LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2006--Health Sciences Group, Inc. (OTCBB:HESG), provider of innovative nutraceutical products and functional food ingredients derived from natural sources, announced today that LavazzaStore.com and Aroma Cafe Culture, distributor of Lavazza: Italy's Favourite Coffee, will be offering Shugr(R) to its corporate and celebrity clientele.

"Shugr(R) is a gourmet sweetener that is ideal for premium coffee and teas, as connoisseurs of flavor appreciate Shugr's(R) ability to compliment great tasting beverages without over-sweetening," said Fred E. Tannous, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Health Sciences Group, Inc. "The company has always felt that Shugr(R) would soon earn its way into the sweetening habits of millions of coffee and tea drinkers. With zero-calories, great taste and diabetic safe, we expect Shugr to become a coffee house staple."

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