deflect & leaky gut…..
Thursday, January 29th, 2004Hope this info is helpful….. blessings, kathy smith
The DEFLECT line of lectin-blocking formulas
by Dr. Peter D’Adamo
North American Pharmacal® introduces its new DEFLECT line of dietary
supplements designed by the distinguished naturopath Dr. Peter D’Adamo,
author of the bestselling book Eat Right 4 Your Type. DEFLECT products
provide anti-adhesive therapy to lectin sensitive individuals. These ABO
specific formulas block the effects of dietary lectins before they cause
problems , by providing a source of free blocking carbohydrate.
What is lectin? According to an old definition lectins are
carbohydrate-binding proteins or glycoproteins.’ William Boyd therefore
coined the term lectin in 1954, deriving it from the Latin word legere
meaning to choose.’ Boyd was also the first researcher to identify the
blood type specificity of many common dietary lectins.
Typically, lectins can bind to many of the carbohydrate antigens found
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