Can you maximize your performance, minimize injury and recover as quickly as possible by simply eating the right foods? Scientific evidence has shown that while this may have been true at one time, our foods no longer include the neccessary nutrients. Optimal cellular structure, function and communication are dependent on eight essential sugars known as glyconutrients.

Unfortunately, our bodies can only convert glucose (blood sugar) into glyconutrients through a complex enzymatic process. Even worse, these enzymes require glycoproteins (compounds made from glyconutrients) to function at their best. And since the cells in every organ of our bodies must function optimally for peak performance, this creates a problem.

It used to be that we could get these essential sugars from our diets. How-ever, things have changed — for the worse. There are two principal reasons for this change. First, the main source of these essential sugars is fresh, plant-ripened fruits and vegetables. If these foods are picked while they are green, the phytonutrients are still in the stems and roots, so there is only a small amount present in the produce when the shipping process begins. Second, there are enzymes in the foods that start to break down what sugars are present into an inactive form as soon as they are harvested. It can take three to five days to ship from the farm to the store; any phytonutrients that may have been present in the prematurely picked fruit or vegetable are almost completely broken down by the time it reaches the store. So we must turn to supplements for our phytonutrients.