Sweet Justice

Sugar can actually be good for you. If it’s a plant sugar, or glyconutrient, that is.

When it comes to health, modern life has been getting a bad rap. Although we have more effective treatments for cancer, and mortality rates are dropping, the disease is still on the rise – around 90,000 new cancers are diagnosed in Australia each year. Diabetes and obesity are also rampant. In Australia, around one million people have diabetes, and seven million are overweight or obese.

Modern technology is one culprit responsible for our ill. Labor-saving devices, such as cars, remote controls and elevators, have literally taken the grind out of our daily lives and resulted in many of us becoming couch potatoes.

But poor nutrition is another key in this unfolding health drama. We are suffering from malnutrition in the midst of plenty.

For consumers looking to live healthier and nutritionally enriched lives, Mannatech Inc. offer hope. Based in Coppell, Texas, Mannatech sells more than 24 proprietary and scientifically validated glyconutritional supplements and products for adults and children that address health and wellness issues, weight management and skin care. Steve Lemme, senior vice president of sales and marketing, says Mannatech has been entrusted with a divine technology.