Interesting stats on HRT - and US warning text

Dr. Lars Hoye has spent more than 20 years researching soya. The recent years his studies have focused primarily on the effects on menopausal symptoms. In his findings are some quite interesting facts about the difference in Europe and the US when it comes to how HRT is promoted. The question is - why is there no statutory warning on HRT drugs in Europe?

Here are some interesting facts:

- The Food and Drug Administration in the US demands that a health warning pointing out the serious side effects is given out with each prescription of HRT treatment.
- American Doctors are not required to recommend HRT as the first option to treat menopausal symptoms
- The research results on HRT have resulted in a 70 % drop in use of HRT in the US since 2002
- With the reduced use of HRT in the US, the occurrence of breast cancer has dropped at the same rate!

Isoflavones are safe and effective

Isoflavones are safe and effective, say academics

Studies in isoflavones demonstrating the “modest but valuable benefit for menopause relief” presented at a symposium of almost 20 isoflavone experts in Italy should dismiss animal studies that have questioned the safety of the antioxidants, according to the US Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).

Read more at Food Quality News

The way to celebrate your Silver day!

Else Ekkelenkamp from the Netherlands did the right thing. The day she was told that our bonus run would be finished and we should be able to confirm her as a new Silver, she took her car, the ferry over the canal, and drove from the English coast to our office in Milton Keynes.

Having toured the office I met her and had a chat. The bonus run had still not been confirmed when she was downstairs in Customer Services. So we popped into my room, had another look and ... YES! There it was... proof of her having completed her Silver month. Just leaving my office Tony was walking by so... great chance to be pinned by our European Managing Director literally a few minutes after confirmation of being a new Silver!

I think she set a good example to follow. When are you taking your next pin? Why not come over and see us and be pinned at the office? Else is coming to the Copenhagen Convention of course... and will be recognized again on stage. Will you?

In the photo below two people are actually posing that were pinned on the same day, Monday 16 June. Anthony Chaplin, our MD earlier in the day received his pin for 13 years of service at Nikken! So congratulations to both!

Impressive Nutri5 start in Finland

Germany, expectedly, was the number 1 country in Europe when it comes to Nutri5 sales in May. More surprising was the fact that the second biggest Nutri5 sales came from Finland!

A lot of great preparation has gone into preparing the Finnish market for the introduction of the product and the volumes may have been helped by the fact that the focus has been on physical retail sales of the product.

Anyway - well done for a really strong start!

Nutri5 sales - top 10 - May 2009

1 Germany
2 Finland
3 France
4 Switzerland
5 Norway
6 Sweden
7 Belgium
8 Austria
9 Denmark
10 Hungary