and even keeping track of our nutrition. Did we mention fiber? We lose track because we’re humans and humans – shocker – are fallible. It’s not surprising that, try as we might, we forget fiber intake. Sexy stuff, right? […]

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Difference between prebiotics and postbiotics

What’s the difference between prebiotics and postbiotics

February 3rd, 2022

Wondering what’s the difference between prebiotics and postbiotics? Prebiotics are the fiber you get from vegetables and postbiotics are the bioactive compounds or byproducts that come from the good bacteria in your gut, “feeding” on the prebiotics. So, What’s the difference between prebiotics and postbiotics? The answer goes a lot deeper than that. Maybe an […]

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Benefits of Tributyrin

Tributyrin and Gut Health: Here’s the Scoop

February 2nd, 2022

The main benefits of tributyrin include getting postbiotic butyrate to your colon, as well as nourishing your WHOLE gut from small to large intestine. Butyrate is the end-goal for gut health, but getting enough can be difficult. Butyrate can break down before it reaches the colon, where the real work happens. With this supplement, some […]

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Fiber Fibriss™

The Science Behind Organic Fiber: A Review of Fibriss®

January 27th, 2022

Gut health is human health. While you may have heard this ad nauseam, it is true. So very, very true. This is why our goal of getting organic fiber powder Fibriss® into the hands of formulators and on every shelf matters to us. Fibriss® is organic fiber powder and we know it is going to […]

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CoreBiome® Tributyrin Wellness

CoreBiome® Tributyrin: The Source of Wellness

January 13th, 2022

PATENT-PENDING CoreBiome® Tributyrin is indeed the source of wellness. In fact, we truly believe the gut is the “Master Switch To Wellness.” Nearly all our internal systems are influenced by the gut—from the heart and brain to skin and immune. If you can master the gut, then you can often master the other systems. What […]

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Fiber and gut health

How to Eat More Fiber Now | Healthy Gut Guides

January 10th, 2022

Don’t plant good crops in bad soil. Can you imagine 95% of Americans do NOT eat adequate levels of fiber? Yes, 95%! This problem is so profound that recently an entire scientific article titled “Closing America’s Fiber Intake Gap” was written about just this topic. Here’s the good news—you’re not alone! When you think of […]

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what does a postbiotic do?

What a Postbiotic Does

January 7th, 2022

Postbiotics are a growing research topic for gut health experts but what does a postbiotic do? When pre- and probiotics work together in the gut, there is a fermentation process that occurs in which the outcome is postbiotic. We used to call them “waste products.” But these postbiotics aren’t a waste! Postbiotics can be made […]

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PeakO2® Supply Chain

Supply Chain Woes: PeakO2® Might Be The Answer

November 17th, 2021

Ingredient swapping is probably on your mind right now and that’s not surprising. As a nebulous supply chain crisis looms above formulator heads, it’s time to make innovative moves in order to differentiate with PeakO2®. Enter: PeakO2® for Supply Chain Solutions For over a decade, beta-alanine and citrulline have dominated pre-workout formulas while PeakO2 was […]

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What foods have postbiotics?

What foods have postbiotics?

September 7th, 2021

Vegetables and fermented foods high in probiotics should be the goal when seeking to increase postbiotics for optimal gut health.  The foods highest in probiotics are like signposts telling us which  foods have the most postbiotic potential. They include fermented foods like pickles, buttermilk, kefir, miso soup, sauerkraut, sourdough bread, tempeh — and did we […]

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benefits of tributyrin

What are the benefits of Tributyrin?

September 7th, 2021

The main benefit of tributyrin include getting postbiotic butyrate to your colon faster. Butyrate is the end-game for gut health, but getting enough can be difficult. Butyrate can break down before it reaches the colon, where the real work happens. With tributyrin, it’s able to bypass the stomach and release butyrate in both the small […]

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