Frequently Asked Questions

Why Do We Need Supplements?

The discovery and development of FoodMatrix™ nutrients represents one of the most significant nutritional breakthroughs of our modern world. This new technology has revolutionized our thinking regarding the provision of effective nutritional supplementation. These FoodMatrix™ nutrients are fundamentally different from other supplemental products, which have been sold on the world markets for many decades. FoodMatrix™ nutrients are 21st century products which help the current needs of a civilization which is largely malnourished.

Recent statistics have shown that 1 in every 3 adults and 1 in every 5 young adults are taking some nutritional supplementation on a regular basis. It is imperative then, to choose those supplements, which are the most effective for our needs. We must choose products that promote biochemical balance and not those which are either ineffective or which can block the normal metabolic processes in the body.

Many people believe that they get all the nutrients they need from the food they eat. There is now, however, a widespread understanding that with the mineral depletion of our soils, food processing, poor food choices and unwise eating habits, most people are not eating a wholesome or adequate diet. Today, people take supplements to provide sources of concentrated nutrients, all with the view to maintaining health and vitality and keeping dreaded diseases at bay.

What are isolated chemical vitamins and minerals?

The countless brands of vitamins and minerals available today at health food stores all use isolated chemical USP (United States Pharmacopoeia) nutrients. In our modern world, we have become used to the bio-medical model. This model is reductionistic in its point of departure and believes that in general terms, medications and nutrients should be given as single isolated substances. Nutrients are removed from their natural environment and presented as a synthesized single chemical. As an example, ascorbic acid is never isolated in nature, but occurs in a Food Matrix™, molecularly bonded to other food elements including Bioflavonoids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. This food form is just what the body requires to process the nutrients. On the other hand, the body has difficulty in recognizing and processing the chemically isolated forms. The digestive process requires a delivery system where nutrients are taken from the gut into serum (the blood) so that they can be utilized appropriately. The delivery system is dependent on proteins to provide the vehicle for transport. Because isolated chemicals are not bound to protein, they are poorly absorbed and bioavailability is retarded. The absorption factor for most chemical isolates is in the area of 5% and very rarely exceeds 20%. This may be the reason that many scientists and doctors have suggested that taking large amounts of supplements is only useful for producing expensive urine.

What are FoodMatrix™ nutrients?

Dr. Alan Tomlinson B.A., N.D., D.O., D.Hom along with his international research team has added to and enhanced Dr. Andy Szalay's original discoveries to introduce to the world the Breakthrough Proprietary Technology Internationally Patented as FoodMatrix™ which incorporates Sportron's proprietary Phytocology™. This new technology is revolutionizing the field of nutritional supplementation.

Absorption is an over used and often abused word. Most people who take food supplements are sold on the idea that one brand are better absorbed than another. Absorption, however, is not the complete story. Bioavailability covers absorption, retention, assimilation and utilization. Unless the supplement is high in all of these factors, the real benefit to our body can be very low. There is little benefit if the isolated nutrient, having been absorbed into the blood stream, cannot be assimilated by a solid organ such as the liver. If it is not assimilated, it cannot be retained or utilized on demand.

Manufacturers typically claim better absorption, retention, and bioavailability for their products. For the most part, however, their scientific backup and research is missing. Claims regarding the advantages of FoodMatrix™ nutrients are based on scientific facts, not science fiction.

Dr. Massoud Arvanaghi, the scientist responsible for the manufacture of FoodMatrix™ nutrients, has examined the technical comparison of food and FoodMatrix™ nutrients with regular isolated nutrients (health food/drug store vitamins/minerals). This is what he has to say about Food Matrix‘:
 
"It is well accepted that humans are intended to receive
nutrients they need from food sources. Attempts to
improve on this basic principal by concentrating the
elements in food into single actives (such as ascorbic
acid) or into fractions that are considered to be the most
valuable, have not yielded the beneficial effects that
were expected. Isolated substances (health food/drug store
vitamins/minerals) cannot compare in value to food or
FoodMatrix™ nutrients and this has been well demonstrated
through scientific research . . .
The significance of the Food Matrix‘ efficiency in
absorption, delivery and utility is found in the way in
which the nutrients are linked to a peptide (protein)
carrier or chaperone. Nutrients are not found on their
own in the body and they do not simply wander about
looking for an appropriate destination site. Nutrients
are targeted by a transportation system whereby protein
chaperones deliver nutrients to the exact location for
utilization within the cell."

This means that isolated chemical nutrients (health food/drug store type) may be absorbed, but when they enter the body, there is no mechanism to target their delivery. The body does not recognize them. So, they are either deposited in the wrong places, which causes problems, or they are flushed right back out of the body.

FoodMatrix™ nutrients, on the other hand, are delivered by the protein chaperones to the cells that need the nutrients and, more specifically, to the right sites within the cell.

Nutrients occur naturally as complex food compounds and it is in this form that they best support the body’s processes. Isolated chemical nutrients (health food/drug store vitamins/minerals) are foreign to the body. Their effectiveness is vastly inferior to their natural counterparts and there is some evidence that they may even confuse or over ride the natural processes.

Let us take examples and see the benefits of FoodMatrix™ nutrients. Calcium is traditionally very difficult to absorb and use in the human body. If, for example, you give calcium carbonate as a supplement for calcium deficiency, there are a number of difficulties. First, you need to give a large amount just to get a little benefit. 1000mg of calcium carbonate yields 400mg of elemental or actual calcium. Of this 400mg, it would be fortunate if 5% is absorbed.

This means that with 1000mg of calcium carbonate, we end up with about 20mg (5% of 400mg) of calcium absorbed. Secondly, it has not been determined that the calcium is correctly utilized. Because it is an inorganic chemical, which comes from the soil, it is not bound to a protein and therefore it is not properly targeted in the body. We know that this type of calcium tends to clog arteries and cause arteriosclerosis and also ends up as deposits in the colon or kidneys.

FoodMatrix™ calcium is bound to protein and research has shown between 70% to 90% absorption. Because it is bound to the protein chaperone, it is targeted for appropriate utility.

Scientists under the leadership of Professor J. Vinson of Scranton University showed that:

FoodMatrix™ calcium was 300% better absorbed than Isolated form.
FoodMatrix™ calcium showed a significant reduction (7.7% diastolic)
in blood pressure when Inorganic calcium had no effect.

Can I take the Blood Sugar Pack™ along with my Medications?

Professor J. Vinson from Scranton University in Pennsylvania has been involved for many years in conducting trials comparing isolated chemicals and food state nutrients. His summary expresses the important elements of this unique and remarkable technology: "FoodMatrix™ nutrients are the most important advancements in nutrition today. They are not just another brand of USP vitamins and inorganic mineral salts. Instead, food state nutrients are a unique generation of vitamins and minerals that are molecularly bonded to the basic building blocks of life: protein."

How long will it take for me to see results?

In some rare cases less than a week. On average a Minimum of 90 Days for Maximum results. Sometimes diabetics will notice that they have more energy or their neuropathy subsides preceding their blood sugar dropping. Most of the medical professionals that we work with ask their patients for a 6 month commitment to taking the FoodMatrix™ Blood Sugar Pack™ .

Does this mean that I stop taking my regular medication for diabetes and high blood pressure?

No, not until your Blood Sugar & Blood Pressure go down. It is always good to check your blood sugar 2-3 times daily & consult with your Doctor.

How can you give a 90 day No Risk guarantee and request someone to return the original purchase if not satisfied when they have to use them first to know if they are satisfied or not?

Customers have 90 days to return the empty containers and invoice from their first order. Most people opt to purchase a 90-day Supply as their first purchase. Therefore you have 89 days to return it.

Why does the blood sugar increase temporarily (sometimes) in the 2nd or 3rd week?

In layman’s terms the liver and fat cells store up sugar for emergencies.  When the blood sugar starts to drop, then the sugar is released from the liver and fat cells which can cause the blood sugar to elevate temporarily (this is an indication that your cells are growing less "insulin resistant".)