VITAMIN SHOPPE ONLINE COMMUNITY ADDS PROBIOTIC EXPERT NATASHA TRENEV
NORTH BERGEN, NJ 12/29/2009 02:16 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)
The Vitamin Shoppe online community, located at www.VSconnect.com has added renowned probiotic expert Natasha Trenev to their panel of experts. Mrs. Trenev is a microbiologist, health activist, developmental scientist, author, and the Chairwoman of the National Institute of Probiotics and the probiotic expert at VSconnect.com. She has opened her message board to anyone looking for advice and thoughts on supporting digestive health. The service is free to all visitors of VSconnect.com.
“I’m very pleased to be able to communicate directly with the VSconnect community about my passion for probiotics,” said Mrs. Trenev. “Natren probiotics are and always will be my life’s mission. I consider this to be the most important healthcare concept of the 21st century.”
Mrs. Trenev is recognized as an educator, research scientist, author and television and radio personality, as well as an authority on probiotics. In addition, she has written numerous articles and books including “The Power of Probiotics: Secrets to Great Health.” Mrs. Trenev has dedicated her career to educating the public about the value of “friendly” bacteria and the vital role that they play in supporting total-body health.
Mrs. Trenev is a UCLA graduate and founded Natren Inc. in 1982 with the goal of developing the first revolutionary method of producing an effective and scientifically-validated single strain bacteria product.
A member of the American Society of Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Food* Technologists, Anaerobe Society of the Americas and American Dairy Science Association, Mrs. Trenev is still active in the many scientific organizations that share her probiotic passion.
“We’re thrilled to have Mrs. Trenev join the VSconnect community,” said Fran Clinton, online community Manager for The Vitamin Shoppe. “The conversations and sharing of information that is happening at VSconnect is truly inspiring and helping the thousands of people who have joined already. Having Mrs. Trenev, a renowned expert in the field of probiotics, join our already impressive list of experts truly speaks to the uniqueness of this community and its members.”
Anyone looking to “join the conversation” can log on directly at www.VSconnect.com or come through the message boards at www.vitaminshoppe.com or www.bodytech.com.
About Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE:VSI)
Vitamin Shoppe is a leading specialty retailer and direct marketer of nutritional products based in North Bergen, New Jersey. The company sells vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, herbs, sports nutrition formulas, homeopathic remedies, green living products, and health and beauty aids to customers located primarily in the United States. The company carries national brand products as well as exclusive products under the Vitamin Shoppe, BodyTech, MD Select, and VS Basics proprietary brands. The Vitamin Shoppe conducts business through more than 400 company-owned retail stores, national mail order catalogs, and websites, www.VitaminShoppe.com, www.bodytech.com , and www.ecoshoppe.com, and has a social community site at www.VSconnect.com.
HI, my 5 year old girl has Autism Spectrum Disorder, could probiotics help her? We live in NZ and I have been told we can’t get hold of top quality products. Whats your advise.
Hi Sarah–
For a top-quality probiotic distributor in New Zealand, we recommend Nicola Johns, a pharmacist. Her contact info is pasted below. Good luck!
New Zealand
Nicola Johns
Probiotics NZ Limited
37 Mayfair Place
Glen Innes, Auckland
New Zealand 01006 Email: Nicola@probiotics.co.nz
Telephone: 64 952 84448
Site: http://www.probiotics.co.nz/prdcts_ntrn_ovrvw.html
Hi Natasha,
I am a recent graduate with a Microbiology degree and probiotics are my passion as well. As an undergraduate, I worked on a research project studying L. acidophilus. I want to become a research microbiologist, but I am finding that in most cases to become a researcher, a Ph.D or M.D. is required, especially in immunology research. Is this the best path to studying probiotics, or are there places I can put my bachelors degree to use?
Hello Brian–
Natasha recommends that you visit the International Probiotics Association at http://internationalprobiotics.org where there is an area for students and researchers.
She wishes you the best of luck!
Sincerely,
The Team at TAP
Hello,
I’m experiencing extreme fatigue in my second week of taking probiotics. Can you tell me what may be causing this. Is this a common side-effect?
Thank you.