| st seemed too absurd to be true, but there it was in | | | | are some great, emerging nutritional technologies that |
| the August 2, 2004 edition of Newsweek I picked up | | | | are proving very effective in warding off a wide |
| the other day: "According to HealthGrades, the | | | | variety of physical ailments. |
| health-care-rating organization that conducted the | | | | For instance, for the past two years, I've been |
| study, needless deaths averaged 195,000 a year in | | | | researching a new form of supplement called |
| 2000, 2001, and 2002. 'That's the equivalent of 390 | | | | glyconutrition. This technology is a spin off of recent |
| jumbo jets full of people dying each year,' says Dr. | | | | Nobel Prize winning scientific breakthroughs in the field |
| Samantha Collier, vice president of medical affairs." | | | | of glycobiology. |
| My mind struggled feebly to conjure up 390 jumbo | | | | Glycobiology is a relatively new field of science that is |
| jets going up in flames - it imploded hopelessly on | | | | exploring the biochemistry of carbohydrates or |
| crash number 8. | | | | sugars. In a related book, “Sugars That |
| I started to wonder what it all meant. How could so | | | | Heal”, Emil Mondoa, MD explains that |
| many “needless” deaths be happening | | | | “…even tiny amounts of these sugars |
| when we're so advanced technologically? Why is this | | | | - or lack of them - have profound effects. In test |
| carnage allowed to continue unabated and who the | | | | after test in leading institutes around the world, these |
| hell's responsible, anyway? | | | | saccharides (glyconutrients) have been shown to |
| I came to the conclusion that there weren't any | | | | lower cholesterol, increase lean muscle mass, |
| good answers for any of it. The people who work in | | | | decrease body fat, increase wound healing, ease |
| hospitals are fallible, just like you and me. The | | | | allergy symptoms and allay autoimmune diseases |
| difference is, when you or I make a mistake, | | | | such as arthritis, psoriasis and diabetes.” |
| someone's life isn't hanging in the balance. | | | | People who regularly take glyconutritional |
| Still - 390 jumbo jets full of innocent people - what a | | | | supplements are finding, for instance, that they |
| tragedy. Most people checking into the hospital | | | | experience far fewer colds and flues. Others have |
| expect to be checking out in a few days - not | | | | reported recovering from conditions such as asthma, |
| checking out permanently. And the statistics just | | | | fibromyalgia, cancer, autism, and depression. |
| keep getting worse. | | | | A lot of people hearing this for the first time are |
| So what can a person do? Most people feel pretty | | | | very skeptical. If you're in that group but are |
| powerless when it comes to protecting their health. | | | | nevertheless interested in taking a look at evidence |
| If they get sick, they rely on existing healthcare and | | | | that supports these claims, you're one step ahead of |
| submit themselves to conventional medical treatment. | | | | everyone else. In fact, this is the first step you can |
| But that's not health care. That's sickness care. | | | | take to reclaiming your power to make decisions |
| Real health care is about building health from the | | | | about you and your family's health that isn't |
| ground up. Sickness care is about cutting, radiating, | | | | completely dictated by the medical establishment - |
| poisoning and taking toxic prescription drugs. | | | | you know, the same group responsible for 195,000 |
| So, the way I see it, there are two main options. Be | | | | “accidental” deaths a year. |
| good little medical consumers and go along with the | | | | The bottom line: now you at least know about an |
| healthcare program that we've all been taught to buy | | | | alternative that's working for thousands of people - |
| in to - or start thinking outside the healthcare box. | | | | people who've made the decision to start thinking |
| Personally, my advice is to be pro-active. For many, | | | | outside the medical box by adding these new |
| that's a scary option but it doesn't have to be. There | | | | wellness-promoting supplements to their diet. |