Health Sciences Institute Recognizes Glyconutrients

They've been speculated as being the 'nutritional health discovery of our time.' Glyconutrients are going to be big news world-wide, as they are now getting recognized as vital nutritional components as per the Health Sciences Institute article below.
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Notice that this article from Health Sciences Institute says
that if you eat a diet rich in unprocessed fruits and vegetables
you can supply several necessary glyconutriets. This is true;
however the first nutrients to denature when foods are harvested
are the saccharides. Produce at the grocery store while
unprocessed has lost its saccharides before you buy it.

Health Sciences Institute e-Alert

October 14, 2004

Dear Reader,

Q: When is sugar a good thing?
A: When it's a glyconutrient.

On the HSI Forum, a member who identifies himself as "b5" asks:
"Please explain what glyconutrients are and why I would need
them?"

The short answer to b5's question is simple: Glyconutrients are
natural sugar compounds, essential for maintaining good health.
The longer answer reveals a fascinating field of nutrition that
the MIT Technology Review called one of the ten emerging
technologies that will change the world.

SUGAR COATED

Research over the past decade has demonstrated the importance of
essential fatty acids and essential proteins (amino acids). Now
scientists and nutritionists are just beginning to understand
that there are essential sugars as well. Eight essential sugar
compounds function individually as building blocks to assemble a
nearly infinite variety of complex molecules known as glycans or
sugar chains.

In an article in the February 2004 HSI Members Alert,
contributing writer Jennifer Arnold noted that there are two key
ways that glyconutrients impact our health:

1) "These sugars can prevent viruses and bacteria from adhering
to cells by taking up all their receptor sites. If the virus or
bacteria can't bind to a cell, they can't make you sick; it's as
simple as that. Turns out other sugar chains can work in similar
ways to bind up all sorts of viruses and bacteria in other parts
of the body."

2) "There's another more complex role that these sugar chains
play in the body. Glycans form a sugar coat around every single
cell in the body, as well as filling up the spaces in between
cells. They act as a sort of information super highway for the
body, regulating communication both within the cell and between
that cell and other cells."

Sugar chains play a vital role in nearly every physiological
process, including immune system response, tissue regeneration
and cell replication. One of the most important functions of
glycans is the facilitation of brain functions. For instance,
serotonin and other neurotransmitters require glycan receptors
in order to bind to the surface of nerve cells. Memory, stress
response and other critical brain functions may become
debilitated without the adequate assistance of glyconutrient
sugar chains.

THE SOURCE

If you eat a diet rich in unprocessed fruits and vegetables,
you're supplying your body with many glyconutrients. But just
because they're sugars doesn't mean they taste sweet. For
instance: Fucose, xylose and mannose are three of the eight
essential sugar compounds. Mushrooms and seeds contain fucose;
rye, barley and yeast contain xylose; and mannose can be found
in broccoli, cabbage and seeds.

Problems arise when any of the foods mentioned above are highly
processed. For instance, grapes and onions deliver glucose, one
of the eight glyconutrients. But when glucose is processed into
table sugar, nutrients and fiber are completely stripped away,
transforming it from good nutrition into something that can
compromise your health.

So the absence of unprocessed glyconutrients in the average diet
is a concern. As HSI Medical Advisor, Martin Milner, N.D.,
stated in the February Members Alert, "We are finding
glyconutrient deficiencies associated with a large range of
diseases."

COLLECT ALL 8

Of the eight basic glyconutrients, most diets only deliver
sufficient amounts of two: glucose and galactose (a milk sugar).
Trace amounts of the other six are picked up here and there, but
modern agricultural methods, food processing and chemical
contamination have all but erased them from our food supply.

In recent years, research has shown that supplementary
glyconutrients may improve cellular communication, with a
positive impact on a wide range of conditions; from skin aging
and bacterial infection to debilitating illnesses like muscular
dystrophy, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's
disease.

In his private practice, Dr. Milner has begun using a
glyconutritional supplement that provides all eight essential
sugar compounds. The supplement is called Ambrotose, and it's
specifically designed for immune system support.

In the same way that daily multi-vitamin use has reached
mainstream acceptance, proponents of glyconutrition believe that
someday even conventional medicine will recognize the benefits
of a daily "multi-glycan" to prevent many of the communication
errors between cells that lead to depleted immune defenses,
allergic reactions, and chronic diseases.
To Your Good Health,

Jenny Thompson
Health Sciences Institute

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FDA Approves Omega Fish Oils Health Claims

As per Paul Zane Pilzer, world renowned economist, a 'Wellness Revolution' is occurring that will dramatically change world health as well as global economy. This 'Revolution' will occur within the next decade with cutting edge technologies, discoveries, and scientific validation on natural effective health alternatives. Of course this will not happen overnight, as there are the political 'tyrants,' with invested interests that control which health claims are allowed.

Proof of the 'Emerging Wellness Revolution' is the FDA's recent announcement that will allow health claims on fish oils- omega fatty acids.

New Health Claim Headed to Grocery Stores Soon

In its decision, the FDA has approved the following language for qualified health claims that may appear on the label or in advertisements for foods or supplements containing EPA or DHA:

"Supportive but not conclusive research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. One serving of [name of food] provides [x] grams of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids. [See nutrition information for total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol content.]"

About omega fatty acids:
These fatty acids found in cold water fish like salmon; are one reason the fish do not freeze up in such arctic temperatures. A few perks of adding the fish oils to the diet are- they enhance endocrine function (hormone regulation), enhance metabolism, and reduce the risk of heart disease. There are more benefits. I recommend you do the research...

Below is the announcement made by The Wall Street Journal:

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
September 9, 2004

FDA Will Allow Health Claims On Fish – Fat Acids

By NICHOLAS ZAMISKA

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration will allow fish and other foods containing omega-3 fatty acids – a rising star in the nutrition world found mostly in cold-water fish such as salmon – to carry labels saying the products reduce the risk of heart disease.

The FDA’s green light creates a marketing opportunity for fish as well as for health foods fortified with the fatty acids.

The agency’s decision marks only the second time that the FDA, which is reluctant to back health claims without a consensus in the scientific community, has approved a “qualified” health claim for a food. Such a claim is one for which the data are supportive but not conclusive.

Companies selling the products with omega-3 fatty acids will be permitted to display the following claim on packages: “Supportive but not conclusive research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.” Manufacturers will be required to tell consumers how many grams of eiscosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, and docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, the foods contain.

Manufacturers are eager to market products containing the fatty acids. Martek Biosciences Corp., a Columbia, Md.-based manufacturer of one of the omega-3 fatty acids for the nutritional supplement industry, petitioned the FDA to approve the health claim. Other companies such as global food giant Kraft Foods Inc., also urged the FDA action.