Glucose Optimizer™ is a comprehensive combination of nutrients that improve glucose metabolism and antioxidant protection.
Alpha Lipoic Acid facilitates reduction of blood glucose and supports general metabolism by its effects on energy production.
GlucoTrim is an extract of Crepe myrtle, which contains corosolic acid, an activator of glucose transport. Other herbal extracts that have glucose regulating properties include Gymnema, Bitter Melon, Fenugreek and Eucalyptus.
Green Tea Extract (45% Polyphenols) supports the strength of capillaries and other blood vessels.
Magnesium is involved in the metabolism of glucose and production of energy in the form of ATP.
Bilberry promotes healthy eye function and circulation.
A Comprehensive and Synergistic Combination
of Nutrients and Herbal Extracts to Nutritionally
Support Blood Sugar Balance
Dietary Sources of Blood Sugar Imbalances
In 1975, T.L. Cleave, M.D., published The Saccharine Disease, which argues that blood sugar control problems are characteristic of modern Western diets. Twenty years later, Americans ages 2 years and older consumed the equivalent of 82 grams (2.9 ounces) of sugars per day from added sweeteners, which accounted for 16% of all calories consumed. This figure, which comes to more than 65 pounds per person per year(!), does not include the sugars added to foods as binders, fillers, preservatives, and so forth, nor the sugars that occur naturally in fruits, milk, etc. In recent years, in part as a result of the campaign to reduce the amount of fat in the American diet, the consumption of simple sugars has rocketed even further upward, with per capita consumption now reaching between 149 and 152 pounds per year!
Blood Lipids - Blood Sugar - Antioxidant Balance
High levels of blood fats and blood sugar interfere with each other's proper regulation and metabolism. On the one hand, the presence of excess glucose in the blood interferes with the use of fat for energy and, through the action of the liver, elevates the level of triglycerides and their storage as fat. On the other hand, the presence of excess fats in the blood interferes with the disposal of glucose.
To optimize the regulation of blood sugar, both bloodglucose levels and blood fat levels must be taken into account. This is why Glucose Optimizer provides a unique combination of ingredients designed to address both of these issues while simultaneously protecting the body against the oxidative stress associated with elevated levels of blood glucose and insulin.
Chromium
Chromium is the mineral most associated with blood sugar control because in its trivalent form it appears to improve the absorption of glucose into the cells. Chromium potentiates the effects of insulin by improving its ability to bind to its cellular receptor. If a lack of chromium is responsible for the suboptimal clearance of blood sugar by insulin, supplemental chromium will mean that less insulin is needed to control blood sugar levels. Energy levels therefore can be stabilized and the extreme fluctuations of hunger associated with hypoglycemia can be avoided because there is no longer an excessive release of insulin. The usefulness to the dieter and to those with tendencies to high blood sugar is obvious. Just as important, however, is the fact that chromium has been shown to help moderately decrease unwanted blood lipid levels, both of LDL cholesterol and of triglycerides, while actually raising the levels of the desirable HDL fraction of the blood.
Glucose Optimizer Advantages
Contemporary research has identified compounds that have much stronger effects directly upon glucose transport than trivalent chromium, such as alpha-Lipoic Acid and Colosolic Acid. Niacinamide is another nutrient which significantly modulates glucose metabolism, in part by improving both insulin response and insulin release. All four of these nutrients are found in Glucose Optimizer and are broadened by the inclusion of herbal extracts that improve pancreatic beta-cell functioning.
Alpha Lipoic Acid: The Antioxidant Glucose Regulator
Known primarily as an antioxidant that protects both water-based and fat-based tissues, alpha-lipoic acid is also a potent regulator of blood sugar. It has a direct effect upon one or more of the cellular glucose transporters, proteins found inside cells which transport glucose across the cell membrane. Alpha-lipoic acid inhibits the inappropriate release of glucose by the liver, such as when the liver releases yet more glucose into the blood even as the pancreas is releasing insulin to help clear the glucose already present. Of all the nutritional glucose modulators available, alpha-lipoic acid is the most powerful, most versatile, and most extensively tested.
Colosolic Acid
Derived from the herb Lagerstroemia speciosa L., otherwise known as crepe myrtle or the banaba tree, colosolic acid is a relatively new glucose disposal agent. Colosolic acid has been shown to regulate blood glucose levels in humans. From in vitro (test tube) studies, colosolic acid appears to work by stimulating the cell's glucose transporters.
Another interesting finding is that colosolic acid may be useful in weight loss. This is not true of many compounds which help to regulate blood sugar levels. Colosolic acid is a versatile blood sugar modulating agent.
Gymnema Sylvestre
The herb Gymnema sylvestre has been used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine for 2000 years to positively modulate carbohydrate metabolism. Animal studies have confirmed that the herb does indeed reduce blood sugar levels. Other studies demonstrate that gymnema extracts increase liver and pancreas functions, which tend to be weakened in those who are overweight or experience blood sugar regulatory problems. Another significant factor to dieters is the fact that gymnema is claimed traditionally to reduce cravings for sweet foods; it does this by mildly affecting the taste receptors. Western-style researchers have determined that Gymnema sylvestre may work by repairing or regenerating the actual insulin-producing cells of the pancreas and thereby increase insulin output.
Glucose Optimizer
Vitamin C - antioxidant; may improve insulin's actions; partially dependent upon insulin for entry into the cell
Niacinamide - enhances insulin sensitivity and secretion
Vitamin B-1 - essential for carbohydrate metabolism, energy production and nerve cell function
Vitamin B-5 - supports the utilization of carbohydrates and fats in energy production
Vitamin B-6 - supports nerve health; inhibits the crosslinking of proteins by sugars
Vitamin B-12 - supports nerve health; important for energy production; methyl donor
Biotin - enhances insulin sensitivity and glucokinase activity in the liver
Folic Acid - methyl donor that works with B-6 and B-12 to lower homocysteine levels
Vitamin E - antioxidant; enhances insulin sensitivity
Magnesium - may enhance the secretion and actions of insulin; important for the desaturation of fats and for production of energy in the form of ATP
Manganese - important for blood sugar control, energy production and thyroid function; supports the production of the antioxidant superoxide dismutase (SOD)
Selenium - antioxidant; works with vitamin E; supports immune health
Chromium - part of 'glucose tolerance factor;' works with insulin at its receptor site on the cell to improve the cellular absorption of glucose (regulate blood sugar metabolism)
Alpha-Lipoic Acid - antioxidant; enhances insulin sensitivity; mimics insulin's actions; improves glucose transport into the cells; rehabilitates and spares vitamins C and E; rehabilitates CoQ-10; reduces glycation
GlucoTrim (colosolic acid) - enhances the actions of the cellular glucose transporters for improved blood sugar regulation
Gymnema Sylvestra - increases ability of beta-cells to produce insulin; may reduce taste for sugars (75% gymnemic acids)
Bilberry Extract - supports the production of visual purple in the eye; antioxidant that protects the health of the eyes and capillaries (24% anthocyanosides)
Green Tea Extract - supports the health of the capillaries and other blood vessels (45% polyphenols)
Bitter Melon - mimics some of the actions of insulin to reduce blood sugar levels
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