Guest: John Croft
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: John Croft has a unique mixture of skills, talents and qualifications, which has enabled him to help build, the marine nutraceutical industry in New Zealand. John Croft is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on the life cycle, farming methods and therapeutic uses of marine extracts, including the remarkable New Zealand native shellfish, green lipped mussel. He is the author of five books, all of which have been very supportive of biotechnology: Life in the Sea; Relief from Arthritis: Deep Sea Shark Liver Oil; Health from the Sea, Freedom from Disease, Arthritis and Aging, A Solution from the Sea. John writes in a format that takes academic research and repackages it for public consumption; the same applies to his lectures. John’s career started out in the British merchant marine, where he spent 10 years at sea, three of which as a ship’s captain. In 1958, John took on the job as mate and master of a fishery patrol vessel operated by the British government, charged with investigating the effects of pollution from estuaries on marine life.
Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, learn more about arthritis and the remarkable therapeutic uses of green lipped mussel from our guest John Croft. John’s job as mate and master of a fishery patrol vessel led to a job setting up a laboratory to carry out fisheries research. In the 1970s, John helped to set up a marine farm and research hatchery for the cultivation of New Zealand green-lipped mussels. John also recently teamed with Wagner to highlight more than 30 years of research into a new online research and learning hub devoted to the New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel. John is a strong believer in the principle of balance for everything in life particularly in matters of health. He points out that the oceans are the most balanced medium on our planet and it is this belief that has made him such an enthusiastic international lecturer on the broad range of health giving benefits of marine derived products which he backs up with the scientific evidence.