As 2024 draws to a close, we would like to take a moment to thank you for your support throughout 2024. It is appreciated. This year brought many successes and achievements for our customers. We are very excited about 2025, and we are looking forward to the amazing year ahead. 2024 has been an amazing year, jam packed full with lots of new pr...

CMG 2024-2025 HOLIDAY PERIOD CLOSURES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE CMG will be closed from Monday 23rd December 2024 and reopening on Monday 6th January 2025. During this period, all operations and deliveries will be closed. While CMG will be open on the week of the 16th of December 2024 to the 20th of December 2024, deliveries will only be possible by re...

A big welcome to the November 2024 edition of CMG Topic Series, where we look at bone health, with a particular focus on nutrients in bone health. Bone Health By Dr Brad McEwen PhD, MHSc (Hum Nutr), MPH, BHSc CMG Head of Products and InnovationThe human skeletal system functions as a complex sophisticated organ that maintains a dynamic balance with...

Salvia officinalis History Herbal and nutritional medicines are being investigated to improve overall cognitive function in all age groups. Salvia originates from a Latin word meaning "to heal". The use of Sage spans several thousand years and it is a long-standing traditional remedy for improving memory and cognitive function. Numerous Health Bene...

What is Astaxanthin? Astaxanthin is a multipurpose red-orange carotenoid. Haematococcus pluvialis is the richest source of natural astaxanthin. Astaxanthin has antioxidant (reference) and anti-inflammatory (reference) actions. In-vitro studies show that Astaxanthin has immune-enhancing effects (reference). It will be interesting to see if this tran...

What is Lactoferrin? Lactoferrin is an exciting natural adjunct to nutritionally support the immune system. Lactoferrin was first reported in 1960. It is a non-haemic iron-binding protein and is a member of the transferrin family (reference). Lactoferrin is an 80 kDa glycosylated protein of approximately 700 amino acids (reference, reference) compr...

Tocotrienols, the next generation Vitamin E, are more readily transferred and incorporated into cell membranes than tocopherols. The structure of tocotrienols allows for more efficient penetration into tissues and distribute more evenly in lipid membranes. Cellular uptake of tocotrienols is up to 70 times higher than that of tocopherols. Research i...