The global population is ageing and lifestyle factors including increased use of processed foods, changing nutrition levels, low exercise levels, stress and longevity are contributing to a global increase in the incidence and impact of serious and complex disorders and diseases.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that preventable lifestyle diseases (or non-communicable diseases, NCDs) are increasing, accounting for 6 of the top 10 causes of death globally and at more than 40 million deaths each year worldwide, account for over 70% of all deaths. MediKane products help reduce the risk of high Blood Sugar Levels (BSLs) and some of their associated comorbidities, and early evidence suggests the products may help lower the risk of four of these leading causes of death.

These lifestyle diseases, NCDs, are the consequence of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. As the population ages, the western diet becomes more prevalent and the consumption of highly processed food increases, often with well under the ideal amounts of dietary fibre. In addition, drug use (prescribed, over the counter and recreational) increases.  Our lifestyles become more sedentary and the incidence and economic burden of these diseases also increases.

Four clusters of diseases account for over 80% (32 million) of all premature NCD deaths, with cardiovascular problems and high BSLs accounting for almost half of those deaths.

In Australia:

• People with high BSLs are up to four times more likely to suffer heart attacks and strokes;
• High BSLs is a leading cause of preventable blindness;
• Kidney failure is three times more common in people with high BSLs;
• Amputations are 15 times more common in people with high BSLs;
• More than 30 per cent of people with high BSLs experience depression, anxiety and distress;
• People living with high BSLs have a significantly lower survival rate if infected with the COVID-19 virus.

As yet there is no cure. It is treated by managing the BSLs over the person’s life. Early diagnosis, optimal treatment and effective ongoing support and management reduce the risk of complications.

The traditional treatment for these NCDs has been with pharmaceutical based drugs. Pharmaceutical drugs have a number of complications:

• Pharmaceutical drugs often come with serious side effects.
• Any particular drug is generally only effective to certain segments of the population.
• Pharmaceutical medicines decrease in their effectiveness to manage Blood Sugar Levels over time (habituation).
• Pharmaceutical drugs can be overdosed.

However, as the incidence of NCDs increases globally, there is a growing trend toward balancing traditional pharmaceutical treatments with natural, organic, non-toxic and ethical remedies, including increasingly, food and basic nutrition, to prevent, delay or treat common and chronic ailments.

Until now with NutriKane D, there has been no product registered as a ‘food’ or natural alternative to pharmaceuticals that has been independently proven to reduce Blood Sugar Levels.

The MediKane Solution

MediKane is founded on the principles of Functional Food and plant-based Food as Medicine and evidence-based product claims – we use all-natural, safe food-based products to effectively prevent, delay and treat some of the most common chronic disorders and diseases.

MediKane is passionate about natural, effective, innovative health management. We aspire to change the narrative and improve global wellness standards by integrating our functional food products into the daily lives of our customers. As part of a daily meal, MediKane products are designed to nourish our bodies and replenish our gut health. Our products are effective complementary solutions with no reported side effects.

Our products focus on rebalancing the microbiome and replenishing positive gut bacteria through the use of prebiotics, dietary fibre, resistant starch and bioavailable micronutrients to reduce inflammation, combat known nutrient deficiencies, and restore balance to the gut and other abdominal organs and to our whole ‘biosystem’.

Our products have been developed in Australia by our co-founder Dr Malcolm Ball, an accomplished and respected scientist, and have been verified and validated by universities and hospitals in Australia and the USA through independent trials.

All our products are proven safe and effective treatments for disorders and diseases for which gut health is a major factor.  Of the two products currently being sold, one helps manage blood sugar levels (NutriKane D).  The other product treats constipation and has been proven to be highly effective especially for notoriously difficult and costly hospital opioid-induced constipation (NutriKane+).

Our pipeline for new product development expands on our foundation products to provide natural health management options for other lifestyle concerns including  cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease, weight management and sports and exercise recovery.