What’s the connection between GNLD Tre-en-en grain concentrates and bread?
If you’re old enough, you’ll remember bread didn’t come in a plastic bag, already sliced. Instead, you had to slice it yourself. And believe me, it was quite an art avoiding sawing off wedges and getting the slices nice and even like these…
Then, if the loaf wasn’t finished the day it was bought, the next day it was a bit hard and stale, and not long after that it grew a green fur. Now bread stays spongy for weeks in its plastic bag. So what’s changed?
It all started when food scientists discovered the parts of wheat grains the green fuzz on bread loves. And then they worked out how they could remove those components so the fuzz wouldn’t grow, which enabled bread to have a much, much longer shelf life.
Great for the bottom line, but not so great for our health!
Modern flour is still made from wheat like this…
ear of whole wheat with all the nutrients Nature provides for us
But fine milling and processing reduces over 20 important nutrients, including vitamin E and the lipids and sterols, by as much as 86%. And the manufacturers replace only 3-6 of those lost nutrients!
Similar processes to prolong the shelf life of rice and soya products remove valuable nutrients from them, as well. Nowadays no-one wants to wait 30 minutes for rice to cook, so the manufacturers partly boil it for us. Then they dry it and put it in bags for the shops. We only have to cook it the last 8 minutes at home. Parbloiled rice is partly boiled rice. And you can imagine how many of the original nutrients are still left!
One of the up-market brands here in South Africa has this written on the pack…
‘INGREDIENTS: Parboiled Rice and Vitamins. Vitamins cannot rinse away.’
Obviously, the vitamins have been added in the factory. But if the vitamins won’t rinse away, will they actually dissolve in the watery environment of our intestines? Or will they pass straight through us and wind up, unaltered, in the Indian Ocean?
The result of all this manipulation is a shortage of lipids and sterols in foods derived from grains. And that adversely impacts on our health.
Read all about it…
There’s a whole lot more info about the manipulations of wheat, rice, and soy (and all the missing nutrients) in GNLD’s Products Guide
Why do we need plant lipids and sterols?
Lipids and sterols from whole grains are important ingredients of the recipe our body uses to build every cell inside us. Lipids and sterols actually form part of the structure of cell walls (also called cell membranes).
It’s the cell wall itself that controls what passes through it, into the inside of the cell. And the cell wall also has the job of allowing out the waste products of cell metabolism. Cell membrane permeability is therefore a very important aspect of cellular health and vitality.
The body makes cell walls with whatever fats we give it. When plant lipids and sterols are available in the diet, they’re incorporated into the cell membranes. The membranes are supple and flexible, allowing all the nutrients the cell needs to function at its best to pass through the cell walls. And when the nutrients have been processed, the waste products are efficiently allowed out of the cells.
healthy cell membrane, allowing nutrients in, and waste out
In contrast, if the fat we eat is mainly saturated fat from things like hamburgers, or ‘altered’ fats from fried foods, our cell membranes are made with those fats. They’re stiff and not very permeable. The cell can’t get all the nutrients it needs, and it can’t get rid of the waste it produces.
cell wall lacking lipids and sterols doesn't fully allow nutrients in, and wastes out
The cell is a sluggish, tired cell. And if all our cells are sluggish and tired, guess what?… so are we! That’s why a common complaint medical practitioners hear is, ‘I’m feeling so tired’.
GNLD to the rescue!
GNLD Tre-en-en lipid and sterol whole grain concentrates
GNLD Tre-en-en is a unique blend of the lipids and sterols from whole wheat, rice, and soy beans that are missing from processed foods. It’s cholesterol free, and it’s gluten free, too.
If you’d like to read GNLD’s brochette about Tre-en-en, you can get it in pdf format (240 KB) here.
Benefits of Tre-en-en
Energy levels
Inside us, there isn’t a central ‘furnace’ where all our energy is made and stored. Ínstead, every cell is responsible for making its own energy. And to do that cells need a host of nutrients, all of which must pass through the cell walls into the tiny energy-producing furnaces inside each cell (called mitochondria).
Supplementing with GNLD Tre-en-en whole grain concentrates ensures we get the lipids and sterols missing from modern processed food.
Then, as our body makes new cells to replace the old ones, we’ll have more and more of the vibrant cells, and fewer and fewer of the old sluggish ones. So we’ll gradually feel energised and revitalised.
Of course it’s not going to happen as fast as a headache tablet gets rid of a headache. Old cells are being dismantled and new replacements being made all the time, so give your body a chance to incorporate the Tre-en-en lipids and sterols. Two or three months, most likely, depending on the condition of your cells at the outset.
If you want to see a video about Tre-en-en, I’ve compressed it using a free programme called Super. The video’s now only 9.06 MB, and in 3GP format, so it’ll play on your cellphone, as well as in Apple’s Quick Time Player. You can get it here… Tre-en-en 3GP video
Other reported health benefits of plant lipids and sterols
Cancer prevention
Medical researchers suggest there is a link between the incidence of colon, prostate, and breast cancers and the amount of phytosterols (plant sterols) in the food eaten in the western world. In Asian countries, where more of the foods containing lipids and sterols are eaten, the incidence of these cancers is lower.
Shorter recovery times
Important for any serious athlete, but especially for long-distance athletes, recovery is quicker if a supplement containing plant lipids and sterols is taken. Inflammation is reduced, and the immune system remains depressed for a shorter time.
GNLD’s publication, News You Can Use, describes how ‘it all starts with your cells’. If you want, you can get the pdf (1.62 MB) here.
Lower risk of heart disease
Results from several large studies showed that those who ate whole grains on a regular basis had a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and heart attack.
GNLD’s News You Can Use ‘whole grain evidence’ has more info about the benefits, which you can download in pdf (101 KB) here.
Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
A study at Wake Forest University with 149,000 participants found that as little as 2.5 servings of whole grains a day can provide a 21% reduction in cardiovascular disease risk.
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard’s new food pyramid distinguishes between whole grain foods and refined grain foods, and has a special recommendation for adding plant oils (lipids and sterols) to the diet.
If you’d like to read more about that, you can get GNLD’s News You Can Use ‘consumers still not getting importance of whole grains’ in pdf format (143 KB) here.
Studies at Texas A&M University confirmed the following benefits with Tre-en-en supplementation
- better use of nutrients
- improved cardiovascular development
- increased energy
- improved response to stress
How to get your GNLD Tre-en-en
A pot of 60 capsules costs R146. A pot of 120 capsules costs R266… twice the number of capsules for R26 less than two pots of 60.
The label recommendation is to take 1-3 capsules a day, with food, so the large pot could be stretched to last about 4 months.
We’re happy to post your order to you (counter-to-counter service, with tracking number) for R35.
But for just R15 more, at a very reasonable R50, GNLD will courier your order direct to your door. So you won’t have to go to your local Post Office to collect it. And you’ll get it within 48 hours.
Special offers
1. order a 6-pack of the 60 capsule pots and get…
- free courier delivery
- R25 discount (pay R680 instead of R705)
2. order a 6-pack of the 120 capsule pots and get…
- free courier delivery
- R50 discount (pay R1659 instead of R1709)
- membership of GNLD for 12 months, so you can buy anything you want from the GNLD product ranges, at wholesale prices, for a whole year.
To order
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- phone 034-764-1014
- fax 086-518-9915
- cell/sms 083-534-1458
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