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Glyconutrition...A little revisionist history cannot hurt

You would be surprised if you knew how many medical and health authorities are involved in the research of glyconutrition. M.I.T. calls the entire glycomics field one of the top ten technologies which will shape our future.

Four Nobel Prizes out of the last eight have been awarded in Medicine for discoveries in glycobiology (the field of glyconutrition.)

So what does this have to do with Jesse James? Well, for one thing, we are pretty sure that Jesse James did not die because of poor nutrition. We are equally sure he had next to nothing to do with the discovery of glyconutrition. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, this article is the only source tying Jesse James with glyconutrition.

Of course, that's no great accomplishment, seeing that Jesse James has been linked with all sorts of events in our history. Mostly unbelievable too. Some say he was the real assassin of Abraham Lincoln. Some say he was not the one killed by the cowardly Ford gangster with a shot to the back of the head. Some say he traveled overseas and lived out his days in a foreign country. Some say he moved to Canada to escape the law here'

Still others say he lived a full life and died sometime in the early 20th Century. It seems like no matter who you talk to, when the name 'Jesse James' comes up, you get some version of an American 'Robin Hood', a train robber, a ruthless murderer, a kind father, a good family man, a former Confederate 'avenging the proud ole South,' a religious man, and a philanthropist. He even tried out for Baptist.

Hard to know what's true and what isn't. Everybody sounds convincing'well, to some extent.

I suppose we could add our two cents worth to the fine tradition. I suppose we could say he discovered glyconutrition way ahead of his time'and that's how he survived all of those bullets. It was glyconutrition that gave him all that energy for those bank and train robberies, and glyconutrition was his special 'aging antidote.' So he lived to a ripe ole age'when the rest of America was not averaging anywhere near 70 years old'which he purportedly surpassed. Can you explain that?

Hard to believe all of the claims, isn't it? But, that's how legends are born.

Frankly, that's the problem when dealing with glyconutrition also. So many claims. But, it sounds so convincing and 'all-encompassing' that people become suspicious. It just seems to be too good to be true.

After all, glyconutrition is a brand new health discovery'and the subject of four Nobel Prizes. Let that sink in. That isn't normal, even for Nobel Prizes.

As stated, the field of glyconutrition has been haled by M.I.T. as one of the Top 10 emerging fields which will change our world.

Glyconutrition is now known as a breakthrough in stem cell production and research.

Glyconutrition is the key to cellular communication'and thus to our immune system.

Glyconutrition answers the 'why' question of certain 'healing' substances such as aloe vera, breast milk, Echinacea, garlic, coconut milk, certain anti-bacterial mushrooms - since each of these contains glyconutrition.

Glyconutrition is responsible for helping people with certain cancers, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, flu, sinusitis, HIV, shingles, asthma, strep, TB, Candida, eczema, hepatitis B and C, Herpes Simplex 1 and 2, MS, Psoriasis, Lupus, Crohn's Disease , Celiac, Ulcers, Ulcerative Colitis, ADD, ADHD, Infertility, Alzheimer's, Scleroderma'

And yes'even 'aging' (See Glyconutrition and Ponce de Leon)'

Now, do you see the problem? It seems to do just about everything. Like Jesses James.

But, there's a reason for that.

If you were Jesse James'

If you were Jesse James, and someone asked you 'What do you do for a living?' you wouldn't say, 'Well, I am a train, stagecoach and bank robber.' You might say something like, 'I'm into banks.' Or' 'I've made a career in finance.' You might even mumble something about how much in demand you are in the transportation industry.

It's important to get it right about glyconutrition. We live in a society that's used to dealing with each disease condition separately. Everything is assumed to have an antidote of its very own.

If you were to ask your doctor what cures strep, he might say penicillin. If you were to ask, 'What cures cancer?' the doctor might say radiation and chemotherapy.

Actually, those are mistaken answers. You see, none of those 'antidotes' are the primary remedy for any disease. The primary antidote is your immune system.

Which is the reason glyconutrition is a tough sell. Telling people what it does with our immune system leaves them wondering if you are giving them an 'I'm into banks' kind of an answer. Telling them things such as'

Glyconutrition strengthens the immune system to produce macrophage and immune killer cells which attack malignancies.

Glyconutrition increases the production of substances that target cancer cells'

Glyconutrition activates T-cells to recognize and destroy invasive and abnormal cells.

Glyconutrition helps regulate the process of apoptosis- the natural "dying off" process in cellular systems.

True? Yes.

Exciting? Hardly.

Sounds more like a lecture in chemistry class'

Statements like these impress people about as strongly as telling them you're the greatest hockey player in Uruguay.

People want to hear something direct (and even sensational) such as, 'It kills cancers because it has this special element that 'zaps tumors.'

People have a hard time envisioning a substance that bolsters the immune system. Granted, that is a huge truth because it affects all diseases and health conditions known to mankind. But, most people yawn right through it.

People like it simple and direct. But, 'direct' is not always best, especially if it's not complete.

Here's 'direct'. Glyconutrition does not kill anything. It does not cure anything. It does not attack anything.

What it does is provide eight substances (albeit sugars - there are over 200 sugars in nature) for the body. Those sugars provide each cell with capabilities which bolster the immune system and intercellular communication. You can't live without those eight sugars.

In short, a deficiency of these extraordinary sugars is linked to everything from diabetes to arthritis'from flu to strep'from allergies to psoriasis. Glyconutrition is so basic to

life that every cell in the body needs it. Glyconutrition is the chemistry which provides the atomic strength for the immune system.

Glyconutrition can leap tall buildings in a single'

Ugh'maybe I'll just tell 'em that's why Jesse James lived so long.