About NSC Processes
When considering any nutritional supplement in addition to your diet and exercise regimine, you're likely to run across advice that ranges from "stay away" to "an absolute must". This frustrated situation arises mostly due to not knowing the basic concept of nutrition--and that concept is just not emphasized by doctors or medical schools.
We believe an effective nutritional supplement must have the following two properties to be useful to the body long-term:
Chelation
Nutrition, of course, comes from natural sources. Many natural/herbal products have, therefore, been shown to have beneficial effects on human health. Nutrients contained in these natural/herbal products, however, remain in some chelated or coordinated form, these nutrients are combined with other materials such as minerals or amino acids (peptides). Consequently, mixing nutrients, as in a commercial multivitamin preparation, should not be expected to provide the necessary nutritional benefits equivalent to their natural/herbal sources.
Chelation/coordination between nutrients occurs via a weak bond, formed by a suitable manufacturing process without applying any severe conditions, such as heat and/or chemicals. For example, chelations of chromium (Cr) with certain nutrients (dotted lines as shown to the right), which have previously been shown to regulate metabolic conditions and/or enhance immune functions, have been achieved by such processes. Such chelated products are easily absorbed in the body while retaining their nutritional properties as expected from their natural sources.
An Integrated Antioxidant System
The recent findings suggest that cell death in human body is associated with the inactivation of mitochondria in the cell. This cellular component is considered to be the powerhouse of the cell and in fact, for the whole human body. When Mitochondria produces power, it also generates many oxygen species, known as Free Radicals or Oxidants which are very harmful for the body.
To minimize and/or inactivate these Oxidants, body needs Antioxidants. Beta carotene, vitamin E and C are commonly taken as such Antioxidants. But many studies have shown that this is not so, rather they could be harmful if taken inappropriately. However, studies have also shown that these exogenous antioxidants work in an integrated manner with endogenous antioxidants in the human body.
