Antioxidants...
The "Antidote" for Free Radicals
Free radicals are undesirable products of your body's metabolic
processes, caused by poor or insufficient nutrition, and from exposure
to environmental pollutants. Every body has to contend with free radicals:
many are unknowingly extinguished. To control larger amounts and to limit
oxidative damage, your body needs help. Nature and science have given
us protection from free radicals... antioxidants.
How Free Radicals Begin
Cells in your body are in a continual cycle of birth (replication) &
death. This replication is naturally controlled to ensure no mistakes,
or (potentially cancerous) mutations occur prior to cell division. If
mutations are detected, the cell is instructed to die or not reproduce,
thus protecting you from cancer and diseases. But cells can sometimes
ignore these signals, becoming cancerous and virtually immortal, reproducing
indefinitely. Supplements are taken to extinguish and limit the damage
done by free radicals.
Antioxidants are abundant in fruits and vegetables, as well as in other
foods including nuts, grains and some meats, poultry and fish. The list
below describes food sources of common antioxidants.
- Beta-carotene is found in many foods that are orange in color, including
sweet potatoes, carrots, cantaloupe, squash, apricots, pumpkin, and
mangos. Some green leafy vegetables including collard greens, spinach,
and kale are also rich in beta-carotene.
- Lutein, best known for its association with healthy eyes, is abundant
in green, leafy vegetables such as collard greens, spinach, and kale.
- Lycopene is a potent antioxidant found in tomatoes, watermelon, guava,
papaya, apricots, pink grapefruit, blood oranges, and other foods. Estimates
suggest 85 percent of American dietary intake of lycopene comes from
tomatoes and tomato products.
- Selenium is a mineral, not an antioxidant nutrient. However, it is
a component of antioxidant enzymes. Plant foods like rice and wheat
are the major dietary sources of selenium in most countries. The amount
of selenium in soil, which varies by region, determines the amount of
selenium in the foods grown in that soil. Animals that eat grains or
plants grown in selenium-rich soil have higher levels of selenium in
their muscle. In the United States, meats and bread are common sources
of dietary selenium. Brazil nuts also contain large quantities of selenium.
- Vitamin A is found in three main forms: retinol (Vitamin A1), 3,4-didehydroretinol
(Vitamin A2), and 3-hydroxy-retinol (Vitamin A3). Foods rich in vitamin
A include liver, sweet potatoes, carrots, milk, egg yolks and mozzarella
cheese.
- Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid, and can be found in high abundance
in many fruits and vegetables and is also found in cereals, beef, poultry
and fish.
- Vitamin E, also known as alpha-tocopherol, is found in almonds, in
many oils including wheat germ, safflower, corn and soybean oils, and
also found in mangos, nuts, broccoli and other foods.
Natural
Antioxidant Products
To Prevent Disease and Allow Healing
For the prevention and treatment of discomforts and disease, we at Life-Enthusiast
Co-op, along with our members, have had wonderful results with our products.
We believe in our products enough to use them on ourselves, our families
and our friends.
Let Us Help You Heal
Increase the Functioning of Your Immune System
We have found an especially effective way to super-boost your antioxidant
activity, improving the overall functioning of your immune system. This
formula delivers Essential
Fatty Acids, sulfur, and Ellagic
acid to help with soft tissue aches, and with tumors of every sort.
Mix together:
- 4 tablespoons of Ellagipure
(60 ml)
- 1 clove of garlic
- salt and other herbs to taste
Very natural, safe and effective for humans as well as pets.
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