In the late 1990’s a Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of eight non-calorific sugars that make up cell membrane receptors, which are necessary for cell-to-cell communication. In nature all these eight essential sugars should be available to us through the food that we eat, however, due to the storage of fresh produce and undesirable modern farming methods our food is lacking in some of these nutrients.

During pregnancy these essential sugars are important for the development of the foetus and helps the pancreas to normalise maternal insulin production – reducing the risk of gestational diabetes. Therefore, Dr Motha recommends them to her mother’s during pregnancy, but they are optional and not part of the general nutritional guidelines.

Ambrotose is made by Mannatech.