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Military Desertion Charges
Home » Court Martial Defense » Desertion & AWOL
Absent Without Leave (AWOL) and Desertion Are Serious Allegations With Serious Sentencing
AWOL and desertion cases are never simple. On the face of it are the charges: the court martial, possible imprisonment, punitive discharge.
But beneath the surface lies a complicated context of justification, where traumatic events, medications, and psychological or familial situations undermine a service member's ability to act in a manner consistent with what the military wants and expects.
Bilecki & Tipon understands how the convergence of events can overwhelm otherwise sound-minded service members, leading to poor judgment and bad decision making.
By combining aggressive representation with compassionate guidance, our team can help mitigate or avoid many of the serious repercussions of desertion, AWOL or unauthorized absence from service.
AWOL and Desertion - It's a Matter of Intent
While to terms AWOL and desertion are often interchanged, there are significant differences between the two:
Desertion is a departure of a service member from his military duties with the intent to remain away permanently. If the government believes that the accused had the intent, at any point, to remain away permanently and not return to the military—especially in the case of deployment—then the government will typically charge desertion.
AWOL, on the other hand, may be an involuntary absence caused by any number of reasons. Cases where the defense can prove that their client was AWOL, and didn't intend to remain away permanently or desert the military, are often met with successful results.
The goal of any defense attorney in a desertion case is typically to attack the "intent" element that the prosecution is trying to make. Doing so can spell the difference between a conviction and an acquittal, or between a slap on the wrist and years of confinement.
If you're currently AWOL or have been charged with AWOL or desertion, then finding an attorney who can obtain the necessary evidence and present it to either the command, the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, or a military jury is essential. These matters can range from a misunderstanding regarding the duty location requirements, to needing to go home to take care of a sick family member, to having fundamental medical and mental health issues that caused the absence.
AWOL and Desertion Cases Are Time-Sensitive and Cannot Wait!
If you're currently in an AWOL or desertion status or charged with one of these offenses, contact one of the attorneys at Bilecki & Tipon to discuss your options TODAY. We defend clients worldwide, so call us from anywhere. We're available anytime, day or night, 24 hours a day 7 days a week, at 808-745-1041.

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18 Nov 2022 in 2:00
Saving Georgia's wooden mosques
Hidden gems dot the verdant slopes above Adjara's Black Sea coast
23 Jun 2022 in 2:00
One of the oldest known mosques in the world uncovered in Israel
New discovery joins a second very early mosque dated to the 7th century
2 Dec 2020 in 11:00
First collective prayers performed in Aghdam Juma mosque
The first collective prayers were performed in the Juma Mosque, which is located in the Agdam region liberated after 27 years of occupation by the Armenian armed forces. The parishioners have covered the mosque's floor with …
15 Nov 2020 in 16:19
Fire breaks out in Istanbul mosque
A fire at the Vaniköy Mosque, a 350-year-old waterfront mosque in the Çengelköy neighborhood of the Üsküdar district in Istanbul, has been extinguished, officials said on Nov. 15, Hurriyet Daily News …
29 May 2020 in 10:20
Over 90,000 mosques to reopen in Saudi Arabia
Over 90,000 mosques will reopen on Sunday after being sanitised, Saudi Press Agency announced. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance is all set to reopen more than 90,000 major and minor mosques across the Kingdom, …
3 May 2020 in 14:30
Iran set to reopen mosques in low-risk areas
Iran will reopen mosques in areas consistently free of the new coronavirus on Monday as the sanctions-hit country starts to ease restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the pandemic, Al Jazeera reports. Health ministry …
23 Aug 2019 in 15:20
'Pride of Muslims' mosque opened in Shali
An opening ceremony for the largest mosque in Europe is being held today in the city of Shali, Chechnya, with more than 200 guests from 43 countries in attendance. The new mosque has been heralded as 'The pride of Muslims'; it …
Turkey's largest mosque to open in Istanbul
The opening of the new Büyük amlıca Camisi mosque will take place in Istanbul today, during the Friday prayer, Turkish media report. The opening ceremony of the largest mosque in the history of modern Turkey will be attended …
9 Mar 2019 in 19:18
New mosque built in Gekhi-Chu
In the village of Gekhi-Chu in the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya, a mosque with a capacity of 50 people was opened today. The opening ceremony was attended by the district Qadi Alu Amerkhanov. "Heads of rural settlements …
27 Dec 2018 in 21:49
Germany mulls introducing 'mosque tax' for Muslims
Germany believes it will make mosques independent of foreign donors
Bursa's Green Mosque
For nearly 600 years, it has fascinated city locals and its visitors
8 Aug 2018 in 10:20
Azerbaijani President allocates funds for reconstruction of Tazapir Mosque
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to provide funding for the renovation and reconstruction of Tazapir Mosque complex. Under the presidential Order, the Caucasus Muslims Office is allocated 2 million …
Vladikavkaz. Mukhtarov Mosque
For 110 years the Sunni mosque is considered one of the main symbols of Vladikavkaz. In this city, a meeting between the hereditary Ossetian noblewoman, the daughter of General Khambi Tuganov, Elizaveta Tuganova, and the Baku oil-industrialist …
Three-hall Juma Mosque in Shamakhi
This mosque, which has several cultural layers, shows history of many different time periods
15 Jun 2018 in 19:54
Austria emerges as Europe's leader in Islamophobia
The controversial decision made by Kurz's government this week is part of a broader attempt to bring the Austrian Muslim community's religious life under state control
12 Apr 2018 in 16:20
Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva attend opening of Haji Javad Mosque's new building
A new building of Haji Javad Mosque was opened in Yasamal district of Baku today. The opening ceremony was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva. …
6 Apr 2018 in 15:59
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (photos)
Built in the 17th century by Sultan Ahmed to glorify Allah, it has not become any less relevant
23 Jan 2018 in 9:40
Turkish mosque in the heart of Tokyo
Tokyo Camii, also known as Tokyo Mosque, is a mosque with an adjoining Turkish culture center located in the Ōyama-chō district of Shibuya ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is the largest mosque in Japan. The mosque was originally built along with an …
Unique Ramzan Kadyrov mosque in Shali to open in 2018
The mosque, which will named after the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, will open in the Chechen town of Shali next year, the press service of the head and government of the region said. The mosque is being built on the …
Muslims are often the first victims of Muslim terrorists
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China Launches First Crewed Mission for Space Station Construction
JIUQUAN, June 17 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday successfully launched the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, which is expected to send three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission.
It is China's seventh crewed mission to space and the first during the construction of China's space station. It is also the first in nearly five years after the country's last manned mission.
The spacecraft, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert at 9:22 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The three astronauts are commander Nie Haisheng, a 56-year-old veteran who participated in the Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-10 missions, Liu Boming, 54, who was part of the Shenzhou-7 mission, and Tang Hongbo, 45, who is in his first space mission.
The three astronauts are expected to set a new record for China's manned space mission duration, exceeding the 33 days kept by the Shenzhou-11 crew in 2016.
The Shenzhou-12 spaceship will conduct a fast autonomous rendezvous and docking with the in-orbit space station core module Tianhe, forming a complex with Tianhe and the cargo craft Tianzhou-2. The astronauts will be stationed in the core module.
Their work will be more complicated and challenging than previous crewed missions, according to CMSA director Hao Chun.
The Shenzhou-12 crew will complete four major tasks in orbit, said Ji Qiming, assistant to the CMSA director, at a press conference held at launch center on Wednesday.
First, they will operate and manage the complex, including the in-orbit test of the Tianhe module, verification of the recycling and life support system, testing and operation training of the robotic arm, as well as management of materials and waste.
Second, they will move, assemble and test extravehicular spacesuits and perform two extravehicular activities for work including assembling an extravehicular toolbox, lifting the panoramic camera and installing extended pump sets.
Third, they will carry out space science experiments and technology experiments, as well as public outreach activities.
Fourth, they will manage their own health through daily life care, physical exercise, and regular monitoring and assessment of their own health status.
China launched its space station core module Tianhe on April 29 and cargo craft Tianzhou-2 on May 29. The two completed a computer-orchestrated rendezvous and docking on May 30, waiting for the first crewed mission to unpack the cargo.
According to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), more than 160 large and small packages, including supplies for astronauts and space-science equipment, were delivered by Tianzhou-2 in late May.
The Tianzhou-3 cargo craft and the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship will also be launched later this year to dock with Tianhe, and another three astronauts will then begin their six-month stay in orbit, according to the CMSA.
After the five launch missions this year, China plans to have six more missions, including the launch of the Wentian and Mengtian lab modules, two cargo spacecraft and two crewed spaceships, in 2022 to complete the construction of the space station.
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I'm thinking of buying one of these...How much will it cost me to restring it with Aquilas ??
It's freaking me out :)But like the sound!
Awesome and creepy and sweet and weird. I like it a lot.
That's one of the new DIY kits from Hana Lima. I just ordered mine!
The parts doing the fretting look like crab legs and the picking parts remind me of the hammers in the cartoons for Pink Floyd The Wall. The music was nice but the visual was really disturbing!
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Society's Child
Geraldo Rivera Blames Trayvon Martin's Death on His Hoodie
Nina Mandell
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:51 UTC
Geraldo Rivera thinks Trayvon Martin should have examined his clothing choices before heading out for a bag of Skittles and an iced tea.
In an appearance on Fox & Friends on Friday, the Fox News contributor said that George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman who shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, was only partially to blame for the tragic incident.
"I believe that George Zimmerman, the overzealous neighborhood watch captain, should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law and if he is criminally liable, he should be prosecuted," he said. "But I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman was."
The hoodies have become a symbol of protest in Trayvon's death, and was the inspiration for one in New York City, the One Million Hoodie March.
But Rivera said that the hoodies have become a symbol of crime and spark a reflexive action in people.
"When you see a black or Latino youngster, particularly on the street, you walk to the other side of the street. You try to avoid that confrontation. Trayvon Martin's, you know, God bless him, he's an innocent kid, a wonderful kid, a box of Skittles in his hand. He didn't deserve to die. But I'll bet you money, if he didn't have that hoodie on, that - that nutty neighborhood watch guy wouldn't have responded in that violent and aggressive way," he said.
Rivera's comments immediately sparked outrage on Twitter, as the protests over Trayvon's death continued.
"Um. Geraldo. Wait. What?! Nooo. Seriously?! Pump your breaks dude," New York Times columnist Charles Blow tweeted.
Russell Simmons immediately responded with a blog post, tweeting "Dear @GeraldoRivera - read this blog immediately. white people you will never look suspicious like Trayvon Martin."
Saturday Night Live comedian Seth Meyers added, "Even Geraldo's mustache is like, 'dude what the f---?'"
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FPJ-Ed: For the Atlantic ocean discovery programme, BHU Prof selected
The potential of marine energy resources will be explored by this international team.
Banaras Hindu University | BHU official website
Varanasi: Dr. Komal Verma, an assistant professor in the department of Geology at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), has been invited to join the prestigious International Ocean Discovery Programme (IODP) Expedition 397 in the Atlantic Ocean as a micropalaeontologist from October to December 2022.
According to a BHU spokeswoman, she will represent India in this expedition and will conduct research onboard the 'JOIDES RESOLUTION' alongside international scientists from 17 nations, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Japan, China, and others.
Her participation in this upcoming expedition will provide an unprecedented opportunity for advanced research and teaching in ocean science at international standards to the university and nation by the international collaborations with eminent shipboard scientists.
According to the spokesman, the laboratory of the department of Geology of BHU, working in the field of oceanography and micropalaeontology, is the centre for the study of global oceanic and climate change and its impact of this change on marine evolution and organisms.
Several programmes of IODP are going on here under the supervision of Prof Arun Deo Singh.
The selection of Dr Verma is a great honour not only for herself but also for the Banaras Hindu University, as IODP is the most prestigious and premier international organisation in the world directed towards advanced ocean research and technologically the most advanced research vessel, he added.
The participating scientists are selected from international groups of experts in marine sciences.
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Out of shadows of Irish golf, Lowry a major champion
PORTRUSH, Ireland (AP) — No longer in the shadows of Irish golf, Shane Lowry now has his name etched on the base of the silver claret jug. It's on there with more than a century's worth of the best that have conquered the links to win the British Open. Lowry gazed at the oldest trophy in golf as he...
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The usual crowd support saw an unusual score for Woods
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — The excitement that always surrounds Tiger Woods even brought out the hired help near the fourth hole at Royal Portrush. They couldn't help his sore back, or his soaring score at the British Open. The Masters champion, a three-time winner on the links courses of...
Woods trying to get up to speed for final major of year
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Tiger Woods was on the practice range when the gates at the British Open opened Tuesday, and before long he was on the tee and ready to go. He just didn't go for very long. Woods played a full round at Royal Portrush when he arrived Sunday morning, and then again...


SOMERSET, N.J. — (November 30, 2015) — Raritan—a leading provider of intelligent data center management, KVM and rack power distribution solutions—today introduced a new IP User Station for the Dominion® KX III digital KVM switch. Together they provide technicians, operators, engineers and IT professionals with an economical IP-based solution for high-performance remote access to IT devices with the industry's most productive and powerful user interface.
Ideal for the work done in broadcast studios, control rooms and labs, as well as offices and data centers, the KX III User Station solution supports: two 1920 x1080 video sessions at 30 frames per second, sub-second switching between servers, and eight or more simultaneous KVM-over-IP sessions over single or dual monitors. Unlike other high-performance KVM solutions that require a separate network, users can access and control multiple servers and other equipment over the corporate LAN and/or WAN. Moreover, the KX III's web-browser interface enables authorized users to access connected equipment using their laptop or PC while traveling or for emergency access from home.
The KX III User Station appliance can be conveniently located – in the same room or miles away from the KX III switches connected to servers and other equipment. Using economical and scalable Cat5, Ethernet and TCP/IP technologies, any User Station can access any KX III switch throughout the enterprise. The User Station can sit on a desk, be mounted onto a standard 19" rack, or VESA-mounted on the back of a monitor.
Raritan's Dominion KX III enterprise-class, secure KVM-over-IP switches provide BIOS-level remote management of up to 64 multi-platform servers and serial-based devices in a single switch. With BIOS-level access, a server is always accessible and can be remotely rebooted in the event a server's operating system is not working.
Available worldwide through Raritan's channel partners, the U.S. list price for the KX III User Station is $999. Together with the Dominion KX III digital KVM switches, the Raritan solution is a fraction of the price of many broadcast systems.


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Boston Consulting Group | Research | Food & Beverage
An overview of Boston Consulting Group research in the UK in the Food & Beverage industry:
IT Strategy 1
Food & Beverage 4
Reducing food waste could yield $700 billion in savings A third of the food produced worldwide is wasted annually, costing the global economy a staggering $1.2 trillion.
Large CPG companies continue to be whittled down by niche producers Large Consumer packaged goods companies continue to see their market share eroded in the face of smaller players that are able to offer consumers local and natural wellbeing propositions.
Consumer goods shifting towards a winner take all world The effects of digital channels are felt across a variety of different industries, as more and more consumers opt for the convenience of buying online.
BCG: CPG companies facing technology cost pressures The consumer packaged goods industry is facing digitalisation, and companies are taking different approaches to meet changing consumer expectations, a recent BCG report highlights.
More Boston Consulting Group news
BCG's LGBT+ community Pride@BCG wins Business Equality Award Boston Consulting Group has been commended for its efforts to support LGBT+ rights in the business community.
Mai-Britt Poulsen new leader of Boston Consulting Group in UK Boston Consulting Group has appointed Mai-Britt Poulsen to lead its operations in the UK, Netherlands and Belgium.
BCG seniors paid over £6,000 a day on test and trace project Senior members of Boston Consulting Group have been paid over £6,000 per day to help improve the UK?s floundering test and trace project.
Jewson's procurement team wins CIPS excellence award Jewson, part of the Saint-Gobain Group, has been lauded by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) for the excellence demonstrated during a project that transformed its procurement fun


Finally a sunny day with some wind awaited us in the fjord. We went out and from the beginning on we saw loads of cute harbour porpoises, they would accompany us throughout the tour, different pods of course. All the whale watching boats who were out, worked together to find some cetaceans and towards the end of the tour we were successful. A minke whale was spotted at the south end of Hrisey. The individual turned out to be rather small and not easy to spot. We tried for a while and got a few looks, however this minke remained difficult so that we gave out complimentary tickets to all our passengers. Next time there will hopefully be more larger cetaceans around.


Each air-conditioned room here will provide you with a flat-screen satellite TV, tea/coffee maker and minibar. Featuring a shower, private bathroom comes with a hairdryer and free toiletries. You can enjoy city view from the room.
At Ashaz Inn you will find a garden and barbecue facilities. Other facilities offered at the property include water sports facilities, a tour desk and an ironing service. An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including cycling, fishing and diving.
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EIGHTEEN O FIVE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT GALLERY ARTIST ARTIE MATTSON IS FEATURED IN STAF MAGAZINE, A FREE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE AND PUBLISHING HOUSE BASED IN MALAGA, SPAIN. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE OR SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION .
Illustrated stories with maximum detail, filled with objects and characters without any empty space, so are the works of Artie Mattson. Artie's drawings invite us to imagine thousands of funny and unusual stories. With her dedication to detail and whimsical style she is able to bring out the child within.
My name is Arlene Jo Mattson; I acquired the nickname "Artie" in high school because I was an artist. I was born in Washington DC. We moved to California when I was nine. I am a formally trained artist with a BA degree in art and a teaching credential from California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, CA. I married Jan Mattson while we were in college. We had five children, four boys and a girl. Since finishing college, we have resided in Encinitas, CA. Jan taught all four boys to surf. He felt that, living near the beach, surfing is a necessary social skill as well healthy activity that can be enjoyed together. My twin sons Jared and Jonathan of the "Mattson 2" turned Staf Magazine on to my art, which is how I came to your attention.
How did you get into the art, craft, photography, or illustration world…?
After graduating from college, I taught in elementary schools in the San Diego area. I also taught art to children of faculty and staff at University of California San Diego. While raising my children, I began to exhibit and sell my work in galleries and at various art events. I am currently a member of two galleries in the area and show regularly.
How would you describe your work or your creations?
I draw with pen and ink, then color the drawing with colored pencil. My method is spontaneous with no pre-sketching, just straight from the pen to the paper. I start with something I want to draw, such as an old house or a ship, but once I get going anything from a Japanese sumo wrestler to a train wreck can enter the picture. Often friends and family are represented, usually as cats or alligators. The flattened space and busyness gives all the characters and things equal value and encourages the viewer to take time to explore the drawing.
What are you trying to achieve with your work? Do you think that art-photo-crafts can still change the world in some way?
I am trying to share my world with others. I am telling a story with pictures. My drawings are made just to enjoy from a positive perspective. I cannot possibly solve the difficult problems that face mankind today, only God can do that.
What is the most extravagant idea that you have done (artistically speaking)?
The fact that I have developed an unconventional style that challenges the idea that serious art has to look serious.
One reader wants to visit or to move to your city. Which are the best and worst parts of your city? Why?
The best is the beach, the surf, and the mild climate. The worst is that it has become so crowded, especially in the summer. And we live in earthquake territory, plus the San Onofre Nuclear power plant is too close.
Do you focus on other activities, as well as your art? Where do you find the motivation and inspiration?
I spend fifteen to twenty hours a month in a volunteer work. I join with millions of fellow Jehovah's Witnesses who are diligently working worldwide to help people learn about the true god Jehovah so they can live forever in peace on earth.
Could you tell us your working methods and time schedule?
I sit a draw or color almost every day. I have a simple setup: a drawing board, Strathmore drawing paper (usually 24"x36"), ink pen, hundreds of colored pencils; and I sometimes use a light table for repeating images. I am left-handed so I begin at the bottom right and work to the left. Each piece takes dozens of hours.
What do you think is the destiny or the future of human kind?
I believe in a bright future for mankind and the earth with one world government under Christ's rule where all people will live in harmony and prosper as our creator intended.
What projects are you currently working on and what do you want to do in the near future?
I am always working on the next drawing; no artist's block. My next project is to make a book of my drawings.
Artie Mattson's works on paper are now available at Eighteen o Five.
Eighteen o Five is located on 1805 Columbia Street, San Diego, Ca 92101.


Black and White Obsession: Winter Pinterest Challenge announced today!
0 Winter Pinterest Challenge announced today!
I was incredibly excited when reading my favorite blogs this morning, because it's time for the winter edition of the Pinterest Challenge!
If you're not familiar with this challenge, it's basically to take one of the many hoarded Pins and get up off your tush and get working on it (paraphrased of course). They also invite/feature two other bloggers to help host, which are Megan and Michelle this time.
And let me tell you, first off, they have THE cutest video of their children (who are destined to marry) narrate the challenge, so head over to YoungHouseLove or BowerPower if you in need of some major cuteness. But please come back hehe. They also link up to past projects and other challenges for tons of inspiration. I could spend hours looking through all the marvelous ideas.
Second, most of my excitement comes from the fact that the first and last Pinterest challenge I participated in was back in October of 2011 when we made the Lego Man costumes!
Third, if you haven't already noticed on Twitter or Instagram (you could always follow here or here or the sidebar, subtle much?), I had a bit of a head start. The photos give you a little clue into what I'm working on.
I'm determined to have this done before Wednesday 2/27/13 to be an overachiever.
I hope to see you follow along! Do tell me if you're up for the challenge and share a link to your Blog/Instagram/Flickr or other photo sharing site. I can't wait!


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Q: How to display selected text of a dropdown menu and dynamically populate it from an array of strings? I have a dropdown menu using twitter bootstrap. I want to-
a) Dynamically populate it from an array of strings which I fetch from my database.
b) Display the selected text of the dropdown as replacing the default dropdown text.
How do I do this?
My current code for the dropdown menu is as follows:

     <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
            Dropdown

        </button>

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A: Here's an example fiddle. I made the assumption that the array of strings is available to javascript/jQuery.
$(document).ready(function(){
    var myData = ['Option 1','Option 2','Option 3','Option 4'], //your array
        myItemList = $('#myDropdown .dropdown-menu');//ref to dd list

    //clear contents of existing dropdown
    myItemList.html('');

    //iterate array and create dropdown links
    $(myData).each(function(index, element){
        var item = ('
'+element+'
');
        myItemList.append(item);
    });

    //handler to change the text of the dropdown button
    $('#myDropdown').on('click', 'a', function(e){
        var setText = $(e.currentTarget).text(),
            newHtml = setText + ' ';
        $('#myDropdown > button').html(newHtml);
    });
});

HTH,
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Trechus akibensis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae. It was described by Belousov in 1990.

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I think I might be getting used to this whole Japan thing.
Without any school obligations today, I was free to do as I pleased. A couple of new adventures and several thousand yen later, I'm back at home. It's good to be back.
I don't know how I've gone through three updates (July 3, July 4, and July 5) without introducing my host family and describing my accomodations. My host family consists of two parents and four children, although two of the children are away. One of my brothers is working in Kyoto, while the youngest child -- Rei, a 19-year-old college student -- is spending her summer abroad in America. As I've mentioned before, I don't see too much of my other two siblings due to their late-skewing schedules. This evening I got to sit down for dinner with Toshi and his girlfriend, but I've still only seen Kei once as he popped his head into the kitchen.
My homestay is set in a small but comfortable house in Suginami-ku. The first floor has an almost-impossibly-small garage, the genkan (entry room where shoes are stored), the "piano room" holding a grand (!) and upright piano, the kitchen which also contains the clothes washer and dryer, my host father's office, and a full bathroom. On the second floor is a sink, toilet, my bedroom, the tatami room, and bedrooms for my parents and brothers. Everything is small, but I don't feel claustrophobic about any of it. The hardest part is getting around Nene, our golden retriever, who sits guarding the genkan at all times.
Because space and energy are expensive in Japan, everything is designed to take up as little of both as possible in the home. For example, my host family has two Sony Trinitron TVs that would be considered luxury items in the U.S., but their relatively low cost and small size make them preferable for Japanese homes. Many refrigerators, including the American-made GE fridge in our kitchen, have a cutout in the door to access beverages and other small items without swinging the whole side open and wasting cold air. Air conditioners are about half as tall as their American counterparts and run much quieter. PCs are much smaller, from so-called "slimtop" home computers down to miniscule laptops like the Sony VAIO U series and the Toshiba Libretto. Cars are built smaller to use less gasoline (about $2.50-$3.00 a gallon here) but that doesn't stop families from buying the occasional minivan or luxury import.
My host family has been tolerant of my Japanese so far, and I've offered to help out with their English where possible. Sometimes, mistakes completely alter the intent of a sentence. When explaining that I was full after dinner, I offered "Zenbu taberareru mono o tabemashita," for what I thought was "I have eaten everything that I can eat." However, that second "I" isn't implicit like I thought it was, so it came out as "I have eaten everything that is edible." The word "I" is almost never explicit in Japanese, so these sorts of slipups are possible.
My host mother is best described as "multitalented." In addition to raising four children, she also runs a baking class, prepares meals, and teaches children at a nearby juku (cram school) once a week.
Odd moment tonight: after dinner, we were watching a baseball game on TV. All of a sudden, my host mother reaches into a bag and starts asking me if I like toumorokoshi. Not knowing what that word means, I ask if she knows the English translation. "Kon" she says, with a long 'o', which sounds like "cone." Cone? Koan? Kona? It's "corn," as she pulls an ear out of the bag. I pronounce it the English way and have a nice laugh as everyone in the room tries to mimic my exaggerated 'r' sound. The corn was fine, although (1) we ate it about an hour after dinner, and (2) my host mother has the unusual habit of manually pulling the kernels off the cob and eating them or distributing them, while my host father eats corn like I've seen most Americans do -- straight off the cob. Was it dessert? I don't think so, but it was good.
Today I finally got to Akihabara, Tokyo's "Electric Town," and I was not disappointed by what I saw. I did forget my passport, forfeiting my tax refund on purchases of more than 10,000 yen, but that didn't sour my trip too much. The first department store is accessible from the station platform, and so I was able to browse shelves of toys, games, and other fun things even before reaching street level. Leaving the station at ground level, bright neon colors burst from everywhere, brightly advertising what is on each floor of department stores that stretch eight or more levels up. Many of the large stores have escalators up, but only stairs and slow-moving elevators down, to seemingly discourage people from leaving right away. In addition to the department stores, where I got a few small things to send out, there are also countless stalls along the streets: some legit, some not. Most of the stores are open to negotiation, but I didn't feel like negotiating over anything today. There were some prices that were just silly, like a posted price of ¥10,000 ($83.33) for a bootleg 40-in-one Game Boy Advance cartridge. I remember my friends in elementary school and middle school had similar carts for the NES, which they got from similar stalls in Flushing, a neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. Only stupid tourists would pay more than $80 to get several semi- to non-working games hacked into a cartridge that could potentially damage a game console.
The trip wasn't a total bust: in addition to some postcards and a World Cup pin (all World Cup goods are discounted now), I picked up an electronic dictionary on the street for ¥10,000. It was on sale from ¥14,800, and also features handwriting recognition. It's not as advanced as some of the other dictionaries I saw, which ranged in price from ¥5000 ($41.67) to well over ¥40,000 ($333.33), but it should help me get through this summer. I plan to sell it to someone on campus in the fall since I won't be taking any more Japanese language courses.
If you've ever played the game "Shenmue" or been in an American supermarket, you've seen capsule vending machines. For ¥100 (in Shenmue; about 20 cents by the 1986 exchange rate) or 25 to 50 cents in the U.S today, you get a little toy in a plastic bubble. The toys don't do anything and are typically cheap plastic trinkets, but might calm down a crying young child. Akihabara features rows after rows of capsule toy machines that charge ¥200 ($1.67) or even ¥500 ($4.17) and dispense very large capsules containing toys to assemble. The machines aren't confined to Akihabara, but are still pretty impressive.
I'm still debating whether to invest some money in a mobile phone while here. The throwaway $20 models on sale at department stores have as many features as a top-of-the-line model from most American providers, but are cheap because fickle Japanese consumers have tossed them aside in favor of the latest and greatest. Thousands if not millions of Japanese consumers are getting phones with color displays and digital cameras built in, to communicate using multimedia on a network becoming increasingly capable of 3G speeds (144 kbps). One of the stores I visited had a clamshell e-mail device for ¥1800 ($15.00) that, if it can access any IMAP server, could be a great bargain. I'll have to investigate.
I've been looking forward to schoolchildren randomly coming up to me and trying their English out. Today I got my first chance, but didn't realize it. After exiting Ogikubo station, a team of elementary school soccer players were getting on a bus. One of them looked at me and said "harao." Not understanding him, I said nothing. The child said it again. "Harao! Harao!" Only after he had gotten on the bus did I realize what he was trying to say. "Hello." Maybe he was learning English from someone with a strong Australian accent.
There are thousands of 7-Eleven stores in Japan, but they do not have Slurpees or any of the other items that an American might associate with them. They do have PlayStation games, lunch boxes, and a variety of snacks and drinks.
Japan has embraced baseball to the extent where it is displacing sumo as the national sport. Some say that it already has, with stylish baseball players commanding millions in endorsement deals and hoping to make it big in America. "Ichiro" has become a colloquial adjective for something really cool, from the name of Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki who played for nine years in Japan with great success and is still doing very well in the U.S. There are many things about Japanese baseball that differ from the U.S. version. Fences surround the stands even in the outfield. When a foul ball heads towards the fans, an alarm horn is sounded. The foul ball is expected to be returned by the fan who catches it, even if it's from the fan's favorite team. The one thing that got me, though, is the home run prize. Any player who hits a home run is rewarded with a prize when he touches home plate. In the case of the Yomiuri Giants, each player gets a large plush toy of the team's mascot after each home run. That's one toy per player per home run. After the game, the players who hit home runs come out of the dugout -- with prizes in hand -- for interviews. I thought that the prizes only apply to home teams, but my host father noted that prizes are given out by every team in every game, home and away. Of all the things that could have caused Japan's long-running economic depression, don't consider low discretionary spending.
Sunday will probably be spent working on this one job application test that I have, and possibly some Internet connection time. I will likely only be able to check mail while on campus, and I won't have my laptop on me to push front page updates. We'll see how things work out over the next few weeks.


This Friday, September 20th, a group of NYSID students will participate in PARK(ing) Day, an annual global event that transforms metered parking spots into temporary public spaces. Started by the art and design studio Rebar in San Francisco in 2006, PARK(ing) Day has become an open-source project allowing artists and designers to rethink the allocation of our urban spaces and consider how we might contribute to creating healthier cities.
NYSID students from the BFA, MFA, and MPS programs, with the guidance of faculty member Ethan Lu, have been working hard over the past month to create and design their own PARK(ing) space to be installed next Friday. Employing their knowledge of interior design, and beginning with the idea of creating an "exterior interior space," they've made a floor-plan of an ideal park space that will take over the metered parking spot at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 70th Street, just up the block from our 170 East 70th Street building. With the addition of furniture and plant elements, the space will become a three-dimensional look into what their micro-park would be.
We encourage everyone and anyone to stop by, relax, and talk with our students about their thoughts on their creation and reclaiming urban space for public use!


Smoked a pill? What pill?
Depends what you smoked? Aside from that, if you forgot, you forgot. Now you've remembered. Put it on your future applications.
You're far from the only 14 year old to have done something stupid. Might have been something, most likely was nothing. Again; don't hide it but I don't think it's going to prevent you from being employable if that's all it was.
Thanks for the reply's. also how does it look if I need to add something to a phs I turned in, in high school this kid pulled me to the ground and try to punch me while On the ground in soccer, and so I got up and defended myself by punching back. Do police dept consider that hiding info? We just tunrned in our phs and that's the only thing I need to add.


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Paula Abdul and some dead people shill for Diet Coke.
God can be pretty cool.
THe one constant in all film portrayals of Satan is that he's always a snappy dresser.
-1 star because I submitted this weeks ago.
+1 star because Joan of Arc is a hottie.


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Hotze Runkle PLLC > Taxotere Lawsuit Process > The Taxotere Bellwether Trials: A Summary
The Taxotere Bellwether Trials: A Summary
Sanofi-Aventis is a company that manufactures (docetaxel) Taxotere, a drug commonly prescribed during chemotherapy to treat various types of cancer. The manufacturer has been at the center of many lawsuits because of allegations that it did not warn patients of the dangerous side effects of Taxotere.
Taxotere is the brand name for the chemical compound docetaxel. Sanofi, formerly Rhone-Poulenc, patented the drug in 1986. In 2004, the company merged with Aventis Pharmaceuticals and received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Taxotere as a chemotherapy drug.
Taxotere belongs to a family of drugs called taxanes. They work by preventing the growth of cancer cells. Although effective at treating multiple forms of cancer, patients have reported adverse side effects and medical conditions after receiving the drug during chemotherapy regimens. Some have accused Sanofi of not disclosing the potential risks, including eye damage and hair loss.
Multidistrict Litigation for Taxotere Lawsuits
Lawsuits against Sanofi regarding the harmful effects of Taxotere were consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) in 2016. An MDL differs from a class action lawsuit.
Class action cases involve one or several plaintiffs representing an entire class of people who sustained similar injuries under the same circumstances. Instead of pursuing multiple cases, plaintiffs combine their lawsuits into a single action against the same defendant. In an MDL, a group of individual lawsuits is combined in one court.
One judge hears pre-trial and discovery motions in sample cases. These cases are called bellwether cases. After listening to the motions, the judge sends the cases back for another judge to hear them individually.
Currently, there are over 30,000 lawsuits in MDL involving hair loss complaints and 12,000 cases in MDL for eye damage complaints. One federal district judge will oversee these MDLs in a Louisiana federal district court.
Complications of Taxotere for Cancer Treatment
Initially, the most common side effects listed on Taxotere labels included:
Injection site swelling or pain
Toenail and fingernail changes
Temporary hair loss
Although labels mentioned temporary hair loss as a common side effect, the drug company didn't disclose alopecia as a potential risk of taking Taxotere. Typically, chemotherapy patients lose their hair while treating cancer, but eventually, their hair grows back. However, patients have filed lawsuits claiming they developed permanent hair loss on the scalp or body due to their use of Taxotere.
Taxotere can also lead to epiphora, a condition causing excessive eye watering. Chronic inflammation and irritation of a vital structure called the canaliculus can lead to Canalicular Stenosis, an irreversible condition.
Sanofi added canalicular stenosis to the list of possible side effects in 2014. However, plaintiffs allege the company didn't adequately detail the risks of vision loss or eye damage.
Taxotere Lawsuits for Hair Loss
Plaintiffs are pursuing lawsuits against Sanofi-Aventis for hair loss and eye damage caused by Taxotere. They allege the manufacturer knew about the long-term effects of the chemo drug but didn't disclose the necessary information to doctors and patients promptly.
Despite FDA approval of Taxotere to treat various forms of cancer in 2004, studies have shown a link between permanent hair loss and Taxotere use. The results of one study published in the National Library of Medicine mentioned a higher risk of persistent alopecia in adjuvant treatment with docetaxel for breast cancer patients.
Plaintiffs argue that Sanofi knew about the risks of chemo-induced alopecia since 2006 but didn't take the appropriate measures to warn patients and doctors. Other plaintiffs believe Sanofi was aware of the dangers before researchers published their findings.
In 2009, the FDA determined Sanofi's claims about Taxotere being more effective than other chemotherapy drugs were false.
In 2016, the courts established an MDL for lawsuits related to hair loss from receiving Taxotere treatment. One judge heard the discovery and pre-trial motions but dismissed nearly 200 cases in 2020.
Initially, Sanofi won the first two bellwether cases in MDL for Taxotere hair loss. However, an appeals court overturned the decision in February 2022. The judge in one of the bellwether trials in Louisiana ruled in Sanofi's favor in 2021. The plaintiff has plans to appeal the ruling.
Additional lawsuits involving hair loss are pending in other states.
Taxotere Lawsuits for Vision Damage
Most lawsuits against Sanofi are for allegations of permanent hair loss from Taxotere. Other lawsuits allege vision damage, vision loss, and other eye problems. Although Sanofi included epiphora on its warning labels, patients believe the drug company failed to warn oncologists and patients about the irreversible and quick damage Taxotere can cause.
According to a study reported in JAMA Ophthalmology, epiphora can occur in 77 percent of patients on a weekly docetaxel regimen. Researchers believe secretions from the drug interact with a person's tears, causing inflammation and obstructions in the tear ducts. Eventually, the obstructions cause the canaliculi to close, preventing tear drainage into the nasal cavity.
The MDL for eye damage and vision problems related to Taxotere is in the pre-trial phase. Cases have been consolidated and moved to the Louisiana federal district court, the same court handling the MDL for hair loss.
Find Out if You're Eligible for a Taxotere Lawsuit
You might be able to sue Sanofi for compensation if you received Taxotere to treat your cancer and experienced adverse effects, such as:
Blocked tear ducts
Swelling in and around the eyes
Narrowing of the tear ducts
Excessive eye watering
Permanent hair loss
You must ensure you are within the required statute of limitations to pursue a lawsuit. The statute of limitations allows a specific timeframe to file suit against another party. Once the timeframe passes, you cannot initiate a lawsuit against Sanofi for your hair loss, eye damage, or another medical issue due to Taxotere.
The Taxotere lawsuit attorneys of Hotze Runkle PLLC can review your case and determine whether you qualify for a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer. You can depend on us to protect your rights and fight for the compensation you deserve. Call us at (800) 763-6155 or take our Taxotere Case Evaluation Quiz if you have experienced side effects from treating cancer with


They were exactly what I was looking for... they match my ribbon on the tree almost perfectly.
One Christmas, my man & I decided that we would ONLY buy stocking stuffers for each other & this is the stocking he bought me that year... it was full, of course.
What about you? Do you and your family have a unique Tradition at Christmas? Do Share!
What a great post! Beautiful faux fireplace and the stockings are wonderful. I love your tradition. As a child our stockings (Long wool socks) were hung along a chain on the split-stone fireplace my father hand crafted. Christmas morning found them filled with fruits and nuts. Although that was years ago, it's still a fantastic memory.
Haha yes, I think mama needs the BIG red stocking, it's just perfect!=) It made me chuckle!
Great tradition! We do similar at Easter, but I mix it up by making it a treasure hunt. Uhhum...the "Easter Bunny" leaves a note leading them to the next clue, then the next, then the next, so on and so forth. No matter how old they get they still enjoy...the challenge just gets a little harder each year (and the bunny has to think harder and be more clever!). Here's a fun twist, one year I took a skane of different colored yarn for each child. Secretly and quietly tied one end to their bedpost, then weaved and tangled each color yarn throughout the house until I used it all up. The basket, or stocking in this case is at the end of the yarn. Catch is they have to follow the yarn's path completely, even if they can see ahead where it is. Happy holidays!
You have an amazing way of organizing things! I'm currently in Czech Republic for my husband's hockey season but now I can't wait to get back home to use some of your tricks! Thank you.
I totally agree...mom definitely needs the biggest stocking!! Your mantle looks so gorgeous and festive!
Thanks for all your great comments. I LOVE receiving them!! SweetMelissa: Love the Easter Tradition... we may need to try that one. Thanks for sharing.
how lovely! and what a great idea with the stockings!
A Christmas tradition I started from the my first baby was 6 mths old is that Santa will leave them a wrapped pair of pjs to unwrap on Christmas Eve. The pjs usually get left on their bedroom door knob sometime before bed so that when it is time to get ready for bed there is a special surprise waiting for them. My now oldest baby 9 years, her brother and sister that are twins who are 5 years and the youngest sibling in the house 1 year baby boy all look forward to the new pair of pjs to wear for Christmas Eve.


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I try to eat clean as much as possible, but I do use supplements, but when I do, I like them to be as natural as possible, and to have additional health benefits too. I haven't used pre workouts or thermogenic fat burners for a few years as I just wasn't happy with the ingredients in most of them, but I've recently been introduced to GSH Ignite. So what is GSH? Well here is what the company say about it, what it contains, what it does and why it works, followed by my personal experience of using this product. The claims about their ingredients have been clinically proven, see their website for information.
Undenatured whey protein has been shown to significantly enhance muscular performance, including peak power and work capacity (strength). It promotes a natural anabolic state in the body, the formation of lean muscle mass, and may also enhance endurance by fighting against oxidative stress, which causes muscle fatigue.
GSH and SOD are your body's most powerful intracellular antioxidants. But as you age, their production declines, leaving your cells vulnerable to free radicals and forcing them to decrease their energy production. Elevating your SOD and GSH levels allows cells to produce more energy, more efficiently for a natural, sustained energy boost throughout your day.
Athletes who have first-hand experience with the destructive side effects of "quick fix" products are choosing supplements, like GSH Ignite, to enhance performance and well being naturally. Ignite is perfect for the health-conscious who want to skip or cut back on the coffee and energy drinks for a naturally sustained boost.
Not all proteins are created equal
You need extra protein to maintain, repair, and grow lean muscle mass. Protein is important because it shortens your recovery time and improves muscle strength. But not all proteins are created equal. GSH Ignite is clinically proven to:
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Enhance athletic performance†
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Increases lean body mass†
Boosts your immune system†
Supports healthy joints and cells†
GSH Ignite For Mid-performance Energy Boost
Power. Strength. Performance. Naturally. As a protein-packed energy boost, GSH Ignite provides the cellular energy you need while protecting your cells from free radical damage.
GSH Ignite reduces and even delays the onset of muscle and respiratory fatigue while increasing your peak power and strength. Push yourself harder, faster and longer. With GSH Ignite, your body can take it. GSH Ignite addresses three main factors that affect performance energy:
Supports cellular respiration†
Reduces muscle fatigue†
Reduces respiratory fatigue†
The Ignite Naturals product line is designed for experienced athletes and the health-conscious who want a natural solution for enhancing performance, increasing energy and managing weight. Whether you're training for the Ironman or powering through an intense strength training session, pre-workout nutrition is the most critical element when it comes to setting new personal records. With no artificial ingredients or flavors, GSH Ignite can be mixed with water, coconut water and other mix-ins for even more protein.
GSH Ignite's premium quality undenatured hormone-free whey protein boosts your immune system and raises your body's own natural energy production. Add a proprietary blend of all-natural ingredients and you've got even more performance-enhancing benefits – all in a single serving.
GSH Ignite optimizes cellular function. Free radicals steal electrons from stable molecules, causing damage to cellular function, energy production, and even your DNA. GSH Ignite's ingredients boost performance energy by binding to and neutralizing free radicals before they sabotage your performance and health.
GSH Ignite's propriety blend of antioxidants supports your immune system and helps your body fight off disease and infection. Free radicals increase pro-inflammatory cytokines, which tax your immune system leaving your body vulnerable to illness and disease. GSH Ignite (natural cocoa) is full of antioxidants including:
Goji berries are small red berries containing an extensive list of beneficial compounds and essential nutrients, including 18 amino acids, 6 essential vitamins, 5 carotenoids, and 2 essential fatty acids.
Organic turmeric is made from the root of the turmeric plant, shown to have potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties, as well as the ability to selectively kill a wide range of tumor cells.
Cordyceps (mushrooms) have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and immune boosting properties. They are believed to provide the body with increased energy by enhancing myocardial ATP generation and mitochondrial electron transport.
Organic cocoa, ground from the seeds of the cacao tree, has been found to be an effective antioxidant, as well as providing neurotransmitters that increase mental alertness, focus, and happiness.
Coconut oil contains significant quantities of monolauric acid—also found in human breast milk— that boosts immunity against microbial infections and viruses.
Bacopa Monnieri (herb) is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine as a memory enhancer, anti-inflammatory agent, nerve tonic and heart tonic.
Royal jelly is honeybee secretions found to possess anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti- fatigue and immune boosting properties.
Glisodin is a patented 100% vegetable source of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD). It stimulates cellular defense against free radicals, boosting your immune system and helping to protect your skin from sun damage.
Grape seed extract protects blood capillaries and heart function, as well as being an anti-cancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory agent.
Why I like it?
whats not to like? Ignites products are all real food ingredients and contain no hormones, no processed sugars, no GMO's and no stimulants. GSH Ignite has a chocolate flavour, its not overly sweet or too strong in flavour, which for me, is perfect for something i'll be drinking just prior to, or while working out. I've been using this as a pre / intra workout drink for about 6 weeks and I have to say, I've been lifting heavier and recovering quicker. I've been focusing on my off season on improving certain body parts and adding muscle generally and people i see every day at the gym, have started to comment on how I look like I've gained muscle, so its not just me that's noticing the difference. Im vegetarian, I am an ectomorph (tall and skinny), so gaining muscle and changing body shape is a hard process, so to see a difference relatively quickly is fantastic! I love the fact its a natural supplement, so I could use this right up to a competition and not be worried about artificial sweeteners etc. that I would normally eliminate close to a competition as well as avoiding generally due to possible health risks associated with them. I love that there are no stimulants, so you don't get that quick burst of energy followed by the 'crash'.
I love the fact there is so much contained in this product, protein, energy and antioxidants, for improved performance, enhanced recovery and full of extra health benefits! Its jam packed full of good stuff! This is a high quality supplement containing well thought out, good quality ingredients. So if you are health conscious, prefer natural ingredients, want to avoid artificial stimulants, artificial ingredients but do want a pre / intra work out supplement, this is a great option to consider. Its not a cheap supplement, but I do believe with supplements, you do get what you pay for. Having tried it for a month, I will definitely be continuing to use this product. Ignite is widely available in USA and Europe, in the UK its newly launched with Invivohealthperformance.com
More product reviews coming soon...
GSH Ignite ingredients and selected studies
Our highest quality un-denatured whey protein, derived from hormone-free dairy, is more than just a nutritional protein. It also acts as a cysteine donor to increase intracellular glutathione production, protecting and energizing cells as well as boosting the immune system. Undenatured whey protein has been shown to significantly enhance muscular performance, including peak power and work capacity (strength). It promotes a natural anabolic state in the body, the formation of lean muscle mass, and may also enhance endurance by fighting against oxidative stress, which causes muscle fatigue.
1. Effect of supplementation with a cysteine donor on muscular performance. J. Appl. Physiol. 87, 1381–1385. Lands, L. C., Grey, V. L. & Smountas, A. A. 1999
2. The biological activity of undenatured dietary whey proteins: role of glutathione. Clin. Invest. Med. 14: 296 – 309, 1991. Bounous, G., and P. Gold.
3. Oxidants and antioxidants in exercise. J. Appl. Physiol. 79: 675 – 686, 1995. Sen, C. K.
4. Exercise-induced oxidative stress: glutathione supplementation and deficiency. J. Appl. Physiol. 77: 2177 – 2187, 1994. Sen, C. K., M. Atalay, and O. Hanninen.
5. A controlled trial of protein enrichment of meal replacements for weight reduction with retention of lean body mass. Nutr J. 2008 Aug 27;7:23. Treyzon, L et al.
6. Protein nutrition, exercise and aging. J Am Coll Nutr. 2004 Dec;23(6 Suppl):601S-609S. Evans WJ.
7. Dietary protein to support anabolism with resistance exercise in young men. J Am Coll Nutr. 2005 Apr;24(2):134S-139S. Phillips SM, Hartman JW, Wilkinson SB.
8. Cellular Mechanisms of Resistance to Chronic Oxidative Stress. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 1998 June; 24 (9): 1375-1389. Yutaka Sagara, et al.
9. Glutathione S-transferase π localizes in mitochondria and protects against oxidative stress. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 2009 May; 46 (10):1392-1403. Shinji Goto et al.
Organic Cocoa
Our organic cocoa powder is ground from the seeds of the cacao tree. Scientific research has found cocoa to be an effective antioxidant, as well as providing neurotransmitters that increase mental alertness, focus, and happiness.
In addition, several compounds found in cocoa promote healthy heart function and help degrade atherosclerotic plaque that can build up in arteries and deprive organs and tissues of essential blood if left untreated. Finally, the arginine present in cocoa, which is the precursor for nitric oxide, helps accelerates recovery time and decrease blood pressure.
Selected Studies:
Enzymatic function of nitric oxide synthases. Cardiovascular Research43 (3): 521–531 REVIEW. Andrew, P.J.; Myer, B. (August 15 1999).
L-Arginine and hypertension. Journal of Nutrition134 (10 Suppl): 2807S-2811S REVIEW. Gokce, N.. (October 2004).
Exogenous L-arginine ameliorates angiotensin II-induced hypertension and renal damage in rats. Hypertension52 (6): 1084–1090. Rajapakse, N.W.; et al. (December 2008).
Arginine supplementation and wound healing. Nutrition in Clinical Practice20 (13): 52–61 REVIEW. Stechmiller, J.K.; et al. (February 2005).
Arginine physiology and its implication for wound healing. Wound Repair and Regeneration11 (6): 419–423 REVIEW. Witte, M.B.; Barbul, A (Nov-Dec 2003).
Heart-healthy Compound In Chocolate Identified. ScienceDaily. University of California – Davis (2006, January 20).
Small red berries from a plant native to southeastern Europe and Asia, goji berries are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and are a popular ingredient in Chinese tonic soups, where they are thought to improve circulation, fertility and sexual function.
Scientific research has found goji berries to contain an extensive list of beneficial compounds and essential nutrients, including 18 amino acids, 6 essential vitamins, 5 caretenoids, and 2 essential fatty acids. They have also been shown to possess antioxidant and anticancer properties, and help to protect neurons and boost immunity.
Antioxidant activities of some common ingredients of traditional chinese medicine, Angelica sinensis, Lycium barbarum and Poria cocos. Phytother Res 18 (12): 1008–12. Wu SJ, Ng LT, Lin CC (December 2004).
Fasting plasma zeaxanthin response to Fructus barbarum L. (wolfberry; Kei Tze) in a food-based human supplementation trial. Br. J. Nutr. 93 (1): 123–30. Cheng CY, Chung WY, Szeto YT, Benzie IF (January 2005).
Neuroprotective effects of anti-aging oriental medicine Lycium barbarum against beta-amyloid peptide neurotoxicity. Exp. Gerontol. 40 (8-9): 716–27. Yu MS, Leung SK, Lai SW, et al. (2005).
Immunomodulation and antitumor activity by a polysaccharide-protein complex from Lycium barbarum. Int. Immunopharmacol. 4 (4): 563–9. Gan L, Hua Zhang S, Liang Yang X, Bi Xu H (April 2004).
Effect of the Lycium barbarum polysaccharides on age-related oxidative stress in aged mice. J Ethnopharmacol 111 (3): 504–11. Li XM, Ma YL, Liu XJ (May 2007).
Recent development of antitumor agents from Chinese herbal medicines. Part II. High molecular compounds. Planta Med. 69 (3): 193–201. Tang W, Hemm I, Bertram B (March 2003).
Naturally derived from the coconut, coconut oil is a proven antioxidant. It contains significant quantities of monolauric acid – also found in human breast milk – which boosts immunity against microbial infections and viruses.
The majority of the fats provided by coconut oil are medium chain triglycerides, which are easily digested, absorbed and utilized by the body, proving an especially beneficial energy source to athletes. They have been shown to posses thermogenic (fat burning) properties, and may enhance endurance in athletes, though the studies are not conclusive.
Effects of dietary coconut oil on the biochemical and anthropometric profiles of women presenting abdominal obesity. Lipids 44 (7): 593–601. Assunção, ML (July 2009).
Virgin coconut oil supplemented diet increases the antioxidant status in rats Food Chemistry, Volume 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 260-266. K.G. Nevin, T. Rajamohan.
Medium-chain triglycerides: an update. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 36, 950 –962. Bach, A.C. and Babayan, V.K. (1982).
Thermogenesis in man during overfeeding with medium chain triglycerides. Metabolism 38, 641– 648. Hill, J.O., Peters, J.C., Yang, D., Sharp, T., Kaler, M., Abumarad, N.N., and Greene, H.L. (1989).
The role of medium-chain triglycerides in exercise. Int. J. Sport Nutr. 6, 121–133. Berning, J.R. (1996).
Effects of dietary fat on metabolic adjustments to maximal VO and endurance in runners. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 26, 81– 88. Muoio, D.H., Leddy, J.J., Horvath, P.J., Awad, A.B., and Pendergast, D.R. (1992).
Enhanced endurance in trained cyclists during moderate intensity exercise following 2 weeks adaptation to a high fat diet. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 69, 287–293. Lambert, E.V., Speechly, D.P., Dennis, S.C., and Noakes, T.D. (1994).
Turmeric is a medicine and spice made from the root of the turmeric plant, native to tropical South Asia. It has been used for centuries in South Asian cooking and Ayurvedic medicine, where it is believed to have beneficial antiseptic, antibacterial and digestive properties and is used as a blood purifier, amongst other applications.
Scientific research has shown it to have potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties, as well as the ability to selectively kill a wide range of tumor cells. Turmeric has been shown to increase glutathione and SOD levels significantly in heart and liver tissues depleted by inflammation. Turmeric is also currently being investigated as a treatment for Alzheimer's.
Role of pro-oxidants and antioxidants in the anti-inflammatory and apoptotic effects of curcumin (diferuloylmethane). Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 43, Issue 4, 15 August 2007, Pages 568-580. Santosh K. Sandur, Haruyo Ichikawa, Manoj K. Pandey, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, Bokyung Sung, Gautam Sethi, Bharat B. Aggarwal
Curcumin induces the degradation of cyclin E expression through ubiquitin-dependent pathway and up-regulates cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21 and p27 in multiple human tumor cell lines. Biochemical Pharmacology, Volume 73, Issue 7, 1 April 2007, Pages 1024-1032. Bharat B. Aggarwal, Sanjeev Banerjee, Uddalak Bharadwaj, Bokyung Sung, Shishir Shishodia, Gautam Sethi
Immunomodulatory effects of curcumin: In-vivo. International Immunopharmacology, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2008, Pages 688-700. Ch. Varalakshmi, A. Mubarak Ali, B.V.V. Pardhasaradhi, Raghvendra M. Srivastava, Sarvjeet Singh, Ashok Khar
Role of phenolic O-H and methylene hydrogen on the free radical reactions and antioxidant activity of curcumin. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 35, Issue 5, 1 September 2003, Pages 475-484. K. Indira Priyadarsini, Dilip K. Maity, G. H. Naik, M. Sudheer Kumar, M. K. Unnikrishnan, J. G. Satav, Hari Moha
Protective effect of curcumin on experimentally induced inflammation, hepatotoxicity and cardiotoxicity in rats: Evidence of its antioxidant property. Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 April 2010. Suresh R Naik, Vishnu N Thakare, Snehal R Patil
Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
CLA is a naturally occurring component of the fats found in meat and dairy products and is an antioxidant. It has been shown to help reduce body fat and increase lean muscle mass. It has also been shown to help fight inflammation, reduce risk for cardiovascular disease, and also possesses anti-cancer properties.
Efficacy of conjugated linoleic acid for reducing fat mass: a meta-analysis in humans. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 May;85(5):1203-11. Whigham LD, Watras AC, Schoeller DA.
Conjugated linoleic acid reduces body fat mass in overweight and obese humans. Journal of Nutrition 130 (12): 2943–2948. Blankson H, Stakkestad JA, Fagertun H, Thom E, Wadstein J, Gudmundsen O. (1 December 2000).
Inhibition of carcinogenesis by conjugated linoleic acid: potential mechanisms of action. J Nutr. 2002 Oct;132(10):2995-8. Belury MA.
Inflammation and conjugated linoleic acid: mechanisms of action and implications for human health. J. Physiol. Biochem. 61 (3): 483–94. Zulet MA, Marti A, Parra MD, Martínez JA (September 2005).
Conjugated linoleic acid isomers and cancer. J Nutr. 2007 Dec;137(12):2599-607. Kelley NS, Hubbard NE, Erickson KL.
Conjugated linoleic acid. A powerful anticarcinogen from animal fat sources. Cancer 233 (3): 1050–4. Ip C, Scimeca JA, Thompson HJ. (1994).
Luo Han Guo
Luo Han Guo is a fruit native to southern China and is used as a low calorie sweetener and medicine. It is also known as the longevity fruit, and is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to help treat chronic lung ailments and increase lifespan, amongst other things. Scientific research suggests that it is an antioxidant and may help prevent cancer. It may also prove effective in helping to treat diabetes and obesity.
Antioxidant property of fructus momordicae extract. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International, 1996; 40 (6): 1111-1121. Shi H, et al.
Cancer-chemopreventive effects of natural sweeteners and related compounds. Pure Applied Chemistry 2002; 74(7): 1309-1316. Konoshima T and Takasaki M.
Tea antioxidants in cancer chemoprevention. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, Supplement 1997; 27: 59-67. Katiyar SK and Mukhtar H.
Trimethylglycine (TMG):
TMG, also known as betaine, is an organic compound found in food such as beets, quinoa and spinach, and is essential for human well being. TMG helps to stabilize protein and prevent it from breaking down, playing an anabolic role in the body. It also serves as a methyl donor, working to normalize the efficiency of methylation/sulfation pathways, and is required for mitochondrial protein and nucleic acid synthesis. It maintains cellular replication, liver function and helps detoxify cells from certain substances. TMG is critical to protect cells from hyperosmotic stress, and assists in cell volume regulation.
While TMG supplementation has been proven to increase lean muscle mass and decrease body fat in livestock and is widely used in the industry, few studies have been done on humans. More comprehensive studies are necessary, though a 'highly significant' negative association between TMG levels in the blood and obesity has already been established (the higher your percentage of body fat, the lower your plasma TMG concentration).
Select Studies:
The clinical significance of betaine, an osmolyte with a key role in methyl group metabolism. Clinical Biochemistry, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 25 March 2010. Michael Lever, Sandy Slow.
N-trimethylglycine (betaine) transport is critical to protect HEPG2 cells from hyperosmotic stress. Gastroenterology, Volume 108, Issue 4, Supplement 3, April 1995, Page A1040. JC Bucuvalas, JA Bezerra, C. Schmidt, CE Burnham.
Divergent associations of plasma choline and betaine with components of metabolic syndrome in middle age and elderly men and women. J Nutr 2008;138:914–20. Konstantinova SV, Tell GS, Vollset SE, Nygård O, Bleie Ø, Ueland PM.
Betaine Supplementation and Blood Lipids: Fact or Artifact? Nutr Rev 2006;64:77–9. Szegedi SS, Castro CC, Koutmos M, Garrow TA. Betaine-homocysteine S-Zeisel SH.
Methyl donor supplementation prevents transgenerational amplification of obesity. Int J Obesity 2008;32:1373–9. Waterland RA, Travisano M, Tahiliani KG, Rached MT, Mirza S.
Effect of dietary betaine supplementation on lipogenic enzyme activities and fatty acid synthase mRNA expression in nishing pigs. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2008;140:36575. Huang QC, Xu ZR, Han XY, Han XY, Li WF.
Organic Cordyceps:
Cordyceps is a species of mushroom that has been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tibetan Medicine, and is renowned for its immune enhancing and energetic properties. It came to the attention of the West when 3 Chinese runners taking cordyceps broke 5 world records at the 1993 National Games in Beijing.
Scientific research has found it to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and immune boosting properties. It is also believed to provide the body with increased energy by enhancing myocardial ATP generation and mitochondrial electron transport.
Free radical scavenging and apoptotic effects of Cordyceps
sinensis fractionated by supercritical carbon dioxide. FoodChemToxicol. 2005 Apr;43(4):543-52. Wang BJ, et al.
Effects of Cordycepsmilitaris
extract on angiogenesis and tumorgrowth. ActaPharmacol Sin. 2004 May;25(5):657-65. Yoo HS, et al.
Anti-tumour and immuno-
stimulating activities of the fruiting bodies of Paecilomyces japonica, a new type of Cordyceps spp. Phytother Res. 2003 Aug;17(7):
830-3. Shin KH, et al.
Antioxidant activity of the extracts from fruiting bodies of cultured Cordycepssinensis. Phytother Res. 2000 Dec;14(8):647-9. Yamaguchi Y, et al.
Methanol extract of Cordycepspruinosa inhibits in vitro and in vivo inflammatory mediators by suppressing NF-kappaB activation. ToxicolApplPharmacol. 2003 Jul 1;190(1):1-8. Kim KM.
A characteristic pharmacological action of 'Yang-invigorating' Chinese tonifying herbs: enhancement of myocardial ATP-generation capacity. Phytomedicine. 2006 Nov;13(9-10):636-42. Epub 2006 May 2. Ko KM, Leon TY, Mak DH, Chiu PY, Du Y, Poon MK.
Pharmacological basis of 'Yin-nourishing' and 'Yang-invigorating' actions of Cordyceps, a Chinese tonifying herb. Life Sci. 2004 Dec 10;76(4):385-95. Siu KM, Mak DH, Chiu PY, Poon MK, Du Y, Ko KM.
Bacopa is a plant used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine as, amongst other things, a memory enhancer, anti-inflammatory agent, nerve tonic and heart tonic. Scientific research has bolstered these findings, deeming it an antioxidant, neuroprotectant, anti-inflammatory, adaptogen (protects against stress) and cognitive enhancer.
Cognitive enhancement and neuroprotective effects of Bacopa monnieri in Alzheimer's disease model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 127, Issue 1, 8 January 2010, Pages 26-31. Nongnut Uabundit, Jintanaporn Wattanathorn, Supaporn Mucimapura, Kornkanok Ingkaninan
Anti-inflammatory activity of Bacopa monniera in rodents. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 104, Issues 1-2, 8 March 2006, Pages 286-289 Shabana Channa, Ahsana Dar, Shazia Anjum, Muhammad Yaqoob, Atta-ur-Rahman
Neuroprotective efficacy of Bacopa monnieri against rotenone induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in Drosophila melanogaster. NeuroToxicology, Volume 30, Issue 6, November 2009, Pages 977-985. Ravikumar Hosamani, Muralidhara
Bacopa monniera, a reputed nootropic plant: an overview. Phytomedicine, Volume 12, Issue 4, 20 April 2005, Pages 305-317. A. Russo, F. Borrelli
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC)
NAC is a precursor to the amino acid L-cysteine and to reduced glutathione (GSH). NAC counteracts oxidative stress and replenishes glutathione levels, as well as supports healthy heart function. It is also an anti-inflammatory agent, and may help athletes speed recovery by supporting skeletal muscle microcirculation. It has also been shown to reduce exercise-induced diaphragm and respiratory fatigue, a key limiting factor in physical performance.
In several clinical trials, cysteine supplementation improved skeletal muscle functions, including strength, decreased the body fat/lean body mass ratio, improved immune functions, and increased plasma albumin levels (which helps maintain muscle mass and promotes a natural anabolic state in the body, amongst other functions). Scientific research has found that the dietary consumption of cysteine is generally insufficient, and that virtually everyone is likely to have a cysteine deficiency sooner or later.
Effects of N-acetylcysteine on respiratory muscle fatigue during heavy exercise. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Volume 165, Issue 1, 1 January 2009, Pages 67-72. Megan K. Kelly, Reneé J. Wicker, Thomas J. Barstow, Craig A. Harms.
N-acetylcysteine inhibits muscle fatigue in humans. J. Clin. Invest. 94: 2468 – 2474, 1994. Reid, M. B., D. S. Stokic, S. M. Koch, F. A. Khawli, and A. A. Leis.
Effect of N-acetylcysteine on diaphragm fatigue. J. Appl. Physiol. 68: 2107 – 2113, 1990. Shindoh, C., A. DiMarco, A. Thomas, P. Manubay, and G. Supinski.
Antioxidant effects of stereoisomers of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), L-NAC and D-NAC, on angiotensin II-stimulated MAP kinase activation and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. J Pharmacol Sci. 2004 Aug;95(4):483-6. Epub 2004 Aug 5. Kyaw M, Yoshizumi M, Tsuchiya K, Izawa Y, Kanematsu Y, Fujita Y, Ali N, Ishizawa K, Yamauchi A, Tamaki T.
The antioxidant action of N-acetylcysteine: Its reaction with hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radical, superoxide, and hypochlorous acid. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 6, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 593-597. Okezie I. Aruoma, Barry Halliwell, Brigid M. Hoey, John Butle.
Acute effects of N-acetylcysteine on skeletal muscle microcirculation following closed soft tissue trauma in rats. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2005, Pages 231-241. Klaus-D. Schaser, Herman J. Bail, Lioba Schewior, John F. Stover, Ingo Melcher, Norbert P. Haas, Thomas Mittlmeier.
Royal jelly is a food made by workers bees but consumed only by the queen bee. While the queen and the workers possess the same genes and anatomy, on a diet of royal jelly the queen grows one and a half times larger than the workers and lives up to 40 times longer. Royal jelly has been found to possess anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fatigue and immune boosting properties, amongst others.
Trace and mineral elements in royal jelly and homeostatic effects. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, Volume 19, Issues 2-3, 2 December 2005, Pages 183-189. Andreas Stocker, Peter Schramel, Antonius Kettrup, Eberhard Bengsch
Analysis of anti-allergic function of royal jelly. Natural Med. 55, 174 – 180. Kataoka, M., Arai, N., Taniguchi, Y., Kohno, K., Iwaki, K., Ikeda, M., Kurimoto, M., 2001.
The antioxidant properties of Royal jelly. Jpn. Pharmacol. Ther. 24, 1463 – 1471. Kuwahara, Y., Hori, Y., Yoneta, T., Ikeda, Y., 1996. [in Japanese].
Antiutumor effect of royal jelly. Folia Pharmacol. Japon 89, 73 – 80. Tamura, T., Fujii, A., Kumoyama, N., 1987. [in Japanese].
Royal Jelly prolongs the life span of C3H/HeJ mice: correlation with reduced DNA damage. Experimental Gerontology, Volume 38, Issue 9, 1 September 2003, Pages 965-969. Shin-ichiro Inoue, Satomi Koya-Miyata, Shimpei Ushio, Kanso Iwaki, Masao Ikeda, Masashi Kurimoto.
Screening of biological activities present in honeybee (Apis mellifera) royal jelly Toxicology in Vitro, Volume 19, Issue 5, August 2005, Pages 645-651. L.A. Salazar-Olivo, V. Paz-González
Major royal jelly protein 3 modulates immune responses in vitro and in vivo. Life Sciences, Volume 73, Issue 16, 5 September 2003, Pages 2029-2045. Iwao Okamoto, Yoshifumi Taniguchi, Toshio Kunikata, Keizo Kohno, Kanso Iwaki, Masao Ikeda, Masashi Kurimoto
Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB)
HMB is a natural acid made in the human body that comes from the essential amino acid leucine (it is a metabolite of leucine). It has a protein anabolic effect and is good for increasing lean muscle mass and increasing muscle strength during exercise. HMB has been shown to prevent exercise-induced protein degradation and muscle damage. It has also been shown to promote muscle cell proliferation, cell differentiation and fusion, and enhance muscle cell survival.
Effect of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) on protein metabolism in whole body and in selected tissues. Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 255-259. M. Holecek, T. Muthny, M. Kovarik, L. Sispera
Creatine and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) additively increase lean body mass and muscle strength during a weight-training program. Nutrition, Volume 17, Issues 7-8, July-August 2001, Pages 558-566. Ewa Jówko, Piotr Ostaszewski, Michal Jank, Jaroslaw Sacharuk, Agnieszka Zieniewicz, Jacek Wilczak, Steve Nissen
β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) stimulates myogenic cell proliferation, differentiation and survival via the MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – Molecular Cell Research, Volume 1793, Issue 5, May 2009, Pages 755-763. Reut Kornasio, Ingo Riederer, Gillian Butler-Browne, Vincent Mouly, Zehava Uni, Orna Halevy.
Effect of leucine metabolite β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate on muscle metabolism during resistance-exercise training. Journal of Applied Physiology. Volume 81, Issue 5, November 1996, Pages 2095-2104. Nissen, S., Sharp, R., Ray, M., Rathmacher, J.A., Rice, D., Fuller Jr., J.C., Connelly, A.S., Abumrad, N.
DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) is a naturally occurring omega 3 fatty acid commonly found in fish oil. While the human body is incapable of making DHA, it is vital to health, particularly to brain and neuron function, as 50% of the weight of the neuronal plasma membrane is made of DHA. DHA deficiency is associated with cognitive decline, increased neural cell death and depression.
DHA is also important to general cellular health. It is literally a building block of cell membranes and influences cellular elasticity, ion permeability (and therefore cellular 'charge') and membrane organization of cells. It also functions as an anti-inflammatory agent, and recent research has shown that DHA supplementation combined with exercise elevates the capacity of the adult brain for axonal growth, synaptic plasticity, and cognitive function.
Essential Fatty Acids, DHA and the Human Brain. Indian J Pediatr 2005; 72 (3): 239-242. Meharban Singh.
N-3 Fatty acids and the inflammatory response – biological background. Eur Heart J Supplements 2001; 3 (Suppl D): D42-D49. De Caterina, R and Basta, G
Effects of docosahexaenoic acid-rich n-3 fatty acid supplementation on cytokine release from blood mononuclear leukocytes: the OmegAD study. Am J Clin Nutr 87 (6): 1616–1622. Vedin I, et al. (1 June 2008).
Selective deficits in the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid in the postmortem orbitofrontal cortex of patients with major depressive disorder. Biol. Psychiatry 62 (1): 17–24. McNamara RK, Hahn CG, Jandacek R, et al. (2007).
Comparative effects of DHA and EPA on cell function. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Volume 122, Issue 1, April 2009, Pages 56-64. Renata Gorjão, Anna Karenina Azevedo-Martins, Hosana Gomes Rodrigues, Fernando Abdulkader, Manoel Arcisio-Miranda, Joaquim Procopio, Rui Curi.
Exercise contributes to the effects of DHA dietary supplementation by acting on membrane-related synaptic systems. Brain Research, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 13 May 2009. Gabriela Chytrova, Zhe Ying, Fernando Gomez-Pinilla
Dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) is an organic compound found in certain fish, and it produces choline in the brain. Adequate choline is an important part of cellular health, as it is essential in the formation of cell membranes. DMAE is currently used to treat ADD and ADHD, and there is a hypothesis that DMAE helps retard aging by protecting cell membrane and structure, and that it may have anti-cancer properties, though studies are not conclusive.
Lysosomes, membranes and aging. Exp. Gerontol., 6(1971) 153–166. R. Hochschild.
A membrane hypothesis of aging. J. Theor. Biol. 75 (1978) 189–195. I. Zs.-Nagy.
The role of membrane structure and function in cellular aging: a review. Mech. Ageing Dev. 9 (1979) 237–246. I. Zs.-Nagy.
Effects of 2-dimethylaminoethanol (Deanol) on the metabolism of choline in plasma. J. Neurochem., 30 (1978) 1293–1296. G. Ceder, L. Dahlberg and J. Schuberth.
Electron spin resonance spectroscopic demonstration of the hydrdoxyl free radical scavenger properties of dimethylarninoethanol in spin trapping experiments confirming the molecular basis for the biological effects of centrophenoxine. Arch. Gerontol. Geriatr., 3 (1984) 297–310. I. Zs.-Nagy and R.A. Floyd.
Effect of dimethylaminoethyl-p-chlorophenoxyacetate on the life span of male Swiss-Webster albino mice. Exp. Gerontol., 8 (1973) 177–183. R. Hochschild.
Glisodin
Glisodin is a patented 100% vegetable source of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD). SOD is a super anti-oxidant produced within our cells to protect them from free radicals. As we age, our SOD levels go down. Glisodin increases your body's production of SOD, stimulating the defense against free radicals, boosting your immune system and helping to protect your skin from sun damage. Glisodin may also prevent stress-induced impairment of cognitive function, allowing you to think clearly under pressure.
Superoxide dismutase: correlation with life-span and specific metabolic rate in primate species. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 77, 2777 – 2781. Tolmasoff, J.M., Ono, T., Cutlur, R.G., 1984.
Oral supplementation with melon superoxide dismutase extract promotes antioxidant defences in the brain and prevents stress-induced impairment of spatial memory. Behavioural Brain Research, Volume 200, Issue 1, 8 June 2009, Pages 15-21. Sanae Nakajima, Ikuroh Ohsawa, Kazufumi Nagata, Shigeo Ohta, Makoto Ohno, Tetsuo Ijichi, Toshio Mikami.
Enhanced expression of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase leads to prolonged in vivo cell cycle progression and up-regulation of mitochondrial thioredoxin.Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 48, Issue 11, 1 June 2010, Pages 1501-1512 Aekyong Kim, Suman Joseph, Aslam Khan, Charles J. Epstein, Raymond Sobel, Ting-Ting Huang.
Age- and peroxidative stress-related modifications of the cerebral enzymatic activities linked to mitochondria and the glutathione system. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 19, Issue 1, July 1995, Pages 77-101. Gianni Benzi, Antonio Moretti.
Oxidative stress and antioxidants: how to assess a risk or a prevention? Theoretical consideration and application to SOD-Gliadin."Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Bioenergetics.INSERM U884 and University Joseph-Fourier, Grenoble , France. Leverve, X.
Glisodin and Exposure to the Sun. An open study conducted in France on 150 patients by 40 dermatologists following a protocol compiled by Catherine Laverdet, M.D., Nadine Pomarede, M.D. and Catherine Oliveres-Ghouti, M.D. Sponsored by ISOCELL Nutra, France. (March 2005).
Proanthodyn
Proanthodyn is extracted from grape seeds, and has been shown to protect blood capillaries and heart function, as well as being an anti-cancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory agent. It is thought to promote health aging and healthy cellular function.
Molecular mechanisms of cardioprotection by a novel grape seed proanthocyanidin extract. Mutat Res 2003;523-524:87-97. Bagchi D, Sen CK, Ray SD, Das DK, Bagchi M, Preuss HG, et al.
Procyanidins as antioxidants and tumor cell growth modulators. J Agric Food Chem 2006;54:2392-7. Faria A, Calhau C, de Freitas V, Mateus N.
Antiproliferative effect of antioxidant polyphenols from grape in murine Hepa-1c1c7. Eur J Nutr 2003;42:43-9. Matito C, Mastorakou F, Centelles JJ, Torres JL, Cascante M.
Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer by grape seed proanthocyanidin is accompanied by a decrease in proliferation and increase in apoptosis. Nutr Cancer 2004; 49:81-8. Nomoto H, Iigo M, Hamada H, Kojima S, Tsuda H.
Resveratrol: preventing properties against vascular alterations and ageing. Mol Nutr Food Res 2005;49: 377-95. Delmas D, Jannin B, Latruffe N.
Concentrated red grape juice exerts antioxidant, hypolipidemic, and antiinflammatory effects in both hemodialysis patients and healthy subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84:252-62. Castilla P, Echarri R, Davalos A, Cerrato F, Ortega H, Teruel JL, et al.
Cellular protection with proanthocyanidins derived from grape seeds. Ann NY Acad Sci.957:260-70. Bagchi D et al. 2002 May.
Stevia Extract:
Stevia is a plant native to parts of North and South America and has been used traditionally as a sweetener and medicine for thousands of years. Though up to 300 times sweeter than sugar, stevia doesn't raise your blood sugar and even enhances glucose tolerance, making it suitable for diabetics. It's also easier on your teeth – it has been shown to fight cavity-causing bacteria in the mouth.
Recent studies have found stevia potentially beneficial for treating obesity and high blood pressure/hypertension, and it has been shown to have a positive effect on the immune system and promote a healthy inflammatory response. It has also been shown to inhibit the growth of at least 3 different types of human cancer cells, and is being investigated as a possible treatment for metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes.
Effects of stevia, aspartame, and sucrose on food intake, satiety, and postprandial glucose and insulin levels. Appetite. 2010 Mar 18. Anton SD, Martin CK, Han H, Coulon S, Cefalu WT, Geiselman P, Williamson DA.
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni extract supplementation improves lipid and carnitine profiles in C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat diet. J Sci Food Agric. 2010 May;90(7):1099-105. Park JE, Cha YS.
Effect of moderate intake of sweeteners on metabolic health in the rat. Physiol Behav. 2009 Dec 7;98(5):618-24. Epub 2009 Oct 6. Figlewicz DP, Ioannou G, Bennett Jay J, Kittleson S, Savard C, Roth CL.
Immune up regulatory response of a non-caloric natural sweetener, stevioside. Chem Biol Interact. 2008 May 28;173(2):115-21. Epub 2008 Jan 31. Sehar I, Kaul A, Bani S, Pal HC, Saxena AK.
Structural analysis of isosteviol and related compounds as DNA polymerase and DNA topoisomerase inhibitors. Life Sci 77(17), 2127−2140. Mizushina, Y., Akihisa, T., Ukiya, M., Hamasaki, Y., Murakami-Nakai, C., Kuriyama, I., et al. (2005).
Stevioside and related compounds: therapeutic benefits beyond sweetness. Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Jan;121(1):41-54. Epub 2008 Oct 27. Review. Chatsudthipong V, Muanprasat C.
Investigation of the antihypertensive effect of oral crude stevioside in patients with mild essential hypertension. Phytother Res. 2006 Sep;20(9):732-6. Ferri LA, Alves-Do-Prado W, Yamada SS, Gazola S, Batista MR, Bazotte RB.
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