This century has
brought about many beneficial nutritional discoveries such as
vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Scientists have long known that
nutrition provides the building blocks that support natural
structures and functions within the human body:
Respectively,
these are all important nutritional components to your health.
However, the newest most exciting scientific advance is the discovery
of particularly intricate functions carbohydrates/sugars perform in
the human body. Something much more than just a source of
energy.
In 1996 Harper's Biochemistry, a medical text,
introduced "the eight principal sugars found in human
glycoproteins."
Eight specific
sugars were identified on human cell surface glycoforms which are involved in cellular recognition
processes.
"Recent scientific research has shown that eight simple dietary sugars
(monosaccharides), most of which are no longer found in
abundance in
the standard modern diet, are now known to form the very words of life
at the cellular level. These sugars combine with proteins and fats to create glycoforms that coat the surface of virtually every cell in the
body. Glycoforms function as cellular recognition molecules that
communicate the messages a body needs to function in health."
The eight known
vital sugars
are:
- Fucose
- Galactose
- Glucose
- Mannose
- N-Acetyl Galactosamine
- N-Acetyl Glucosamine
- N-Acetyl Neuraminic
Acid
- Xylose
One of The
Technologies That Will Change The World!
That’s how a technology
magazine described the newly emerged field of Glycomics, as it will
establish vital research on
sugars and their impact on human health.
Glycomic research is aimed at studying the critical roles sugars play in
many cellular functions and in disease.
"The discoveries promise
to yield a new generation of drugs." This is why so much research is
sponsored by the pharmaceutical giants.
The prefix “Glyco”
is derived from the Greek word meaning sweet.
-
Glycomics
is the total body of knowledge about sugars and how they function
-
Glycobiology
is the study of how natural sugars impact living systems
-
Glycoscience
is the term that encompasses all the specialties of glycobiology
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Glyconutrients are natural
plant sugars
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Glyconutritionals
are products that contain glyconutrients
"Glyconutrients"
refers to a new technology from the
power of nature, harnessed by modern science.
The counts, thus far,
for the number of published research papers on vital sugars as listed
directly from PubMed.org (updated April 16, 2009):
Mannose: 21,906 papers
Fucose: 8,373 papers
Galactose: 28,337 papers
Xylose: 8,268 papers
Glucose: 331,711 papers
N-Acetyl Galactosamine: 1,521papers
N-Acetyl Glucosamine: 10,162 papers
N-Acetyl Neuraminic Acid: 5,925 papers
Arabinogalactan: 886 papers
Arabinose: 4,728 papers
Could
Glyconutrients be the missing
link between what we
eat and what our bodies need for optimal health?
The importance to
provide Glyconutrients in easy-to-take cost-effective supplements
has been recognized. Glyconutritional supplements
may provide the
necessary sugars available to cells quicker and in greater
quantity for support of overall health.
A
Nutritional Approach to
Support and Sustain Health
Today the sugars have been harnessed from
natural plant rich sources and are delivered in a supplement form called
Glyconutritionals. Glyconutritionals
are based on a solid foundation of cutting edge science and on the principle that
real nutrition can effectively support the body's natural
physiology to maintain wellness.
The
blend of eight sugars may support cell to cell
communication and the immune system to help you
stay at your highest possible level of wellness, which includes
the proper functioning of your glands and organs. Glyconutrient
technology- which works with the body- may forever change your way of thinking about wellness.
"Carbohydrates are the glue that pulls
things together, the cell surface matrix in which cells communicate,
and they provide the connections for signal transduction. It's only
been within the last decade that we've realized that such structures
are critical for all kinds of biological function."
ScienceDaily.com- May 15,
2008
GLYCONUTRIENTS: THE NEXT COMING OF NUTRITION
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\Man·na\,
n. 1:
hardened sugary exudation of
various trees 2: (Old Testament) food that God gave the
Israelites during the Exodus [syn:
miraculous food] 3: something of value that a person receives
4: a sudden happening that brings very good fortune
