<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:59:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lmon/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Natural Products Postings - What we hope to see #naturalproducts]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re excited at the enthusiasm with which this tribe has gelled, and noticed that while some posts are exactly what we anticipated, others are a bit off the mark. We want to encourage everyone to share]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/natural-products-postings-what-we-hope-to-see-naturalproducts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/natural-products-postings-what-we-hope-to-see-naturalproducts</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalproducts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 15:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzmv4nk6Fq6AL4464MTBcP3ApM2HD2xRBHm19w5Sg3BXJkEr6D4Tsq3Yr4yUku9FweRUfc45VvPaXK63FC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prebiotics,  Fiber and the Microbiome - More Than a Simple Gut Health Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past decade, research into and understanding of the microbiome has increased exponentially. For some time, fermented foods have been known to have benefit, and the active bacteria in them, mostly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/prebiotic-fiber-and-the-microbiome-more-than-a-simple-gut-health-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/prebiotic-fiber-and-the-microbiome-more-than-a-simple-gut-health-story</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalproducts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:01:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvaoQZ3fX9yFTfirEyfGVRU5hzDhPCdcr9Ap85QChiBQVXHYRpqWPm6oL6R5eckJRw64AT4V4dUeKksRx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Deleted]]]></title><description><![CDATA[[empty]]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/6gi7da-quality-in-dietary-supplements</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/6gi7da-quality-in-dietary-supplements</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalproducts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 23:44:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quality in Dietary Supplements]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US dietary supplements marketplace is expected to exceed $46 Billion USD this year, and with more people trying to take control over their health and lifestyle, supplements growth is expected to continue]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/quality-in-dietary-supplements</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/quality-in-dietary-supplements</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalproducts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VXGZWF7MRFR1hNaDnQn5jj7M42HEKmisUD758tX2Qttft1MGDZ48QGU7FT3tiskwxcjVKTYWEJHYWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Scoop with CBD?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what’s the scoop with CBD? Been following its emergence. Once people know I’m in the natural products space, immediately, that’s their question. It seems everyone has familiarity, but few people really]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/what-s-the-scoop-with-cbd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/what-s-the-scoop-with-cbd</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalproducts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 14:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqriPUNk7VU3hRb5cBonVSR8icRLjMCuXt4rnx5LLLJEtAP4d6wPfBnxTQjUwqwNWT7Wu8mK4a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Insights Report from the CoQ10 Association Forecasts the Global CoQ10 Market to Reach $1.3 billion by 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[SPRING, TEXAS (December 17, 2018) — Today, the CoQ10 Association announced the release of its Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) Insight Report underwritten by the association and Trust Transparency Center. CoQ10 is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@lmon/newinsightsreportfromthecoq10associationforecaststheglobalcoq10markettoreach13billionby2020-u0ynsrspbj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@lmon/newinsightsreportfromthecoq10associationforecaststheglobalcoq10markettoreach13billionby2020-u0ynsrspbj</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:08:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1VzzHAac2kc3yhFLBCaDdsaRDsYaiF5e5w8QzszE9Xh6gTGQi4QxiKSPmEQ7WfvuAhpnFuDUSStq3cUxenpTLMkdTQnPLsZC5yfwXp6UgujGEKReDfZU76fLsnVcxnjJpbBxKYQUy77WD7ot?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visiting the Christmas Market in Frankfurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been about 20 years since I was at the Frankfurt Christmas market, and it was pretty much exactly as I remembered it, although maybe with a few different warm quaffables. Last Monday, Frankfurt’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@lmon/visiting-the-christmas-market-in-frankfurt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@lmon/visiting-the-christmas-market-in-frankfurt</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv1hnBq8XK2ppzc8u5JytgM1z6EN7qLiunRquRMXXw32c3ZaEfjacyGcEKWMzsbGehiQqARJJfbUqXn47Ns7VKrudEzUEhdGP5f9J9L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Content Communities – The Future for Natural Products]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first introduced NPIcenter back in 1999 with my business partner Jason (@jasonbu), the natural products industry and traditional communications pathways were part of a different universe. It doesn’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/content-communities-the-future-for-natural-products</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/content-communities-the-future-for-natural-products</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalproducts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:49:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9uMyjNfvhDE1pq4SdWmiASVvphKgVUaeCibCTZoJeq4TqPwfskxEBmqgNQn6o77LDBXACnh67Sspf7qACeg3q4tKNLofF7c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is time to CARE about Supply Chain Accountability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now, more than ever, supply chain accountability is imperative. It is not acceptable for a dietary supplement brand to turn over all responsibility for sourcing to the contract manufacturer without any]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/it-is-time-to-care-about-supply-chain-accountability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/it-is-time-to-care-about-supply-chain-accountability</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalproducts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:45:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnpz9uB7v5KmJMpPoP7TdqbtCawWsEuCTAzh3AGrTMBw4gQu6KX2uyL8Uk58z14rAZQ9p2Z3maMBkGa58qq2Pc5VDdLbi2yfDnQ7x59US?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musings from Expo East 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like I’m sure it is for many, in the almost 20 years I’ve been working in this space, the events I have attended have pretty much become a blur. In some cases though, there’s an anchor interaction, town]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/musings-from-expo-east-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturalproducts/@lmon/musings-from-expo-east-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalproducts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEgfimpFcjcjBUa47zv2pyh3iMLojTLdrhkiwVtCzCuX7QfxzAbSRqFimx81SCg9oAKp42YkspKQnKGoDhpandYYianHNDhaoB4bx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Revisited - Getting Past the Hype]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just over a year ago, I wrote in this column on the potential for blockchain applications in the food and supplement universe. It’s 53 weeks later and a lot has happened. 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(Disclosure,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@lmon/myth-busting-10-truths-about-the-regulated-us-dietary-supplements-industry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@lmon/myth-busting-10-truths-about-the-regulated-us-dietary-supplements-industry</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzForakPVmE44KhV7cUT2CFiRf39AANffGJEMLS5Q7EKobWyycZTMWtPqFAuvcLBTYeEg1ZDyKXjy27igz87aP6orc5BacBFG3ocwZUS5dQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi, @lmon here with my Introduction Post - Interests in nutrition, food, and travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, new here to Steemit and reaching out to introduce myself. I guess I’d classify myself as a relatively early adapter/entrepreneur looking to make an impact. I’ve been involved in startup companies,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@lmon/hi-lmon-here-with-my-introduction-post-interests-in-nutrition-food-and-travel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@lmon/hi-lmon-here-with-my-introduction-post-interests-in-nutrition-food-and-travel</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lmon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2017 22:28:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJMPyd8kh57uu3zN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>