Glyconutrients: The Healing Sugars Your Body Needs | Mary Ruddick

Understanding Glyconutrients

• 💡 Glyconutrients are described as sugars that heal, are not sweet, and play a crucial role in regulating the immune system.
• 🔑 They are essential for blocking infections and preventing damage from lectins, which are found in many health foods.
• 🔬 As autoimmunity increases, glyconutrients are becoming more recognized for their ability to balance an overactive or suppressed immune response.

Dietary Sources of Glyconutrients

• 🍄 Mushrooms like Reishi, Maitake, and Turkey Tail are examples of foods rich in glyconutrients, often used for their medicinal properties.
• 🍎 While the body produces glucose, seven other essential glyconutrients are needed, and only tiny amounts are sufficient.
• 🍖 Foods like chicken cartilage, egg yolks, shrimp shells, and organ meats are sources for glyconutrients such as mannose and galactose.
• 🌳 Xylose can be found in birch tree bark, chicken skin, and connective tissue, beneficial for ear infections and dental health.
• 🌊 Seaweed, oysters, and turkey cartilage provide glyconutrients, while sialic acid, crucial for nervous system disorders, is primarily found in animal brain, with smaller amounts in chicken liver and egg yolks.

Practical Intake and Benefits

• ✅ To obtain the full spectrum of glyconutrients, consuming a variety of foods is recommended, though supplements can also be used.
• 💊 Amberose is mentioned as a supplement that contains most glyconutrients, except for sialic acid.
• 🍵 A cost-effective but unpalatable tea can be made with fenugreek, shiitake, kelp, whey protein, bovine cartilage, and psyllium husk to get all glyconutrients.
• 📈 Regular inclusion of glyconutrients often leads to the regulation of autoimmune markers (like ANA scores) and improved resistance to illness.
• ⚡ Users also frequently report an improvement in energy levels when incorporating glyconutrients into their diet.