Ambrotose Mannatech benefit and review of this natural supplement product - side effects, adverse events, review

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. This product is produced and marketed by Mannatech, Inc., a multilevel vitamin company.

Ambrotose side effects, safety
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 this natural product has an influence on the immune system, could one a potential side effect include the induction of autoimmune conditions if used in too high dosages or for too many months and years?

Emails
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. 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!

If there are few 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 gauging 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? Could this product be used with a sexual enhancing herb such as tongkat ali since he has difficulty with erections.
   Yes we would interested in the results. We think they can be used together but his doctor should approve.

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).
   It is very difficult to know which sugars or sugar chains, in which quantity and in what form is ideal for human consumption. In our opinion, the claims regarding 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."

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.

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."
    We are not familiar with Nutratose. A search on Medline reveals no human studies with this product as of November 2007.

I am traveling to Thailand next month for cardiac stem cell treatment. My own stem cells will be mass produced and reinjected into my body.  I was approached by a Mannatech associate who tells me that the Fisher Institute conducted a study that claims their product regenerates stem cells within our own body. I don't want to fall victim, yet I want to support my body as best as I can in this endeavor.
   We have not seen such published studies in reliable medical journals.

Several years ago, my parents became true believers of Mannatech. At the time, I was somewhat skeptical about the product and company, but I shrugged my shoulders, as it was just another in a long line of MLM products my parents were into -- magnets, colloidal silver, aloe vera, etc., etc... Soon after getting involved with Mannatech, Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. His doctor told him that the cancer was Stage 3, and was inoperable, and that with no treatment, he had only 6 months. With chemotherapy, he could possibly extend that to as much as 3 years. With the promises and inspiring testimonials of Ambrotose fresh in his head, Dad decided against chemo, and put all his faith in Ambrotose. He took the larger dose that many testimonials "recommended," which was something like 9 teaspoons a day or more -- which equated to about $100/week in Ambrotose purchases for myparents. Unfortunately, my father passed away only 4 months after that doctor's visit. Itwould seem that Ambrotose did little to fight the cancer. Was there a benefit toDad taking it? Possibly, if you take the emotion of Hope into consideration. Mom and Dad spent those last 4 months with complete faith that Ambrotose would do its magic. I suppose that's better than doing nothing, knowing your life willend within 6 months. But, their hope was expensive, at $100/week. Recently, I've been diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis. Mom is still very convinced that Ambrotose has helped her in several ways, and has been really putting pressure on me to postpone the treatment my rheumatologist is recommending. Of course, being the skeptic I am, I'm not about to do that, but I had no data with which to counter her arguments about the "eight essential sugars" we don't get in our diet. So, I was very pleased to come across your site. Thank you for publishing all this information. It was very helpful to me.