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  • Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are combinations of proteins and sugars and are found in a variety of tissues, including the blood plasma, joints, and the mucosal (mucous membrane) lining of a…

  • Green-lipped or Perna mussel (Perna canaliculus), is a shellfish that is a natural source of glycosaminoglycans (GAGS) including chondroitin. These products are potentially very useful in the…

  • Hawthorn, derived from various species of crataegus, including C. laevigata, C. oxyacantha and C. monogyna, is one of the oldest known and best researched plants in western herbal medicine. It…

  • Herbs are plants that contain ingredients with active therapeutic properties. These active ingredients may be present in the whole plant or only a part. Other parts of the same plant, or other…

  • Much of the research into nutrition has focused on minimum requirements of nutrients to avoid deficiency problems. Orthomolecular therapy (from 'ortho' meaning 'right') focuses on providing…

  • Immune stimulants, or immunostimulants, are herbs or neutraceuticals (nutritional supplements) that have a beneficial effect on the body’s ability to fight infection, disease and injury.…

  • Products available include: Samylin, Zentonyl, Hepatosyl, Doxion SAMe (S-adenosyl-methionine) is a liver support supplement with antioxidant and detoxifying properties. We use it mainly in…

  • Magnetic therapy, more accurately termed magnetic field therapy, is the use of magnetic fields. Fields are generated by either permanent magnets or pulsed electromagnetic fields, for treatment…

  • Mannose and Acemannan are described as 'biological response modifiers'. They are large sugar (immune polysaccharides) or sugar and protein molecules (glycoproteins) that interact with the…

  • MGN-3 is the trade name for arabinoxylan that has been extracted from the bran of rice and then enzymatically treated with an extract of shitake mushrooms. It is primarily used as an immune…