The Energy Boost They Need!
Choosing the right foods is important for children of all ages, especially for weight management. As obesity in children is readily in the news of late, getting the right food plan is essential.
Mannatech recommends a low-glycemic food plan for all.
Low-glycemic foods do not trigger the undesirable insulin reaction that shuts down the normal process by which the body converts fat as energy. Every person should clearly understand the role of fats and proteins. Proteins provide the basic building blocks of life, called amino acids. Without these, you could not exist. Glyconutrients combine with protein amino acids to produce the complete glycoproteins your body needs for optimal health.
Animal proteins are very high in amino acids, vitamins and minerals because herbivores (exclusively plant eaters) that are the source for the meats people eat are designed to get all the nutrients they need from vegetable or plant matter, and then store it in their muscles. Herbivore muscle tissue, meat, contains calcium and other vital minerals because muscles can't function without calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, as well as B vitamins. This explains why meat contains B12 and why many human vegetarians become B12 deficient. without calcium, you will not only have weak bones, but also muscle cramps.
Some vegetables contain proteins, as do grains, nuts and seeds. Vegetables alone, however, must be properly combined for you to derive the protein value you need since no individual vegetable provides complete protein amino acid balance by itself. The human body require proteins to maintain health muscle mass and continuous energy, as well as normal blood sugar.
Children also need the right eating plan for growth. Mannatech has produced Glyco-Bears which are great-tasting, chewable multivitamins formulated especially for children. These sucrose- and dextrose-free treats contain 26 essential vitamins, minerals and other vital nutrients in a base made from 30 different fruits and vegetables.
Taken from "Health & Living" Mannatech Product Features Volume 2, Number 2
Monday, May 28, 2007
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Our Kids - Accident Prone?
Adapted from "Harrison's Alive" booklet
Children are accident prone - some more than other. Our busy streets pose a hazzard as well as backyard cricket, riding bikes, skate board riding and many other ways create opportunities for accidents resulting in breakages or wounds to their little bodies.
With a new wound, the most important thing is to clean and examine it closely as soon as possible. If it is a minor wound, you can provide the care yourself.
Medical attention is necessary when something more severe has happened.
Urgent medical attention should be sort if the would has exposed fatty layer, white tissue or muscle or any of the following:
If it causes severe pain or numbness below the wound.
If it is a puncture, whether the object is removed or still impaled.
If there is a gaping wound that may require stitches.
It has visible foreign materials; dirt, gravel etc.
It has blood spurting from it or the bleeding doesn't stop after applying direct pressure for five minutes.
One of the most common misconceptions is that wound needs to be left open to dry. This is not recommended as you would run the risk of further injuring the wound and bacterial infection. Modern wound dressings allow wounds to breathe and are designed to be left on for a few days. A dressing also protects the wound from further damage due to friction or infection. The maintenance of moist environment has been shown to encourage cell growth. However, if it is wet rather than moist, there is an increased risk of maceration.
A sign of infection is heat or soreness and medical attention should be sort. It is also a sign that the wound needs a new dressing, as well as if it leaks. If it becomes wet it should be changed to prevent contamination.
Always make sure hands are clean before bandaging and keep dressings untouched before use.
Mannatech products help children in their health and wellbeing.
Children are accident prone - some more than other. Our busy streets pose a hazzard as well as backyard cricket, riding bikes, skate board riding and many other ways create opportunities for accidents resulting in breakages or wounds to their little bodies.
With a new wound, the most important thing is to clean and examine it closely as soon as possible. If it is a minor wound, you can provide the care yourself.
Medical attention is necessary when something more severe has happened.
Urgent medical attention should be sort if the would has exposed fatty layer, white tissue or muscle or any of the following:
If it causes severe pain or numbness below the wound.
If it is a puncture, whether the object is removed or still impaled.
If there is a gaping wound that may require stitches.
It has visible foreign materials; dirt, gravel etc.
It has blood spurting from it or the bleeding doesn't stop after applying direct pressure for five minutes.
One of the most common misconceptions is that wound needs to be left open to dry. This is not recommended as you would run the risk of further injuring the wound and bacterial infection. Modern wound dressings allow wounds to breathe and are designed to be left on for a few days. A dressing also protects the wound from further damage due to friction or infection. The maintenance of moist environment has been shown to encourage cell growth. However, if it is wet rather than moist, there is an increased risk of maceration.
A sign of infection is heat or soreness and medical attention should be sort. It is also a sign that the wound needs a new dressing, as well as if it leaks. If it becomes wet it should be changed to prevent contamination.
Always make sure hands are clean before bandaging and keep dressings untouched before use.
Mannatech products help children in their health and wellbeing.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Why Fizzy Drink Drains You Dry
Soft drink is not good for you. Of course, you have probably suspected this, but perhaps you don't know the extent to which drinking carbonated, caffeinated, sugared, or artificially sweetened beverages destroys your body. If you look at the list of ingredients in most soda pops, you will likely see most or all of these listed:
caffeine
carbonated water
phosphoric acid
sugar
aspartame
acesulfame-k
sucralose
Let's start with carbonated water. As you know, our bodies require oxygen to remain healthy. For every can of carbonated soda ingested, the amount of oxygen in the blood is decreased by 25% for up to three hours. If you are drinking several sodas per day, you are depriving yourself for a significant amount of oxygen. Calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus must be maintained in the proper balance for bone health. When too much phosphorus is in the blood, calcium is leached from the bones, causing osteoporosis. Even in citrus sodas which contain citric acid instead of phosphoric acid, calcium is needed to normalize blood pH. It has been said that the fastest growing group of people with osteoporosis in this country is teenagers....because of the huge number of sodas they consume. As far as caffeine and sugar are concerned, they both cause dehydration, and the massive depletion of minerals. A study was done in which two groups of children aged 13-18 years of age were given one of two drinks, a caffeinated sugar-free drink, or a drink containing both caffeine and sugar. When caffeine was added, calcium excretion in the urine increased by 25%. When sugar was added, urinary calcium loss almost doubled
(1). Both caffeine and sugar also cause dehydration. Sugar in particular is destructive because its ingestion lowers immune function by reducing the ability of white blood cells to ingest and destroy bacteria.This lowered immune function can last for five hours or more after the ingestions of sugar
(2).Sucralose, also marketed as Splenda, breaks down into small amounts of 1,6 -dichlorofructose, a chemical similar to chlorinated pesticides.There has not been adequate testing of this product before it was released for fidyl public use, and many of the post-approval studies are alarming. To ready about it, go to Sucralose Toxicity Information Center. Aspartame, or Nutra Sweet, has an alarming health record. Read my article about Aspartame . Even though this article is about how aspartame poisons the pregnant woman and her unborn child, you can see how it would do similar things in the bodies of others. Also, see the Aspartame (Nutra Sweet) Toxicity Info Center .Acesulfame-k is a dangerous chemical. Read Sample Quotes from Cancer Experts' Letters on Acesulfame Testing .I hope you will consider giving up the drinking of soda pop. It would contribute significantly to your level of wellness, and probably help reverse many existing health problems.
Everyone knows the week after Halloween is hell week at school right? From what?
Sugar! So why have sugar in the hallways?
Mannatech supports the
caffeine
carbonated water
phosphoric acid
sugar
aspartame
acesulfame-k
sucralose
Let's start with carbonated water. As you know, our bodies require oxygen to remain healthy. For every can of carbonated soda ingested, the amount of oxygen in the blood is decreased by 25% for up to three hours. If you are drinking several sodas per day, you are depriving yourself for a significant amount of oxygen. Calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus must be maintained in the proper balance for bone health. When too much phosphorus is in the blood, calcium is leached from the bones, causing osteoporosis. Even in citrus sodas which contain citric acid instead of phosphoric acid, calcium is needed to normalize blood pH. It has been said that the fastest growing group of people with osteoporosis in this country is teenagers....because of the huge number of sodas they consume. As far as caffeine and sugar are concerned, they both cause dehydration, and the massive depletion of minerals. A study was done in which two groups of children aged 13-18 years of age were given one of two drinks, a caffeinated sugar-free drink, or a drink containing both caffeine and sugar. When caffeine was added, calcium excretion in the urine increased by 25%. When sugar was added, urinary calcium loss almost doubled
(1). Both caffeine and sugar also cause dehydration. Sugar in particular is destructive because its ingestion lowers immune function by reducing the ability of white blood cells to ingest and destroy bacteria.This lowered immune function can last for five hours or more after the ingestions of sugar
(2).Sucralose, also marketed as Splenda, breaks down into small amounts of 1,6 -dichlorofructose, a chemical similar to chlorinated pesticides.There has not been adequate testing of this product before it was released for fidyl public use, and many of the post-approval studies are alarming. To ready about it, go to Sucralose Toxicity Information Center. Aspartame, or Nutra Sweet, has an alarming health record. Read my article about Aspartame . Even though this article is about how aspartame poisons the pregnant woman and her unborn child, you can see how it would do similar things in the bodies of others. Also, see the Aspartame (Nutra Sweet) Toxicity Info Center .Acesulfame-k is a dangerous chemical. Read Sample Quotes from Cancer Experts' Letters on Acesulfame Testing .I hope you will consider giving up the drinking of soda pop. It would contribute significantly to your level of wellness, and probably help reverse many existing health problems.
Everyone knows the week after Halloween is hell week at school right? From what?
Sugar! So why have sugar in the hallways?
Mannatech supports the
Wake Up, Wake Up!
How long do you expect to live?
Let's set aside the quality of life for a moment and consider how the US compares with all the other industrialized nations in the world when it comes to life expectancy and health care. One of the primary ways to evaluate a nation's health-care system is to look at the death rate of that country.
In 1950 the US ranked seventh among the top twenty-one industrialized nations of the world.
In 1998 we spent more than $1 trillion on health care, averaging 13.6% of our gross national product. More than twice as much as the next closest nation.
In 1990 we ranked eighteenth in life expectancy when compared to the same twenty-one industrialized nation forty years prior.
In spite of the billions of dollars Americans spend onb health care, we are now considered one of the worst industrialized nation in the world when it comes to life expectancy.
The health-care system we claim is the best in the world is actually near the worst when we look at how long Americans live or don't live.
Now envisage what your last twenty years will look like.
Are you getting your money's worth?
Our children of this nation expect and deserve better than they are receiving at this time.
Mannatech originally harnessed the power of Glyconutrients in the 1980's. Children can also benefit by Mannatech's special Glyco-Bears for health and wellbeing.
Let's set aside the quality of life for a moment and consider how the US compares with all the other industrialized nations in the world when it comes to life expectancy and health care. One of the primary ways to evaluate a nation's health-care system is to look at the death rate of that country.
In 1950 the US ranked seventh among the top twenty-one industrialized nations of the world.
In 1998 we spent more than $1 trillion on health care, averaging 13.6% of our gross national product. More than twice as much as the next closest nation.
In 1990 we ranked eighteenth in life expectancy when compared to the same twenty-one industrialized nation forty years prior.
In spite of the billions of dollars Americans spend onb health care, we are now considered one of the worst industrialized nation in the world when it comes to life expectancy.
The health-care system we claim is the best in the world is actually near the worst when we look at how long Americans live or don't live.
Now envisage what your last twenty years will look like.
Are you getting your money's worth?
Our children of this nation expect and deserve better than they are receiving at this time.
Mannatech originally harnessed the power of Glyconutrients in the 1980's. Children can also benefit by Mannatech's special Glyco-Bears for health and wellbeing.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Superior Anti-Oxidants
*Ten Times Superior
A new generation of Anti-Oxidants has recently been developed that contains MTech AO Blend that is literally TEN TIMES superior to the average anti-oxidant product on the market and THREE TIMES more potent than the closest competitor per unit per gram of antioxidant activity!
*The Test
Virtually every known antioxidant product was tested for actual anti-oxidant activity˜in fact 90 of them (70 were from retail and 20 from MLM companies) using ORAC-O.
*5674 ORAC-O Units
The TOP antioxidant product („Super Antioxidant Formula‰) tested at 5674 units (in thousands) per gram using the ORAC-O test for water and fat soluble antioxidant activity.
Vitamin C is a common and powerful antioxidant. Ester C was ranked #11 at 3363 units of antioxidant activity. Three other Vitamin C products ranked at #4, #8 and #9 at 5337, 4017 and 3389 units of antioxidant activity. Green Tea ranked #18 at 2206 units of antioxidant activity.
*17,254 ORAC-O Units
In sharp contrast, MTech AO Blend, contained in AmbrotoseAO, tested at 17,254 units of antioxidant activity, ranking it as the number one tested (ORAC-O) product in the world.
*5 Foods = 13% Increase
How well does it work in your body? The US government recently released results of a study that found that eating five daily servings of the five foods highest in antioxidant activity raised antioxidants levels in the blood by 13%.
*2 Capsules = 37% Increase
In dramatic contrast, just TWO capsules a day of Mannatech's new Ambrotose AO antioxidant product raised antioxidant levels in the blood by 37%!
At a fraction of the cost of eating five servings of vegetables a day, two capsules delivered almost TRIPLE the benefit!
*Defend-Protect-Repair
Of course no product can directly cure, mitigate or prevent any disease. But what antioxidants do is support your body‚s natural ability to defend, protect and repair against stress and premature aging. So why not empower YOUR body to defend, protect and repair?
A new generation of Anti-Oxidants has recently been developed that contains MTech AO Blend that is literally TEN TIMES superior to the average anti-oxidant product on the market and THREE TIMES more potent than the closest competitor per unit per gram of antioxidant activity!
*The Test
Virtually every known antioxidant product was tested for actual anti-oxidant activity˜in fact 90 of them (70 were from retail and 20 from MLM companies) using ORAC-O.
*5674 ORAC-O Units
The TOP antioxidant product („Super Antioxidant Formula‰) tested at 5674 units (in thousands) per gram using the ORAC-O test for water and fat soluble antioxidant activity.
Vitamin C is a common and powerful antioxidant. Ester C was ranked #11 at 3363 units of antioxidant activity. Three other Vitamin C products ranked at #4, #8 and #9 at 5337, 4017 and 3389 units of antioxidant activity. Green Tea ranked #18 at 2206 units of antioxidant activity.
*17,254 ORAC-O Units
In sharp contrast, MTech AO Blend, contained in AmbrotoseAO, tested at 17,254 units of antioxidant activity, ranking it as the number one tested (ORAC-O) product in the world.
*5 Foods = 13% Increase
How well does it work in your body? The US government recently released results of a study that found that eating five daily servings of the five foods highest in antioxidant activity raised antioxidants levels in the blood by 13%.
*2 Capsules = 37% Increase
In dramatic contrast, just TWO capsules a day of Mannatech's new Ambrotose AO antioxidant product raised antioxidant levels in the blood by 37%!
At a fraction of the cost of eating five servings of vegetables a day, two capsules delivered almost TRIPLE the benefit!
*Defend-Protect-Repair
Of course no product can directly cure, mitigate or prevent any disease. But what antioxidants do is support your body‚s natural ability to defend, protect and repair against stress and premature aging. So why not empower YOUR body to defend, protect and repair?
Complexity of Sugars
Upstream Glycomics - By Erika Jonietz- October 2001
One reason that sugar biology, or glycobiology, has lagged behind the study of genes and proteins is that, until very recently, researchers lacked effective tools for studying carbohydrate molecules. Part of the problem is the complexity of sugars. While DNA and proteins have essentially linear sequences, sugars branch; DNA has just four basic building blocks and proteins have 20, but sugars have more than 30. "We truly haven't cracked the code yet," says MIT glycobiologist Ram Sasisekharan. "We are just beginning to unravel the mysteries of sugars."
Indeed, Sasisekharan's lab developed the first practical method for sequencing sugars only two years ago. And MIT chemist Peter H. Seeberger demonstrated the first automated machine for sugar synthesis in February. Just as the invention of the automated DNA sequencer and synthesizer in the mid-1980s opened up the field of genomics, the availability of such tools is heating up glycomics. Knowledge of sugars' functions could affect medicine far beyond improving drug doses and fighting cancer. Researchers are looking into how sugars influence the development of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and infectious diseases like AIDS and herpes, to name a few. Sugars also seem poised to influence stem cell biology, organ transplantation and tissue engineering. If these promising areas of research prove successful, "sugar pills" will take on a whole new meaning.
Glyconutrients early research suggests an increase in production cell reconstruction.
One reason that sugar biology, or glycobiology, has lagged behind the study of genes and proteins is that, until very recently, researchers lacked effective tools for studying carbohydrate molecules. Part of the problem is the complexity of sugars. While DNA and proteins have essentially linear sequences, sugars branch; DNA has just four basic building blocks and proteins have 20, but sugars have more than 30. "We truly haven't cracked the code yet," says MIT glycobiologist Ram Sasisekharan. "We are just beginning to unravel the mysteries of sugars."
Indeed, Sasisekharan's lab developed the first practical method for sequencing sugars only two years ago. And MIT chemist Peter H. Seeberger demonstrated the first automated machine for sugar synthesis in February. Just as the invention of the automated DNA sequencer and synthesizer in the mid-1980s opened up the field of genomics, the availability of such tools is heating up glycomics. Knowledge of sugars' functions could affect medicine far beyond improving drug doses and fighting cancer. Researchers are looking into how sugars influence the development of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and infectious diseases like AIDS and herpes, to name a few. Sugars also seem poised to influence stem cell biology, organ transplantation and tissue engineering. If these promising areas of research prove successful, "sugar pills" will take on a whole new meaning.
Glyconutrients early research suggests an increase in production cell reconstruction.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Obesity in Children
Prof Booth said the study found 15 per cent of children had elevated insulin levels, which was the first step to type two diabetes.
It equated to 77,000 NSW teenagers - almost enough to fill
And almost 10 per cent of the 15-year-old boys and five per cent of girls had liver damage because they were overweight.
"Around 20 per cent of our boys have high blood pressure," he said.
"It's a frightening story.
"These are the kinds of figures we'd expect to see among 40-year-olds."
His study confirmed about one in four Australian children was overweight or obese, with the prevalence peaking at 30 per cent among grade four children.
This compared with about one in 10 children in 1985, and one in five in 1997.
Mannatech provides glyconutritional products for children's health.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Pediatric Soy Protein Formula Policy
Australian Pediatric Soy Protein Formula Policy
Policy Statement of Royal College of Australian Physicians
The lack of a suitable diagnostic test for food intolerance has allowed for an exaggeration of the incidence and a tendency for over-diagnosis. The true incidence of milk intolerance in our community is difficult to ascertain but a reasonable working figure would be 2.0% (1).
The number of infants on soy formula outweighs this figure as soy formula accounts for approximately 10% of formula sales in Australia.
There is no evidence that soy formulas are nutritionally better than cow's milk formula for normal infants. The assumption that symptomatic infants who improve on soy formula are therefore intolerant of milk protein is addressed in this statement (2).
There are several well-characterized disorders caused by cow's milk protein intolerance (CMPI), including cow's milk allergy, cow's milk enteropathy and cow's milk colitis. There is also a range of vague signs and symptoms ascribed to CMPI, which includes excessive crying, vomiting, wind, colic, vague ill health, and tension-fatigue syndrome (3).
With the latter symptoms, there is usually no evidence of associated chronic diarrhea or growth failure. Of concern, is that many of these latter symptoms may be the result of parent-child relationship problems, which are inappropriate to treat with soy formula. Controlled trials of cow's milk and soy formulae in colicky infants have not demonstrated a benefit from soy formula (4).
The rationale for the use of soy formula is the assumption that soy protein is less antigenic than cow's milk protein and thus should be used in the treatment of CMPI, or prophylactically in patients at high risk for developing CMPI.
Soy protein can cause intolerance reactions with gastrointestinal symptoms as well as acute anaphylaxis and up to 40% of infants intolerant of cow's milk also develop soy protein intolerance (6).
Glyconutrients may provide health benefits for infants
Policy Statement of Royal College of Australian Physicians
The lack of a suitable diagnostic test for food intolerance has allowed for an exaggeration of the incidence and a tendency for over-diagnosis. The true incidence of milk intolerance in our community is difficult to ascertain but a reasonable working figure would be 2.0% (1).
The number of infants on soy formula outweighs this figure as soy formula accounts for approximately 10% of formula sales in Australia.
There is no evidence that soy formulas are nutritionally better than cow's milk formula for normal infants. The assumption that symptomatic infants who improve on soy formula are therefore intolerant of milk protein is addressed in this statement (2).
There are several well-characterized disorders caused by cow's milk protein intolerance (CMPI), including cow's milk allergy, cow's milk enteropathy and cow's milk colitis. There is also a range of vague signs and symptoms ascribed to CMPI, which includes excessive crying, vomiting, wind, colic, vague ill health, and tension-fatigue syndrome (3).
With the latter symptoms, there is usually no evidence of associated chronic diarrhea or growth failure. Of concern, is that many of these latter symptoms may be the result of parent-child relationship problems, which are inappropriate to treat with soy formula. Controlled trials of cow's milk and soy formulae in colicky infants have not demonstrated a benefit from soy formula (4).
The rationale for the use of soy formula is the assumption that soy protein is less antigenic than cow's milk protein and thus should be used in the treatment of CMPI, or prophylactically in patients at high risk for developing CMPI.
Soy protein can cause intolerance reactions with gastrointestinal symptoms as well as acute anaphylaxis and up to 40% of infants intolerant of cow's milk also develop soy protein intolerance (6).
Glyconutrients may provide health benefits for infants
Monday, May 14, 2007
Medicine, Morals and Money
Alarm bells are ringing in the offices of the editors of the world’s leading medical journals. The editors of The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and the Canadian Medical Association Journal, to name just a few, have now gone public with their concerns, in a remarkable joint statement.
The gist of their warning: the values of the marketplace are corroding and corrupting the foundational values of medical science. Scientists are supposed to be impartial and objective, but as the journal Nature recognizes [editorial, 23rd August, 2001]: "There are circumstances in which selection of evidence, interpretation of results or emphasis of presentation might be inadvertently or even deliberately biased by a researcher’s other interests."
The editor of The Lancet, goes even further. In a remarkably candid public statement he declares that "nine out of ten papers" submitted to his journal, concerned with new drugs, are found by independent reviewers to be "deliberately skewed in favour of the new products being studied."
The major culprit? Evidence is accumulating [See, e.g., New England Journal of Medicine, 1998: 338: 101-6] that research which is funded by the pharmaceutical industry tends significantly to overstate the benefits and to understate the potential harm of new drugs. The major victim? Patients. Because patient health and safety is put at serious risk when clinical trials are not fairly designed or the resulting data are not accurately presented and analysed.
The Canadian public depends heavily on our university faculties of medicine and hospital research centres to tell us whether the new drugs they are testing are safe and effective. Deplorably, Canadian governments have been unwilling to fund adequately the necessary research effort.
The gist of their warning: the values of the marketplace are corroding and corrupting the foundational values of medical science. Scientists are supposed to be impartial and objective, but as the journal Nature recognizes [editorial, 23rd August, 2001]: "There are circumstances in which selection of evidence, interpretation of results or emphasis of presentation might be inadvertently or even deliberately biased by a researcher’s other interests."
The editor of The Lancet, goes even further. In a remarkably candid public statement he declares that "nine out of ten papers" submitted to his journal, concerned with new drugs, are found by independent reviewers to be "deliberately skewed in favour of the new products being studied."
The major culprit? Evidence is accumulating [See, e.g., New England Journal of Medicine, 1998: 338: 101-6] that research which is funded by the pharmaceutical industry tends significantly to overstate the benefits and to understate the potential harm of new drugs. The major victim? Patients. Because patient health and safety is put at serious risk when clinical trials are not fairly designed or the resulting data are not accurately presented and analysed.
The Canadian public depends heavily on our university faculties of medicine and hospital research centres to tell us whether the new drugs they are testing are safe and effective. Deplorably, Canadian governments have been unwilling to fund adequately the necessary research effort.
Stem Cells and Glyconutrients
Highlights of last Saturday's call – STEM CELLS & GLYCONUTRIENTS: Dr. Reg McDaniel talked about first seeing new stem cells in the peripheral blood of clients using glyconutrients many years ago and not recognizing these cells as stem cells. They were 10 times the size of white blood cells and they were given the name "Gee" cells for some time as that's what Dr. Reg said when he observed these new cells that no one could identify! Now we have the tools to identify these cells appropriately as stem cells which can be used as "master keys" to move to places in the body as the body calls for. About a year ago there was an article in JAMA regarding the stem cells implants of male cells into female bodies of women with leukemia who had received a stem cell transplant. When these women died, male marked cells were found as neurons in the brain.
Reg realized that this might offer an explanation in the many children with fetal alcohol syndrome that were doing so well with the glyconutrients and others who had advanced so far beyond their perceived genetic limitations. He told the story of several adopted aboriginal children in Canada who had fetal alcohol syndrome who have done remarkably well, improving from IQ's estimated to be around 50 to levels around 100. One girl who had difficulties with reading and numbers and was in remedial classes after 3 years with glyconutrients was able to read a Harry Potter book in a week and discuss what she had read. When they measure the before and after stem cell counts in the blood, virtually none are detectable prior to glyconutrieints. Within a week of giving glyconutrients, there are 200-400 stem cells seen in a microliter of blood with about 5-10 thousand white blood cells. If one extrapolates to the whole body, it is possible that there are 1.7-3 trillion new stem cells throughout our body as we add in glyconutrients. We're at the beginning of understanding all of what is possible with stem cells.
Reg realized that this might offer an explanation in the many children with fetal alcohol syndrome that were doing so well with the glyconutrients and others who had advanced so far beyond their perceived genetic limitations. He told the story of several adopted aboriginal children in Canada who had fetal alcohol syndrome who have done remarkably well, improving from IQ's estimated to be around 50 to levels around 100. One girl who had difficulties with reading and numbers and was in remedial classes after 3 years with glyconutrients was able to read a Harry Potter book in a week and discuss what she had read. When they measure the before and after stem cell counts in the blood, virtually none are detectable prior to glyconutrieints. Within a week of giving glyconutrients, there are 200-400 stem cells seen in a microliter of blood with about 5-10 thousand white blood cells. If one extrapolates to the whole body, it is possible that there are 1.7-3 trillion new stem cells throughout our body as we add in glyconutrients. We're at the beginning of understanding all of what is possible with stem cells.
Glyconutrient Information
Arabinogalactan is a highly branched polysaccharide consisting of a galactan backbone with side chains of galactose and arabinose sugars. Larch Arabinogalactan has several interesting properties, which appear to make it an ideal adjunctive supplement to consider in cancer protocols. Experimental studies have indicated Larch Arabinogalactan can stimulate natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity, enhance other functional aspects of the immune system, and inhibit the metastasis of tumor cells to the liver. The immune enhancing properties also suggest an array of clinical uses, both in preventive medicine, due to its ability to build a more responsive immune system, and in clinical medicine, as a therapeutic agent in conditions associated with lowered immune function, decreased NK activity, or chronic viral infection.Aloe Vera 200:1 The proprietary Aloe blend used in meets or exceeds the standards established by the International Aloe Science Councils' (IASC) Certification Program for the determination of purity, but more importantly, guarantees the retention of biological activity through a unique, patent pending manufacturing process. Additionally, "shifting" the higher molecular weight polysaccharides into the range discovered to be the Highly Active Fraction, has enhanced the efficacy provided by Nature. Through this patent pending process, the Aloe Vera used in can claim the retention of this fraction and, thereby consistently guarantee the retention of biological activity - not simply the "chemistry" of Aloe Vera. Because the temperature during processing is kept below 99 degrees Fahrenheit, the long polysaccharide chains remain intact, as they are found in nature. This low-heat process is successful in retaining a broad spectrum of polysaccharide chains (mannan molecules) which are the hardest to preserve. A chromatography study shows the concentration of polysaccharide chains ranges in size approximately 12,000 daltons to over 2,000,000 daltons. Saccharides found in Aloe include arabinose, galactose, galacturonic acid, mannose, rhamnose and xylose.Fenugreek has been used for centuries by practitioners of Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Research in the past two decades has shown that fenugreek seeds may help balance blood sugar in diabetics, and may also have beneficial effects on triglycerides.
Glyconutrients improve wellbeing.
Glyconutrients improve wellbeing.
Technology Review Information
About Technology Review. Technology Review, Inc., an MIT Enterprise, delivers essential information about emerging technologies on the verge of commercialisation. Since 1998, paid circulation for the company's magazine, Technology Review, has more than tripled, climbing from 92,000 to 315,000. Combined with its signature events, newsletters, and online businesses, Technology Review reaches over a million senior technology thinkers and influencers including venture capitalists, chief scientists, MIT alumni and students, researchers, senior corporate executives, investors, and innovators throughout the world each month.
About The Scripps Research Institute. The Scripps Research Institute is one of the largest, private, non-profit scientific research organizations in the world. It stands at the forefront of basic biomedical science, a vital segment of medical research that seeks to comprehend the most fundamental processes of life, and is recognized for its research in molecular and cellular biology, chemistry, immunology, the neurosciences, and molecular medicine.
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The cutting edge of medical research is Glycobiology.
Mannatech is actually years AHEAD of the research, because Mannatech ALREADY has this incredible world changing technology available NOW, in a practical form that is helping people NOW.
Research is wonderful and exciting, but it does NOTHING for suffering right now.
RESULTS are always superior to research.
Mannatech is far beyond the cutting edge RESEARCH, RESULTS are being provided for people NOW, and we OWE it to everyone we know to tell them that they don’t have to wait 10 years for the expensive and probably toxic glyco-based drugs.
Most people don’t yet have an appreciation for the phenomenal gift you have to offer, but don’t let that stop you. Too much is at stake.
Tell everyone as if their life depended upon it, it probably does...
About The Scripps Research Institute. The Scripps Research Institute is one of the largest, private, non-profit scientific research organizations in the world. It stands at the forefront of basic biomedical science, a vital segment of medical research that seeks to comprehend the most fundamental processes of life, and is recognized for its research in molecular and cellular biology, chemistry, immunology, the neurosciences, and molecular medicine.
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The cutting edge of medical research is Glycobiology.
Mannatech is actually years AHEAD of the research, because Mannatech ALREADY has this incredible world changing technology available NOW, in a practical form that is helping people NOW.
Research is wonderful and exciting, but it does NOTHING for suffering right now.
RESULTS are always superior to research.
Mannatech is far beyond the cutting edge RESEARCH, RESULTS are being provided for people NOW, and we OWE it to everyone we know to tell them that they don’t have to wait 10 years for the expensive and probably toxic glyco-based drugs.
Most people don’t yet have an appreciation for the phenomenal gift you have to offer, but don’t let that stop you. Too much is at stake.
Tell everyone as if their life depended upon it, it probably does...
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Mannatech a Company of Destiny
Mannatech
What exactly is glyconutrient technology? According to nutritional supplement provider Mannatech, it's the use of plant extracts to enhance cell-to-cell communication and overall physical health. It's a revolution akin to the invention of the personal computer or the digital video disc, the company claims.Located in the Dallas suburb of Coppell, Tex., Mannatech has a network of more than 400,000 sales reps pitching products such as its GlycoLEAN Body System, a package of powdered drink mixes and vitamins that cost $170 a month. The company's sales have more than doubled to $300 million in the past two years. Its stock price, too, has doubled to a recent $16 per share.
Company Info
STOCK INFO
MTEX
Market Value*
$ 537.2 MILLION
Total Return*
(1-yr.) 91.3% (3-yr.) 659.2%
2004 sales
$ 294.5 MILLION
Sales Growth
(1-yr.) 54.2% (3-yr.) 32.1%
Net income*
$ 19.6 MILLION
Net Income Growth
(1-yr.) 122.4% (3-yr.) 221.8%
Net Margin*
6.6%
Return on Equity*
33.2%
Return on Invested Capital*
34.8%
Industry
HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL PRODUCTS
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*Trailing 12 months
Company data as of 4/29/05
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Death in the US
Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US,
Causing 250,000 Deaths Every Year
Original article can be found at: http://www.mercola.com/2000/jul/30/doctors_death.htm
This article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is the best article I have ever seen written in the published literature documenting the tragedy of the traditional medical paradigm.
This information is a follow-up of the Institute of Medicine report which hit the papers in December of last year, but the data was hard to reference as it was not in peer-reviewed journal. Now it is published in JAMA which is the most widely circulated medical periodical in the world.
The author is Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and she describes how the US health care system may contribute to poor health.
ALL THESE ARE DEATHS PER YEAR:
12,000 -----unnecessary surgery 8
7,000 -----medication errors in hospitals 9
20,000 ----other errors in hospitals 10
80,000 ----infections in hospitals 10
106,000 ---non-error, negative effects of drugs 2
These total to 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes!!
What does the word iatrogenic mean? This term is defined as induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy. Used especially of a complication of treatment.
Dr. Starfield offers several warnings in interpreting these numbers:
First, most of the data are derived from studies in hospitalized patients.
Second, these estimates are for deaths only and do not include negative effects that are associated with disability or discomfort
Third, the estimates of death due to error are lower than those in the IOM report.1 If the higher estimates are used, the deaths due to iatrogenic causes would range from 230,000 to 284,000. In any case, 225,000 deaths per year constitutes the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer. Even if these figures are overestimated, there is a wide margin between these numbers of deaths and the next leading cause of death (cerebrovascular disease).
Another analysis 11 concluded that between 4% and 18% of consecutive patients experience negative effects in outpatient settings, with:
116 million extra physician visits
77 million extra prescriptions
17 million emergency department visits
8 million hospitalizations
3 million long-term admissions
199,000 additional deaths
Glycontrients greatly benefit general wellbeing.
Causing 250,000 Deaths Every Year
Original article can be found at: http://www.mercola.com/2000/jul/30/doctors_death.htm
This article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is the best article I have ever seen written in the published literature documenting the tragedy of the traditional medical paradigm.
This information is a follow-up of the Institute of Medicine report which hit the papers in December of last year, but the data was hard to reference as it was not in peer-reviewed journal. Now it is published in JAMA which is the most widely circulated medical periodical in the world.
The author is Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and she describes how the US health care system may contribute to poor health.
ALL THESE ARE DEATHS PER YEAR:
12,000 -----unnecessary surgery 8
7,000 -----medication errors in hospitals 9
20,000 ----other errors in hospitals 10
80,000 ----infections in hospitals 10
106,000 ---non-error, negative effects of drugs 2
These total to 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes!!
What does the word iatrogenic mean? This term is defined as induced in a patient by a physician's activity, manner, or therapy. Used especially of a complication of treatment.
Dr. Starfield offers several warnings in interpreting these numbers:
First, most of the data are derived from studies in hospitalized patients.
Second, these estimates are for deaths only and do not include negative effects that are associated with disability or discomfort
Third, the estimates of death due to error are lower than those in the IOM report.1 If the higher estimates are used, the deaths due to iatrogenic causes would range from 230,000 to 284,000. In any case, 225,000 deaths per year constitutes the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer. Even if these figures are overestimated, there is a wide margin between these numbers of deaths and the next leading cause of death (cerebrovascular disease).
Another analysis 11 concluded that between 4% and 18% of consecutive patients experience negative effects in outpatient settings, with:
116 million extra physician visits
77 million extra prescriptions
17 million emergency department visits
8 million hospitalizations
3 million long-term admissions
199,000 additional deaths
Glycontrients greatly benefit general wellbeing.
Cell Science Saluted
TAYLOR PRIZE SALUTES CELL SCIENCE By Peter Geigen-Miller London Free Press November 6, 2000
The three newest winners of the of the J. Allyn Taylor prize in medicine work in an area of cell science that holds promise for breakthrough treatments of cancer, heart disease and other serious diseases.
The prestigious international prizes, awarded annually by the John P. Robarts Research Institute in London, honor major achievements, in areas of research in which Robarts scientists also are working.
This year's winners are Tony Hunter, a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, Anthony Pawson, a professor at the University of Toronto, and Joseph Schlessinger, professor and chairperson of pharmacology at New York University Medical Center in New York.
The three scientists have won renown for their pioneering work an the field of signal transduction - how information is relayed within and between cells. Malfunctions in this communications process have been linked to cancer, diseases of the heart and circulation system, diabetes, neurological and immune system disorders and other serious ailments.
Scientists are working to understand how normal cell signaling works and how abnormal signals lead to disease. The three Taylor winners are credited with major advances in the field, arriving at similar understandings by different routes.
Knowing how the processes work will allow researchers to develop new drugs and treatments to repair faulty signals. Some new drugs could be on the market by 2003, Schlessinger said. Down the road is the promise of new therapies that could extend the lives of some cancer patients to 15 or 20 years from the two years or less allowed by today's treatments, he said.
The Taylor prizes, which come with a $10,000 cheque for each of the winners, a Taylor medallion and a certificate of merit, were presented last night during a dinner at the Great Hall in Somerville House on the University of Western Ontario campus.
The three newest winners of the of the J. Allyn Taylor prize in medicine work in an area of cell science that holds promise for breakthrough treatments of cancer, heart disease and other serious diseases.
The prestigious international prizes, awarded annually by the John P. Robarts Research Institute in London, honor major achievements, in areas of research in which Robarts scientists also are working.
This year's winners are Tony Hunter, a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, Anthony Pawson, a professor at the University of Toronto, and Joseph Schlessinger, professor and chairperson of pharmacology at New York University Medical Center in New York.
The three scientists have won renown for their pioneering work an the field of signal transduction - how information is relayed within and between cells. Malfunctions in this communications process have been linked to cancer, diseases of the heart and circulation system, diabetes, neurological and immune system disorders and other serious ailments.
Scientists are working to understand how normal cell signaling works and how abnormal signals lead to disease. The three Taylor winners are credited with major advances in the field, arriving at similar understandings by different routes.
Knowing how the processes work will allow researchers to develop new drugs and treatments to repair faulty signals. Some new drugs could be on the market by 2003, Schlessinger said. Down the road is the promise of new therapies that could extend the lives of some cancer patients to 15 or 20 years from the two years or less allowed by today's treatments, he said.
The Taylor prizes, which come with a $10,000 cheque for each of the winners, a Taylor medallion and a certificate of merit, were presented last night during a dinner at the Great Hall in Somerville House on the University of Western Ontario campus.
Child Vaccines linked to Disorders
Child vaccines linked to disorders
Preservative increases risk of autism and hyperactivity, U.S. study says
Sharon Kirkey
CanWest News Service
Thursday, February 05, 2004
OTTAWA - After assuring parents that additives in vaccines don't cause brain damage, scientists have found what they believe could be a "smoking gun" linking these additives to autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
In a study published online today, two months ahead of its scheduled release in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, U.S. researchers have discovered an apparent link between thimerosal, a controversial mercury-based preservative once commonly used in childhood vaccines, to an increased risk of neurological disorders such as autism and ADHD.
While most vaccines used in Canada have been thimerosal-free since the early 1960s, the preservative was used in the annual flu shot doctors recommended this year for even healthy children.
In tests on human brain cells, researchers found two natural chemicals -- one compound that stimulates cell growth and dopamine, which transmits nerve signals -- are both key to a process in the brain called methylation. Methylation helps DNA work properly and is crucial to the normal development of the brain. The team found thimerosal, ethanol, and the metals lead and mercury, all interfere with methylation.
What's more, researchers found that thimerosal interfered with methylation even at doses 100 times lower than a child would receive after a shot with a vaccine containing the preservative.
"It was by far the most potent," says investigator Richard Deth, a professor of pharmacology at Northeastern University in Boston.
He said the study, which also involved researchers from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Nebraska and Tufts University in Boston, could account for the rising rates of autism since the early 1980s, when more thimerosal-containing shots were added to a child's vaccine schedule.
A recent review of vaccine-related "adverse events" in the U.S. found a "significant correlation" between shots containing thimerosal and autism, the researchers report.
In a press release, the journal said the new study is "the first to offer an explanation for possible causes of two increasingly common childhood neurological disorders." Glyconutritionals may help with children's health
Preservative increases risk of autism and hyperactivity, U.S. study says
Sharon Kirkey
CanWest News Service
Thursday, February 05, 2004
OTTAWA - After assuring parents that additives in vaccines don't cause brain damage, scientists have found what they believe could be a "smoking gun" linking these additives to autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
In a study published online today, two months ahead of its scheduled release in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, U.S. researchers have discovered an apparent link between thimerosal, a controversial mercury-based preservative once commonly used in childhood vaccines, to an increased risk of neurological disorders such as autism and ADHD.
While most vaccines used in Canada have been thimerosal-free since the early 1960s, the preservative was used in the annual flu shot doctors recommended this year for even healthy children.
In tests on human brain cells, researchers found two natural chemicals -- one compound that stimulates cell growth and dopamine, which transmits nerve signals -- are both key to a process in the brain called methylation. Methylation helps DNA work properly and is crucial to the normal development of the brain. The team found thimerosal, ethanol, and the metals lead and mercury, all interfere with methylation.
What's more, researchers found that thimerosal interfered with methylation even at doses 100 times lower than a child would receive after a shot with a vaccine containing the preservative.
"It was by far the most potent," says investigator Richard Deth, a professor of pharmacology at Northeastern University in Boston.
He said the study, which also involved researchers from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Nebraska and Tufts University in Boston, could account for the rising rates of autism since the early 1980s, when more thimerosal-containing shots were added to a child's vaccine schedule.
A recent review of vaccine-related "adverse events" in the U.S. found a "significant correlation" between shots containing thimerosal and autism, the researchers report.
In a press release, the journal said the new study is "the first to offer an explanation for possible causes of two increasingly common childhood neurological disorders." Glyconutritionals may help with children's health
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