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Because of
role fucose plays in
body, and especially
immune system, does it not make sense to support
body with supplementation? It is well known that depleted soils, food storage techniques and manufacturing methods all adversely affect
levels of nutrients available to us in our modern diets. It is doubtful anyone can obtain enough of this valuable glyconutrient through food alone.
But there is a very good, accessible source of fucose available today. The brown seaweed Undaria pinnatifida, considered to be essential to long term health in Japan, is an excellent source of
fucose sugar. However, anyone considering using brown seaweed should be sure of its source due to
increasing pollution of
world's oceans by toxic chemicals and other contaminants. Nonetheless, there are safe brown seaweed products available.
Fucose is a rare sugar not commonly consumed in most people's diets, at least not to a level that is beneficial to
body. A better understanding of fucose and
important, complex role it plays in our health should lead to a careful consideration of supplementation.
Summary Fucose is a bioactive sugar found throughout
body and has been shown to play an active role in immune system function. One abundant source of fucose is brown seaweed. Unfortunately for you, commercially processed seaweed products used in foods do not contain active fucose. But there are safe, active brown seaweed products now on
market and supplementation should be considered by anyone seeking optimal health.

Karen Walker is a wellness consultant and author. She works from her home in western Montana. She and her husband, Lynn McCormick, maintain a website to help those whose lives have been upset by catastrophic health events. www.keephealthkeepwealth.com