What exactly are glyconutritionals? Glyconutrients are, simply put, food. They are nutrients that we don't get in today's diet because we no longer forage for our food off the land and, therefore, we don't access these sugars which are available from plant roots and fungus, for example. The glyconutrient complex is a proprietary blend of plant-derived sugars that are available in powder or capsule form.

Do glyconutrients have side effects? Because these are just food, they've not been found to have side effects or to interact with pharmaceuticals or herbal products -- kind of like eating broccoli. In fact, a physician friend of mine is a last resort for children who have birth defects and childhood illnesses. She has been known to give these children very large amounts of glyconutrients through feeding tubes with no side effects and very positive results.

Why has my doctor never heard of glyconutrients? Most physicians attended medical school before this technology began being published so profusely. It wasn't until 1996 that one of the primary medical textbooks, Harper's Biochemistry, published a chapter on glyconutrients. Although there are nearly 5,000 articles published daily pertaining to glycobiology, it is still not common knowledge. Physicians are inundated with new information primarily from pharmaceutical companies and this product being a neutraceutical, it is less known by today's doctors.

Glyconutrients – How They Work

In recent years, great strides have been made in medical research science when it comes to cells, DNA, proteins and how these all interact with each other to produce results without our bodies. Research findings have also included things that appear when a lack of proteins or carbohydrates appears within the body. Glyconutrients are eight carbohydrates that have made their way into the research discovery arena. Glyconutrients are cellular identifiers. What they do is form a bank of terminals on a cell. These terminals are what everything else uses to attach to the cell. Everything else includes other cells, hormones, molecules as well as toxins, viruses and bacterium.

The Glyconutrients are bound to a protein sting making them Glycoproteins, which is their final stage of development within the body. You may be surprised at the functions that Glyconutrients perform once they become Glycoproteins. They fill a structural role within the body in the form of Collagen, a transport role in Transferrin, Immunologic role in the form of immunoglobulin, cell to cell communication with selectins, proteins in fertilization, cell adhesion molecules, cell signaling by becoming receptors, clotting by becoming plasma proteins and lipoproteins, and lubrication in the body by becoming Mucins.

As you can see from the examples Glyconutrients that form Glycoproteins, provide essential functions within the body. Without these eight carbohydrates or a sufficient amount of them within the body, there is nothing for the protein strands to bind to and so there is a lack throughout the entire body. The body is now forced to decide where these proteins are best used for survival alone. This can lead to a loss of healthy vital function within the body. If you think that, you might be lacking in Glyconutrients there are supplements available but please check with your doctor before starting them.