Sweet Truths: NANO SOMA®, Jaggery and Blood Sugar

In the health world, it often happens that a simple observation triggers a groundbreaking discovery. For Dr. Raghavan (‘Raghu’ to friends and colleagues), this observation did not come in a laboratory, but from a doctor friend’s observation at a sugar factory in India.

He noticed a striking difference between two groups of people working in the same factory.
  1. The workers who ate jaggery (unrefined, traditional raw sugar) seemed remarkably healthy. They rarely suffered from obesity, diabetes or the range of diseases we now refer to as metabolic syndrome.
  2. The managers, who preferred the refined white sugar, often struggled with weight gain, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.

The difference between raw sugar and refined sugar seemed to be reflected in their health.

For Raghu, this was not just an anecdote. It was a mystery to be solved.
 

Jaggery, Policosanols And Protective Metabolism

Jaggery is much more than just ‘brown sugar’. It is made from sugarcane juice and contains many healthy ingredients, including something called ‘policosanols’ – long-chain alcohols found in plant waxes.

Refined white sugar, on the other hand, lacks these policosanols and is reduced to pure sucrose. It was therefore hardly surprising that the executives who consumed white sugar suffered from metabolic disorders more frequently than the workers who consumed jaggery.

This observation was the starting point for Raghu’s later work, which led to the development of the active patented ingredient in NANO SOMA® called Metadichol® – a nanoformulation of long-chain alcohols that supports critical molecular metabolic pathways in the body.*
 

Type 2 Diabetes: A Global Challenge

Type 2 diabetes has become one of the greatest health challenges of our time. It is characterised by insulin resistance and elevated blood sugar levels and causes a variety of complications, ranging from cardiovascular disease and kidney dysfunction to neuropathies and an increased risk of infection.

The traditional approach is to control blood sugar levels with medication. While these therapies are often effective, they do not always address the fundamental imbalance underlying the disease. Patients may find themselves in a gradual progression – higher doses, more medications, increasing side effects.
The question is: Can we help the body maintain its own metabolic balance instead of just controlling the numbers?

NANO SOMA® and Insulin Sensitivity

Dr. Raghavans’ research suggests that the answer is ‘yes.’
Metadichol, which is extracted from long-chain alcohols such as those found in jaggery, interacts with nuclear receptors – proteins in our cells that regulate gene expression. One of its most important effects is on the vitamin D receptor, but its downstream effects extend to insulin signalling and glucose metabolism.*

In clinical trials, patients with type 2 diabetes who were given Metadichol showed the following: 

This is not just about lowering blood sugar levels. It points to a rebalancing of the metabolic system itself.*

Why This Is Important

Type 2 diabetes is often portrayed as a one-way street – from diagnosis to medication to complications. However, Raghu’s work suggests that the body has a greater capacity for self-regulation than we give it credit for.
Crucially, Metadichol does not ‘treat’, ‘cure’, or ‘prevent’ diabetes in the traditional sense.
Rather, it helps to rebalance the body’s own systems: it helps the body regulate its insulin sensitivity,* maintain a healthy inflammatory response,* and ensure smoother glucose metabolism.*
This is in line with a principle upheld by many naturopaths, doctors and scientists: the body is not a machine that can be forced, but a living system that needs to be brought back into balance.

Back To The Sugar Factory

It is appropriate to return to this original observation.
The jaggery workers, who were unknowingly protected by policosanols, showed resilience to the metabolic challenges of sugar. The executives who consumed refined white sugar did not.
Raghu picked up on this clue and pursued it with scientific rigour to develop Metadichol, a way to bring these protective elements into a modern effective form.*

The Realisation

For people with type 2 diabetes, the message is both hopeful and practical. Health is not just about controlling levels with increasingly powerful medications. It is about supporting the body’s own abilities to regulate and renew itself.*
Metadichol, born from the realisation of the difference between jaggery and refined sugar, offers exactly that possibility.
By helping the body manage its insulin sensitivity and stabilise blood sugar levels, it helps many people regain not only their metabolic balance but also their quality of life.*

One user put it simply: ‘I’m no longer just managing my diabetes. I feel like I’m getting my life back.’

And that, ultimately, is the sweetest truth.

Dr. Roland

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