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Antioxidant and Free Radical


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Aging heart disease - cancer - cataracts - They are symptoms of the harm done to human body by "Free Radical". These are the loose cannons of the cell world. They damage chromosomes and are probably responsible for many of the physical changes associated with aging.

benefit anti oxidant

Each cell in a living body is in a constant state of change. Molecules in cells generate energy by absorbing nutrients and excreting waste, using oxygen. The process produces "incomplete oxygen molecule". These are free radicals..

They bounce around the body, attaching and reattaching themselves to one molecule after another, leaving behind a trail of injured cells..

An antioxidant is something which absorbs free radicals by making them "complete". They become harmless. Think of a free radical as being like a ball with sharp, prickly spikes all over it. Any cell which comes into contact with it can be damaged. Think of an antioxidant as something which absorbs the spikes, leaving the ball to bounce harmlessly past the cell.


Some of the best known antioxidants are selenium, beta carotene, vitamin E, C, A along with Le-Vive fruit Blend (this contains 5 power fruits-Noni, Mangosteen, Goji, Pomegranate and Acai berry) from Ardyss. Fresh vegetables and fruits contain these and other antioxidant substances.

A correlation between eating lots of fruits and vegetables and a lower risk of cancer has been documented by researchers in more that 70 different studies.

Vitamin E: d-alpha tocopherol. A fat soluble vitamin present in nuts, seeds, vegetable and fish oils, whole grains (esp. wheat germ), fortified cereals, and apricots.

Vitamin C: Ascorbic acid is a water soluble vitamin present in citrus fruits and juices, green peppers, cabbage, spinach, broccoli, kale, cantaloupe, kiwi, and strawberries.

Beta-carotene is a precursor to vitamin A (retinol) and is present in liver, egg yolk, milk, butter, spinach, carrots, squash, broccoli, yams, tomato, cantaloupe, peaches, and grains. Because beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A by the body there is no set requirement.

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