Is This About Health Hazard or Threat of Market Loss?

The big news on Glyconutritionals is that Texas Attorney Greg Abbott has filed a lawsuit to stop a company that he says markets nutritional supplements as being able to cure certain diseases, including cancer. The lawsuit accuses related parties of operating "an elaborate scheme designed to promote the sales of Mannatech's dietary supplements."

Documents filed in Travis County District Court allege Mannatech's "deceptive practices" pose a health risk to seriously ill consumers who may forgo medical attention because of the company's claims.

Is this political? Does it have anything to do with an emerging market (Wellness) that will systematically narrow the sickness business for the pharma giants? The case above demonstrates the position the pharmaceuticals have established for themselves in anything to do with health. Preventive nutrition and natural remedies to help the body ward off illness have been around since the beginning of time, as use of these regimens are becoming more and more common. Yet, it is the pharmaceutical drugs that have become one of the leading causes of death and injury, NOT nutritional supplements. Do you think its time for a change? It has already started.

Welcome to the beginning of The Wellness Revolution! Vive Le Revolucion!

NewScientist Article: "Sugar supplement may treat immune disease"

NewScientist Magazine had a recent article on how a "sugar supplement may sweeten the overactive immune cells responsible for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and type 1 diabetes and stop them attacking the body's tissues."

Hmmm... this is a very novel approach. You think? Actually providing a direct source of necessary sugars available to cells in quicker and greater quantities. I mean really, this is an entirely different approach of supporting and sustaining health and wellness instead of fighting disease. But wait isn't there a company that has already thought of and developed this- say- over ten years ago?

"A large number of proteins in the body are modified by the attachment of sugar molecules to their surface through a process called glycosylation, and altered glycosylation has been implicated in some autoimmune diseases."

BTW, the article mentions info on a specific sugar found in the Glyconutritional blend product.

Get amazing info about this- check out the article here...

Glyconutritionals do not treat, cure or prevent diseases, and should not be taken in place of a doctors care or proven therapies. The body heals itself. It is up to you to put into it what it needs...

Angie Rhoads- Deceived By ABC's 20/20

Many of you watched the distorted feature story on 20/20 about Glyconutrients on Friday June 1st. You may already know that the CEO of the Global Leading Company in Glyconutritionals was interviewed and deceived with what aired. There was also another person used in their tabloid media tactics.

Angie Rhoads, with stage III cancer in her brain, was interviewed. Angie had refused traditional therapies of radiation, chemo and drugs. Instead she chose to take Glyconutritional supplements. On the air 20/20 stated there was no change with the cancer brain scan since starting the Glyconutritional products. The reality is that Angie was cancer free at the time of filming. "No change" actually meant there was no cancer since the last scan. Why did 20/20 decide to leave out this information from the story?

Tabloid T.V. at its best is all I can say. A real tragedy for what I used to consider a reputable broadcast show. Now, I personally view the program is as reputable as one of those tabloid magazines you see at a grocery store checkout. Really..... How could you not? Think about this; How many other stories have they done that were manipulated to tell the story they wanted the public to percieve? Makes you wonder doesn't it?

You know what's kind of funny? I actually feel embarrassed for them (20/20). It's like they gave the story to some desperate media student looking for exposure. You have to wonder how many other programs like 20/20 do the exact same thing. Why? For ratings? A great story? What a shame...

Check out Angie Rhoad's blog as she tells her side.

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BTW- Glyconutritionals do not treat, cure or prevent diseases, and should not be taken in place of a doctors care or proven therapies (20/20's reason for airing). The body heals itself. It is up to you to put into it what it needs...

20/20 Does a Number on Glyconutritionals

As many of you are already aware. 20/20 did a feature story on the Leading Company in Glyconutritionals on Friday June 1st. It was tabloid TV at its finest. I for one am amazed at how this so called report is biased, twisted, and absolutely wrong. How it could be passed off as news raises a brow at the credibility their other stories may have. Aren't these type of stories suppose to show both sides instead of these distorted-edited one-sided versions of what they would like everyone to believe? Makes you wonder how much of a hand they have in carrying out the drug companies' agenda, or is it just a coincidence?

In the interview 'Jim' desperately tries to get the CEO to say something damaging, as 'Jim' repeatedly asks if the product cures cancer. How many times did he have to be told "nutrients don't cure anything." Of course the edited-version of the interview did not show any of this. It merely shows a few strategically placed clips of the interview. It's very clear that 20/20 was out to get the Company behind Ambrotose in the way they manipulated the story. It is a shame really that broadcast media resorts to such practices in their quest for a "good story." What a disappointment.

This Leading Company in Glyconutritional technology does not encourage or endorse the notion that the products treat, cure or mitigate diseases. The Company promotes Wellness not alternative medicine. It is committed to improving lives by actively researching and responsibly developing nutritional supplements which truly have the highest standards in the industry.

Despite the distortions of this recent media attention, the Company has received mention in two prestigious magazines; BusinessWeek (12th in list of 100 Hot Growth Companies) and The Wall Street Journal.

Below is the first part of the unedited 20/20 interview. The Company was smart to do their own taping. Get the full story and make your own decision.

Glyconutritional Company on 20/20

I believe the upcoming Glyconutrients feature on ABC's 20/20 will be negative. As usual it will be perceived as "one of those multi-marketing schemes" making outrageous claims on a "wonder tonic."

There are quite a few inexperienced independent distributors that get carried away, or don't know the rules and regulations. In defense of MLM companies, the majority of independent distributors are aware and educate their reps to enforce that Glyconutrients do not treat or cure any medical conditions. But there are those that are not aware or do not make an assertive effort, and predicatively those are the ones 20/20 will do the report on.

In the four minute video teaser of the upcoming segment on the 20/20 web site, a young girl is interviewed who had a large tumor removed from her brain, but who is now refusing all traditional medical treatments in lieu of glyconutritional products. She confidently believes it will cure cancer. There is also, of course, the obligatory "hidden camera" footage of distributors at opportunity meetings...

20/20 airs on Fridays on ABC at 10pm. View the video preview by clicking on the link "Sugar Pill Treats Cancer?" here: http://abcnews.go.com/2020