Clinical trial results confirm arthritic benefits of Aroma NZ green shell

Clinical trial results confirm arthritic benefits of Aroma NZ
green shell mussel health extract.
Christchurch green shell mussel powder producer Aroma NZ
treating osteoarthritis
has commissioned a clinical trial which has found significant
had been
relief for arthritis sufferers from their mussel supplement.
inconsistent with
A University of Queensland clinical study has just recently
no conclusive
confirmed a 59 percent relief for arthritis sufferers who took
evidence.
mussel power product during a landmark eight-week trial.
So such
significant
The university’s School of Medicine was commissioned to
results were
investigate the therapeutic efficacy and to firmly establish the
not expected
substantial benefit of green shell mussel extract to improve
from the pilot
pain and joint mobility in a group of 21 men and women
trial.
aged between 41 and 87 diagnosed with osteoarthritis of
the knees. The primary clinical investigators for the project
“A key contributor to
Luis Vitetta and Samantha Coulson said previous reports on
the results was the quality
the use of freeze-dried New Zealand green shell mussel for
and purity of the stabilised
mussel from Aroma NZ and
the extract’s preservation of
therapeutic activity,” Vitetta
and Coulson said.
Participants in the trial
told them they were
satisfied with the clinical
results, particularly with
significant reduction in
pain. The researchers said
the response from patients taking the mussel capsules was
encouraging, with most not wanting to stop the trial. The
results demonstrated that GlycOmega-Plus significantly
reduced joint pain by 59%.
Comments from three trialists
1.
I have found that by using the green-shell mussel capsules, the pain that I had lived with in my right knee was
reduced significantly to a level where I could get better sleep and do more activities than when I commenced the
trial.
2.
Green lipped mussel extract certainly worked for me. In the eight weeks I was taking it I noticed a great
improvement in my knees. At the end of eight weeks my knees were almost completely pain free and I would
recommend green shell mussel to anyone with knee pain.
3.
I definitely noticed a difference taking the green shell mussel. I was actually able to play with my three year old
daughter without pain and stiffness in my knees which was wonderful. But when I stopped taking the green shell
mussel (at the completion of the trial) the pain and stiffness returned within a few weeks.
Other participants bought the GlycOmega-Plus extract when
heavily in research and development and work closely with
they finished the clinical trial as they were so impressed with
Plant and Food Research on our marine nutraceuticals.
the results. The next stage in demonstrating, with scientific
Providing solid clinical data sets us apart from our competition
certainty, the therapeutic efficacy of GlycOmega-Plus is to
as well as being able to supply large volumes all year round.
perform a double-blind placebo controlled trial.
We have the largest freeze drying plant in the southern
hemisphere with eight freeze driers.”
Aroma NZ director Ben Winters says they always knew green
shell mussel powder gave great results to people and animals
who suffered from joint pain and inflammation. “This was
the result we were looking for and confirms that our green
Note: The recent clinical study was funded by Aroma
shell mussel product definitely contains significant anti-
New Zealand Ltd. The University of Queensland, School
inflammatory properties. We are so encouraged by these new
of Medicine, Centre for Integrative Clinical and Molecular
clinical results that we plan to carry out larger clinical trials on
Medicine conducted the study as an independent contract
people. Larger trials with placebo will carry more weight when
research organisation. The study had ethical clearance
pitching to pharmaceutical companies. We’re also looking to
from the University of Queensland Human Research Ethics
carry out a large dog study to prove that our mussel powder
Committee and the Princess Alexandra Human Research Ethics
improves joint mobility in arthritic dogs. We are investing
Committee in Australia.
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