Scientific Advisory Board and Mark Mandela

/ Russ Bianchi - Scientist and Food Formulator
Russ is the formulator of the Zija beverage and is one of Zija's product development consultants. Mr. Bianchi is the founder and Managing Director of Adept Solutions, Inc., a global product development, formulation, creation, and existing brand conversion firm. He is an expert in nutritional bioavailibity and a highly respected formulator of many recognized nutritional branded products worldwide. He is also an acclaimed speaker and author of food technology and nutritional articles, and has been extensively quoted in the media.
Today, Russ Bianchi has created the most amazing nutritional product of all time. After more than 25 years and 21patents on nutritional food products, he believes this is his greatest work. This organic product is the most bio-available formula that he has ever seen, barn one!
/ Dr. Monica G. Marcu - Scientist, Researcher and Author
Dr. Marcu holds a Ph.D. (pharmacology), Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy), Nursing Degree, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Dr. Marcu is a highly respected researcher and clinical pharmacologist, and has been "in love with trees," as she puts it, ever since she can remember. This early love and fascination led her to study plants, particularly medicinal and healing plants, and her study and research of Moringa is incorporated in her book "Miracle Tree." Dr. Marcu's background as an expert on the nutrient-rich Moringa is impressive. She has worked in clinical pharmacies and in biomedical research laboratories at the University of Ottawa, the National Institute of Health, and the National Cancer Institute.
/ Lowell Fuglie - Scientist, Humanitarian and Author
Lowell Fuglie is known as one of the foremost experts on Moringa the world over. His many publications have been read and distributed around the globe. He has a Bachelors degree in English and a Masters degree in International Administration. Lowell has become known as the Johnny Appleseed of the Moringa tree. For years now he has been spreading the news—and the seeds—of the remarkable Moringa tree. We are privileged to have Mr. Fuglie as an advisor and consultant in establishing Zija International as the Moringa Company.
/ Mark Mandela – Clinical Nutritionist since 1983, Co-Founder of Integrated Medical Center, Northern VA.
Mark Mandela is known as specialist in integrated/functional medicine.Beginning with the John E. Stauch, Ph.D., Saratoga Medical Labs in 1980, he diversified the lab into the Integrated Medical Center, a Chelation treatment center, with state of the art doppler and thermograph testing. Because this center has the ability to properly document vascular improvement with Chelation therapy, patientsare able to challenge insurance coverage for non-evasive vascular procedures. Mark has a bachelors degree in nutrition and is responsible for assistingeight physicianswith "crossing over" to nutritonal medicine. Over the years, Mark has lectured nationwide on the integration of medical techniquesand has assisted cutting edge companiesto markettreatment programs.In the past 11 years Mark has created one of the largest medical networks of health practitioners for a custom healthtesting company. Since April 2008, Mark has been conducting clinical trials on therapeutic treatment levels of Moringa Oleifera, with Zija “smart mix”. In six months, Mark has increased the quality of life in more people than he previously had accomplished inthree years of clinical practice. Mark continues to seek to the answers to healthissues that plague traditional medicine and its patients.