What makes Biolane^® unique?

Biolane^®: a truly unique extract

Biolane^® is the original, researched and proven green lipped mussel extract. It uses:

• peak condition, fresh, live farmed mussels, chosen for their therapeutic quality
• a specialised manufacturing process, designed to preserve the original therapeutic properties of the mussels.

These factors mean that from start to finish, Biolane® extract is manufactured with the specific intention of creating a therapeutic joint product. This is what makes Biolane® different to any other mussel product on the market.

Extensively researched and proven over time

As long ago as the 1970s, Biolane^® extract was creating interest and newspaper headlines as the “new discovery against the aches and pains of arthritis”.

Not only was it the very first green lipped mussel extract, but Biolane^® is also the extract upon which extensive scientific research has been conducted. Studies investigating Biolane® extract and its benefits are published in international journals such as:

• The Practictioner 1980
• The La Gazette Medicale 1986
• The New Zealand Medical Journal 1980 and 1993
• The Townsend Letter 2000
• Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2005

What makes Biolane^® mussels unique?

Biolane®’s uniqueness starts in the ocean from the moment the mussels are selected for harvesting. Biolane^® uses only premium, fresh, live mussels, and harvests them while they’re in peak condition, with the specific intention of creating a therapeutic joint product. The company retains complete control of the process, so they can ensure they choose the best times for harvesting each year.

Other companies may not have this control, so need to use food-industry grade mussels. For food applications, the therapeutic quality of a mussel is far less important than its taste and texture. This means food-industry mussels can be harvested year round, instead of only when they have reached peak condition. And of course, once a mussel has been freeze dried and powdered, buyers have no way of checking its original condition and quality.

What makes the Biolane^® process unique?

The unique extraction process starts the moment that the company harvests the live mussels from selected ocean farms. Within 24 hours, Biolane mechanically extracts the valuable soft mussel tissue from the rest of the mussel flesh and shell without using heat or chemicals. This specialised process was deliberately developed to preserve the active compounds that make Biolane® therapeutic. Such compounds include:

• proteins
• minerals
• enzymes
• mucopolysaccharides, and
• omega 3 fatty acids.

These compounds are well known to help provide advanced relief from joint pain and inflammation; and support joint repair and lubrication.

By contrast, food-grade mussels are usually steamed open. The heat of the steaming process changes the nature of the raw mussel from a soft, fresh mass, into a solid piece of cooked mussel meat. Such a change is ideal to extend the life of mussels that are destined for restaurant tables or grocery store freezers. Unfortunately, however, it can damage the fragile compounds that give Biolane® its beneficial properties.

How can customers tell which extraction process was used?

If a product was made using frozen or steamed-open mussels, or was exposed to heat or chemicals at any point in the process, it may not be as effective as Biolane^®.

Unfortunately, consumers cannot tell by appearance, smell, or even nutritional analysis how a mussel extract has been manufactured. The only way to be certain of an unadulterated, high-quality, therapeutically-produced extract is to look for the Biolane® brand name.

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