Alzheimer's and Glyconutrients

If you or your loved ones suffer from Alzheimer's disease it takes a toll on your whole family. In 1999 the Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded for the discovery of cell to cell protein communication. This led to research efforts in cell communication enhancers of which Glyconutrients were found to be effective. Glyconutrients help Alzheimer's patients because the disease which is often caused by dying cells is helped by cell communication and regeneration.

Glycobiology receives added attention

Glycobiology is a recent area where extensive and intensive study is being conducted on the effects of 8 elemental sugars in cell communication resulting in body rehabilitation. These elemental sugars are available as a comprehensive whole in mothers milk. In other cases the elemental sugars are available in isolation in various food sources, fruits vegetables, animal cartilage fungus and algae. The glucose contained in these elemental sugars provide brain cell fuel. The Glycoproteins contained in glyconutrients enhance brain cell communication resulting in optimum cell production rejuvenation and function.

Studies focus on Glyconutrients and Alzheimer's

Surveys claim that 14 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease. A paper reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) based on the research in the John Hopkins University highlights the effects of Glyconutrients in increasing stem cell production and preventing the growth and multiplication of diseased cells and rejuvenating dying cells. It further enhances stem cell production and as a consequence reduces the level of symptoms caused by the dying of brain cells.

Finding required Glyconutrients in a supplement

You may wonder whether it is possible to obtain the required 8 glyconutrients commercially as a supplement. The most popular supplement called Ambatrose is manufactured by a Texas based company called Mannatech . Research into the effects of the glyconutrients contained in Ambatrose are conducted by a team headed by Dr. H. Reg Mcdaniel at the Dallas Fort Worth Medical Center. Their present claim is that the supplement shows results between 4 weeks to 4 months of consumption. Experiments were conducted on children in comas and a child with fetal alcohol coupled with cerebral palsy. In both cases regular feeding with glyconutrients resulted in remarkable improvements.

You may wonder if these glyconutrient supplements are the miracle that Alzheimer's patients are waiting for. Many doctors are skeptical about the effects of glyconutritional supplements as a weapon against Alzheimer's disease. First, they are nutritional supplements and not medications and are thus beyond the purview of the FDA. Further, most companies manufacturing Glyconutrient supplements carry the disclaimer that they do not cure. Manatech and other such companies sell their product through agents or over the internet and not through pharmacies. The effects are commercially hyped by the company and no thorough study of its effects is seen.

Research advancing by the day

To wipe out the disappointment , it is pertinent to note that no doctor disapproves of the possibility of glycobiology becoming the future Alzheimer's treatment. Research is advancing by the day. A healthy diet containing vegetables and fruits grown organically and allowed to ripen on the plant itself is a positive substitute for a quick fix supplement. It is important that both the care givers and patients of Alzheimer's remember, that while glyconutrients may not be today's answer, they are tomorrow's hope.

Ingredients: Arabinogalactin, Aloe Vera Whole Leaf powdered extract, Ghatti Gum powder, Guar Gum powder, Fenugreek Seed powder, Maitake Mushroom powder, Locust Bean Gum powder, Cinnamon powder, Stevia.