Originally published September 22 2005
Nutraceuticals provide many health benefits
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The use of nutraceuticals, or natural ingredients, for disease prevention and treatment is gaining popularity, and some of the many effective neutraceuticals include mushrooms, which can strengthen the immune system; garlic, which has preventative properties for numerous ailments; and glucosamine, which is used as a natural treatment for osteoarthritis.
The nutraceuticals revolution began with the calcium, fibre and fish oil phenomenon when clinical data supporting benefit of these natural substances was published.
Folic acid is efficacious for the management of anemia, prevention of neural tube defects, reduction of homocysteine levels (a cardivoascular risk factor) and reduction of drug toxicity.
Nutraceuticals encompass a large group of preventive and curative health care ingredients that have been predominantly derived from natural substances especially those with a well-established use as food products.
L-arginine derived nitric oxide (ADNO) formulas have the potential to replace Viagra for those choosing natural, for maximum sexual performance.
Clinicians and researchers will appreciate the myriad of well-executed studies that verify L-arginine's efficacy as an anti-ageing agent.
Seven grams of L-arginine daily, improved blood flow in men, aged 55 to 77, with elevated serum cholesterol and early coronary artery disease.
L-arginine supplementation reduced pathological increases in thick plaque-lined vessel walls in people with elevated cholesterol and artherosclerosis.
Gums combine with relatively large volumes of water.
The high soluble dietary fibre content of gums also contributes to good health, especially in low-carbohydrates foods and beverages where gums offer useful functionalities.
The company's Hi-maize TM and Novelose brands of resistant starches are derived from identity-preserved, non-GMO, high amylose varieties of corn and they test as insoluble dietary fibre according to official AOAC methods.
Glucosamine is an amine-sugar that has been marketed as a natural product for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Biosyntrx develops nutraceutical formulations that support optimal health specifically the exquisitely engineered functions of the eyes, which reveal some of the earliest signs of degeneration affecting the entire body.
For example: Reishi has been called an "immune potentiator" and can increase the production of Interleukin-1 and 2.
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