Current Scientific Research on Glyconutrients

Glycobiology is at the cutting edge of science today. The race is on to break the ‘sugar code’! Independent scientists and pharmaceutical companies are involved in the over 20 000 studies annually conducted on glycoforms. All indications so far are that when the code is unravelled it will mean a huge step forward in both health and medicine.

So far some amazing results have been shown when glyconutrients are readily available by the body. There are 8 confirmed essential biological sugars or glyconutrients. Here is just a sample ‘Top Ten’ of results proven in completed studies:

1. Increases the amount of natural killer cells and macrophage against infectious organisms
2. Stimulates immune T-cell activity when invaders are present
3. Decrease in cell death in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
4. Increased disease resistance in run down people
5. Increased Antioxidant activity
6. Protection against toxins and pollutants
7. Retards premature aging
8. Decreased inflammation
9. Assists cell recognition of ‘invaders’
10. Enhances cellular ability to stick to each other and elicit the correct reaction.

It is well known and accepted that the ability of a healthy body to heal itself is extraordinary. However the flipside is also true – that when we do not give the body vital glyconutrients it will not effectively protect us from diseases and premature aging.

And this is yet the tip of the iceberg!

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OK So Glyconutrients are Essential – Why Supplements?

Do you know how the food you are eating is produced? For most people the answer is probably no. The fact that most children these days do not have any idea how milk for example gets from the cow to the table (or for that matter that it comes from cows!) I find quite sad.

Having grown up on a farm myself I have firsthand knowledge of a lot of modern farming techniques. We have land that is continually cropped and filled with chemical fertilisers to enable the nutrient leached soil to raise yet another crop. A little known fact is that plants require the addition to the soil of only 3 nutrients to grow, the body needs at least 45 nutrients to function effectively. Where can we get these if not from our food?

And that is not even taking into account the genetically modified seed that many of the farms now use. The idea in this scenario is that the end product is superior and that you can produce a tougher plant that requires less chemical pesticides. Supposedly that is to contribute to a more natural environment, it just so happens that it reduces the production costs too! (and the essential sugars)

The fruits and vegetables that we do raise are picked early for transport to faraway markets and then gassed to ripen. If you drop a tomato on the floor these days it is so hard it is more likely to bounce than go splat! The all important phytonutrients in ripe fruit are never given a chance.

Of course then our food is cooked and canned, pasteurised and processed. Science has shown that cooking depletes the scant glyconutrient levels in some cases to trace amounts. There is no way that we can derive enough of the vital glyconutrients from our diet alone.

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