Mitotrol contains a high concentration of mostly alpha glucans and some beta glucans (alpha polysaccharides peptides) derived from brown rice through a proprietary process that employs:
Alpha glucans are more bio-available than beta glucans and easily assimilated by the mitochondria to create ATP or cellular energy. According to Robert K. Naviaux, MD, PhD of A Primary Care Physician’s Guide, Mitochondrial biology is one of the fastest growing areas in genetics and medicine, connecting scientific disciplines ranging from embryology to cancer, to infectious disease. Indeed, disturbances in mitochondrial metabolism are now known to play a role not only in rare childhood diseases, but have also been implicated in many common diseases of aging, including heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson disease, and dementia.
Although most studies on plant glucans have been done on beta glucans from mushrooms, which also contain a small amount of alpha glucans, alpha glucans are smaller and easier to utilize by the cells of the body. Mitotrol is the first product to come to the market with a flip-ratio of alpha to beta glucans is proving to be just as effective as beta glucans from mushrooms and in most cases more powerful.
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Reducing the inflammation in Colitis with Alpha-glucans
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Alpha and beta glucans increase cellular ATP levels
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