The Metabolic Approach to Health and Well-Being

The use of Proxeed is based on the Metabolic Approach to health and well-being which has been pioneered by Sigma-Tau HealthScience, Italy. This approach is unique because it focuses on the role that nutritional supplements can play in treating the cellular and molecular changes that lead to disease and aging.

As the name implies, the Metabolic Approach focuses on the human metabolism, the set of biochemical pathways that occur within individual cells. As the body ages, there is a progressive decline in the efficiency of all cellular functions and systems. These functional declines vary depending on a person's sex, eating habits, lifestyle and other factors, but eventually they lead to failures that take the form of disease such as cardiovascular problems, osteoporosis, diabetes and a host of other chronic health conditions.

The Metabolic Approach is based on the belief that a proper combination of metabolic compounds can provide metabolic support that removes or minimizes the cause of cell damage long before symptoms appear and well before they ultimately evolve into conditions that are detrimental to good health.

With the Metabolic Approach, attention is shifted away from the "crisis management" approach of treating symptoms, and focused instead on the long, silent period when chronic and degenerative diseases are only just developing and early treatment is still an option. During this period, dietary supplements can be used alone, whereas once symptoms become evident they can be administered in conjunction with pharmaceutical drugs to improve response.

But in order for The Metabolic Approach to be truly effective, healthcare professionals must be involved. Like prescription drugs, dietary supplements must be precisely targeted to individual needs because, even though symptoms may be similar, metabolic changes vary considerably from person to person. We are committed to raising awareness among consumers and health care professionals about The Metabolic Approach and the important role that nutritional supplements can play in preserving health and well-being.

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