ISM’s searchable nutraceutical research database
Nutrition provides not only essential nutrients needed for life but also other bioactive compounds for health promotion and disease prevention. Thousands of epidemiologic studies have consistently shown that nutrition plays a crucial role in the prevention of chronic diseases.
One of the problems people face in reversing disease is perceptual: the long-held belief that food and nutrients have relatively little to do with the development and progression of disease and the maintenance of health. The state of the North American population's health is sufficient proof of our disregard of this fundamental health principle! Heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the top 3 leading causes of death in most industrialized countries. It is estimated that one third of all cancer deaths could be avoided through appropriate nutritional modification. This convincing evidence suggests that a change in dietary behavior is a practical strategy for significantly reducing the incidence of chronic diseases. ISM believes - and is supported with overwhelming scientific evidence - that nutrition has a direct and fundamental bearing on the quality of our health, more so even than the genes that we inherit.
“Nutraceutical” is a combination of the words “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical”. These are products isolated or purified from foods – that is, from nature – and which possess bioactive components that provide medical and health benefits.
Synergism - a Core ISM Philosophy - Evidence is plentiful in peer-reviewed literature of the positive impact that nutraceuticals have on various diseases and chronic conditions. It is important to consider the whole body when confronted with disease. Every system of the body works together. Nutraceuticals have complementary and overlapping mechanisms of action. This is known as synergism. A synergy exists between individual nutraceuticals, where they are found to perform more effectively in combination with each other – leading not only to an enhanced effect, but also to the need for lower doses to achieve the same result. The epidemiological evidence for the beneficial effect of nutrition in human health points in the direction of the impact of a range of nutraceuticals rather than a single component. The substantial differences in structure and the biological properties of these components are likely to influence their ability to prevent specific diseases and they likely act in a synergistic manner for optimal beneficial effects on human health. ISM's philosophy is to provide potent, high-grade multi-compounds of these components that reflect nature's variety. That is why a synergistic and personally-balanced nutraceutical formula, such as ISM's, is the most effective in supporting a healthy body.
“Nutraview” is a portal into hundreds of abstracts from peer-reviewed literature on the positive impact that nutraceuticals have on various diseases and chronic conditions. It is not intended to be an exhaustive review, but a collection of supporting information that will help you make an informed choice.
The take-home message of "Nutraview" is relatively simple: you don't have to go through life without a sense of vitality, and you don't have to accept diseases as inevitable parts of an age-related physical decline. ISM knows that you can feel better and reduce your risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other age-related physical and mental disorders.
Please click on any of the nutraceuticals listed below for a short summary and related literature abstracts.
For further detailed specifications on any individual nutraceutical, please visit ISM’s searchable database: Nutraceutical Search.
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