Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate from Sea Cucumber for Healthy Aging
With age comes a shifting of our body's structure and how it functions. Our response to these shifts is leveraged by how resilient we are—the more resilient we become, the healthier we stay.
To become more resilient, consider natural and bioactive compounds like fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS). It is unique to certain species of sea cucumber including Cucumaria frondosa (CF), the most abundant species in the North Atlantic Ocean. FCS has captured interest in the scientific community (and beyond) for its potential to impact healthy aging due to its unique regenerative properties.
When threatened, certain species of sea cucumber (e.g. CF) defend themselves by ejecting their viscera (internal organs) in a sticky web. It's a shock-and-awe strategy that should be suicidal, but these sea cucumbers, in the same family as starfish and sea urchins, have the capacity to survive through regeneration. FCS is believed to play a critical role in their dynamic resilience.
FCS, not to be confused with human chondroitin sulfate
Familiar to most is human or mammalian chondroitin sulfate (HCS). FCS is a unique sulfated polysaccharide found within the body wall of certain sea cucumbers.
Although FCS and HCS are both sulfated, contributing to their function as regulators of biological processes, FCS is also fucosylated. The addition of fucose (glycan) branches to a molecule imparts a unique structure and enhances bioactivity by impacting how a cell might interact and signal.
Why food-based FCS
For centuries, sea cucumber has held favor on menus around the world and is still popular today. These marine invertebrates also have a long history of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Research, specific to FCS, has demonstrated potential to:
- support healthy immune and inflammatory response.
- mitigate oxidative stress.
- promote cartilage and joint health.
- enhance tissue matrix integrity (skin, gut, blood vessels).
- support healthy blood flow.
- modulate cell signaling and response.
At Cellementals, we believe that what has always made us resilient—real nutrients from real food—still makes us resilient. Sea cucumber, the prime ingredient in Cellemental Complete, provides FCS in a synergistic, nutrient-rich matrix—as found in nature and traditionally consumed.
We went out of our way to source ingredients for their nutrient density and support of cellular resilience.
It's the “Why" behind our formulation and we are thrilled to hear it is making a difference in people’s daily lives offering a sustainable path to healthy aging.
Wild Canadian sea cucumber sourced for sustainable harvest practices and bioactivity.
