Glyconutrients
Aloe Vera contains 7 of the 8 glyconutrients that our bodies need.
The following are three excerpts from Miracle Sugars by Rita Elkins, M.H., (Woodland Publishing) 2002.
"Did you know that your health depends on the ability of cells to talk to each other? Virtually every bodily process that both protects and heals us involves certain intra- and inter-cellular transmissions. These coded messages control everything from wound healing to cancer cell destruction.
In the past it was thought that proteins supplied cells with these codes. Just a few years ago, however, scientists discovered that it was actually the sugar molecules found on their surface that formed the "words" cells use to communicate with their neighbors. When the body has the right supply and assortment of sugars to work with, it makes remarkable structures called "glycoforms." These glycoforms carry cellular codes and attach to the surface membranes of other cells of all kinds. When two cells of any type touch, the glycoforms on each cell actually speak to one another through their intricate sugar codes. If the body is lacking in these sugars, the code can be corrupted."
"Virtually every cell in our bodies is covered with minuscule hair-like glycoforms. Until the invention of the electron microscope, scientists could not see these molecules on the surface of the cells. They could detect hairs (proteins and fats), but could not distinguish that on the surface of those hairs were trillions of other molecules—sugar molecules.
Glyconutrients are not vitamins, mineral, proteins, fats, herbs, enzymes or homeopathic drugs. They are carbohydrates. Just as there are essential proteins called amino acids and essential fats called fatty acids, glyconutritionals are the newly discovered class of necessary carbohydrate nutrients."
"...the glyconutrients I call 'miracle sugars' offer a new universe of health potential. Scores of studies have linked a deficiency of these extraordinary sugars to everything from lupus and diabetes to heart disease to cancer; from ADHD to infertility. Since they are so basic to the needs of every cell in the body, dozens of other illnesses have been linked to an imbalance of these sugars. This booklet attempts to explain how critical these sugars are for human health. As far as immune enhancement goes, they must be viewed as absolutely essential for maximum disease prevention and health maintenance."
