The Guide

NUTRIENTS MUST WORK TOGETHER FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH At GNLD, we understand that a nutrient is not an isolated entity performing one simple little task. Instead, each nutrient depends on the presence of many others to perform its functions in the body. For instance, the body may use a single nutrient as a component of 300 different enzymes it manufactures, and each of those enzymes in turn requires a different mixture of nutrients! If key nutrients or any of their helper nutrients are missing or scarce, the body’s ability to function normally becomes compromised. Our in-depth nutritional knowledge enables us to take a comprehensive approach to GNLD product development. When formulating a supplement, for instance, our nutritional experts evaluate all of the related nutrients that must be available to ensure maximum utilization of the supplemental nutrient. We also pay attention to what happens to each nutrient as it passes through the body’s metabolic machinery. Similarly, we make sure the

At GNLD, we understand that a nutrient is not an isolated entity performing one simple little task. Instead, each nutrient depends on the presence of many others to perform its functions in the body. For instance, the body may use a single nutrient as a component of 300 different enzymes it manufactures, and each of those enzymes in turn requires a different mixture of nutrients! If key nutrients or any of their helper nutrients are missing or scarce, the body’s ability to function normally becomes compromised. Our in-depth nutritional knowledge enables us to take a comprehensive approach to GNLD product development. When formulating a supplement, for instance, our nutritional experts evaluate all of the related nutrients that must be available to ensure maximum utilization of the supplemental nutrient. We also pay attention to what happens to each nutrient as it passes through the body’s metabolic machinery. Similarly, we make sure the supplement is capable of delivering optimal nutri

DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIET AND NUTRITION? When we hear the word  nutrition , we often think of healthy foods. But healthy foods are really part of the  diet . Individual cells can only benefit from good nutrition if the foods in the diet are broken down into building blocks small enough to absorb. These nutritional building blocks must then be distributed throughout the body, absorbed by cells, and metabolized, with crucial nutrients assimilated into the cellular machinery and waste products eliminated.  In other words,  diet  is what we eat, but nutrition is what our cells and tissues actually receive. GNLD’s Scientific Advisory Board understands this distinction well. Nutrients pass through six separate and distinct stages as our body works to support nutrition in each cell. Each of these stages must operate efficiently to attain optimum nutrition for the entire body. Even a slight breakdown in one of the stages could reduce our chances for optimal health. With this in

WE ARE ONLY AS HEALTHY AS OUR CELLS The human body is made up of trillions of “building blocks” called cells, each of which is fully able to perform all the processes that define life - respiration, energy production, movement, digestion, elimination, reproduction, etc. Just as the foundation of health is only as strong as its building blocks, we are only as healthy (or unhealthy) as our cells! VIGILANT GATEKEEPERS: MEMBRANES CONTROL WHAT GETS IN AND OUT OF THE CELL Cells are like miniature bodies in that they need to take in nutrients and eliminate wastes in order to stay healthy. Luckily, each cell is surrounded by a membrane which acts as a vigilant gatekeeper: Only those nutrients needed by the cell at a given moment are allowed to enter, and only waste material and metabolic products are allowed to leave. Maintaining this selective, discretionary power is crucial to cellular health and vitality. Cells that cannot properly assimilate nutrients or eliminate wastes could be respectiv