Egg membranes ... good for the joints??

Julia Shuck

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For Immediate Release 07-20-2009

Ingredient that reduced human joint pain used in Arenus products



St. Louis, Missouri, July 20, 2009 – Natural eggshell membrane has been found to reduce joint pain and stiffness in patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to the authors of the study published in Clinical Rheumatology (DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1173-4). This same ingredient is also available to horses and dogs through STEADFAST®, a product made by Arenus, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC (a Novus International company).



NEM® consists of eggshell membrane that was first used by ESM Technologies, a leading supplier in commercialized eggshell and eggshell membrane wellness ingredients. ESM Technologies owns the technology and recently released it to Arenus for exclusive use in animal products, making STEADFAST® the only horse and dog joint health supplement to contain NEM®.



NEM® 500 mg taken once daily significantly reduced both joint pain and stiffness (in humans) compared to placebo, both rapidly (10 days) and continuously (60 days) according to the study’s authors (Clinical Rheumatology DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1173-4). By the end of the trial, NEM® cut stiffness in half in approximately 32 percent of the patients remaining in the study.



Similar to humans, horse and dog joints, bones, tendons and ligaments can be damaged over time from athletic performance, environmental conditions and normal daily activity. NEM® is used as a unique, all natural joint support supplement that, similar to humans, provides relief from occasional discomfort related to normal daily activities and supports normal joint mobility.



“As an animal health and nutrition company that is dedicated to improving the health, performance and longevity of horse and pets, Arenus is excited to bring this technology used in humans to the animal health marketplace,” said Celeste Mohatt, Marketing Manager, Arenus. “Innovative solutions and research validated products create exceptional results.”





“What I found most remarkable about the study was the quickness in which people responded to the eggshell membrane preparation,” said Dr. Anne Winkler, a rheumatologist and one of the study’s authors. “Generally, we tell patients taking over-the-counter products that it may be two to three months before they notice any benefits. The fact that within a fairly short period of time (patients on NEM®) noticed a definite improvement in symptomology was impressive.”



Also noted in the study and important to both human and animal users, there were no serious adverse events reported during the human trial and the treatment was reported to be well-tolerated by study subjects.



A similar study showing that NEM® significantly reduces joint pain and increases range of motion in less than ten days was published in Clinical Interventions in Aging (May 2009).



For more information on NEM® in humans visit www.esm.com and www.arenus.com for NEM® in STEADFAST®.