The California Naturopathic Doctors Association is offering a CE program on brain health that includes details on Cognizin® Citicoline, Tuesday, March 13th from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
The Webinar: The Role of Brain Nutrients in Cognitive Health, will be presented by Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Gina Nick. For more information please visit CalND.org
More than ever, active individuals are looking for natural alternatives that can provide nutritional support to help maximize exercise benefits and reduce recovery time. Natural antioxidants are an excellent alternative, but not all of them are able to prove bioavailability and efficacy.
Punicalagins are a group of potent antioxidants unique to the pomegranate fruit which are safe, water-soluble and highly bioavailable. These antioxidants can breakup into smaller molecules in the body, allowing them to deliver a wide range of proven health benefits.
The following white paper, “Pomella® Mind & Body“, available for download here, provides a scientific review of Pomella® with special focus on joint, vascular-endothelial and cognitive health, along with an impact through the gut-brain axis.
Bergstrom Nutrition, manufacturer of OptiMSM®, a branded, science-based, methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), recently published a study detailing how the small intestine absorbs MSM, particularly in relation to sulfur.
“The study found oral ingestion of OptiMSM® provides the body with a rapidly absorbed, readily available, constant supply of sulfur,” said Tim Hammond, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Bergstrom Nutrition. “The sulfur donated by OptiMSM® relieves the bioburden of essential amino acids cysteine and methionine, thereby ensuring sufficient quantity available for critical metabolic processes.”
Randal Buddington, Director of the Institute of Prematurity and Perinatal Research at the University of Memphis, served as the Principal Investigator of the study. “We recently discovered that MSM provides the sulfur needed for many of the body’s metabolic reactions, including sulfation, which is the process of adding sulfur to molecules,” said Buddington. “MSM allows more of the sulfur-containing and essential amino acid, methionine, to be used for synthesis of proteins and other important molecules rather than as a source of sulfur. This all points to yet another health benefit of MSM and an additional reason to supplement the diet with this ample source of sulfur.”
The scientific research, published in the December 2017, can be viewed here.
Vitafoods 2018, stand I24: Kaneka Pharma Europe showcases innovative combinations of nutraceuticals that improve performance and contribute to a healthy body
Brussels (Belgium), February 2018 – At this year’s Vitafoods, Kaneka will present its sports prototypes project, highlighting options for combination products that target the global sports nutrition market. The key ingredient in all of these concepts is Ubiquinol™. As an essential part of the respiratory chain, the vitaminoid is proven to support endurance and overall performance, and to promote recovery. Working with its partners, Kaneka has developed nutraceutical supplements and sports nutrition products in various dosage forms, including energy gels and powder sticks. A broad range of other ingredients are ideally suited for the production of powerful combinations – such as magnesium for rapid energy, carnitine and amino acids to promote recovery, and Kaneka’s unique ingredient Glavonoid™ to support muscle building.
The company’s patented and natural yeast-based production process makes it possible to deliver Ubiquinol™ in several stable application forms without any detrimental impact on efficacy. Granulate sticks, hard gelatine and chewable capsules as well as gels and liquids make supplementation easy, even on the move. Combinations with multivitamins, magnesium, carnitine and amino acids can be tailored to the needs of sportspeople who want to support their immune defence, rapid energy production or muscular capabilities. Filip Van hulle, Senior Manager at Kaneka’s Quality of Life Division, explains: “Single Ubiquinol™ products that counteract the signs of aging and maintain a healthy body have already successfully entered the market. These products are well established among Best Agers and patients suffering from chronic diseases. With our campaign #Powered by Kaneka, we are now focussing on new sports prototype concepts and will be demonstrating additional options for versatile combination products in a variety of application forms.”
A second pillar of Kaneka’s functional ingredients portfolio is Glavonoid™, which also holds great promise for sports and fitness applications. The natural extract derived from licorice root provides unique dual support in fighting visceral fat, thanks to its ability to activate the body’s fat metabolism process and suppress fat synthesis. Having held Novel Food status since 2011, Glavonoid™ can be added to food supplements and beverages based on milk, yogurt, fruit and vegetables. Since 2015, Glavonoid™ has also been approved for extended use in foods for medical purposes and energy-restricted diets for weight reduction.
New vitaMagazine Fact Sheet: The key focus on MK7 Reliable Supply Chain.
Although the origin of the raw materials is of paramount importance for the manufacture of high quality products, this factor alone is not sufficient to guide in the selection of the most reliable vitamin K2 as MK7 among all the offers available on the market.
Certainly, the production processes considered and the conduction of the supply chain are crucial to determine the final quality of the product.
The new fact sheet released by Gnosis through “vitaMagazine” focuses its attention on the importance of the Supply Chain for the development of a reliable Vitamin K2 as MK7.
“The leaflet offers the exclusive opportunity to know the history of Gnosis’ manufacturing, the proprietary strain used in the fermentation process and the step-by-step description of vitaMK7® production.” said Lorena Carboni, Product Support Specialist at Gnosis.
Today, vitaMK7® is the only European fermented vitamin K2 as MK7 of natural origin, developed exclusively by Gnosis in its European cGMP manufacturing site, where the entire supply chain is tightly controlled and carried out in compliance with the strictest quality rules.
Gnosis is the sole European supplier of vitamin K2 as MK7 that manufactures its products and sells them directly to its customers, thus being really able to guarantee safety and high quality standards to its products.
Gnosis feels so confident in its EU Supply Chain that it invite interested companies directly in its factory to monitor every step of the manufacturing process, see the operational conditions in place during production and touch quality and safety of vitaMK7® with their hands!
Join us at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York, NY, February 24th 2018. This symposia will discuss glutathione science, absorption, and bioavailability.
The Symposium: The Effects of Glutathione on Detoxification & Immunity, will be presented by Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Gina Nick. For more information and to register please visit IHSymposium.com
Gnosis is proud to announce the launch of its new corporate website with a new intuitive and user-friendly graphic design that allows the optimum pleasure from any device, in every place and at any time.
The modern template is associated with a clear and linear layout; the section splitting allows an easy and quick navigation that will lead you to discover Gnosis identity, history and structure as well as the company strategy and projects.
“A primary aim for Gnosis is presenting a web-structure suitable to browse through the sections, from the Advanced Nutrition section – with its extensive range of differentiated nutritional solutions – and the Biopharma section – which offers fermented and semisynthetic APIs derived from yeasts and bacteria.” said Silvia Pisoni Marketing Manager of Gnosis. She continued: “Visiting our website, people can breathe the double soul of our company, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical, differently targeted but intimately interrelated by the same scientific expertise – from development to production – in microbial fermentation, purification, chemical modification and analysis of molecules derived from yeasts and bacteria.”
The website is dedicated to all our customers, potential partners and everyone that wants to be always tuned on the nutraceutical and biopharmaceutical world.
RIMOUSKI (QUEBEC), February 13, 2018 – innoVactiv, a Canadian company dedicated to the development of science-based speciality ingredients, is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert H. Lustig will give a lecture as part of an Exhibitor Hosted Event at the upcoming Natural Products Expo West / Engredea tradeshow.
Dr. Lustig’s lecture, entitled “The Three Myths of the Food Industry”, will be held on Saturday March 10 at the Anaheim Marriott, Platinum Ballroom 2, from 9 AM to 10 AM. Dr. Lustig will then attend innoVactiv’s booth (Engredea #3681) for further discussions and book signing from 10h30 to 11h30 AM.
During his lecture, Dr. Lustig will discuss three myths promulgated by the food industry for their own purposes that tie into the current epidemic of non-communicable diseases (diabetes, heart disease, etc.). His presentation may well shatter how we see obesity, calories and our own willpower when it comes to choosing what food is best for our health.
Attendees are invited to pre-register for this lecture by contacting innoVactiv at the address info@innovactiv.com.
A special event has just ended in Vietnam, where VitaMK7® and Quatrefolic® have been the protagonists of an interesting presentation depicting the excellent features of Gnosis natural products derived from patented bio-fermentation processes.
Many key players of the Vietnamese food and nutrition industry have listened to the interesting speech given by Prof. Luca Tiano – great opinion leader and expert in Vitamin K2 as Menaquinone-7 – focused on the benefits of a high quality MK7, such as VitaMK7®, as a truly valid food supplement for the prevention of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
“The body’s intestinal barrier function allows for the absorption of things like nutrients and water, while simultaneously maintaining an effective defense against toxins and pathogens that can be harmful to our health,” explained Donald Cox, Ph.D., Kerry’s Director of R&D for Wellmune. “While these are preliminary results and more research is needed, Wellmune may protect barrier function during stress, which adds another proof point to the ingredient’s well-researched ability to support our overall health.”The study also looked at which immune cells interact with Wellmune in the digestive tract immediately after ingestion, increasing the understanding of Wellmune’s mechanism of action (MOA). Microscopy experiments showed that Wellmune was found very close to macrophages and dendritic cells in the Peyer’s Patches. Wellmune was also shown to be taken up through the villi, structures which make up the majority of the large and small intestines. These new findings suggest that the ingredient may be absorbed not only in the Peyer’s Patches but throughout the length of the intestine.
“This new study has given us more insight about the identity of some of the cells that interact with Wellmune in the human gut and a greater understanding of the first steps in the mechanism of action for Wellmune,” continued Cox. “Seeing how Wellmune interacts with the immune system, including its absorption by both the Peyer’s Patches and the villi, builds upon our understanding of Wellmune’s MOA and helps support our findings that the natural ingredient can help improve our immune system function throughout our life and lifestyle needs.”
