Supplement brand Ana Maria Lajustizia announced today the death of its founder, the Basque chemist who gave the company its name. Had 100 years age and is part of the history of Spanish women scientists, as they were among the first biochemists in the country.
For the last 30 years, Ana Maria Austizia’s company has been led by Anna Solebut remained very connected to its founder. And also to her son Manuel Feliu Lajustizia.
For this reason, the statement announcing her death speaks of her with love, remembering that she was a pioneering woman for her time and pioneer of magnesium research as a necessary addition to a healthy diet. Moreover, he did all this when he was already over 50 years old, based on his own experience in the field of health.
The Early Years of Ana Maria Lajusticia
Ana Maria Lajusticia has always been a model student. She did not want to disappoint her uncle, who took over her education after her father died when she was 13 years old. After receiving excellent grades in high school, he decided to take up study of chemistry.
She was far from the first female chemist in Spain. First graduate Isabel Owindegree in 1917, before she was even born. However, by the time Ana Maria received her degree in 1947, few women had been able to gain access to this research at a time when it was mistakenly believed that they could not be good scientists.
Initially his work focused on the industrial environment. Shortly after receiving her degree, she was appointed head of the MINERSA laboratorydedicated to production hydrochloric acid. She later moved to Girona, where she worked as a manager of fluorite flotation mining in Osor mines.
Initially, it seemed that he had no intention of focusing his professional career on developing drugs or nutritional supplements. However, health problems forced him to radically change course.
Diabetes that changed everything
When Ana Maria Lajusticia was 43 years old, she was diagnosed with: type 2 diabetes. He received this news with concern, but also with curiosity. Thanks to his background in biochemistry, he carefully analyzed his diet and was able to understand the reasons that led him to develop this disease. metabolic disease. He concluded that his diet was rather meager, with too high carbohydrate intake and a significant drawback proteins and vitamins in breakfasts. Moreover, he noticed that both his diet and a significant part of it contained very low magnesium levels.
Thus was born the idea of opening a company dedicated to synthesis of magnesium supplements. This was their first product, but over time many more were added to the list. Today it is one of the main Spanish brands selling food additives.
Almost all Spaniards know the name and even the face of this chemical, since it is reflected on the packaging of their products. But few know about his scientific career. Now, after living much longer than his illness would have predicted, he has died, and his company wants everyone to know what his accomplishments were.
Source: Hiper Textual
