
Blood Sugar is metabolized by the body in very complex ways. In an ideal state,
the body uses the sugars derived from food only as required for metabolism, ensuring there is
sufficient glucose in the blood at all times for our energy requirements, but
that is it not present in excess. The excess sugar from our food is stored in
fat for use later when we don't have sufficient foods available for our
immediate energy requirements.
To understand how Levolar Forte works in maintaining
normal blood sugar, it is important to look at the steps the body goes through
in metabolizing blood sugar:
- Food is digested in the stomach and intestines. Starches and
Carbohydrates, which are long-chain sugar molecules, are broken down into
simpler sugars which can be absorbed into the blood stream. This is where
the majority of our dietary sugars come from. Also, lesser amounts are
released from the fats we eat, also broken down into simpler sugars and
absorbed into the blood stream.
- In response to this increase in blood sugar following a meal, the body
produces a couple of enzymes, primarily Insulin and Hepatic Glucokinase,
which act as triggers to allow the blood sugar to enter into the cells where
it can be used for energy. These enzymes, particularly Insulin, fit
receptors on the surface of the cells, and act to open a passage into the
cell to allow the entry of the sugar. Like a key opening a locked door into the cell, allowing the entry of the sugars for use in the cell.
- Any sugar in excess of what is needed at the time is converted by other
enzymes into compounds which are stored in fat in the body. Later, when there are no
dietary sources of sugar for the body to utilize, these fat
stores release the sugars back into the blood stream for use as needed.
Unfortunately, in Metabolic Syndrome, there are several points where this normal blood sugar mechanism goes
wrong. In Type Two Diabetes and in Metabolic Syndrome (also known as Syndrome
X), usually several of the mechanism fail. This is where Levolar Forte comes in. There are at least five different mechanisms by which Levolar Forte works in helping the body to maintain normal healthy blood sugar
levels:
- The first way Levolar Forte helps is by altering the way
the body digests the foods we eat. As pointed out earlier, most of our blood
sugar comes from the starches and carbohydrates we eat. These are digested
in the intestines by enzymes called alphaglucosidases. (alpha-glucoside is
the technical term for starches. Alpha-glucoside-ases are the enzymes which
digest these starches) Levolar Forte contains an extract from
the root bark of a rare tree from India named Salacia oblonga.
Salacia contains natural alphaglucosidase inhibitor which limit the
digestion of starches in the gut. When the starches are not digested, then
the sugars never enter the blood stream in the first place, but rather get
passed through unchanged. This mechanism is the same as what is found in
several oral anti-diabetic drugs such as acarbose (Precose tm). Research has indicated that the natural
salacia is approximately 200 times more effective than acarbose.
There is another compound in Levolar Forte from the medicinal
mushroom Grifola frondosa (Maitake) which is also an alphaglucosidase inhibitors. This one helps limit the amount of sugars
released from the carbohydrates we eat. Together, these two alphaglucosidase
inhibitors significantly reduce the amount of sugar that ever enters the
blood stream in the first place. When there is less sugar absorbed from our food, there is less for the body to try and keep under control.
Mechanism of action # 1: These two alphaglucosidase inhibitors effect blood sugar metabolism by
limiting the absorption of dietarily derived glucose in the two hours after
eating.
- The second mechanism comes from the well known medicinal mushroom Cordyceps sinensis. This mushroom contains compounds which effect blood
sugar metabolism in two different ways:
a) Increases production of the enzyme Hepatic Glucokinase,
which is a secondary mechanism by which the body metabolizes blood sugar.
b) Increases the sensitivity of the insulin receptors on the
surface of the cells, so that any insulin present is more effectively
utilized.
Mechanism of Action #2: Cordyceps positivly effects blood sugar metabolism throughout the day by increasing insulin sensitivity.
- The third mechanism is from a special extract of Cinnamon,
containing a group of bioactive compounds called MHCP (Methyl-Hydroxy-Chalcone-Polymer).
We derive this from two types of cinnamon, both Cinnamomum zylanicum (true Cinnamon from Madagascar) and Cinnamomum cassia (called Bastard
Cinnamon from India). Levolar Forte is the only product on the
market containing both these cinnamons.
Mechanism of Action #3: Cinnamon effects blood sugar metabolism by limiting the
release of stored sugar from fat. Cinnamon's MHCP compounds inhibit the enzymes
which trigger the release of glucose between meals and while sleeping.
- The forth way in which Levolar Forte effects blood sugar
metabolism is from the medicinal mushroom Coprinus Comatus. This mushroom
has been shown to reduce excess blood sugar through mechanism which are only
partly understood, probably through increased excretion through the kidneys.
Mechanism of Action #4: Coprinus effects blood sugar metabolism by speeding the excretion of excess sugar not required for energy metabolism.
- The fifth way that Levolar Forte effects blood sugar is
through the catalytic action of Chromium and Biotin. Both these are
necessary for normal blood sugar metabolism and are even more important in
people with type two diabetes. The type of chromium used in Levolar
Forte is Chromium Polynicotinate, which is the most absorbable
type. Each tablet of Levolar Forte contains 200 umg of
elemental chromium, for a total of 800 umg per day. This is the optimum dose
for blood sugar control.
Biotin is also involved in the breakdown of excess blood sugar. While we
normally get biotin from our diets, but the amount normally consumed in our
diets is insufficient to effect blood sugar levels in type two diabetics. Levolar Forte contains 8 mg of Biotin per tablet, which is many
times the amount found in out normal diet.
Mechanism of Action #5: Chromium and Biotin effect blood sugar metabolism catalytically.
With five mechanism of action, Levolar Forte shows
good effectivness in over 80% of people who use it!

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