Antioxidants

Antioxidants. In addition to true free radicals that are characterized by their unpaired electrons, there are certain other highly reactive chemical species that can cause damage in biological systems. These compounds, together with radicals, are called reactive oxygen species (ROS). One example of a reactive oxygen species with paired electrons is hydrogen peroxide.

Antioxidants fight free radicals. So what are free radicals? Free radicals are oxygen atoms that can seriously damage our cells and impair our body's ability to fight against illness. The three known free radicals are hydroxyl, superoxide and peroxide. If they are not neutralized into "good oxygen", free radicals can speed up the aging process and play a major part in the development of degenerative and/or chronic diseases. Antioxidants have proven to be a key focus on anti-aging studies. 

Antioxidants Capsules-This antioxidant formula includes vitamins and minerals which act as free radical scavengers. These nutrients help protect healthy cells which can be damaged by the proliferation of potentially harmful free radicals.

Calcium Pyruvate- Calcium Pyruvate is effective in enhancing weight loss, especially in fat loss, increasing human body's muscular endurance, boosting exercise performance, scavenging free radicals, inhibiting the generation of free radicals.

Vitamin E (400 mg D-Alpha Natural Source)- One of the most potent antioxidants available, Vitamin E ; retards cellular aging due to oxidation; supplies oxygen to the blood which is then carried to the heart and other organs; thus alleviating fatigue; aids in bringing nourishment to cells; strengthens the capillary walls & prevents the red blood cells from destructive poisons; prevents & dissolves blood clots; has also been used by doctors in helping prevent sterility, calcium deposits in blood walls , heart conditions, and  muscular dystrophy,

Of the several types of Vitamin E,  D-Alpha Tocopherol (100% Natural) is 4 times more potent in biological activity than dl- Alpha Tocopherol (Synthetic) Vitamin E. For example; 100 I.U. of d- Alpha (100% Natural) Vitamin E is equal to 400 I.U. d1- Alpha Tocopherol (Synthetic) Vitamin E in biological activity. Natural Vitamin E is derived from soybeans while synthetic Vitamin E is a petroleum by-product.

Alpha Lipoic Acid-Discovered in the 1930's and extracted in 1957, alpha Lipoic acid is a unique free-radical protector for our cells because it is the only such nutrient which is both fat and water soluble. So alpha Lipoic acid has excellent bio-availability and can easily travel across cell membranes to fight free-radicals both inside and outside the cell! Once inside the cell, alpha Lipoic acid is broken down to dihydrophilic acid, an even more potent neutralizer of free-radicals.

Vitamin C-1000-Vitamin C is the body’s most powerful water soluble antioxidant and plays a vital role in protecting the body against oxidative damage. It neutralizes potentially harmful reactions in the watery parts of the body such as the blood and the fluid inside and surrounding cells. It helps protect LDL cholesterol against free radical damage. This antioxidant action helps to protect against cancer, the effects of aging, heart disease and an array of other health problems.

Activin Grape Seed Extract- Grape Seed Extract has 20 to 50 times stronger "antioxidant" support than Vitamin C & E, Beta Carotene or Selenium.

Melatonin -Melatonin is a very potent hydroxyl radical scavenger. free radicals especially the hydroxyl radical, can be extremely damaging to macromolecules in cells. Melatonin continues to perform as well as or better than any 4other antioxidant when tested in any of the body's systems.

Milk Thistle Extract Plus- Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) contains a group of compounds known collectively as silymarin. Silymarin has been shown in studies to be one of the most effective liver-protective substances known to science.(1.) Silymarin is a potent antioxidant. It is ten times stronger than Vitamin E (2.) This antioxidant activity protects the liver and other parts of the body from the harmful effects of free radicals, a group of toxic compounds which cause cellular damage. Silymarin also helps to protect the liver from free radicals by stimulating the production of glutathione.(3.) Glutathione forms the basic foundation for building several powerful antioxidant enzymes. Like Vitamin E and silymarin itself, these enzymes convert highly toxic free radicals into harmless compounds

SOD (Superoxide Dismutase)- SOD is an enzyme associated with copper, zinc, and manganese by body cells, and breaks down the super oxide free radicals. It is said that SOD protects the lens of the eyes by guarding against free radical damage.

PINE BARK EXTRACT-  Studies in the test tube have shown PINE BARK EXTRACT (OPC) to be 50 times more potent than Vitamin E as an antioxidant, and 20 times stronger than Vitamin C.  Pine Bark Extract is able to cross the blood barrier of the brain to provide extra protection against free radicals in the nervous system and circulatory system.  There is also evidence that Pine Bark Extract provides extra protection for collagen.  Pycnogenol also frees up Vitamin C to perform its many other important functions.

CoQ10- CoQ-10 , also known as Ubiquinone, is a lipodal vitamin-like substance similar in structure to vitamin K. Isolated in its pure form in 1957, researchers have found it to be an essential substance in cell respiration, electron transfer, and the control of oxidation reactions.

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