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Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre Launches French Website

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Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre Launches French Website

A comprehensive online resource for patients, healthcare professionals and researchers interested in naturopathic cancer care

In February, the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) unveiled a French version of the www.oicc.ca  website to serve an increasing number of Francophone patients interested in whole-person cancer care at the OICC.

The French-language website is identical to the English site.  To access the French version simply visit www.oicc.ca/fr , or select “Français” at the top of any page on the English website.

“Patients, healthcare professionals and researchers are now able to access website content in their language of choice, including news and events, programs, research updates, and downloadable patient intake forms,” said Dugald Seely, ND, Founder & Executive Director of the OICC. “To ensure the OICC is continuing to deliver the best level of care and support possible for our patients, we believe it is important to provide the benefits of an OICC website in French.”

About the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre
The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) is the first integrative cancer care and research centre in Central and Eastern Canada.  As a not-for-profit, regional centre of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, the OICC welcomes patients at any cancer stage as well as those wishing to prevent cancer or its recurrence.  The Centre works with patients and physicians, to provide therapeutic programs that decrease side effects and promote health and improve quality of life during and after conventional treatment.  Through clinical practice, research and education, the OICC strives to assess and reduce possible causes of cancer while exploring innovative integrative treatment approaches.  For more information, please visit www.oicc.ca

Probiotics Make a Splash at Expo West

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Probiotics Make a Splash at Expo West

It’s a two way street – gut health affects brain function and what goes on in the brain affects gut health. That was the subject of Dr. David Perlmutter’s keynote address at Natural Products Expo West last weekend in Anaheim. The neurologist/author explained how probiotics could have an impact on your mental health.

And sticking with the theme of probiotics – in the main expo hall, natural foods beverage wonderkind, Reed’s Inc. was wowing attendees with its new line of organic kombucha drinks – a fermented tea drink – in nine flavors, including coffee. Kombucha is growing by more than 30 per cent a year is expected be a $500 million industry in 2015. Millennium Products, Inc. currently dominates the market with a share of 75 per cent or more with its line of GT’s Classic and Synergy Kombucha drinks., but according to several reports, Reed’s has established itself as a strong #2 in this category after only launching in H2 12, with sales growing 50.0%+.

Check out the Product of the Month at Orgen Neutraceuticals

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Check out the Product of the Month at Orgen Neutraceuticals

Orgen Nutraceuticals has singled out Sleep-Care as their product of the month for March.

Orgen Sleep-Care is a combination of herbs that are used in European, Asian, and African herbal medicine paradigms to promote sleep and aid digestion. The ingredients include extracts of Valeriana, Hops. Chamomile, and Ashwagandha.
•Valeriana and Hops are traditionally popular and clinically approved ingredients for promoting sleep in herbal medicine. The combination of Hops and Valerian may be a viable alternative to conventional medication for the treatment of non-chronic and non-psychiatric sleep disorders.
•Ashwagandha is used as a tonic in herbal medicine. It possesses excellent sedative and calmative properties. It is clinically approved as an anti-stress agent, and improves reaction time. It is widely used as a general tonic to increase energy and improve overall health.
•Chamomile is known as a calmative and sleep-aid. It is one of the most widely used medicinal plants for relieving anxiety and intestinal colic, and helps promote sleep.

WHO Doesn’t Like Sugar?

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WHO Doesn’t Like Sugar?

A new World Health Organization (WHO) guideline recommends adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their total energy intake. A further reduction to below 5% or roughly 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would provide additional health benefits.

 

Guideline on sugars intake for adult and children

Free sugars refer to monosaccharides (such as glucose, fructose) and disaccharides (such as sucrose or table sugar) added to foods and drinks by the manufacturer, cook or consumer, and sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit juice concentrates.

 

“We have solid evidence that keeping intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake reduces the risk of overweight, obesity and tooth decay,” says Dr Francesco Branca, Director of WHO’s Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. “Making policy changes to support this will be key if countries are to live up to their commitments to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.”

 

The WHO guideline does not refer to the sugars in fresh fruits and vegetables, and sugars naturally present in milk, because there is no reported evidence of adverse effects of consuming these sugars.

 

Much of the sugars consumed today are “hidden” in processed foods that are not usually seen as sweets. For example, 1 tablespoon of ketchup contains around 4 grams (around 1 teaspoon) of free sugars. A single can of sugar-sweetened soda contains up to 40 grams (around 10 teaspoons) of free sugars.

 

This is far from the first time WHO has recommended cutting the intake of free sugars to less that 10 per cent of total energy intake.

 

Product Launches at Expo West

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Product Launches at Expo West

Mar. 6, 2015

This weekend’s product launches at Expo West include one from Sambazon, the pioneer of açaí, launching their new Sambazon 100 Juices, the first 100 percent juice line with 100 calories or less per bottle and 70 percent less sugar than other premium juices. Packing the superior health benefits of 100 açaí berries in each bottle, this new line delivers powerful antioxidants and healthy omegas with three delicious flavors: Açaí Berry,Strawberry + Lemon + Açaí Berry and Pineapple + Coconut + Açaí Berry.

 

“Açaí has long been held as one of the most nutritionally dense superfoods on the planet and is sought after for its remarkable levels of antioxidants and healthy omega fats,” said Ryan Black, founder and CEO of Sambazon. “But most people don’t know that açaí is one of the only fruits in the world with virtually zero naturally-occurring sugar. Starting with that pure, organic açaí juice and blending in fresh fruits and natural, organic sweeteners has allowed us to create an invigorating, delicious beverage with all the exceptional health benefits of 100 açaí berries, but fewer calories and sugar. Sambazon 100 gives our customers the most nutritious bang for their calorie buck.”

 

Like all Sambazon products, new Sambazon 100 Juices are Certified USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, vegan, and made with Fair Trade açaí.

 

Medical Marijuana Inc is showcasing its industry leading cannabis products at at Expo West. With Washington, DC, Alaska, and Virginia just legalizing medical marijuana, it is evident that customers are demanding marijuana brands from coast-to-coast. With thousands of buyers from various regions of the world beginning to hone in on cannabis products derived from the hemp plant, Medical Marijuana – through their corporate portfolio firm, HempMeds – introduced a specialized report on Hemp as a Superfood. And showcased several top hemp cannabis brands including Dixie Botanicals™, KannaKick™(a food energy chew squares with cannabidiol hemp oil), Real Scientific Hemp Oil™, Cannabis Beauty DEFINED™ and New Brands™ – the latest hemp CBD-infused functional foods.

 

Fitness Giants Flex and Stretch

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Fitness Giants Flex and Stretch

Mar 6, 2015   There were some big moves in the fitness nutrition sector this week:

Capstone Nutrition – a leading turnkey developer and manufacturer of high quality nutrition and OTC products and MusclePharm Corporation – a scientifically driven, performance-lifestyle sports nutrition company – announced the signing of a set of multi-year strategic supply agreements between the two companies. The agreements provide MusclePharm long term access to Capstone’s extensive high quality development and manufacturing services, expand the production capacity at Capstone to meet additional requirements, and provide MusclePharm with certain warrants and options.

“MusclePharm has long been one of our fastest growing customers, and we are thrilled to expand our relationship to help fuel their future growth and innovation,” said Greg Horn, CEO of Capstone. “Their vote of confidence in Capstone as their long term primary supplier is a validation of our commitment to quality, and of our strategy to work closely as partners with our customers.”

“MusclePharm and Capstone have had a long term relationship since MusclePharm’s founding,” said Brad Pyatt, CEO and Founder of MusclePharm. “With more than two decades of experience manufacturing high-quality products, Capstone is the ideal partner for MusclePharm.” Richard Estalella, President of MusclePharm added, “These agreements bring MusclePharm advantages in quality and innovation and dual supply in both the eastern and western U.S. while providing us with many of the advantages of vertical integration.” The initial term of the agreement is 7 years, and MusclePharm has committed to produce a minimum of $90 million of its powder and capsule business with Capstone each year after a scale-up period during 2015.

Elsewhere in the fitness nutrition field, FitLife Brands, Inc. , an international provider of innovative and proprietary nutritional supplements for health conscious consumers marketed under the brand names NDS Nutrition Products™ (“NDS”) (www.ndsnutrition.com), PMD® (www.pmdsports.com), SirenLabs® (www.sirenlabs.com) and CoreActive® (www.coreactivenutrition.com) announced the planned introduction of several new products designed exclusively for the GNC franchise system. Expected to begin shipping in the first quarter, the new products build on the Company’s commitment to create innovative and differentiable products as a core element of its growth strategy.

“I am pleased to announce several new product introductions for 2015 that build on our strong trend from 2014, which included the introduction of 27 new SKUs including eight new products, 16 reformulated products and three new flavors,” said John S. Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of FitLife Brands. “Each year, we strive to generate approximately 25% of our revenue from new products introduced in the past 12 to 18 months. In addition to being a key element of revenue growth, new product innovation demonstrates our commitment to our GNC franchise customers. This approach has helped firmly establish FitLife as the leading third-party vendor within the GNC franchise system and these new product introductions are just the first wave of what we expect will come throughout 2015.”

New products include the following:

  • SirenLabs Isolate Protein in Vanilla and Chocolate. Isolate protein is the purest form of protein available and offers superior bio-availability in a robust formulation that also boasts BCAAs and glutamine. Moreover, the addition of protein further solidifies SirenLabs as a premium brand with a complete suite of products capable of addressing the total needs of the customer.
  • NDS Nutrition Amplify Smoothies in Chocolate, Cinnamon Roll and Vanilla flavors. Besides the addition of Cinnamon Roll as a new flavor, the reformulated smoothies highlight all natural flavors and sweeteners, as well as a greens blend that addresses growing demand from the end consumers.
  • PMD Fuel360. Available in two flavors, Fuel360 is a powerful and comprehensive post-workout product offering a premium formulation targeted at recovery and repair for the serious athlete.
  • PMD Amplify XL. Building on an already outstanding formulation, improvements include a single scoop serving size and the addition of a hydro greens blend.

“In addition to the above, we remain very excited about the near-term launch of our new brand, Metis Nutrition, for the GNC corporate store opportunity,” continued Mr. Wilson. “First shipments of the initial product are on track for later this month with another 2 or 3 SKUs to follow shortly thereafter in the second quarter. The initial scope of the planned launch is greatly exceeding our expectations. We are excited and confident about this major milestone, which could in the long-term prove transformational to our business and be a key driver of future revenue and profitability growth for FitLife.”

 

Apollo Accelerates the Movement Towards Alternative Antibacterial Formulas

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“Waterless” products a growing trend in the natural beauty industry

Triclosan is the most common antimicrobial active ingredient found in antibacterial soap and many other antibacterial personal care and household chemical products. Triclosan is accepted by Health Canada and the FDA as safe and effective. However, recent studies have indicated adverse effects from the use of Triclosan. Triclosan is not biodegradable, it bio-accumulates, and has been shown to break down into perilous carcinogens in the presence of chlorine and UV.

Apollo Health and Beauty Care, a leader in sustainability and environmental progress, acknowledges the undesirable qualities of Triclosan and that next generation antibacterial active ingredients are needed as alternatives to Triclosan.

Challenge accepted!

Apollo forged a syllabus of Triclosan-free Antibacterial Soaps and Body Washes over four years ago, based upon Benzalkonium Chloride (BZK) technology. BZK is biodegradable, non-toxic and is not a skin sensitizer (chemical that causes allergic reaction) and is free of any carcinogenic pathways.

As with all new and improved programs, the cost of the change was rigid at the time and tough to assume by our customers and consumers alike.

Apollo persevered and through strategic sourcing and innovative product development over the past two years Apollo now presents Triclosan-free antibacterial alternative BZK at a sufficiently effective value to yield wide acceptance in the marketplace.

Richard Wachsberg, Chairman of Apollo, states, “Over a successful year of full scale production and customer-wide availability, Apollo has created industry awareness of this effective alternative and our Customers now ask specifically for our new proprietary formulas. We now endeavor to completely eliminate the use of Triclosan in all our products.”

 

What’s up with the Poiple Carrots, Doc?

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What's up with the Poiple Carrots

Bugs Bunny would be pleased to learn that purple carrots deliver quiet a different list of nutrients than their orange, yellow and white counterparts.

The antioxidant level in purple carrots is five as high as in white or yellow carrots. Each serving of purple carrots delivers a sizable helping of anthocyanin – which is believed to build up your resistance to both inflammation and diabetes. Granted, you would get more anthocyanin from a similar sized helping of blueberries or plums (both renowned for their antioxident qualities), but since carrots are less expensive than those fruits, the carrots would be more economical.

“Antioxidants such as those found in purple carrots are important for good health,” says U of Guelph professor Mary Ruth McDonald. “Having a lot of fruits and vegetables in your diet reduces the risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and several cancers. They do all kinds of good things.”

According to the University of Guelph’s Research Magazine, purple carrots were the most common until farmers started breeding carrots to be orange in the 1600s.

That doesn’t mean people should stop eating orange carrots. Carrots of each colour have health benefits: orange carrots contain beta-carotene; red carrots lycopene; white carrots phytochemicals; and yellow carrots xanthophylls. And while most fruit typically lasts about a week unspoiled, root vegetables such as carrots can be stored for up to eight months. McDonald is the only researcher in Ontario specifically studying carrot production. People turn to her to solve problems. Most recently, her research team has been conducting trials with animals and humans to determine if eating purple vegetables actually provides health benefits. This is ground-breaking research, and McDonald wants people to know about the advantages of purple carrots so they can eat more and reap the health benefits.

 

 

Next Generation Healing Laser Customizes Energy Output for Each Patient

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In February, 2015, Theralase Technologies Inc filed for Health Canada approval via a Class 3 Medical Device Licence application after successfully completed the design of the next generation therapeutic laser, the TLC-2000.

According to Health Canada guidelines, approval of a Class 3 Medical Device Licence is expected within approximately 75 days, which would indicate final approval on or about April 2015.

Food and Drug Administration and Conformite Europeene approval of the TLC-2000 will be submitted in this month and approval is expected on or about June 2015.

The Theralase TLC-2000 is a next generation patented biofeedback therapeutic laser system that the Company has researched and systematically developed over the last 12 years, commencing with the issue of US patent 6,413,267 on July 2, 2002. Between 2003 to 2009, extensive scientific research of the laser biofeedback technology was completed by analyzing the light propagation and associated attenuation (reduction) through tissue via: computer modeling, phantom technology (materials that optically behave the same as tissue) and finally verification and validation through established animal models.

From 2010 to 2014, Theralase completed the development of the alpha, beta and pre-production level prototypes. The TLC-2000 biofeedback therapeutic laser system possesses patented Cell SensingTM technology, which allows the TLC-2000 the ability to “sense” how deep the damaged tissue is located within the body and then deliver a precise dose of healing light energy to the injured tissue to heal it faster and most effectively than previously attainable. The TLC-2000 automatically adjusts to a patient’s physical characteristics, thus is “patient specific” in the delivery of its energy, adjusting its parameters in relation to each patient treated. The ability to deliver exact doses of light energy to precise depths of target tissue enables the TLC-2000 to provide superior efficacy and accelerated healing for patients, unattainable by any competitive technology. The TLC-2000 is also a learning device that analyzes the clinical efficacy of each treatment delivered, optimizes the clinical protocols accordingly and then relays this new clinical treatment information digitally to each healthcare practitioner, who uses the technology. The healthcare practitioner, regardless of their geographical location, is thus provided with continually optimized clinical treatment protocols to treat their patient’s conditions on a real time basis.

Clinically effective dosages specific to numerous conditions are stored in a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) compliant cloud databank and are available real time to all practitioners utilizing the TLC-2000 therapeutic laser system via internet connection to a tablet, which wirelessly connects to the therapeutic laser probe.

By providing healthcare practitioners with a sophisticated medical technology, like the TLC-2000, for delivering laser light energy to tissue, the repeatability and reproducibility of clinical efficacy for each and every patient will be enhanced, an issue that has plagued the therapeutic laser industry for years and prevented this technology from entering mainstream medicine.

www.theralase.com

Apollo Accelerates the Movement Towards Alternative Antibacterial Formulas

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Triclosan is the most common antimicrobial active ingredient found in antibacterial soap and many other antibacterial personal care and household chemical products. Triclosan is accepted by Health Canada and the FDA as safe and effective. However, recent studies have indicated adverse effects from the use of Triclosan. Triclosan is not biodegradable, it bio-accumulates, and has been shown to break down into perilous carcinogens in the presence of chlorine and UV.

Apollo Health and Beauty Care, a leader in sustainability and environmental progress, acknowledges the undesirable qualities of Triclosan and that next generation antibacterial active ingredients are needed as alternatives to Triclosan.

Challenge accepted!

Apollo forged a syllabus of Triclosan-free Antibacterial Soaps and Body Washes over four years ago, based upon Benzalkonium Chloride (BZK) technology. BZK is biodegradable, non-toxic and is not a skin sensitizer (chemical that causes allergic reaction) and is free of any carcinogenic pathways.

As with all new and improved programs, the cost of the change was rigid at the time and tough to assume by our customers and consumers alike.

Apollo persevered and through strategic sourcing and innovative product development over the past two years Apollo now presents Triclosan-free antibacterial alternative BZK at a sufficiently effective value to yield wide acceptance in the marketplace.

Richard Wachsberg, Chairman of Apollo, states, “Over a successful year of full scale production and customer-wide availability, Apollo has created industry awareness of this effective alternative and our Customers now ask specifically for our new proprietary formulas. We now endeavor to completely eliminate the use of Triclosan in all our products.”

 

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