Hi everyone Mike Stuchiner, master herbalist here with z natural foods, and today's video is going to be about um a new uh individual ingredient that z natural foods has recently added to its line; it is a food-derived natural sweetener called allulose, but before I get into this video you know what I gotta do medical disclaimer time so don't change the channel the information you're about to receive is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat prescribe or diagnose any specific medical condition it is also never never never to be used as a substitute for your primary health care providers diagnosis treatment or medical information with that said let's get it on okay so I think it's really important to start this video by giving you a little understanding how z natural foods tend to pick the ingredients that it sells or adds to its line, okay Z Natural Foods hand picks specific individual ingredients for customers based on three specific concepts to provide the best quality product for supporting optimal well-being. Okay, number one is versatility. When I speak of versatility, I'm speaking about how well it works with other ingredients and what is the potential ability that will support the effectiveness of those other ingredients that it's added to; number two is a history of safe and effective usage and number three strong evidence of positive research outcomes in human beings; okay, now for this specific video, what I'm going to do is I'm basically going to give you a general overview of different things that are really interesting about allulose that you might find very educational, okay so um first there is some very strong preliminary evidence that uh supports that allulose is had great potential for supporting healthy blood sugar levels okay and there is other evidence and research that has concluded that um allulose has no adverse negative effects on overall brain health now let's remember there's plenty of evidence it talks about sugar like fructose and sucralose and things like that is what you would call isolated uh sugars um and they there's plenty of evidence that talks about the negative effects that they have on your blood sugar level on overall brain health and wellness, and your emotional state of wellness as well, so I do want to be very clear about something that I just stated which was it has no adverse effects on overall brain health which is what that one specific study that was cited in the product description talks about it's very important to understand it's not the same thing as saying that it has positive brain health effects okay the only thing that we know so far is that it does not potentially have any negative effects on overall general brain health okay next allulose is considered a fairly rare sugar okay because it is found only in small quantities in plant foods such as maple syrup wheat and dried fruits like figs and raisins all right ielos is about seventy percent as sweet uh as sucrose which is also known as regular table sugar and only contains about ten percent of the calories so if you're looking for more of a bang for your buck for caloric intake and not all the negative effects of table sugar this might be something you want to you might want to consider okay um allelos is rapidly absorbed by the human body and extr and is excreted intact which is a very interesting fact about it because of its of the evidence that's been shown that it does not have a negative effect on blood sugar or insulin levels okay about 70 of aloes uh that that an individual consumes is absorbed by the small intestines and eventually leaves the body via the urine within about the first 24 hours of consumption okay the approximate remaining 30 percent uh leaves the body through the large intestines usually within a full 48 hours okay currently ilos on the market is added to foods such as syrups cereals snacks say that five times fast um baked goods candy and ice cream which has given quite a boom to the low carbon ketogenic lifestyle market because this has been a big tool in that particular market in order to allow people to be able to eat certain foods that they might have not been able to eat prior okay being on a low carb or ketogenic diet okay uh because for mass production aloe is um also derived from corn it is essential to look for a non-gmo product when buying your out your allulose, okay um, its chemical formula is the same as fructose and glucose, but um allulose physiological impact differs from traditional sugars, which is what I was just referring to when it comes to blood sugar health and brain health and remember that all comes down to the important information I mentioned about how it works in the gastrointestinal tract; okay, it's because it's such a gi efficient food, and the body utilizes it the way it does is why it has a very different physiological effect on the human body than let's say regular table sugar would be okay because of all of these differences the FDA has decided that allulose can be counted towards grams of total carbohydrates on a nutritional facts label instead of total sugars or added sugars because of the difference of effect in the human body okay now this list of great information I've given you this is all wonderful, but the real question that we should be asking ourselves is what the hell does all this mean okay so I'm gonna answer that for you right now while we're still learning about this food-derived natural sweetener the effects from daily Consumption shows that allulose is generally well tolerated and has excellent potential for many food applications; okay, while more research is needed based on the analysis I gave you up to this point, there is solid preliminary evidence that Allulose is safe and effect is a safe and effective food that may support healthy blood sugar levels and have no adverse effects on overall brain health um a daily amount of 5 to 15 grams per day for up to 12 weeks has been shown as generally safe and effective with no adverse effects now I want you to focus on the word generally because remember we are all individuals, and it's important to understand that while this is what the preliminary research has shown, when it comes to amounts and time frame, you as an individual should always start with the lowest amount and slowly work your way up if you feel the need to do so. You must look at how it makes you feel and how well you do with the food. Okay, so I hope today was an educational video for you folks. If you have any questions, you may always call z natural foods. If you are looking for more of my great herbal medicine information, you can always go to my youtube channel from a master herbalist's perspective until next time this is my studio master herbalist with z natural foods signing out.