What’s one way to find out whether you really need something? Well, you could throw it away and see if you miss it! Surprisingly, in the world of nutrition research, this approach has actually, and often inadvertently, driven major discoveries. Let’s take rice as an example. Scientists think that humans first started cultivating rice over [...]
In this season of giving gifts and thanks, let us take a minute to honor the sweet foundation of Mannatech’s success: Manapol aloe vera gel extract. Manapol extract, Mannatech’s very special polysaccharide, is a long-chain carbohydrate consisting mostly of the simple sugar mannose. It was licensed to Mannatech in 1994 when we first introduced the [...]
Recently, the media has pounced on a couple of published studies, which reported that dietary supplements can be bad for you. One study found that intake of vitamin E increased the risk of prostate cancer (1); another reported that post menopausal women who took certain vitamins and minerals had an increased risk of dying (2). [...]
In 1977, when the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs issued “Dietary Goals for the United States,” their primary goal was to discourage excessive intake of food components linked to chronic disease. This was the first of many governmental attempts to influence America’s dietary choices. It can be argued that subsequent confusing [...]
Independent, hard-working, goal-oriented, confident… these are just some of the words used to describe members of the Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964. One characteristic of Baby Boomers that those of us at Mannatech especially appreciate is their ongoing commitment to maintaining health and wellness. With the high cost of health care, in [...]
Recent buzz within the functional food, beverage and dietary supplement industries indicates that consumers lack a real understanding of what inflammation is and why they need to be concerned about it. In a recent informal poll, 43.6% of respondents reported that a lack of consumer education about inflammation is the most significant challenge facing the [...]
Once again, Mannatech’s excellence in educating the public about nutrition and health has been confirmed by a panel of experts. Mannatech’s blog HealthyScience.net was bestowed a Winter/Spring 2011 Web Health Silver Award by the Health Information Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for professionals who work in consumer health fields. The Web health awards program honors [...]
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