Glucanol--Healthy Sugar

Glucanol Forte ™

Advanced Glucose Control

Glucanol Forte ™ is an advanced holistic and natural formula for a complete maintenance of healthy sugar levels.

This product gives nutritional support to your body, mind and spirit to achieve the best glucose control possible.

It is fully doctor designed, tested and approved for your daily use.

This formula contains ingredients proven to help sugar control, but additional benefits are present due to the special rhythmical manufacturing process and the proprietary blend of the components.

What are the main benefits of Glucanol Forte™?

Lowers your blood sugar and maintains it at the healthier levels
Helps weight loss
Improves digestion of carbohydrates
Naturally increases energy levels
Helps cholesterol metabolism
Lessens mood swings after sugar ingestion

Who should take Glucanol Forte ™?

Individuals considered to be overweight - with a BMI over 25 (See Chart 1)
People relying largely on a carbohydrate rich diet
Anybody with a fasting glucose level above 120 mg/dl, or an abnormally high glucose level after a meal, 140mg/dl - 190 mg/dl (or as determined by your personal health care provider)
People wanting to maintain health and prevent or nutritionally improve a metabolic syndrome (characterized by excessive weight, high blood pressure, abnormal fat metabolism, and insulin resistance)
Improving impaired glucose tolerance *

Suggested use:

2 capsules in the morning are sufficient in general. For tighter control and deeper effect take 2 capsules twice daily. Will not cause dangerously low sugar episodes when used individually. (Consult with your physician if other individual medical concerns are present. Discuss with your physician or maintain careful observation if used in conjunction with multiple medications or if used as an accompaniment to insulin to treat diabetes.)

Ingredients

Madeglucyl ™

This is a newly patented herbal ingredient designed for the dietary management of sugar control. It is made from the seeds of the Syzygium cumini plant, also known as Jambolan, Eugenia cumini. The large evergreen tree is part of the Myrtaceae family where other plants such as the eucalyptus tree and the clove spice are at home. The current extract is obtained from the seeds of the edible plant growing in Madagascar. In Madagascar traditional healers have successfully used this plant to relieve the symptoms of diabetes.

The patented product, called Madeglucyl™, has been standardized for ellagic acid. Only those batches that have the following bioassay characteristics are allowed to market: a minimum 20% reduction of blood glucose level measured 30 minutes after glucose loading. Madeglucyl™ has been tested in a variety off experimental situations and shown to be very effective in lowering abnormal glucose levels. It is highly significant to observe that even though the glucose reduction was anywhere from 20% to 27%, under no circumstances was a lowering of blood sugar activity observed for normal healthy baseline levels. Madeglucyl™, in other words, does not cause in and of itself hypoglycemia even at such an enormously high dosage as 500 mg per kilogram given over 48 days.

In experimental animal studies Madeglucyl™ caused not only a 50% reduction of glucose in the short-term, in comparison to the control group, but also caused a lowering of the mortality rate in diabetic animals by over 23% in comparison to controls. In a follow-up study of obese and diabetic mice, Madeglucyl™ was given over 53 days and led to a 44% reduction of plasma sugar levels over the control animals.

Eight clinical studies on humans were performed in Madagascar, Germany and the US showing outstanding effectiveness of this herbal preparation with a lowering of blood sugar by 35% after 15 days of treatment and up to 49% at the end of 90 days of treatment. Madeglucyl™ was also given to 20 healthy volunteers at a dose of over 3 g per day. No side effects or abnormal effects were shown throughout the trial period. In patients with type 1 diabetes, Madeglucyl™ allowed the reduction of the daily dose of insulin.

To summarize:

no hypoglycemic effects were seen in normal subjects
20% reduction in blood sugar levels were observed in healthy volunteers after a glucose load
40% reduction in blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients
well tolerated even at high doses
no toxicity at any level administered
studies suggested daily dosages for maintaining healthy blood sugar levels in the range of 1.5 to 3 g per day.

Vitamin D

Research indicates that Vitamin D can help protect against diabetes. Low blood levels of Vitamin D interfere with the proper function of insulin-producing cells and predispose individuals to type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Low Vitamin D levels also result in an increase in the risk of insulin resistance, even in otherwise healthy individuals.

Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to impair insulin synthesis and secretion in human and in animal models of diabetes, suggesting a role in the development of type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, epidemiological studies suggest a link between vitamin D deficiency in early life and the later onset of type 1 diabetes. In studies in non obese diabetic mice, pharmacological doses of vitamin D have been shown to delay the onset of diabetes.

These findings deserve very close attention since in northern American cities possibly upwards of 80% of the population is deficient in vitamin D!!

Rosemary

Interestingly in the last several years, Rosemary has been found to be a powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant such that it now occupies a prominent position in the regular food industry. Research has shown, however, that it is ineffective if it doesn’t have an appropriate quality control shown in the standardization of its most active ingredients of Rosmarinic and Carnosinic acids. Rosmarinic acid itself has been known for centuries to have significant health improving qualities. It can be antiseptic, astringent, hypoglycemic, fever reducing; helpful in gastrointestinal upsets, skin diseases, bacterial infections, inflammations of the urinary system, and more. Rosmarinic acid is very bio-available because of its hydrophilic nature. Studies have shown that shortly after ingestion significant quantities were detected in the brain, heart, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, and bone, with the highest concentration in the lung tissue (13 times the blood concentration).

The German Commission E has approved the use of rosemary for blood pressure problems, dyspeptic complaints, loss of appetite, and rheumatic disorders.

Experimental data and the work of the scientist R. Steiner show rosemary to be helpful in lowering the blood sugar.

5M™ Pentas™

This interesting combination of five salts and trace minerals from slate, porphyry, apatite, and sulfur has an important energetic role. Interpreting the research done by R. Steiner one can say that it conveys a sense of stability in one’s body, of inner confidence and mental clarity.

Trace Minerals

Have been included in this formulation because our soils are so depleted of trace minerals, due to a chemically based agriculture, that supplementation is required. The lack of trace nutrients is all the more vexing since practically no function in the body can progress properly without adequate amounts of trace minerals. We are offering a full spectrum of ionic trace minerals that is low in sodium and free of toxic heavy metals. These trace minerals have been obtained from the Great Salt Lake, an inland sea, where the washout from the rivers, weather, and other geological processes have produced a combination of salts that are ideal for the human physiology. The trace mineral mix is standardized and guaranteed to contain magnesium, boron (!), selenium, lithium, chloride, and more than 70 other trace elements.

Trace amounts of the gemstones Emerald and Topaz have been added in order to utilize this unique natural occurrence of quartz. The quartz or silica is well known to be indispensable for many connective tissue processes and especially the sense organs in the human body.

Biotin

Biotin is a secondary B-vitamin with important functions in fat metabolism and may be involved in the synthesis and release of insulin. Preliminary studies in both animals and people suggest that biotin may help improve blood sugar and lipid control in those with diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes.

Chromium

The average American diet predisposes to chromium deficiency due to its emphasis on junk foods. Current estimates show that 80% of Americans are lacking in this essential mineral nutrient. Studies have shown that Chromium helps cells respond properly to naturally produced insulin. The mechanism by which chromium improves glucose levels may be, among others that chromium improves the ability of receptors on the cell walls to bind insulin to the cells and thus allow the more efficient transport of glucose into the cells.

We use the Chromium 454 form, a more water soluble and bio-available form. It is available in a food derived organic carrier. Most other commercially available chromium supplements are SYNTHETIC complexes bound to various ligands as salts. The most popular of these products tend to be expensive, water insoluble, and of questionable effectiveness.

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is NOT a disease. It is a pre diabetic condition characterized by insulin resistance and correspondingly high sugar levels. These sugar levels have not yet reached the levels that would constitute diabetes. This pre diabetic phase can last a long time. Once it is present though, the chances of developing diabetes type II are at least 1 in 3 within 10 years. IGT, according to the American diabetes Association (ADA), is a condition characterized by a serum glucose concentration of 140- 190 mg/dl two hours after an oral glucose challenge. This is not high enough to meet the diagnostic criteria for diabetes, which is a sugar level over 200 mg/dl.

Several characteristics have been recognized as associated with a greater risk of progression from IGT to diabetes:

generally higher glucose levels than normal
higher fasting plasma insulin levels
lower plasma insulin levels in response to a glucose load
obesity
age

Once again, at present IGT is not considered a disease in its own right but it is a very significant risk category for developing diabetes in the future and developing those complications that are attributed to diabetes. People that have high glucose levels are at greater risk for: heart disease, stroke, death from all causes, circulatory problems of the lower extremities, etc. Patients that present with unexpected strokes, heart attacks, and other complications have been found to have an unusually high incidence of IGT.

In recent epidemiologic studies, the incidence of IGT was found to be surprisingly high. Among nearly 2600 persons tested with a mean age of 54 years, approximately 18% had IGT. In the population older than 65 years the rates were even higher, reaching 46%. In the population with specific myocardial infarction (heart attack) the rates went up as high as 65%. Considering these numbers, it becomes evident why careful attention to this particular problem would be of enormous importance to the general health of both adults and youngsters.

Both common sense and medical studies show that the best way to maintain a healthy blood sugar is through physical exercise and appropriate diet. In a recent US diabetes prevention program, an intensive lifestyle intervention among IGT people reduced the diabetes incidence by 58% compared with a placebo. In those not capable, or not willing to introduce a significant lifestyle change, drug therapy, for example, with metformin and others were shown to be able to prevent the onset of diabetes in subjects with IGT. Interestingly however, the ADA(American Diabetes Association) does not recommend the drug therapy because of the limited efficacy of treatment with oral agents, the potential for adverse drug reactions, the lack of data showing a reduction of the vascular complications of diabetes in this patient population and lastly, insufficient assessments of cost effectiveness.

There is not sufficient evidence yet to definitively answer the question whether treatments with "natural supplementation" would be a viable alternative to treatment with single drugs. There is no question however that lowering the blood sugar and lowering insulin resistance through a reduction of obesity and normalization of sugar levels by means of lifestyle changes and natural supplements would be beneficial.

Chart 1. Conversion of height (inches) and weight (pounds) to BMI (body mass index)

Ht.	Body Weight in Lbs.
in's	Body Weight in Lbs.
58	91	96	100	105	110	115	119	124	129	134	138	143	148	153	158	162	167
59	94	99	104	109	114	119	124	128	133	138	143	148	153	158	163	168	173
60	97	102	107	112	118	123	128	133	138	143	148	153	158	163	168	174	179
61	100	106	111	116	122	127	132	137	143	148	153	158	164	169	174	180	185
62	104	109	115	120	126	131	136	142	147	153	158	164	169	175	180	186	191
63	107	113	118	124	130	135	141	146	152	158	163	169	175	180	186	191	197
64	110	116	122	128	134	140	145	151	157	163	169	174	180	186	192	197	204
65	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156	162	168	174	180	186	192	198	204	210
66	118	124	130	136	142	148	155	161	167	173	179	186	192	198	204	210	216
67	121	127	134	140	146	153	159	166	172	178	185	191	198	204	211	217	223
68	125	131	138	144	151	158	164	171	177	184	190	197	203	210	216	223	230
69	128	135	142	149	155	162	169	176	182	189	196	203	209	216	223	230	236
70	132	139	146	153	160	167	174	181	188	195	202	209	216	222	229	236	243
71	136	143	150	157	165	172	179	186	193	200	208	215	222	229	236	243	250
72	140	147	154	162	169	177	184	191	199	206	213	221	228	235	242	250	258
73	144	151	159	166	174	182	189	197	204	212	219	227	235	242	250	257	265
74	148	155	163	171	179	186	194	202	210	218	225	233	241	249	256	264	272
75	152	160	168	176	184	192	200	208	216	224	232	240	248	256	264	272	279
76	156	164	172	180	189	197	205	213	221	230	238	246	254	263	271	279	287
BMI	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
			healthy						overweight						obese

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