Nutraceutical , a portmanteau of the words nutrition and pharmaceutical , is a food or food product that reportedly ... in medicinal forms not usually associated with food. A nutraceutical is demonstrated to have a physiological ... such as cereals, soups, and beverages. With recent developments in cellular level nutraceutical agents ... nutraceutical was originally defined by Dr. Stephen L. DeFelice, founder and chairman of the Foundation ... archives arc.fueling.html title The NutraCeutical Revolution Fueling a Powerful, New International .... DeFelice, its meaning has been modified by Health Canada which defines nutraceutical as a product ... . Examples are beta carotene and lycopene . ref name hcgloss The definition of nutraceutical that appears ... title American Nutraceutical Association publisher Ana jana.org date 2011 03 19 accessdate 2011 06 03 ref Nutraceutical foods are not subject to the same testing and regulations as pharmaceutical drugs . ref name fim1 The American Nutraceutical Association works with the Food & Drug Administration ... Nearly two thirds of the American population takes at least one type of nutraceutical health product ... . ref name aapsj Cite journal author Kalra EK title Nutraceutical definition and introduction journal ... ref The nutraceutical industry in the US is about 86 billion. This figure is slightly higher in Europe ... medicine. The modern nutraceutical market began to develop in Japan during the 1980s . In contrast to the natural herbs and spices used as folk medicine for centuries throughout Asia , the nutraceutical ... medicinal benefits valuable to long term health. Examples of these nutraceutical chemicals include probiotics , antioxidants , and phytochemicals Citation needed date January 2011 . Nutraceutical ... are allowed to display the nutraceutical term on their labels. Because of this, the term is often ... products often depend on the source. Members of the medical community desire that the nutraceutical ... States, nutraceutical products are widely available and monitored with the same level of scrutiny ... more details
Refimprove date February 2010 Notability date May 2010 Bargn Farmaceutici Phils Co. is a company within the BargnGroup Bar jen . The company specializes in Pharmaceuticals , Nutraceutical s, Cosmeceutical s and Cosmetics . ref cite web url http cosmo skin.com index.php?option com content&view article&id 46&Itemid 54 title Bargn Famaceutici Phils Profile publisher www.cosmo skin.com accessdate 19 February 2010 ref The Company was founded in 2006, starting as an online store, and was named after its founders Nino Bautista and John Redentor Gatus Jr. Citation needed date February 2010 References references Category Pharmaceutical companies ... more details
A prill is a small aggregate of a material, most often a dry sphere, formed from a melted liquid. The material to be prilled must be a solid at room temperature and a low viscosity liquid when melted. Prills are formed by allowing drops of the melted prill substance to congeal or freeze in mid air after being dripped from the top of a tall prilling tower . Fertilizers ammonium nitrate , urea , fertilizer NPK fertilizer and some detergent powder s are commonly manufactured as prills. Melted material may also be atomized and then allowed to form smaller prills that are useful in cosmetics, food, and animal feed. Prills have also been used to protect active ingredients from exposure to environmental factors and to cover up the flavor of bitter nutraceutical s. External links http www.niroinc.com html chemical cprilling.html Niro Inc. Prilling Category Agricultural chemicals fr Prill nl Pril pt Prill ... more details
Use British English date March 2012 Use dmy dates date June 2011 Infobox company infobox source http www.scio tech company name Scio Tech company slogan Letting you be all you can be foundation 2004 London location London , United Kingdom industry Pharmaceutical industry Pharmaceutical , biotechnology homepage http www.scio tech.co.uk www.Scio tech.co.uk products Pharmaceutical s, biologics , healthcare products, nutritional products Scio tech is a British biotechnology and consumer healthcare company head quartered in Harley Street, London, United Kingdom. Scio tech has a portfolio of products for addressing oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species. Its research units develop traditional small molecule compounds and biologics, along with a consumer healthcare division which produces Nutraceutical and Nutricosmetic products marketed to healthcare professionals. Category Biotechnology companies of the United Kingdom ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Kala Health, Inc is an international nutraceutical company founded in 1997 jointly by cousins Dr. Ronald Klein Breteler in the US and Paul Klein Breteler in The Netherlands . US Branch Kala Health Inc. is a privately held Massachusetts corporation founded by its current president, Dr. Ronald Breteler. Kala Health Inc. includes an Idaho wholesale branch formerly Golden Crown Corporation , and provides its product and ingredient sales to customers in the United States and Canada . International International product and ingredient sales take place through KALA Health International BV. KALA International is a European distribution company located in The Hague , The Netherlands , and jointly owned by KALA Health, Inc. and KALA Health bv, the Dutch sister organization. The companies have grown to include sales offices and distribution centers in the US, Trinidad , The Netherlands, Latvia , South Korea , Australia , and Singapore . In Singapore, 40 of all pet supplements are from Kala Health. ref 1 ref Products Kala provides finished supplement products, bulk supplements, and a select number of raw materials, including chondroitin , cetyl myristoleate , Methylsulfonylmethane OptiMSM , and CoEnzyme Q10 . It also carries an extensive line of successful pet products based on many of the same ingredients. References Reflist Verbal Communication Ohchye Fang, President Wildlife and Veterinary supplies ltd., Singapore External links http www.kalahealth.com Kala Health website Category Pharmaceutical companies Category Companies established in 1997 ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Advert date March 2011 Anadis is a biotechnology company based in Melbourne , Australia that trades on the Australian Stock Exchange with the symbol IMC. ref Cite web url http www.asx.com.au asx markets PriceResults.jsp?method get&template F1001&ASXCodes IMC title Anadis publisher Australian Stock Exchange date 2007 06 05 ref an ADR Level I program was initiated in late 2007, and the company is quoted over the counter in the U.S. with the ticker ANDIY The company focused on antigen primed, dairy derived health products. Anadis proprietary, technology enables it to rapidly develop polyclonal antibody and other proteins based solutions to a range of important diseases. Citation needed date March 2011 The all natural bovine colostrum derived platform, its regulatory classification as GRAS Generally Regarded as Safe when administered orally and the proprietary methods of manufacturing, allows for short time frame from bench to market with high manufacturing scalability. With expertise in research, commercialisation and manufacturing Citation needed date March 2011 Anadis specialises in innovative nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and related therapeutic technology products, including Oral and GI Mucositis , Routine and Avian Influenza , Escherichia coli E. coli Travellers Diarrhoea TD , Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS and Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD , and Anthrax containment. External links www.immuron.com.au Official website References references Category Pharmaceutical companies of Australia Category Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Biotech stub pharmacy stub ... more details
unreferenced date May 2009 Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type village native name Kadayiruppu other name district Ernakulam district Ernakulam state name Kerala nearest city parliament const assembly cons kunathunadu civic agency skyline skyline caption latd 10 latm 0 lats 0 longd 76 longm 27 longs 0 locator position right area total area magnitude altitude population total population as of population density sex ratio literacy area telephone postal code 682311 vehicle code range KL climate website Kadayiruppu is located 4 km from Kolenchery on Perumbavoor Road. One of the biggest success Kadayiruppu has had is the Synthite Industrial chemicals . It has set global standards in spice oleoresins, essential oils, natural food colours, nutraceutical ingredients, natural antioxidants, seasonings, floral extracts and their value added derivatives. Land mark of Kadayiruppu is the Sree Narayanana Gurukulam college of Engineering. The steadily growing town also has a Government School and Government Hospital located near the junction. St.Peter s Senior Secondary School, a prestigious institution is located at Kadayiruppu. Category Cities and towns in Ernakulam district Ernakulam geo stub ... more details
orphan date August 2010 COI date April 2009 Infobox company company name Monteloeder s.l. company logo company type Limited Society s.l. foundation 1996 location Elche , Alicante , Spain Image Flag of Spain.svg 20px key people Vicente Cartagena, President industry Functional food, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals products revenue operating income net income num employees parent subsid homepage http www.monteloeder.com en www.monteloeder.com footnotes Monteloeder s.l. is a Spanish company located in Elche Alicante Spain , dedicated to supplying ingredients with healthy properties for the functional food , nutraceutical and cosmetic industries. Monteloeder centers its activity in the development of natural ingredients, each of them has extensive technical documentation proving their effects. br Monteloeder s speciality are extracts from Mediterranean plants , flavonoids and carotenoids , as well as amino acids for use in the functional food industry. Most of the company s sales correspond to exports. Monteloeder sells to dozens of countries, mainly from Europe , North America , Asia and Australasia . File oficinaML.jpg thumb 348px Monteloeder s office Monteloeder has a partner company called New Developments in Nutraceuticals NDN which gives Monteloeder all the technical support required. External links http www.monteloeder.com en Monteloeder s official website http www.ndnutraceuticals.com en New Developments in Nutraceuticals Official website Category Food companies of Spain ... more details
Notability Organization date September 2009 Refimprove date August 2009 Herbion is a global company which manufactures and markets Herbalism natural plant based medicines . It was established in the year 1983. Its marketing network covers North America, Eastern Europe , Far East, South and Central Asia with operations in more than 20 countries. It employs more than 1,000 persons. ref http www.pr.com company profile overview 2782 ref It caters to a variety of therapeutic segments like Respiratory Care, Reproductive care, Digestive care, Bone Care, Nutritional Care, Skin Skin Care , CNS Care, Child Care etc. Herbion s leading brands are LINKUS, INSTY, VERONA, VIVABON and BONLIVER. ref http pharmaceuticals.indiabizclub.com profile 1663940 herbion pakistan pvt. ltd karachi pakistan ref In addition to natural medicines, company is also entering into other segments including Nutraceutical neutraceuticals , single ingredient dietary supplement s and personal & household care natural products. ref http www.herbion.com ref External links references Category Companies established in 1983 Category Pharmaceutical companies Category Herbalism Category Alternative medical systems ... more details
A lipokine is a lipid controlling hormone . The term lipokine was first used by Haiming Cao in 2008 to classify fatty acid s which modulate lipid metabolism by what he called a chaperone effect . ref name Cao cite journal doi 10.1016 j.cell.2008.07.048 journal Cell year 2008 volume 134 issue 6 pages 933 944 title Identification of a Lipokine, a Lipid Hormone Linking Adipose Tissue to Systemic Metabolism author Haiming Cao, Kristin Gerhold, Jared R. Mayers, Michelle M. Wiest, Steve M. Watkins, and G khan S. Hotamisligil pmid 18805087 ref The lipokine palmitoleic acid C16 1n7 palmitoleate travels to the muscles and liver, where it improves cell sensitivity to insulin and blocks fat accumulation in the liver. In addition, researchers observed that palmitoleate suppresses inflammation, which is considered by many to be a primary factor leading to metabolic disease. Palmitoleic acid also serves as a biomarker for metabolic status. More specifically, a low concentration in the free acid component of the serum indicates a risk of metabolic disease, and that de novo lipogenesis should be stimulated. Additionally, administering palmitoleic acid to a subject via nutraceutical or other means , positively impacts lipid metabolism. ref name Cao References Reflist Category Biomarkers Category Hormones ... more details
ad date February 2012 Infobox Company company name Frutarom Industries Ltd. company logo company type Public LSE FRUT foundation 1933 location Israel key people Ori Yehudai , President and CEO num employees 1154 industry Flavors and Fragrance products Flavors and Fragrances revenue 478 million 2008 homepage http www.frutarom.com www.frutarom.com Frutarom Industries Ltd. is one of the world s flavor and fragrance companies, in 2008 it had sales of over 473 million ref Citation title Company s 2008 Investor Relations Presentation url http www.frutarom.com FrutaromNew SendFile.asp?DBID 1&LNGID 1&GID 802 accessdate 2009 10 07 ref . br The company s shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange , where it is a constitute of the TA 100 Index of leading shares. Overview The Frutarom Group is a flavor and ingredients company. The company develop, manufacture and market an extensive variety of flavors and ingredients catered to customers in a range of industries food, beverage, flavor, fragrance, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food additive, and cosmetic. Frutarom s some 20,000 products are sold to more than 10,000 customers, in 120 countries around the world. The Frutarom Group boasts 1,500 employees worldwide, with manufacturing facilities located in Europe, North America, Israel and Asia. Frutarom operates through two major divisions Flavors Division Develops, produces and markets flavor compounds and food system solution s. Fine Ingredients Division Develops, produces and markets flavor extracts, functional food ingredients, pharmaceutical nutraceutical extracts, specialty essential oils, citrus products and aroma chemicals. History Frutarom was established by Yehuda Araten and Maurice Gerzon, two industrialists from Holland in 1933. They chose to build their first plant in an almost desert like area between Haifa and Acre, Israel Acco in Israel , making Frutarom one of Israel Israel s earliest industrial enterprises. In 1952, Frutarom be ... more details
The Issels Treatment , or Issels Combination Therapy , refers to an alternative cancer treatment based on the ideas of Josef Issels . The Issels Treatment is considered ineffective against cancer by the American Cancer Society , ref name acs cite journal author title Unproven methods of cancer management. Issels combination therapy journal CA Cancer J Clin volume 22 issue 3 pages 188 91 year 1972 pmid 4339809 doi 10.3322 canjclin.22.3.188 url http caonline.amcancersoc.org cgi pmidlookup?view long&pmid 4339809 ref and is listed as a Dubious Treatment by the alternative medicine Watchdog journalism watchdog website, Quackwatch . ref name qw cite web url http www.quackwatch.org 00AboutQuackwatch altseek.html title A Special Message for Cancer Patients Seeking Alternative Treatments publisher Quackwatch accessdate 2008 08 08 ref Details In Issels Combination Therapy, patients are asked to remove any teeth containing dental filling metal fillings , to follow a strict diet, and to eliminate various substances, such as alcohol and caffeine , which are considered harmful. ref name acs metabolic http www.cancer.org docroot ETO content ETO 5 3X Metabolic Therapy.asp?sitearea ETO Metabolic Therapy , from the American Cancer Society . Retrieved August 8, 2008. ref The treatment makes use of Holistic health holistic and Orthomolecular medicine orthomolecular principles, utilizing certain specialized vaccines, chelation therapy chelation and enzymatic therapies, along with nutraceutical supplementation, such as amygdalin laetrile and vitamin C . ref cite web url http www.issels.com TreatmentSummary.aspx title The Official Issels Treatment Summary publisher Issels.com date accessdate 2010 06 07 ref The Issels Treatment is not approved for treatment in the United Kingdom , but is available in the United States at a reported cost, in 2005, of 45,000 or about US 65,000 . ref name bbc cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi 5090126.stm title Home remortgaged for cancer girl publisher B ... more details
File Vitaminjuicelogo2.jpg thumb Vitaminjuice Vitaminjuice is an American company that was founded in 1991 as a part of Bioenergy Inc. Bioenergy is an American Brand that was founded in 1977 and is a manufacturer of 24 hour controlled time release supplements. Vitaminjuice is a 100 daily multi vitamin juice drink with 7 calories per serving. Vitaminjuice and Bioenergy are regesitered trademarks of Raphah Inc. Daniel Jang who has a P.h.D. in biochemistry from Princeton University is an employee of Raphah since 1973. In 1990 he thought of an idea to combine vitamins with drinks and sell it to the mainstream market. Daniel Jang is an employee of Bioenergy and the Vitaminjuice company. One of his goals was to create a product that had benefits such as low sugar and a low caloric count and he wanted to stress these benefits along with the high vitamin content that Vitaminjuice provided. Vitaminjuice is sweetened with the all natural sweetener Stevia. Vitaminjuice first started selling to New York City food markets in 1991 and expanded to major northeast chains such as A & P, Shop Rite, Kings Supermarket, Gristedes, The Food Emporium, Met, Pioneer, Key Food, Waldbaums, Associated, Deciccos, Zeytuna, Krauszers, Pantry, Maywood Market, Bravo, Uncle Giuseppes, C Town, Superfresh, Morton Williams, Garden of Eden, Jubilee, Olympia, Westside Market, Pathmark, and King Kullen The Wall Street Journal and Fitness magazine in 1994 featured Vitaminjuice in their publications. Wall Street Journal claimed Vita J Vitaminjuice was a pioneer of the nutraceutical beverage industry. In 1986, Daniel Jang was also featured in the New York Times which featured his 24 hour control supplement time release patents. Vitaminjuice currently has 7 flavors Orange, Fruit Punch, Pink Grapefruit, Pomegrenate Blueberry, Lemon Ice Tea, Lemonade,and Cranberry w raspberry References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here ... more details
dablink For the dissociative drug known as angel dust , see phencyclidine . For other uses, see angel dust . Refimprove date April 2011 Angel dusting is the misleading marketing practice of including a minuscule amount of an active ingredient in a Cosmetics cosmetic , cosmeceutical , dietary supplement , food product, or nutraceutical , insufficient to cause any measurable benefit. ref cite book last Gabriel first Julie title The Green Beauty Guide Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin publisher HCI date 2008 pages 54 url http books.google.co.uk books?id JWkW7p 49PoC&pg PA54&dq Angel dusting&hl en&ei TV2zTaSQIIG38QP5lLyVDA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CF4Q6AEwAA v onepage&q Angel 20dusting&f false isbn 9780757307478 ref The advertising materials may claim that the ingredient is helpful and that the ingredient is contained in the product, both of which are true. However, no claim is made that the product contains enough of the active ingredient to have an effect this is just assumed by the purchaser. Thus, while misleading, angel dusting is typically legal. Causes Manufacturer s have several reasons not to include sufficient quantities to have a measurable effect. Consumers want the benefits of the active ingredient, but are unwilling to pay the cost or risk the side effects of that ingredient, while businesses want to maximize profit and minimize risk Cost. This ingredient may cost substantially more than other active or inactive ingredients. Thus, including a significant quantity would raise the price which would decrease sales volume and or reduce the profit margin of the product. Side effects. Effective ingredients also tend to have side effects. To minimize backlash from dissatisfied customers and possible lawsuits, yet still benefit from the appearance of including the ingredient, angel dusting may be employed. Ironically, the only way the consumer may know the quantity of the ingredient is from information supplied by the manufactu ... more details
Infobox Company name SemBioSys Genetics Inc. logo type Public company Public genre foundation founder location city Calgary, Alberta location country Canada location locations area served key people James Szarko, President and CEO industry Biotechnology products services revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees Approximately 20 parent divisions subsid homepage http www.sembiosys.com www.sembiosys.com footnotes intl SemBioSys Genetics Inc. tsx SBS is a development stage agricultural biotechnology company. It utilizes its patented plant seed based oil body to develop and make proteins and oils in oil seed producing plant species. These proteins and oils are for the nutraceutical , functional food and functional beverage beverage , and pharmaceutical industries. The company s strategy is to partner with other companies to enable the commercialization of products. Further, SemBioSys is aiming at global partnerships to develop a variety of health and wellness, and healthy living products ranging from pharmaceuticals, functional foods ingredients, enzymes and industrial oils. In conjunction with its current partners, the company has developed nutritional oils. In October 2011, SemBioSys signed a collaboration agreement with Tasly Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. of Tianjin, China and its wholly owned subsidiary Tasly U.S. ref Press Release http micro.newswire.ca release.cgi?rkey 1910112827&view 36078 0&Start &htm 0 ref . Tasly is one of China s largest pharmaceutical companies fact date January 2012 and is China s second largest producer of traditional Chinese medicines TCMs fact date January 2012 . Upon government approval, a new company called Tasly SemBioSys Bio Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. will be incorporated in Tianjin , China. The new company is structured as a Sino Foreign Equity Joint Venture and seeks to develop and commercialize a variety of products including pharmaceutical, functional foods, and nutraceuticals for China and the world. In 2007, ... more details
Image Omnicare Logo.JPG thumb 300px right Omnicare logo File Omnicare NYSE 2011 Shankbone.jpg thumb The New York Stock Exchange building on September 1, 2011 with an Omnicare banner marking the 30th anniversary of the company s public listing. Omnicare New York Stock Exchange NYSE http www.nyse.com about listed lcddata.html?ticker OCR OCR is a Fortune 400 company based in Covington, Kentucky . Omnicare functions primarily as a provider of pharmaceutical s, related consulting and data management services. As of December 31, 2009 the company provided its pharmacy services to skilled nursing, assisted living, and other healthcare facilities comprising approximately 1.4 million beds in 47 U.S. state s, the District of Columbia and Canada . Omnicare s contract research organization provides product development and research services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology , nutraceutical , medical devices and diagnostic industries in 31 countries worldwide. In November 2009, Omnicare paid 98 million to the federal government to settle five qui tam whistleblower lawsuits and government charges that the company had paid or solicited a variety of kickbacks. ref cite news author United States Department of Justice Department of Justice title Nation s largest nursing home pharmacy and drug manufacturer to pay 112 million to settle false claims act cases date November 3, 2009 url http www.justice.gov opa pr 2009 November 09 civ 1186.html ref The company admitted no wrongdoing. ref cite news author Hilzenrath, David S. date January 16, 2010 title Justice suit accuses Johnson & Johnson of paying kickbacks url http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2010 01 15 AR2010011503903.html publisher The Washington Post accessdate January 17, 2010 ref The charges included allegations that Omicare solicited and received kickbacks from a pharmaceutical manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, in exchange for agreeing to recommend that physicians prescribe Risperdal, a Johnson & Johnson antip ... more details
The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology NIIST, formerly Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram Trivandrum is a constituent laboratory of CSIR India CSIR , India , engaged in research and development activities in the field of agroprocessing, chemical sciences, materials and minerals, biotechnology and process engineering and environmental science and technology. Around 100 scientists and 200 research fellows are working in various scientific disciplines in this institute. The programmes have a blend of basic research and technology development and commercialization have specific thrusts on frontier areas of research, National Mission Projects, regional resource based activities and R & D Industry Academia linkages. The laboratory has excellent citation needed date December 2010 collaborative programmes with major National & International agencies too. Image Rrlt.PNG right Research divisions The major research divisions in RRL are, br 1. Agroprocessing Division br 2. Biotechnology Division br 3. Chemical Sciences Division C MARS Inorganic Materials Organic Chemistry Photochemistry Photosciences and Photonics Specialty Polymers 4. Materials and Minerals Division Ceramic s Electron Microscopy Light Metals, Alloys and Composites Minerals 5. Process Engineering and Environmental Technology Division Chemical and Process Engineering Computer simulation Computational Modelling and Simulation Environmental Technology The services provided by this institute to the general public, students, industrialists, entrepreneurs may be revealed through internet so that the above categories can make use of it. Agroprocessing Division This is the division in charge of undertaking research in developing technologies for processing agroproducts. The major research includes quality improvement of palm Oil, Ginger oil extraction, nutraceutical studies etc. Presently headed by Dr Sundaresan A, his team includes, Sreekumar, Venugopal, Dr Nisha, Reshma, Pad ... more details
taxobox image Elaeagnus multiflora2.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Elaeagnaceae genus Elaeagnus species E. multiflora binomial Elaeagnus multiflora binomial authority Carl Peter Thunberg Thunb. Elaeagnus multiflora Goumi , Gumi , Natsugumi , or Cherry silverberry , is a species of Elaeagnus native to China , Korea , and Japan . Elaeagnus multiflora is a deciduous or evergreen semi evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2 8 m tall, with a trunk up to 30 cm diameter with dark brown bark . The shoots are densely covered in minute red brown scales. The leaf leaves are ovate to elliptic, 3 10 cm long and 2 5 cm broad, green above, and silvery to orange brown below with dense small scales. The flower s are solitary or in pairs in the leaf axils, fragrant, with a four lobed pale yellowish white corolla 1.5 cm long flowering is in mid spring. Image Goumi fruits.jpg thumb left Fruits of elaeagnus multiflora in mid June Image Natsugumi & Cigarette JPN.JPG thumb left 180px Japanese Elaeagnus multiflora var.hortensis, with cigarette for scale, photo on June 2008 The fruit is round to oval drupe 1 cm long, silvery scaled orange, ripening red dotted with silver or brown, pendulous on a 2 3 cm peduncle. When ripe in mid to late summer, the fruit is juicy and edible, with an acidic taste. As with other species in the genus Elaeagnus , E. multiflora plants are actinorhizal plant actinorhizal , growing in symbiosis with the actinobacteria actinobacterium Frankia in the soil. These bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen , making it available in usable form for the host plant, and indirectly for other nearby plants. This feature allows the plant to grow in poorer soils than it could otherwise. China Chinese people have traditionally considered Elaeagnus multiflora to be among a group of nutraceutical s , or foods that are edible and have medicinal values. They are said to decrease cholesterol and have ot ... more details
Roc Ordman Full name Alfred B. Ordman born 1948 ref name MPLN is an American biochemist and researcher into aging, life extension and the effects of free radicals on the body. He is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Beloit College , Beloit , Wisconsin . He is also visiting Professor of Biochemistry, Rush Medical College , a private university in Chicago , Illinois . He has recommended that adults get 500 mg of Vitamin C twice per day to achieve optimum benefit, a level far above official recommendations and for which he now holds patents, listed below, for this dosage regime for vitamin C. A study published in 2006 demonstrated how a combination of 500 mg of vitamin C taken twice a day and 400 IU of vitamin E once a day protects a person from many forms of damage from free radicals . http www.springerlink.com content p30g4263p71q2kt7 ?p 9ae848f40d1a4248bf20164845253dc3&pi 1 His latest work used a process known as nutrient signaling to develop a nutraceutical treatment that may cause weight loss. The process uses signals from supplements of branched chain amino acids , oleic acid, and DHA a component of fish oil to signal the brain and adipose tissue to cause weight loss. A double blind clinical trial in a 2 week pilot study was consistent with the hypothesis this may facilitate weight reduction in people. The peer reviewed article was published in the Journal of the American Aging Association in 2008. http www.springerlink.com content 4703748150rj4033 ?p 8ca0b6f79ba34e6da6d5ac5419462cf6&pi 0 Professor Ordman lives in Monticello, Green County, Wisconsin , USA and is a lifelong stamp collector . ref name MPLN cite web url http docs.google.com viewer?a v&q cache 4onrcEgL18UJ www.monticellopubliclibrary.org documents 2009 06.pdf Roc Ordman bio&hl en&gl uk&pid bl&srcid ADGEESjCBP9rwA2P7qajixY6NruV8 9Qh4Tsl5atja3AKMMegtQipqnfhH88yD2a eZgxxFYyttwZK9MLqL60JCkVT0k icMn ZuemTNn4D70yOYyg20JZ41ZftqLz0ad1VBSDR7Nf1l&sig AHIEtbTjcmLrqa2CRsSgtYEaeE6fCqiH2A title ... more details
Cypress Systems , Inc. is a biotech company headquartered in Fresno, California and is best known for its research, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute NCI , regarding the use of selenium supplementation for the prevention of a variety of cancers . ref name ncbi.nlm.nih.gov http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov entrez query.fcgi?cmd Retrieve&db PubMed&list uids 8971064&dopt Abstract Effects of selenium supplementation for cancer pre... JAMA. 1996& 93 PubMed Result Bot generated title ref Cypress Systems, Inc. also manufactures selenium , zinc , and chromium for the nutraceutical industry. In 1983, the now deceased Dr. Larry C. Clark conducted a Nutritional Prevention of Cancer NPC study. This historical trial illustrated that selenium supplementation prevented a variety of cancers . ref name ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Since the trial of Dr. Larry Clark, numerous studies have found similar results of selenium being an effective agent in the prevention of a variety of cancers . See a review of the studies in Selenium Cancer . Cypress focuses on the prevention of cancer through selenium supplementation, and addresses related health problems through a comprehensive health stewardship program. Much research is also being conducted in the area of selenium as an intervention agent in the prevention of AIDS and heart disease . High profile executive The COO of Cypress is Mark Whitacre , who is the highest level executive of a Fortune 500 company in US history to turn whistleblower . He was convicted and spent 8 1 2 years in federal prison for embezzling 9.5 million. This was discovered while he was acting as an FBI informant against ADM for international price fixing schemes. Cypress management, along with several FBI agents involved with Whitacre s case, are lobbying for a presidential pardon for Whitacre, ref name enews http enewschannels.com 2008 03 27 enc2820 230451.php Enewschannels.com ref and the head of the FBI s investigation into ADM went public calling Whitacre a natio ... more details
Vitabiotics is a global nutraceutical company that specializes in vitamin and mineral based formulations focused in various health categories. The company was founded in 1971 by Dr Kartar Lalvani and today is one of the largest vitamin companies in the United Kingdom. ref cite web url http www.thefreelibrary.com Staying Vital with Vitabiotics a01073802753 title Staying Vital with Vitabiotics ref ref cite web url http www.zoominfo.com people Lalwani Kartar 727474294.aspx title Kartar Lalvani ZoomInfo Business People Information ref The company has created several key brands in each health category such as Perfectil supplement for skin, hair & nails , Pregnacare, Menopace, Wellman & Wellwoman. Company Information Founder Dr Kartar Lalvani is the brother of Binatone founder Gulu Lalvani . He won the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. ref cite web url http www.hinduonnet.com businessline blnus 14071134.htm title The Hindu Business Line Ernst & Young entrepreneur award ref ref cite web url http news.chennaionline.com newsitem.aspx?NEWSID 7BEA11B75B DB35 40D6 AB3D 322A034EAD5D 7D&CATEGORYNAME BIZ title ChennaiOnline News Kartar Lalvani wins Ernst & Young Entrepreneur award ref br Today Tej Lalvani, 37, Dr Lalvani s son is actively involved in running the business and driving Vitabiotics international expansion. Tej won the 2012 Young Entrepreneur of the Year. ref name Asian Awards cite web title The Asian Business Awards 2012 url http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 2123816 Asian Business Awards 2012 Tycoons celebrated awards night.html publisher Dailymail.co.uk accessdate 2 April 2012 ref The company has won several industry awards including The J.P. Morgan & Co JP Morgan Family Business Award 2009 ref cite news url http business.timesonline.co.uk tol business management article6464850.ece title Times Online Beating the Recession by Keeping in the Family location London work The Times first Mark last Hunter date 2009 06 10 accessdate 2010 05 27 ref The Queen ... more details
Orphan date June 2010 File Attitude can.jpg thumb Energizer brands first healthy natural energy beverage without caffeine or taurine attitude drink Energizer Brands Limited, an English beverage company co founded by Brazilian national Alberto Ingber, previously vice president of consumer electronics for Nissan Technology EMEA ref http www.theregister.co.uk 2004 04 07 cts roundup ref ar on 7 March 2007. ref Food Bev Online Issue 61, Product News, P10, November 2008 ref ref Cite web url http www.ukdata.com company credit reports ENERGIZER BRANDS LIMITED.html title ENERGIZER BRANDS LIMITED information filed as at Monday 12th April 2010. Registered number 06527791 publisher Ukdata.com date accessdate 2010 04 12 ref Energizer Brands launched attitude drink, in July 2008. The company claims to have made the soft drinks sector s first 100 natural functional beverage ref Nutraceutical Magazine, Volume 6 Number Two March April 2010, p10 http viewer.zmags.com publication f43e8879 f43e8879 1 ref energy drink that contains no caffeine or taurine and no added sugar. ref name autogenerated1 Innova Food and Beverage Innovation , Volume 8, P35 February 2010 03 22 ref ref Cite web url http fzarchiv.sachon.de index.php?pdf Fachzeitschriften Getraenke Fachzeitschriften BBII 2008 06 08 BBII 06 08 48 Beverage Innovations.pdf title Verlag W. Sachon Fachzeitschriftenarchiv publisher Fzarchiv.sachon.de date accessdate 2010 04 12 ref The formula contains natural ingredients and antioxidants . ref Beverage Innovation Beverage Awards, p78, Drinktec, Munich Sep 2009 online foodbev.com beverage ref The formula contains 500 mg of Rhodiola Rosea root extract more commonly known as Golden Root , and 500 mg of L Carnitine . ref name autogenerated1 attitude drink contains natural sugars from fruits which are low in Glycemic Index GI , this has been certified by a research group from Oxford Brookes University in 2007. ref http www.brookes.ac.uk lifesci news latestnews wildfruitjellies ref A ... more details
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