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Limu Moui Reference
Living in Today�s World
Do you know how our modern �man-made� environment constantly overloads your body�s protection mechanisms? Think of it � your immune system constantly has to fend off far more toxins, pollutants, food additives, chemicals and other stress factors than nature designed it for. Unless you keep �topping off� your immune system with the extra fuel it so badly needs, it will eventually sputter to a halt � just like an old overheated car engine.
That�s where Limu Moui from the pristine waters of Tonga comes in �
Nature�s Gift to Your Immune System
In addition to the usual health-giving vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables, Limu Moui also provides several other powerful nutrients including polyphenols, glyconutrients, alginate and more. But of the 70-plus beneficial substances found in Limu Moui, by far the most exciting is fucoidan. This unique substance has already been cited in more than 500 research studies, including numerous in vitro and animal studies published in such publications as the Journal of Molecular Immunology, Anticancer Research, Parasitology, Blood and the British Journal of Pharmacology to name just a few. These studies suggest that fucoidan may just be the most exciting immune-supporting nutrient ever discovered!*
What Exactly is Fucoidan?
Fucoidan is a uniquely-structured sulfated polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate molecule) that is found within the cell walls of certain types of brown seaweed. Its moisturizing property is what gives these seaweeds their slippery, sticky, protective texture. It is important to note that fucoidan is NOT found in land-based plants. It is, however, found in high concentrations within the cell walls of Limu Moui.
What Does Fucoidan Do?
While fucoidan itself does not prevent or cure any type of disease, a large body of research suggests that it may provide the extra nutritional fuel that your overworked immune system so badly needs in today�s polluted, toxic world.*
Independent Research Studies
If you�re the scientific type, you can browse through 500-plus research studies citing fucoidan in the National Library of Medicine�s PubMed database at www.pubmed.gov. Or, you can use the following links to get an idea of some of the recent in vitro and animal research conducted around the world using this promising substance.*
Itoh H, Noda H, Amano H, Zhuaung C, Mizuno T and Ito H. Antitumor Activity and Immunological Properties of Marine Algal Polysaccharides, Especially Fucoidan, Prepared from Sargassum Thumbergii of Phaeophyceae. Anticancer Research, Nov-Dec 1993, 13(6A): 2045-52
Feldman SC, Reynaldi S, Stortz CA, Cerezo AS, Damont EB. Antiviral properties of fucoidan fractions from Leathesia difformis. Phytomedicine, Nov 1999, 6(5): 335-40
Hoshino T, Hayashi T, Hayashi K, Hamada J, Lee JB, Sankawa U. An antivirally active sulfated polysaccharide from Sargassum horneri (TURNER) C. AGARDH. Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, Jul 1998, 21(7): 730-4
Sweeney EA, Lortat-Jacob H, Priestley GV, Nakamoto B, Papayannopoulou T. Sulfated polysaccharides increase plasma levels of SDF-1 in monkeys and mice: involvement in mobilization of stem/progenitor cells. Blood, Jan 1 2002, 99(1): 44-51
Granert C, Raud J, Lindquist L. The polysaccharide fucoidin inhibits the antibiotic-induced inflammatory cascade in experimental pneumococcal meningitis. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, May 1998, 5(3): 322-4
Klegeris A, Singh EA, McGeer PL. Effects of C-reactive protein and pentosan polysulphate on human complement activation. Immunology, July 2002, 106(3): 381-8
Frenette PS, Weiss L. Sulfated glycans induce rapid hematopoietic progenitor cell mobilization: evidence for selectin-dependent and independent mechanisms. Blood, 2000 Oct 1, 96(7): 2460-8
Soeda S, Ohmagari Y, Shimeno H, Nagamatsu A. Preparation of animated fucoidan and its evaluation as an antithrombotic and antilipemic agent. Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, June 1994, 17(6): 784-8
* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or illness. Material provided by the Limu Company, LLC is intended for educational purposes only. The Limu Company, LLC is not engaged in rendering medical advice, and any information provided is not a substitute for professional medical opinion.
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