Genestra – Multi Glyco

Beta-carotene and vitamin C for healthy skin
? An antioxidant for the maintenance of good health
? Helps the body to metabolize carbohydrates, fats and proteins and provides support for healthy glucose metabolism
? Helps in the function of the thyroid gland
? Source of vitamin A to help maintain eyesight, skin, membranes and immune function
? Helps to prevent vitamin A, C, B₆, B₁₂, pantothenic acid, biotin, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, zinc, manganese and chromium deficiencies

Multi Glyco is a combination of vitamins and minerals that helps to maintain skin health and macronutrient metabolism. Beta-carotene is a provitamin A carotenoid pigment.¹ As it can be converted into vitamin A in the body, it is an important source of vitamin A to help maintain eyesight, membranes, immune function and skin.¹ Vitamin C further maintains skin health through its role in collagen synthesis, the primary structural protein found in connective tissue and the main protein involved in wound healing.² Vitamin C synergistically maintains the antioxidant defence system with selenium, which is required for the production of antioxidant enzymes that prevent free radical damage to lipid membranes.^3,4 The highest levels of both selenium and iodine are found in the thyroid gland.⁴ Iodine is required to produce thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolism and the growth and development of the body and brain.⁴ B vitamins help mediate hundreds of enzymatic reactions, including the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.³ Niacin, thiamine and biotin help provide important substrates for energy production in the Krebs cycle, while vitamins B₆ and B₁₂ help convert the amino acid homocysteine into methionine for protein production.³ Chromium supports healthy glucose metabolism by mediating the actions of insulin, which include regulating glucose uptake in cells and promoting its storage as glycogen.^5,6

References
1. Ruhl, R. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2007; 66: 458-469.
2. Campos, ACL, Groth, AK, Branco, AB. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. 2008; 11: 281-288.
3. Combs, GF. (2012). The Vitamins (4th ed.). USA: Elsevier.
4. Schomburg, L, Kohrle, J. Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 2008; 52: 1235-1246.
5. Vincent, JB, Bennett, R. (2007). In JB. Vincent (Ed.), The Nutritional Biochemistry of Chromium (III) (pp. 139-160). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier B.V.
6. Newsholme, P, Cruzat, V, Arfuso, F, Keane, K. The Journal of Endocrinology, 221(3): R105-R120.

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