Nutrition and Wellness

By: Mark Garcia

What We Eat Affects How We Feel.

Disease and nutrition go hand in hand. Nutritional deficiencies
causes two things. Disease and aging. The other things that also
cause disease and aging are poor life style choices, mainly
tobacco and alcohol. We have an obvious choice with tobacco and
alcohol but we have a much harder choice with nutrition. The
reason for this is mainly because it's very difficult to get the
right kind of nutrition, i.e. fresh fruits and vegetables. These
are seasonal and when we depend on outside sources, we can't be
guaranteed of the quality. When they are shipped from far away
places, typically they are cut before they are ripe and a lot of
the active ingredients are left in the stem and root.

When our bodies are given the right nutrients they can heal
themselves. Genetically we are coded to do this. The only
problem is that in order to fix ourselves we have to have the
right nutrients to do so. Would you fix a flat tire with a rug?

There have been a number of studies done on the use of various
vitamins, antioxidants in treating and preventing disease. I
would strongly encourage checking this out. The one field that
research is exploding in is that of glycobiology. They now know
that there are eight monosaccharides (simple sugars, not just
table sugar) essential to cell to cell communication. This
process helps identify bad cells and instructs the immune system
to kill them. When the immune system is depressed, bad cells
stay bad and then they multiply.

Currently we only get two of these eight essential sugars in our
diet: glucose (table sugar) and lactose (milk products). The
other six we can manufacture but it takes a lot of energy and
can involve up to 20 different reactions.

As many of my clients and colleagues know, I am always astounded
at the amount of refined sugar that exists in our daily diets as
well as the amount that is in most processed foods. The Food
Manufacturers are finally yielding to pressure from consumers to
re-formulate some of their offerings, but we are a long ways
away.

With the use of glyconutrient
products, we are aware of the powerful healing effects of
the eight essential sugars, known as saccharides. These products
are listed in the new book; Remarkable Life, Remarkable Journey.
They are the foundation of multicellular intelligence-the
ability of cells to communicate, cohere, and work together to
keep us healthy and balanced.

But what about the more common sugar found in many of the
processed foods. Companies realize that educated consumers are
reading labels and trying to avoid sugar. In order to hide the
term "sugar", manufacturers are using a new term "organic
evaporated cane juice".

So be sure to read that label and not confuse the 8 Essential
Sugars with the basic sugar sweetener.



About the author:
Mark Garcia C.E.C. is an accomplished professional chef whose
consulting firm, The Retail Food Group works with large
restaurant and hotel corporations all over the world. One of his
areas of expertise is in the field of nutrition and wellness. He
may be contacted at 210-391-8872