What
are free radicals ?
Oxidation
is the process which causes an apple, when cut in half, to turn
brown, iron to rust and your garden hose to deteriorate in the
sun. Your body suffers from this same process.
Every time you take a breath of air (oxygen) the process
begins, creating unstable oxygen molecules in your body which
are described medically as Free Radicals.
Free Radicals are unstable, highly reactive compounds or
molecular fragments.
Compounds consist of two or more elements held together by a
chemical attraction called a "bond". The bonding involves negatively
charged parts of the atoms called "electrons." The arrangement
of the electrons determines the stability of the compound.
A stable compound has electrons that are in pairs. It's like
a buddy system. It is in a state lower energy as the electrons
spin in opposite directions. In nature, all systems seek the
lowest energy level. However, if an electron is not paired with
another it becomes very reactive and unstable.
It seeks out another electron to pair with. In the process of
grabbing a partner, a reaction between compounds occurs, and
the other compounds can become a free radical and perpetuate
the process.
One
free radical can damage a million or more molecules by this
self -perpetuating process.
The
process can be stopped by compounds called "free-radical scavengers."
Most antioxidants are good free-radical scavengers. OPC (proanthocyanidin)
in its antioxidant role provides protection from the many diseases
associated with free-radicals.
Today
some fifty to sixty diseases are recognized as having free radicals
involved in their causes or manifestation.
Free radicals can destroy cells by damaging their membranes.
When the free radicals initiate the lipid peroxidation chain
reaction, the excessive energy produced damages even the proteins
in the membrane.
As a result, the membrane does not properly function to take
nutrients into the cell and to remove waste (toxins), and so
the cell cannot reproduce itself and dies due to starvation
or drowning in waste products.
This
type of damage accelerates the aging process as tissues lose
their function due to a steadily decreasing number of cells.
Another way in which free-radicals decrease the number of healthy
cells is by reacting with DNA in the cell interiors.
DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material that builds
the enzymes that build the structure of the body.
When the DNA is damaged it may make mutated enzymes that may
not be able to function, and the cells cannot be reproduced
. Again, this would accelerate the aging process. Fortunately
free radical activity is a normal occurrence and your body possess
a host of free radical quenchers called antioxidants.
Unfortunately, there are not enough naturally occurring antioxidants
in your system to do the job on their own, so your body looks
for supplementation from the food you eat.
The greater the oxidative stress, the more antioxidants a person
needs to add to his or her diet.
Smokers,
for example, must take two to three times as much Vitamin C
to achieve the same antioxidant blood level as non smokers.
The healthier your diet, the greater the source of antioxidants
available for your body to draw on. Only you know how well you
eat.
An article in the health magazine Well-Being states: "Organically
grown food has been found to contain up to 80 percent more carotene,
Vitamin A and Vitamin C (naturally occurring antioxidants)…
plus much larger amounts of essential minerals than conventionally
grown foods"
Dr
Kenneth Cooper, in his book " The Antioxidant Revolution," talks
about the benefits of antioxidants supplementation of betacarotene
and Vitamin A and C.
He
confirms vegetables are the primary source of these antioxidants,
but also states they can lose up to 35 percent of the vitamin
content from cooking.
Supplementation
Betacarotene
and Vitamin C and E have been well documented as having excellent
antioxidant activity. A study published on antioxidant supplementation
by the University of Chicago explains the antioxidant Vitamin
C is presumed to play a pivotal role in minimising the effects
of free radicals.
Doctors have been astonished by a British Study's conclusion
that Vitamin E, when taken daily, had remarkable results with
a group of patients. Led by Dr Nigel Brown of Northwick Park
Hospital in London they published their findings in the medical
journal " The Lancet".
Many studies have found the supplementation of antioxidants
to be very beneficial for your health. Supplementation is not
new and dates back many hundreds of years.
OPC
may help the body's defences with the following ailments;
•Arthritis
•Asthma
•Heart Disease
•Cancer ( shown to inhibit tumor production)
•Blood vessels and circulation
•Varicose veins
•Edema
•Skin aging
•Brain cells ( as it readily crosses the blood brain barrier)
•Stress
•Inflammation
•Hay fever
•Sports injuries
•Diabetes
•Eyesight Degeneration and more...
OPC's
have proven to be safe.
The following is one Super antioxidant we recommend contact
Jim at Health Search Direct for others that may be more powerful.
DONZ
NATURAL OPC SUPER ANTI-OXIDANT
60 capsules
|
|
OPC grape seed |
55mg |
| Hesperidin( Bioflavonoid) |
200mg |
| Vitamin C |
250mg |
| Vitamin B2 |
500mcg |
| Vitamin B6 |
500mcg |
| Folic Acid |
50mcg |
| Vitamin B12 |
2mcg |
| Trace Mineral complex(OmniMin) |
50mcg |
| Free-radicals scavengers |
|
Contact
Jim to find out more about Super Antioxidants or OPC's
by
emailing info@health-search.com
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