Eight Glyconutrients
February 23, 2010
Glyconutrients- the latest development in the health industry. What are glyconutrients? Is this just a craze or is there actually substantial evidence to their effectiveness. Why are glyconutrients so important to our health and what are the actual health benefits associated with these vital nutrients? You, too, can benefit from the use of glyconutrients in your diet as this new discovery is making headway across the globe.
The eight essential saccharides our bodies need are mannose, glucose, galactose, xylose, fucose (not to be confused with fructose), N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine, and N-acetylneuraminic acid. The eight saccharides serve as the building blocks for the manufacture of large molecules made of sugars in combination with proteins and/or fats called glycoforms, which cover the surface of all cells.
Each of these glyconutrients is associated with a specific health benefit. To understand the purpose of each of these glyconutrients is essential to understanding the overall health benefits.
Glyconutrients - The Next Major Health Breakthrough
February 9, 2010
Did you know?
· 20% of Australian children reported symptoms of Asthma in the past year.
· 60% of Australians are overweight with 20% obese.
· Australia has the highest rate of childhood obesity in the world.
· 7 Million Australians over age 25 are at risk of Diabetes
· Since 1907 incidence of cancer has risen by over 400% and heart disease by over 250%
· Each year in Australia there are 18,000 deaths as a result of medical intervention. 425,000 die as a result of medical intervention in the US each year.
· 5% of pharmaceutical drug users suffer from some form of side effect. (Source) NHMRC 2003)
There is clearly a problem with the conventional health system. The question is, what’s the alternative?
A new technology is changing the world of medical science. Science has found that there are eight essential glyconutrients, which enable our cells to communicate. Cellular communication is at the heart of the body’s ability to fight disease and maintain optimum health. Whether you are in good shape, want to live longer, have superior quality of life, or are facing a medical challenge, the addition of essential glyconutrients to your diet will make a positive difference.
Nutritional Supplement - The Good Food, Bad Food Myth
January 25, 2010
Will common sense ever prevail? We’ve all seen stories on the news about a new miracle food. "Eat more carrots and your eyesight will improve," or "Eating raspberries reduces heart disease, cancer, etc…" and what about the reports on wine and alcohol consumption? Is a glass of wine good for your health or bad? It is easy for physicians and the news media to describe foods as good or bad, but most nutritionists realize there are no such things - only good diets and bad diets. Regardless of whether the news reports are based on fact or fiction, what’s important to realize is that no single food will bring you good health or destroy your health.
Unfortunately people persist in classifying foods as healthy or unhealthy. Relying on various media and advertising adds to the confusion as terminology used implies that a food is either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on which term is used to describe the food. For example, ’starch is bad because it makes you fat’, but ‘complex carbohydrates are good because they contain fiber and take longer to digest’. Look up starch in a nutrition textbook and you’ll find out that it is defined as a complex carbohydrate. Here’s another one, ‘calories are bad because they make you fat’; ‘energy is good because it gives you stamina to finish your activities’. The reality is that a calorie is a unit used to measure energy; the same way inches or miles measure distance.
Nutrition Supplements for Aging Americans
January 10, 2010
While America has given birth to the song "Young at Heart", and the phrase "you’re as young as you feel!" can be heard from coast to coast by millions of people, demographic trend point firmly toward the other direction: aging.
Currently, the 65+ population comprises slightly more than 12% (35 million) of the total US population. By 2030, this percentage is predicted to almost double to just below 20% (71 million)[i]. In other words, within a generation, an unprecedented demographic reality will exist in the US: 1 in 5 Americans will be older than 65.
This is indeed news worth celebrating, because it means that more Americans are living longer, healthier lives than ever before. Yet this trend also presents some very real health-related problems that American society must solve.
Various sectors are frenetically trying to position themselves to deal with this aging demographic inevitability. The dental care field is loudly lobbying to increase awareness and resource-support for age-related ailments such as defective denture and reduced saliva-flow conditions[ii]. At the same time, the allied health care field is similarly trying ? and admittedly struggling — to develop the immense resources, such as many more doctors and nurses, who will somehow absorb the imminent and overwhelming old age-related demand for surgical procedures and other health care commodities[iii].
The Shocking Truth About Eight Deadly Diseases That May Be Affecting Your Health and Lifestyle
December 26, 2009
I came across an article written by Dr. Ray Strand, a family practitioner and author of several books including What Your Doctor Doesn’t know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You; Releasing Fat; Developing Healthy Lifestyles That Have a Side-effect of Permanent Fat Loss; and Bionutrition: The Amazing Health Benefits of Vitamin Supplements, to name a few. I would like to share with you what Dr. Strand has to say about “the eight deadly diseases that are sending people to an early grave”.
Deadly Disease Number 1: Heart Disease Truth: Coronary artery disease is the number one killer in industrialized nations today, accounting for over 7.2 million deaths a year.
Heart disease is an inflammatory disease of the artery, not a disease of cholesterol. Over half of the patients who suffer a heart attack have normal cholesterol levels. The underlying cause of inflammation of the artery is “oxidized” LDL cholesterol, homocysteine, along with excessive free radicals caused by hypertension, diabetes, cigarette smoking, fatty meals, and elevated insulin levels. All of these causes inflammation of the artery are either eliminated or reduced by the use of nutritional supplementation.
Deadly Disease Number 2: Cancer Truth: 8.6 million people die of cancer yearly.
Vitamins In Our Daily Lives
December 13, 2009
Vitamins is something people been using for a while and it is more common this days. Is it good to use them or not? Many people say it is good since we live in a fast pace world, we live in a hurry and don’t have time to site down and relax and have a nice healthy meal, for breakfast maybe a cup of coffee and off to work if you have some time, for lunch fast food convenient, fast, not expensive good right.
Many people and doctors say the way we live is not good and not healthy, because always in a hurry we don’t eat right don’t get the necessary vitamins and minerals eat too much fat. For that reason people take vitamins to supplement the meals the eat and get the vitamins and mineral they need feel healthy and feel full of energy.
Now there is many vitamins out there you can get now. Is it better pills or liquid vitamins people say pills are hard to digest and that even some pills you don’t digest completely and that liquid vitamins are better because it is easier to break down in the system.
Weight Lifting Supplement
November 28, 2009
Weight Lifting Supplement ? what is it?
The term "weight lifting supplement" is familiar to almost everyone nowadays. Weight lifting supplement is a supplement that is designed to help people who use it to achieve better results in their body building or weight lifting training programs. Currently there is a wide range of weight lifting supplement products available in the US market.
Weight Lifting Supplement ? safety.
You need to be very careful when you are looking for weight lifting supplement products for your training. There are many fake products available on the market. There are also many very dangerous supplements that may harm your health. Always consult with your doctor and other health professionals before using any of the weight lifting supplement products. Don’t just trust the labels’ claims. There is not much scientific proof for many of them.
Weight Lifting Supplement ? dangers.
Weight lifting supplement products could be very dangerous. For example, according to several health organizations’ sources, a study of androstenedione, the steroid-like food supplement used legally by professional athletes, has found it may not build muscles and could create adverse health effects. The report said muscle strength did not differ in the men given the supplement, compared to others in the study who were given a placebo.
Sports Supplement
November 14, 2009
Sports Supplement ? what is it?
We are all aware of what is a nutrition or diet supplement, but what is a sports supplement? A sport supplement is a subcategory of nutrition supplements. The sports supplement is associated with rising sport results, intensifying training, lowering the consequences like muscle pane, etc. Many athletes use some type of sports supplement or supplements, but if you are an athlete you need to be careful as some of the chemicals used in production of supplements or some of the supplements themselves can be on the banned substance list.
Sports Supplement ? caffeine.
Caffeine is an example of a sports supplement. Athletes have used caffeine for a long time as it helps them to stay alert and improve endurance. A good thing about caffeine is that there was a lot of research done about it. According to many sport researchers, caffeine supplements claim that caffeine improves athletic performance, increases energy, delays fatigue, improves fat burning, and enhances body fat loss.
Sports Supplement ? protein.
Protein Supplement
October 29, 2009
Protein Supplement ? whey protein.
Why is protein supplement important? Protein has many benefits and if you body doesn’t get enough protein from other sources like food, protein supplement is a great substitute. And there are so many quality proteins available in the current market that you can be sure that you will find the protein supplement that is right for you specific needs, whether you will use it for bodybuilding or fitness program. You can pick the right protein supplement by taking both the ingredients and the cost into consideration.
Protein Supplement ? protein benefits.
By using protein supplement you can enjoy the many benefit of protein. One of the most important benefits of protein is a muscle-building benefit. Protein provides the building blocks for muscle development. For example a whey-based protein powders are very important elements of any fundamental bodybuilding or fitness nutrition program.
Protein Supplement ? soy, whey, or egg protein supplements.
Soy, whey, or egg protein supplements are examples of protein supplements available in the current market. Soy, whey, or egg is a reference to a protein supplement source. This source has been concentrated through high heat drying, acid extraction, or filtration. After the concentration process there is usually 60 - 70 percent protein by dry weight. But when the protein is concentrated other things like lactose and fat are also concentrated with it.
Nutritional Supplement
October 14, 2009
Nutritional Supplement ? what is it?
So what is a nutritional supplement? Nutritional supplement is a product that provides additional sources of nutrients when people don’t get enough of them through food or when a well-designed diet doesn’t work. Nutritional supplement increases the intake of vitamins, amino acids, minerals, herbs, etc. It gives you the opportunity to achieve the average daily intake of some specific nutrient.
Nutritional Supplement ? be careful.
You have to careful when purchasing some nutritional supplement, since supplements are not required to meet FDA standards. There are many fake supplement products on the market nowadays, so make sure that you consult with you doctor or other health professionals if some type of nutritional supplement is right for you. Also read the label carefully since many ingredients may be harmful for you.
Nutritional Supplement ? sports supplements.
If you are an athlete, you will have access to some types of nutritional supplement or supplements developed specifically for athletes. For example, according to many sport researchers, caffeine supplements claim that caffeine improves athletic performance, increases energy, delays fatigue, improves fat burning, and enhances body fat loss. Protein supplements claim that protein supports muscle growth, increases muscle strength and mass, improves recovery, etc. Creatine supplements claim that creatine improves performance, increases muscle mass, delays fatigue.
