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Glyconutrients
Today, most people do not have any idea what glyconutrients are. Twenty years ago, nobody knew about them and the word did not even exist though. Now, there are special research teams, doctors, and happy consumers that are aware of them.
The word glyconutrients refers to a class of nutrients that make up the derivatives of glycoforms in the body. These glycoforms form on the outside of the billions of cells in the body.
Glycoforms on the outside structure of every cell are comprised of glycoproteins and glycolipids. These are special sugars, or saccharides, that form a layer around the outside of the cell.
Your body needs these extracellular structures in order to communicate with other cells. Studies have discovered the mechanism for cellular recognition! Science has recently shown that cells need to recognize each other in order to distinguish liver cell from lung cell, in order to distinguish good cell from mutated cell, or in order to tell when a cell needs nutrients.
Science has known very little about the outside of the cell, but they have known about cell receptors. For example, on the surface of the cells in your body are insulin receptors, which act like little doors that open and close to regulate the inflow of blood sugar.
A healthy diet has always been important, but science is showing that a healthy diet is more and more important. We are also seeing that in this day and age, that it is becoming more and more important to supplement our diet, since the fruits and vegetables are lacking in nutrients that were once there 50 years ago. You can continue to do what you have always done...
Or you can research the science surrounding glyconutrients.
Fortunately, your body has miraculous healing powers, is very
resilient and operates in a very intelligent manner. If you give it the right fuel and the right nutrients, it will respond very quickly. Some exercise and the right attitude also help!
The first step is to switch your body from an out-of-control,
nutrient-depleting and fat-storing machine into a clean, nutrient-rich, fat-burning machine!
To do this you must eat 5-10 servings of organic fruit and vegetables everyday, and start supplementing your diet with the right nutrients. If you do not already restrict bad foods from your diet, you should definitely start today! Exercise is a daily must, if even just 20 minutes daily of cardiovascular workout like a brisk walk or a light jog.
Xylose
Xylose is one of the 8 glyconutrients and has natural antifungal and an antibacterial properties and is one of the first discovered "healthy sugars". Research studies have been done in connection with stomach cancer and colon cancer and the biological sugar "Xylose".
Fucose
Fucose comes from fruits. Fucose is a glyconutrient that has been shown to have natural antibacterial properties. Metabolism of fucose has also been found to be at abnormal levels in health struggles such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and certain cancers. Studies continue to find new health benefits related to this glyconutrient. Just some of the benefits discovered so far have been linked to brain development and long-term memory, suppressing allergic reactions, suppressing inflammatory reactions in the skin, and the ability to guard against respiratory tract infections
inhibiting allergic reactions.
Galactose
Galactose is a sugar that can actually be found in our normal diet. The body can produce or create it as well if you are getting enough lactose in your diet from milk sources. Galactose does not stimulate insulin secretion, so it does not have bad affects on those that are insulin sensitive. It promotes healthy gut bacteria (microflora). Galactose is essential for proper brain development of young children and is in fact termed by some as "the brain sugar". Other benefits include healing of wounds, decreasing inflammation.
Mannose
Mannose is antiparasitic, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal. It has been shown to be very important in helping with stomach ulcers, urinary tract infections, Salmonella, and E. coli. Collagen synthesis is stimulated by mannose. Biochemistry studies have demonstrated that the chemicals that cause the body to feel achy when enduring a flu or cold, are called cytokines. Mannose has an important role in relation to cytokines.
Glucose
Glucose is comprised from carbon dioxide and water through plant photosynthesis. It is important to the cells as an energy source. Without enough glucose in your body, you lose consciousness, go into a coma and eventually die. Glucose also appears to have some body-building functions as it is present in the myelin sheath and the kidney tubules.
N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc)
N-acetylgalactosamine is a monosaccharide derivative of galactose. Independent studies suggest that it may work in slowing the growth of tumors. Heart disease patients have been found to be low in N-acetylgalactosamine. Reports have shown that it may help in prevention of inflammation, removal of free radicals, formation of collagen, and in healthy joint function.
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc)
N-acetylglucosamine has been made popular for it's metabolic product, glucosamine sulphate, a well known aid for osteoarthritis. Some of the many benefits include intiviral properties, decreasing insulin secretion, reducing pain and inflammation, cartilage repair, and increasing the range of motion for those with arthritis. Studies have been done to look at its activity against HIV and tumors.
N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac)
N-acetylneuraminic acid is absolutely essential for learning and development of the brain. N-acetylneuraminic acid is an immune system moderator and it's related benefits include lowering of the LDL (bad cholesterol), assisting with influenza A and influenza B strains, boosting fertility, and blood coagulation. One international study reported that the release of histamine was blocked by this acid, thereby suggesting it could lower the severity of allergies and asthmatic bronchial spasms. Research scientists in Australian published an article in the April 2001 issue of Protein Science, which showed N-acetylneuraminic acid as an inhibitor of influenza virus.
For more information on glyconutritionals, visit the glyconutrients information site.
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These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not meant to diagnose, cure, mitigate or prevent any disease. Statements are paraphrased from published studies done by other institutions. This information is provided as information only.
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