Natural Health Products Research Society of Canada Natural Health Products, Probiotics & Neurodegeneration Online Symposium 2025

Various natural health products (NHPs), including extracts from Ashwagandha root (Withania somnifera) and Prasachandaeng, natural supplementary compounds, prebiotics and probiotics have shown excellent preventative and therapeutic effects against Alzheiemer's, Parkinson's, and related neurodegenerative diseases.Some of these extracts have undergone successful clinical studies as well.Some highlights of NHP intervention are economic and health-forward sustainability, ease of administration, and healing benefits with long-term use.Many researchers have explored these ideas with interesting results, including the recovery of cellular and symptomatic conditions following intervention.Several of the NHPs have potential to prevent neurodegenerative diseases, as well as mitigate disease progression and enhance quality of life.The current symposium provided platform for many of the aforementioned topics as well as esteemed invited plenary experts on probiotic regulatory affairs, efficacy of clinical probiotic intervention in neurodegenerative disease patients, and novel nanomicellar formulation of natural compounds and ethanolic plant-based extracts for better bioavailability and their anti-neurodegenerative abilities.Five young researchers also presented their fascinating work on NHP intervention to prevent and treat progressive neurodegenerative pathways.It is extremely engaging to hear the collaborative communications regarding pre-clinical and clinical studies about NHPs against neurodegeneration discussed in this symposium.