glyconutrients?

SweetSue

Please help. I know 3 women who are terminally ill with cancer (not all breast)and countless breast cancer survivors. I would love to help them, but I do not know if someone is trying to sell me a bill of goods because they are self-serving and greedy.
A relative is selling a product (I don't think I should print the name)which she says healed her sister. Her sister was on her deathbed and bloated, and this product saved her life. If this would be true, I could save a lot of people. The product has something to do with the natural sugars in plants which help cells to grow in a healthy manner. Something about glyconutrients. Do any of you know anything about this?
Thanks

seeknpeace

Hi...I have never heard of that, but, you know what they say about if it sounds too good to be true. I do not want to be a downer and who can say if something helped a person take a turn for the better? But, I just would be extremely cautious. Jan

seeknpeace

well, I did find this and there is a lot on the internet about this product. You can probably find more than you would care to read:

Glyconutrients
The eight essential sugars are part of a larger nutrient picture known as Glyconutrients – the latest buzz-word to grab the headlines. We will be hearing much more about them in the future. They, in turn, are part of an even broader category known as “Nutraceuticals” – a term that combines nutrition and pharmaceuticals.
The word “Nutraceuticals” was designed to include natural food-based substances with the pharmacological effects they have on the human body. First used by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, the term was drafted to incorporate all the natural, standardized, non-toxic dietary supplements used in conjunction with improved nutrition.

The following definitions may help explain some of this new “Glyco” terminology:

Glyco means “sweet” and, therefore, used when describing a sugar or carbohydrate molecule. “Sugar”, “Carbohydrate” and “Saccharide are all used interchangeably.
Glycoforms are large sugar molecules that combine with proteins and/or fats to cover the surfaces of all cells. These are then known as “glycoproteins” or “glycolipids”.
Glycoproteins are molecules made of sugars and proteins. They are found coating the surface of every cell in the human body that contains a nucleus.
Glycolipids are molecules made of sugars and fats. “Lipid” and “Fat” are often used interchangeably.
Glyconutrients are the foods and nutritional supplements that provide saccharides along with other glycoforms essential to the body, but which are scarce in most diets.
Glyconutrients have powerful effects on the immune system. When used along with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation, glyconutrients have proven to help lessen the side effects of these treatments while helping the body to recover and heal itself more quickly than if only the treatments were implemented.

The sugars found on all glyconutrients also address the workings of the brain and nervous system – from memory and sleep to anxiety and depression. In addition, they have a role in helping the body handle cholesterol and fats by lowering triglycerides and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) while, at the same time, raising the good cholesterol (HDL). Commercials have long touted the benefits of eating oatmeal to bring down cholesterol. What is not mentioned is that it is the sugars (beta-glucans) in oatmeal that are responsible.

Another important essential sugar function is to help retain bone density and muscle mass. The body undergoes wear and tear as it ages. Cells and tissues need to be replaced, remodeled, and renewed continually. Exercise helps the body to develop new blood vessels while increasing muscle mass. Certain kinds of tissues adapt to exercise by increasing the size and number of cells. Adaptation, healing, and recovery are all forms of tissue remodeling. Essential sugars play important roles in these processes.

There is so much potential to these sugars that it is mind-boggling. What is included here is only just the beginning of what is to come. The excitement that must have reverberated when penicillin was developed is nothing compared to the excitement as science continues to find out all the capabilities of this maligned substance. This is not a gimmick or a fad but the actual foundation upon which other nutrients can build. We will all have to stay tuned.

SweetSue

seeknpeace said:

well, I did find this and there is a lot on the internet about this product. You can probably find more than you would care to read:

Glyconutrients
The eight essential sugars are part of a larger nutrient picture known as Glyconutrients – the latest buzz-word to grab the headlines. We will be hearing much more about them in the future. They, in turn, are part of an even broader category known as “Nutraceuticals” – a term that combines nutrition and pharmaceuticals.
The word “Nutraceuticals” was designed to include natural food-based substances with the pharmacological effects they have on the human body. First used by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, the term was drafted to incorporate all the natural, standardized, non-toxic dietary supplements used in conjunction with improved nutrition.

The following definitions may help explain some of this new “Glyco” terminology:

Glyco means “sweet” and, therefore, used when describing a sugar or carbohydrate molecule. “Sugar”, “Carbohydrate” and “Saccharide are all used interchangeably.
Glycoforms are large sugar molecules that combine with proteins and/or fats to cover the surfaces of all cells. These are then known as “glycoproteins” or “glycolipids”.
Glycoproteins are molecules made of sugars and proteins. They are found coating the surface of every cell in the human body that contains a nucleus.
Glycolipids are molecules made of sugars and fats. “Lipid” and “Fat” are often used interchangeably.
Glyconutrients are the foods and nutritional supplements that provide saccharides along with other glycoforms essential to the body, but which are scarce in most diets.
Glyconutrients have powerful effects on the immune system. When used along with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation, glyconutrients have proven to help lessen the side effects of these treatments while helping the body to recover and heal itself more quickly than if only the treatments were implemented.

The sugars found on all glyconutrients also address the workings of the brain and nervous system – from memory and sleep to anxiety and depression. In addition, they have a role in helping the body handle cholesterol and fats by lowering triglycerides and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) while, at the same time, raising the good cholesterol (HDL). Commercials have long touted the benefits of eating oatmeal to bring down cholesterol. What is not mentioned is that it is the sugars (beta-glucans) in oatmeal that are responsible.

Another important essential sugar function is to help retain bone density and muscle mass. The body undergoes wear and tear as it ages. Cells and tissues need to be replaced, remodeled, and renewed continually. Exercise helps the body to develop new blood vessels while increasing muscle mass. Certain kinds of tissues adapt to exercise by increasing the size and number of cells. Adaptation, healing, and recovery are all forms of tissue remodeling. Essential sugars play important roles in these processes.

There is so much potential to these sugars that it is mind-boggling. What is included here is only just the beginning of what is to come. The excitement that must have reverberated when penicillin was developed is nothing compared to the excitement as science continues to find out all the capabilities of this maligned substance. This is not a gimmick or a fad but the actual foundation upon which other nutrients can build. We will all have to stay tuned.

Thanks, Jan. I read that info, but is someone just trying to sell the product? Are u comvinced that glconutrients would help u ?
Sue

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How about phytonutrients and the product is Morinda Tahitian Noni. I want you to know that this is a natural fruit product that has been studied for over 16 years now in the Hawiian University the only reason I would even consider taking it. I have been taking this product for over 5 years and it has done amazing things for me. You can read my story in the Gallery, Living well with Cancer. If it was me and I was dying I would do the Noni cancer regime and that is like drinking a bottle daily for four days then cut back to normal amount. There is plenty of information on the NONI fruit and it has been used by Polynesians for over 2000 years and they do not have illnesses like we have, hence all the studies going on.

chessie

I've heard that sugar feeds cancer cells. That is why they inject you with a sugar substance before getting a pet scan. The sugar makes the cancer cells become 'active' and it changes the color on the scan. This is what I was told by an oncology nurse. So, I'm trying to cut back on sugar. (It's sooo hard..being a chocoholic) So, I'm a little cautious about glyconutrients until I know more...