Antioxidant Arsenal - Win the Battle
Against Free Radical Damage
Every moment of every day, your body is fighting a battle against an army of cell-damaging substances known as free radicals. Pollution, chemical additives, stress, sunlight and other factors produce or trigger these destabilising molecules.
Antioxidants are enzymes or other organic substances that quench or neutralise the effects of excess free radicals.
Free Radical Damage:
- Free radical attacks on DNA, which is the genetic material of the cells, cause cells to die or mutate and possibly become cancerous. Free radicals may be involved in cancers of the lungs, cervix, skin, stomach, prostate, colon and esophagus.
- Free radicals also attack blood fats which may lead to heart and blood vessel disease. When the LDL type of cholesterol reacts with free radicals it becomes damaged and this may lead to atherosclerosis. Unless LDL cholesterol becomes damaged it does not seem to be harmful. Thus the damaging of LDL cholesterol is a critical link between high blood cholesterol and the build-up of vessel-blocking plaques. Atherosclerosis is the major cause of hardening of the arteries and therefore of heart attacks. Levels of another type of cholesterol, known as HDL cholesterol, which may protect against cardiovascular disease, may be lowered by free radical activity.
- Free radicals can also damage cellular enzymes. The processes which depend on these enzymes slow or stop, leading to cell damage and death. Dormant enzymes can also be activated and this can result in tissue damage.
- Cells contain components called mitochondria which are responsible for respiration and energy production. Free radicals can damage mitochondria, affecting the ability of the cell to produce the energy it needs to function.
- Substances which are toxic to nerves can also be released by free radicals, leading to nerve and brain damage, such as that seen in Parkinson's disease.
- Free radicals may be involved in the loss of transparency of the lenses of the eye, leading to cataracts and macular degeneration.
- Free radicals may be involved in the inflammatory response seen in rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.
- Free radicals may also damage sperm causing infertility and birth defects. They may also be involved in ulcers and other digestive tract disorders, liver damage and reduced resistance to infection and disease.
Nutritional Facts - Amount per packet.
% Daily Value |
||
| Vitamin A | 2400 mcg |
300 |
| from Beta-carotene | 15 mg |
* |
| Vitamin E | 268 mg |
2680 |
| Vitamin C | 500 mg |
833 |
| Zinc | 15 mg |
100 |
| Selenium | 25 mcg |
35 |
| Proanthocyanidin complex | 30 mg |
* |
| Bioflavonoids | 18.75 mg |
* |
| Herbal base | 400 mg |
* |
*Daily Value not established.
Serving Size 1 Packet (4 tablets and 2 capsules)
Servings per Box: 28
Recommended Usage:
Take one packet with a meal daily, as a food supplement. Take once or twice a year.
Ingredients:
- Beta-Carotene - Hibiscus flowers, caromix (carotenoid blend), mal-todextrin, gelatin and water.
- Zinc - di-calcium phosphate, zinc gluconate, microcrystalline cellulose, kelp plant, alfalfa herb, thyme herb and magnesium stearate.
- SynerPro Grapine with Protectors - di-calcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, broccoli flower, carrot root, red beet root, rosemary leaf, tomato fruit, turmeric root, vitamin C, grape seed extract, stearic acid, cabbage leaf, magnesium stearate, grapefruit bioflavonoid, hesperidin, orange bioflavonoid, silicon dioxide and pine bark.
- SynerPro Citrus Bioflavonoids - vitamin C, di-calcium phosphate, stearic acid, orange bioflavonoids, hesperidin, grapefruit bioflavonoids, lemon bioflavonoids, rutin, magnesium stearate, rosehips concentrate and cellulose.
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