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An orthopedic surgeon, a film producer, and a corporate strategist walk into a bar...wait, no, they start a beverage company...what happens? A revolution, that's what.

In 2004, Dr. Alex Hughes, Josh Simon, and Dayton Miller embarked on a mission: to improve the lives of their friends and family. Although the goal was simple, the results of their venture would forever change the beverage industry.

In medical school, Dr. Alex realized that many of the powerful, all-natural ingredients he used to treat patients were available to the public, yet not widely known about or utilized. This observation sparked an idea: what if he could use these potent ingredients in the form of innovative beverages, making their health benefits accessible to everyone? Consumers were still relying on centuries old vitamin-based ingredients to improve their health and it was time to give them products with real results.

While conducting the initial research in a laboratory built in his kitchen, there were many spills and explosions, but also plenty of breakthroughs. Dr. Alex's experiments were revolutionary--bringing technology, ingredients, and functionality never before seen to the beverage industry. With long-time friends Josh and Dayton, Function Drinks launched in southern California in mid-2005. Instantly, the company gained a strong consumer following, including many celebrity fans like singer Fergie of the Black-Eyed Peas and NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal.

Today, the function line-up--sold worldwide--consists of ten powerful beverages delivering eight relevant functionalities with concrete and proven results. And thankfully for Dr. Alex's neighbors, the beverages are now developed with a team of food scientists in sophisticated beverage laboratories.

• Producing products that reflect the latest understanding of health, science, and physiology
  
• Constantly evaluating and updating products to reflect health innovations or breakthroughs
  
• Developing products founded in mainstream, proven clinical science
  
• Creating products with the highest quality natural ingredients used by doctors everyday

Dayton Miller: Founder, Chairman, CEO
Dayton Miller is co-founder and Chairman & CEO of Function Drinks. Prior to Function Drinks, Miller held the position of director of corporate strategic planning at the Walt Disney Company where he was responsible for devising long term business strategies, problem-solving for existing operations, and executing the company’s acquisition and investment activities. During his tenure at Walt Disney Co, he shepherded deals which included the $2.6 billion sale of ABC radio group, the sale of the Mighty Ducks hockey team, and led the purchase of Indian cable channel Hungama TV. He began his career as an analyst in investment banking and spent time as a management consultant for Bain & Co. Miller received his BA in Economics, summa cum laude, from Vanderbilt University. He was awarded Phi Beta Kappa, highest honors in economics honors program, and was the recipient of the Chancellor Alexander Heard award and Jo Anne J. Trow undergraduate award foracademic excellence. Miller obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Alex Hughes, M.D.: Founder, President
Dr. Alex Hughes is co-founder and president of Function Drinks. A practicing surgeon, Dr. Hughes graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine before completing an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Hughes is currently completing a fellowship in spinal disease and surgery of the spine at the Hospital for Special Surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Hughes has a passion for technical innovation, not only when it comes to his patients, but also for enhancing the lives of active adults. He has developed a rigorous, systematic, team approach for finding solutions to consumer needs at Function Drinks. He builds on his foundation as a biomedical engineer (B.E., summa cum laude, Vanderbilt University) and his skills as a physician and surgeon to approach innovation in the beverage industry efficiently. The recipient of numerous clinical awards of excellence at UCLA Medical Center, Dr. Hughes’ motivation is hispassion for the well being of his patients as well as the lives of consumers around the globe.

Josh Simon: Head of Marketing
Josh Simon is co-founder and head of marketing of Function Drinks. Simon is currently an executive at Color Force, a Dreamworks Studios based production company where he is responsible for overseeing a variety of film and television projects. Prior to joining Color Force, Simon was a director of production of the Walt Disney Company’s Motion Picture Group, where he helped oversee development and production of live action feature films for Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. Simon served as an executive on projects spanning a wide range of genres, including the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardobe; Eight Below; and Herbie: Fully Loaded. Prior to joining the Motion Picture Group, Simon was an executive in Disney’s Strategic Planning Group – a team responsible for devising long term strategies, problem-solving for existing operations, and executing the company’s acquisition and investment activities. Simon’s work focused on Disney’s studio, cable, and broadcasting businesses, including Disney Channel, ESPN networks, and the ABC television network and stations. Simon is a graduate of Harvard University.

Function: Urban Detox has two patents pending and comprehensively supports the body's natural ability to combat hangovers, the liver's ability to recover in the face of environmental pollutants, and the lungs' and sinuses' natural ability to clear airborne particulate pollution. Urban Detox has both long and short term benefits and can be consumed before, during, or after drinking alcohol in order to feel refreshed. It can also be consumed daily to support the body in the face of harmful elements of urban living.*

A hangover, or the everyday short-term side effects of alcohol consumption (i.e. nausea, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, irritability, skin dryness, puffy/red eyes), can be broken down into four components: increased circulating levels of acetaldehyde, dehydration/electrolyte abnormalities, systemic metabolic derangements, and high levels of a group of irritating substances termed congeners.*

Urban Detox contains many critical ingredients to help promote the body's ability to deal with the components of a hangover. These include NAC, an NAC rapid delivery vehicle (patent pending), prickly pear extract, B Complex vitamins (riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folate), vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and a rapid rehydration formula.*

NAC is a powerful antioxidant used everyday in hospitals to help support a healthy liver, kidneys, and lungs. NAC maximizes the liver's natural ability to clear acetylaldehyde from the body by recharging the glutathione intermediary system in the liver. Recent medical research also suggests that NAC helps support healthy lungs and sinuses in the face of free radical damage caused by airborne particulate pollution.*

Prickly Pear fruit extract is a powerful natural ingredient that was recently shown in a Tulane University study to decrease some of the inflammation caused by congeners (impure, irritating byproducts of fermentation) during and after drinking alcohol. Calcium carbonate can also minimize the amount of congeners absorbed.*

The B Complex vitamins (riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, and folate), vitamin C, electrolytes, and the rapid rehydration formula in Urban Detox address the dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities that occur after alcohol consumption. Vitamin C also supports the healthy immune system.*

In addition to being effective, Urban Detox is also all-natural and caffeine and preservative free. It's the perfect beverage for fun-loving, hard charging, health-conscious adults who do not want to be slowed down.*