Frequently Asked Questions

Q:Are these sugars safe?
A: ...Your body was designed to use glyco nutrients, to incorporate them into your glyco proteins. As such, they are an essential part of the diet. They are foods, not drugs. They have NO toxic or side effects. Five of the eight are found in human breast milk, (one of the reasons why babies are protected from disease by breast feeding).*

Q:What are the 8 Sugars found in GlycoNutrients?
A: The eight sugars that combine to make glyconutrients are: Glucose, Galacose, Mannose, Xylose, Fucose, n_Acetylglucosamine, n_Acetylgalactosamine, n_Acetylnueraminic (acid).

Q:Why is it important to have these sugars?
A: Glyco proteins are found in and on the surface of all the 600 trillion cells of your body. Some pituitary gland hormones, such as thyroid stimulating hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, and also a vital hormone of pregnancy, Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin, are glyco proteins. Your blood type is determined genetically by the type of glycoprotein on the surface of your red blood cells. The difference of one single sugar on the receptor determines whether you are A, B or O..*

The result of dietary depletion is failure of proper formation of a glycoprotein, and this is now being recognized as the fundamental cell level problem in many disease states. Improper formation of glyco proteins, or improper glycosylation, in the receptor sites on cells means that cells either cannot "talk", or they miss-communicate. The result is disease. Yes it is true, our cells can make these sugars from glucose, but this is a very metabolically expensive process. In times of physical or emotional stress, and in the absence of a proper dietary intake of the sugars, the cells do not make proper glyco proteins. Dietary lack therefore results in defective immune response, either too much or too little.*

The sugars are not pharmaceutical agents, and do not cure anything. They simply restore basic cellular functions to normal, and then the body can fend for itself. The killer cells will work to identify and destroy diseased or cancerous cells. The immune system can be restored to normal to modulate itself in response to attack. That is why I do not use the term nutriceutical, as it implies a pharmacological type of effect. The eight sugars are an essential food, just as water, protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins and minerals are essential foods. Neglect any one of those at your peril. Present day medicine will tell you this. And in 10 years time, medical people will also be telling you to insure a proper intake of glyco nutrients. That is why I am telling you today – don’t neglect glyconutrients. You don’t have to wait ten years for your doctor to tell you this. Instead of your doctor advising you like this when you have the flu – rest, plenty of fluids and vitamin C, he will say, increase your glyco nutrient, phyto nutrient and phyto sterol intake, I am NOT going to give you antibiotics as you don’t need them! Radical eh?*

Q:What can GlycoNutrients do for me as a cancer patient(survivor)?
A: ...One of my medical colleagues in Hong Kong uses glyco nutrition to help his cancer patients, and is seeing very positive results. I have several patients who have made total recovery from illnesses ranging from multiple sclerosis to chronic fatigue syndrome. Whole families of asthmatics have been rendered symptom free..*
...Allergic conditions are examples of an over reactive immune system. An under reactive immune system could result in an inability of the natural "killer" cells to recognize diseased or cancerous cells, and dispose of them. The consequence may mean the death of the person!*

Q:How can this help those suffering from birth defects such as downs syndrome?
A: Consider Down’s syndrome, where an extra chromosome 21 is in the cell, the result of abnormal cell division in the ovum. We know that glyco nutrition taken over a lengthy period can result in improvement in the IQ, and a change in the facial appearance, normalizing the Downs’ "look". This is achieved by the glyco nutrients masking the effect of the additional chromosome. When I saw the photos of Michelle Des Rochers, before and after three years of glyco nutrients, I was stunned. This is medically impossible! In fact, I have a letter on file from a large international nutrition supplement Company, categorically stating that there is NO nutritional supplement that can alter Downs’ syndrome, and that would also be the position of most medical people as well. All current medical science can do is support. Well, that is set to change!!!*

Q:How can GlycoNutrients help me? A current sufferer of ADHD.
A: Five million children in the USA regularly take the dangerous and addictive drug Ritalin, to stabilize a learning and behavioral condition called Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity disorder. This drug is almost indistinguishable from cocaine, and has serious effects on the human nervous system. 90% of the children involved in the recent serial killings in some US schools were taking properly prescribed Ritalin. Ritalin does not cure the problem. My view is that it adds to the problem. And yet there are now many studies showing quite conclusively that the addition of glyco nutrients to the diet radically modifies ADHD for the better. The real tragedy is that Ritalin continues to be over prescribed, when a harmless, non toxic and very effective alternative exists.*

Q:How can this help prevent diseases such as the bird flu?
A: David Moont, a vet friend and Mannatech associate, told me of an article in a vet journal about the avian flu (bird flu). The article centered on the fact that the virus could enter a cell, but could only be released again if the specific receptor lacked a specific molecule. The receptor was a glycoprotein, the molecule was galactose, one of the eight essential sugars. Now galactose is found in milk products. I find it very interesting that there has been not one case of avian flu in a Caucasian. All the deaths have been amongst the Chinese population, who don’t take milk in their diet. This leapt out at both David and I, but I don’t think the present efforts against bird flu would make much of it! I believe that in the future, research will prove that the glyco nutritional approach will be the best way to prevent viral diseases.*

Special Thanks:A special thanks to Dr. MacRobert for his excellent and thorough article entitled "Taking Back Control of Your Health." His excellent article has been used for many of the questions on this page.