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Mannatech's patent-pending
glyconutrient complex, Ambrotose, is perhaps the greatest wellness discovery in the last 50 years. By understanding it, you are in a better position to help others realize that they too could have this phenomenal nutrient complex working on their behalf as well. Plus, we want YOU to fully appreciate this white gold yourself!
For your convenience, Ambrotose
comes in several formats: capsules with lecithin, capsules without
lecithin (for those allergic to soy), and two sizes of bulk powder.
Ambrotose capsules, along with PhytAloe and
Plus, are in individually wrapped packets in our super-convenient
Optimal Health Pack.
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The advantage of the capsules
is convenience. The advantage of the bulk powder is cost savings.
Read on if you'd like to know
more about the story of Ambrotose:
The story of Ambrotose begins
with Aloe Vera. In the 1980's, Dr. Bill McAnalley, a research
pharmacologist, was determined to identify the active
component in Aloe Vera. After many years he discovered the
functional component in Aloe Vera that is responsible for its
health-promoting properties. To his surprise, the active ingredient
was a carbohydrate with many mannose sugar molecules linked
together.
He found that Aloe products are
not effective unless the active carbohydrate molecule has been
stabilized, and he developed a special,
patented process to maintain that effectiveness.
Today the pharmaceutical
and dietary supplement versions of this
standardized Aloe substance are protected by over 100 patents in
numerous countries. The dietary supplement form
was named Manapol.
The positive feedback from the
extensive use of Manapol overwhelmingly demonstrated that it
supports the immune system. However, it was also clear that many of
the results were not limited to immune support. For instance, there
were numerous reports of improved cognitive (mental) function. This
puzzled Dr. McAnalley.
The Carbohydrate Connection
By now, Dr. McAnalley was one
of the most knowledgeable scientists in the world in the mysterious,
little-known field of carbohydrate research. Further study led him
to take a closer look at the carbohydrate connection. The journal,
Biotechnology (February, 1990), stated that almost without
exception, whenever two or more living cells interact in a specific
way, cell surface carbohydrates will be involved. These cell surface
codes tell every other cell who they are, what they do, and whether
or not they are healthy. The alphabet for that communication is made
up of carbohydrates, or simple sugars (NOT table sugar!). This code
system is so basic to human life that it is the means by which a
sperm recognizes an egg for the purpose of fertilization.
The 1996 edition of Harper's
Biochemistry (chapter on Glycoproteins by Dr. Robert K. Murray)
identifies eight essential carbohydrates necessary for the creation
of cellular words. When Dr. McAnalley saw that mannose, the
carbohydrate in Manapol, was listed as one of those eight essential
carbohydrates, it all started to make sense.
This could also explain the
positive results that were not directly linked to immune function. He realized that the proper cellular words
(glycoproteins) were essential for the effective manifestation of
the genetic code - the body's blueprint - and that proper
cell-to-cell communication could have a crucial role inevery aspect
of the maintenance of optimal health.
Since only two of the eight
carbohydrates identified in Harper's Biochemistry are found in
adequate quantities in our modern diets, Dr. McAnalley decided to
find good plant sources of all essential carbohydrates associated
with cell-to-cell communication (including Manapol) and combine them
in a dietary supplement.
These nutrients are called
glyconutritients. Dr. McAnalley called his new product "Ambrotose"
because the Greek word, ambrosia, means "nectar of the immortals." He added the "e" at
the end of the word because in chemistry, a substance that is a sugar ends in "ose." The discovery linking this biochemical knowledge to the field of nutritional science made it possible to apply for international complex.
In his early days of
discovering the effectiveness of carbohydrates in immune support, other scientists laughed at him -- to think that
carbohydrates played such an important role was ludicrous! Now, the importance of carbohydrates is well established, and research in the field of glycobiology is accelerating.
In 1997 Science & Medicine reported that five of the eight carbohydrates considered essential for cell-to cell communication have been
found in human breast milk. In 1998 a respected scientific
journal, Acta Anatomica, published a special edition on
Glycosciences. The cover of the March 23, 2001
issue of Science Magazine shows a picture of carbohydrates on the surface of a cell, and contains a section of articles on Carbohydrates and Glycobiology, including "Saving Lives with Sugar." On page 2352, Fig. 1 displays the structures and names of eight sugars -- the same ones that are already available in Ambrotose! The cover of the July issue of
Scientific American also featured a number of amazing article on this same topic - Glycobiology.
There's no telling where this story will end, but the most exciting part of the story is the impact that Ambrotose is having on the health of so many people. Click the following link To Learn More about
Ambrotose
Medical Disclaimer: I am not medically qualified to
diagnose or treat people. The intention of this website is to provide quality health and nutritional
information for it's readers, but not to replace the advice of their physicians.
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