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Glyconutrients are exceptional for maintaining, supporting and building a healthy immune system. They present a range of nutrients absent from our diets to assist in helping us feel our best. In order to stay healthy our cells need to be given the right nutrients, this is because all problems start at a cellular level. Glyconutrients nourish the body at a cellular level thereby boosting the immune system. Glyconutrients include a mixture of eight naturally occurring sugars known as saccharides, which are found in plant carbohydrates.
These plant sugars are known as glycoproteins and they enable the cells to communicate with each other. Glucose and Galactose are two such sugars and are often originate in the foods, which we eat. However the other six sugars – Fucose, Mannose, N-AcetylGlucosamine, N-AcetylNeraminic acid, N-AcetylGalactosamine and Xylose are not so easily obtained in our daily diet and therefore need to be obtained from supplements.
By now you may be asking yourself – well how does this work? The answer lies in the fact that our body’s’ are a gathering of billions of cells and it is imperative that they work together. When we eat food or take a supplement containing essential sugars, they attach themselves to cell receptor sites situated on the exterior of cell membranes. As these cells travel, they commune by touching and passing on messages. This enables the immune system to activate macrophages and other cells to carry out their instinctive function of protecting the cells in the body.
Macrophages and natural killer cells in the immune system patrol the body on the look out for problems. Once identified, a cellular defense team is convened and the immune response initiated. Therefore, it is clear to see how healthy cells mean healthy tissue and organs, which in turn promotes a healthy body.
Every cell needs all the essential sugars and the less the body has to convert on its own, the faster its reaction time, when promoting and maintaining health.
Mothers are encouraged to breastfeed their babies because breast milk provide five of the essential saccharides. This provides the child with a stronger immune system and healthier start in life.
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