The body does have the ability to synthesize the other
six, through a complicated series of conversions, from
the ingestion of only two, but due to toxins in our
system, inadequate nutrition, inborn errors of
metabolism, and stress, oftentimes this does not occur.
Glyconutritionals have changed the way that scientists have
always viewed carbohydrates, as only being important to
supply energy. It is now known that glycoproteins form
the structure of every cell in the body, are necessary
for proper cell functioning and for cells to
communicate.
So, what happens when cells do not communicate clearly
their needs, because they are lacking glyconutritionals?
Let’s look for instance at the immune system. Natural
killer cells are the body’s first line of defense. They
go alongside other cells to determine if the cell is
"one of our own" or an invader, which needs to be
destroyed (like a bacteria or virus), or if cells are
growing out of control, like cancer cells and need to be
controlled. One can imagine the critical implications of
miscommunication between cells. It is a subject so
important, that the 1999 the Nobel Prize in Medicine
went to Dr. Bloebel, who discovered the glycoprotein
cell to cell communication mechanism.
In fact, scientists have made some very interesting
findings from the exhaustive studies using
glyconutritionals (over 20,000 worldwide in 1998 alone).
Getting back to thinking about protecting oneself and
strengthening the immune system, consider the following.
Glyconutritionals have been found to:
1) Increase natural killer cells (the immune system’s
first line of defense) in healthy people 50% and in sick
people up to 400%
2) Have a modulating effect on the immune system which
has never been seen before. For instance, scientists
found that in lupus patients, the hyper-active immune
functioning was decreased and hypo-active immune
functioning was increased
3) Stimulate glutathione production, meaning
glyconutritionals act very effectively as anti-oxidants
4) Have anti-viral and antibacterial effects
5) Be completely non-toxic
6) Have no drug interaction
Only when a person consumes the nutrients to build
healthy cells (that can communicate effectively), can
they have healthy tissues, healthy organs, healthy
systems and a healthy body.
