The Fountain of Youth — Chirality

Life is possible because of chirality.

Vitamin C is chiral. It exists as L-ascorbic acid and also D-ascorbic acid.

L-ascorbic acid is good for the body. D-ascorbic acid is not good for the body.

The “L” and “D” refer to the right hand or left hand spin of the molecules. Our body uses l-amino acids. D-amino acids cannot be used.

A good example of what can happen when you use the wrong molecular chirality is the tragic thalidomide story. Thalidomide is a morning sickness drug that was given to pregnant women. It was produced as a mixture of both the L and D molecules (mixed chirality). One chiral was good (sedative) but the other chiral was bad (birth defects).

The drug companies learned a good lesson from this and are now heavily investing in chiral research to determine which molecular spin direction makes the most efficient and safe drug.

Another example is Aspartame (Nutra- Sweet). There are four possible chirality forms with this molecule. Only one of them is sweet. The other 3 are bitter. By understanding chirality, the commercialization of aspartame was possible.

Chirality Very Important In Skin Care

The concept of chirality is very important in skin care because the body’s receptors are all chiral. They are like gloves that are made to fit only the correct hand.

Skin care products need to be chirally correct for the proper fit onto the skin’s receptors. This results in an effective product. This is a formulating secret that you will be hearing more about in the years to come.

All NuCell Formulas®  ingredients, whenever available, are chirally correct for the application intended, even though it increases the cost of producing the formulas. NuCell Formulas® makes a difference at the cellular level. These are not just cover-up products.

This is another reason why our referrals are growing daily.

Set The Stage For Healthy New Cell Growth

You don’t want a product that just shoves your problem down into the lower layers of your skin, only to emerge years later as a terrible skin condition because it wasn’t properly dealt with in the beginning. You want a product that sets the stage for your body’s healthy new cell growth.

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