Ambrotose Mannatech - Ambrotose side effects
Ambrotose is the brand name for a supplement combination of certain plant sugars called glyconutrients. When you visit the link to the word glyconutrient, you will see why this word has no special meaning. Ambrotose is promoted for its health-giving properties. Ambrotose is produced and marketed by Mannatech, Inc., a multilevel and controversial vitamin company.
Ambrotose side effects
We cannot find any reliable human studies with the Mannatech Ambrotose
glyconutrient product, hence it is not clear whether Ambrotose side effects
would develop with the long term use of this product. Since Mannatech claims
that Ambrotose has an influence on the
immune system, could one Ambrotose side
effect include the induction of
autoimmune conditions?
Ambrotose emails
Q.
After reviewing all the information on a web site by
Dr. Ray Sahelian MD on
glyconutrients, I
wanted to say I found the information very helpful in gaining a more objective
view of Mannatech. Something that disturbed me very much concerning Ambrotose
happened about 6 months ago. A couple approached my wife and I concerning
Mannatech products, they have been associates for some time. They knew that I
suffer from Type 1 diabetes and have for many years. While talking about the
benefits of Ambrotose they mentioned that it has shown much success amongst
diabetics who take the supplements, eat a better diet and exercise. I, in turn
explained that exercise, diet and supplementation may help take the edge off
symptoms but it won't cure me or anything, mind you, I could tell where this
conversation was heading. I inquired how much the Ambrotose powder was that they
were peddling. They mentioned of course that I could get it for free if I became
an associate, which of course I said was not going to happen. They informed me
that it was $ 120.00 for whatever size bottle they were trying to sell me. I
replied that, that much money for one supplement was a little steep at the
moment. They then asked me how much I was currently paying for my medication to
treat diabetes. I told them that because I currently don't have insurance it was
higher than it usually was, but a vial of insulin is about $ 85.00. Their
reasoning after was shocking to me. They said it would be more cost effective to
spend my money on the supplements rather than the medicine because with the
insulin I was only putting a bandaid on my problem and not treating the cause of
my diabetes. I said that I was unaware of Ambrotose's claim to cure Diabetes,
they replied that it may take some time but their product was having so much
success that I just had to take it. Well of course I wasn't going to stop taking
my medicine, but I did agree to try the product. They said after 4 months I
would see a marked improvement in my health if I took it as recommended. Well I
did take it as recommended, religiously in fact. During that time I noticed no
change in the amount of insulin I was taking. In fact, over the 4 months I was
taking Ambrotose, I needed additional insulin to cover my meals. I ended up
telling them that this product is no doubt good for many people, but it didn't
have the desired effect on me. This was not reasoning that the associates were
willing to accept however and to this day I'm still receiving e-mails from these
people who are so concerned about my health who made it a point to say, "we
noticed you bought some Ambrotose, but you didn't buy it through us". It seems
they are a little more proud of the Alaskan cruise they won through Mannatech
for selling a buttload of product rather than really helping people. At any
rate, reading some of the comments of other people really helped me see the
crooked priorities of some people. When there is a bottom line invovled, no
matter how small that line is, people start acting funny. Its hard to get
objective health advice from people, especially from doctors who are getting
mighty rewards for shoving perscriptions down our collective throats, and now
apparently the minnions of Mannatech who serve their master in Texas with a
cultist zeal. Sheesh!
Q. I am a Mannatech associate and have felt personal benefit from taking Glyconutrient (and other) supplements and also helped many others too. The results have ranged from mediocre to near miraculous. A problem I have had for a couple of years however is "where is the science of ambrotose? It took me a while to understand that the science of glycobiology is not the science of Ambrotose as I had been lead to believe. It might be fair to say that ambrotose is based on glycobiology but the association ends there. I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Robert Murray personally recently who confirmed this. After speaking with him I have decided that in order to be as honest as I can be I have to let people know that the science of ambrotose hasn't been done yet. The best we have is the anecdotal evidence which is very compelling. I have spoken with other associates who, in my mind, are more focused on sales than scientific integrity. They just don't see this important difference and continue to misrepresent glycobiology as a validation of ambrotose. The truth is that we don't fully understand how the supplement is used in the human body and we don't know enough about who will and who won't respond favourably to it. I have seen enough "cause and effect" to trust that the body does get multiple benefits from ambrotose and I will continue to tell others even though I know now that I can't explain it and can't offer clinical proof. I hope that other mannatech associates might read this and question what they are being told and what they believe in.
Q. If there are no clinical trials on humans regarding
glyconutrients, maybe this will interest you? My Dad has prostate cancer. He has
tried several alternative therapies, with minor success. When I say this, he is
gaging this off of his PSA levels. He has been off of these alternative
therapies for sometime now, and is waiting for his Ambrotose to arrive via UPS.
He is going to get a baseline PSA level and monitor it while taking this
Ambrotose product. Would you be interested in the results?
A. Yes we would.
Q. I find the label on Ambrotose a bit disturbing in
that it contains no quantifiable amounts of any of the "essential sugars" for
all we know it could be 99% filler which Ambrotose seems to contain (Rice
Starch). Other claims against the products are that they use gums and other
ingrediants which I believe aren't readily digestible and would just pass
through our body anyways, correct? The big claim is that we only get 2 of the 8
sugars from our diet, but a look at the sources of each, we should easily be
able to obtain 4 or 5, maybe 6 from diet, so I think their claims in this regard
are false (assuming the person eats a mixed diet).
A. It is very difficult to know which sugars or sugar chains, in
which quantity and in what form is ideal for human consumption. The claims
regarding Ambrotose and essential sugars made by Mannatech are not based on good
science and therefore, for practical purposes, there is no point in laboring
over which sugars and sugar chains to include as a supplement. If a person
consumes a wide variety of whole, unrefined grains, fibers, vegetables and other
healthy foods, there is no reason to worry about the whole misleading concept of
"essential sugars."
Q. I was wondering if you have ever researched or heard of Glyconutrients and I think it is called Ambrotose? I believe the company that manufacturers it is called Mannatech. Just curious to see what your thoughts were on the research?
Q. Have you guys tried Ambrotose for a period of time?
What were your doses and how long did you take it? Did you notice any changes?
A. Two healthy people at the research staff in their 40s took two
capsules of Ambrotose for a 2 week period with no noticeable effect.
Q. I have been taking Ambrotose products myself, and I know that they have helped me. I do not have any major illness or disease, I am simply allergic to peanut products. Before I began taking Mannatech's Ambrotose, if I consumed any products containing peanuts or peanut oil, I would become so congested that I could only breath through my mouth. Now, peanuts seem to have no effect on me. I have tried consuming peanuts after stopping my intake of Ambrotose for around a week, and I was once again affected by my allergy. After I began taking the Ambrotose again, I found that I could once more eat peanuts without becoming congested.
Q. Hi, I read your website on nutrients -mainly
Ambrotose by Mannatech. While I know little of this particular one, I have been
researching the one called Nutratose called the first and only
phyto-gyconutrient claiming to have all 8 rare saccharides and is the most
potent phytonutrient blend in a non-isolated synergistic formula. I have gotten
this from their web site. Please comment on this product and tell me what it all
means. I have been taking it for a short time and have felt fine, but I also
take Amour thyroid, progestrone, no longer bi-est, but have added multi vitamin,
calcuim, fish oil, vitamin d, baby asprin 81 mg. and supplement formulated with
all the b's, vitamin c, I have battled getting my health back after dealing with
my thyroid and do not want to go back to where I was, which was almost suicidal
due to all the
weight gain, pain and so forth.
The claim is that "Nutratose is the first and only glyco-product to
molecularly join all eight rare saccharides, the most potent Phytonutrient blend
ever achieved in one non-isolated synergistic formula."
A. We are not familiar with Nutratose. A search on Medline reveals
no human studies with this product as of November 2007.
August 2007 - Mannatech reports net sales of $111
million, an increase of 6% compared to $104 million in the second quarter of
2006, as net income for the second quarter, 2007, declined to $1.5 million, a
decrease of 82% compared to $8 million in the second quarter of 2006.