Common unmodified pectin belongs to a group of polysaccharides (long chains of sugar molecules). Pectin is not broken down by the digestive system and the pectin molecule is too large to be able to pass through the intestinal wall and be taken up by the blood.
Normal pectin can, as well as being able to speed digestion and prevent constipation, be used in the regulation of blood sugar and the detoxification of heavy metals.
The pectin is modified by cutting the long chains of sugars into smaller pieced by using enzymes or by other means. These smaller chains can pass through the intestinal wall and be taken up by the blood. Modified citrus pectin is regarded to have the greatest effectiveness when it has a molecular weight of between 10,000 and 20,000 Daltons.
Modified citrus pectin - unlike non-modified, ordinary pectin – seems reduce the risk of prostate cancer spreading to the lungs in animal studies. This result has been duplicated in a small clinical trail involving ten men, but because this trail was small and had no control group, larger controlled studies are needed before this effect can be proven.
Daily intake of MCP has been shown to increase the body’s excretion of lead, mercury, and aluminium.
Dosage
Detox of heavy metals: 5-6 g, three times daily
Prevention / aftercare: 5 g daily.
Remarks
Best when taken on an empty stomach (2 hours after-before meals) with plenty of water.
Dosage can be increased if you find it to be necessary because MCP has no known side effects.
References
- Guess BW, Scholz MC, Strum SB, Lam RY, Johnson HJ, Jennrich RI. Modified citrus pectin (MCP) increases the prostate-specific antigen doubling time in men with prostate cancer: a phase II pilot study. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2003;6(4):301-4.
- Pienta KJ, Naik H, Akhtar A, et al. Inhibition of spontaneous metastasis in a rat prostate cancer model by oral administration of modified citrus pectin. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1995;87:348-353.
See also "Pectin"
