ACE ANTIOXIDANT CAPSULES
HELPS PREVENT THE REACTIONS OF FREE RADICAL DAMAGE IN THE BODY.
Everyday we expose our bodies to the demands of the environment. Pollution, radiation, food preservatives, alcohol, tobacco and normal daily stress lead to free radical activity in the body. These free radical molecules come into contact with normal healthy cells and cause oxidative damage.
Current scientific research has revealed that specific potent antioxidants can enhance the natural antioxidant mechanisms existing in the body. Based on the latest research, we have developed a potent broad spectrum antioxidant formula which aids in combating free radical damage at the cellular level. For the best protection against the action of free radicals in the body, consider Davids ACE Antioxidant Capsules.
This formula is designed to supply powerful antioxidant activity to quench free radicals and prevent the consequential damage. This is accomplished by relying on nutrients known to possess powerful antioxidant properties.
BETA CAROTENE
This carotenoid is the plant pigment that gives carrots their characteristic orange colour. It's antioxidant, which promotes immune, skin and cardiac health.
Unlike Vitamin A, beta-carotene is an effective antioxidant and therefore has functions in the body independent of its provitamin A activity. Beta-carotene is one the most potent singlet oxygen quenchers.
ASCORBIC ACID (VIATMIN C)
Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid. This water-soluble substance is considered one of the most important antioxidants in extracellular fluids. This immune-supportive nutrient is considered the most important antioxidant for extra-cellular (outside of cells) activity. Vitamin C also helps "recycle" Vitamin E, which increases vitamin E's antioxidant activity.
CALCIUM
Calcium has some very important life-supporting functions; the best known is the development and maintenance of bones and teeth. Our need for calcium is important lifelong to keep our bones healthy.
Bones are not only our most basic physical support structure, they are the main reservoir for calcium. Most minerals are in a state of dynamic activity and function, and even the calcium in bones is being added to and removed depending on the balance in the body. The bones provide calcium to the blood and other tissues when we are not getting sufficient amounts from our diet. This bone calcium then becomes responsible for many other equally important functions; for example, in the transmission of nerve impulses, maintenance of muscle tone, hormonal secretion regulation, muscle contraction, blood clotting and activation of some enzymes.
CO ENZYMES Q10
Co Enzymes Q10 is a fat-soluble, super-antioxidant supplement whose actions in the body and chemical structure resemble those of Vitamin E and Vitamin K.
This coenzyme, essential in energy production at the cellular level and integral in many key metabolic processes, has also been shown to offer extensive antioxidant effects. It is particularly supportive of the heart, liver and circulatory system.
As an antioxidant, it controls the movement of electrons, limiting the production of dangerous free radicals, which are molecules lacking one electron in what should be a pair. Co Q10 has also been shown to be Vitamin E sparing, and is able to enhance the recycling of Vitamin E.
BIOFLAVONOIDS
Bioflavonoids are proven to be powerful antioxidants. The term bioflavonoid refers to a large family of phyto-chemicals found throughout the plant world. Bioflavonoids are sometimes referred to as vitamin P and are known to complement and enhance the effectiveness of vitamin C. Hesperidin and Rutin are the main bioflavonoids found in citrus fruits.
VITAMIN E
Antioxidant compounds such as Vitamin E readily react with free radicals. Thus, if the blood concentration of an antioxidant is high then the free radicals are more likely to be neutralised by coming into contact with and reacting with the antioxidant.
Researchers have concluded that supplementation with such antioxidant nutrients as Vitamin E is an effective method of improving the immune response system.
Antioxidant nutrients may have a major role in the prevention of several diseases. These include cardiovascular disease, some forms of cancer and several other disorders, many of which age related.
Prevention of these changes depends on a range of antioxidants, including vitamin E, which work together in concert to keep the disease-promoting effect of free radicals in check.
VITAMIN A
Vitamin A is a potent antioxidant. It is a particularly efficient scavenger of the free radicals generated by cigarette smoke, chemical fumes, and urban air pollution.
Research has shown that the need for vitamin A increases well above the recommended daily allowance when the body is stressed and that diets rich in vitamin A protect against many kinds of health disorders.
ZINC
Zinc is an essential mineral that is involved in over 200 different enzymatic reactions in the body, ranging from the synthesis of proteins and collagen, to the production of cellular energy. This vital metal helps to support immune system and is vital for the body to manufacture the antioxidant enzyme SuperOxide Dismutase (SOD), a large molecule that serves as our main line of defence against free radical damage.
SELENIUM
This mineral is a trace element and is not readily available from foods in large quantities. It can enhance the functions of Vitamin E to some extent and is essential to the body's manufacture of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme that disarms free radicals.
A potent antioxidant, selenium protects cells and tissues from damage wrought by free radicals. Research has shown that Selenium deficiency is particularly correlated to the incidence of cancer and protects DNA from Free radical damage. Because its antioxidant effects complement those of vitamin E, the two are said to potentiate, or reinforce, each other.
As an antioxidant, selenium may help to boost the immune system by delaying the onset of degenerative disease: not the least which is the aging process itself.
MILK THISTLE
Milk Thistle is best known for its ability to improve liver health and function. Milk Thistle contains antioxidants, but milk thistle excels at increasing the liver's ability to produce glutathione peroxidase one of the body's most powerful antioxidants.
The isoflavonoids found in milk thistle, collectively known as "silymarin" have been found to have the ability to capture free radicals and have a positive effect on a number of disease conditions caused by oxygen free radicals. The antioxidant activity of silymarin is only one of its major nutritional effects.
HAWTHORN
Hawthorn is perhaps one of the best cardiotonics known today. It is probably the most recognised herb for positively affecting the heart.
It is also used in this formula for its antioxidant properties and calming effect on the central nervous system. This may help when stress or anxiety causes disease conditions.
LYCOPENE
Lycopene, an antioxidant pigment that gives tomatoes, guava, and pink grapefruit their characteristic red colour, is a member of the carotenoid family that includes beta-carotene.
It acts as an impressive antioxidant and can help prevent the damaging effects of oxidants on DNA, thereby inhibiting the formation of tumours.
Besides the mounting evidence that lycopene is a particularly strong antioxidant carotenoid, published studies have also shown that lycopene enhances resistance to bacterial infections and certain tumours.
Besides the mounting evidence that lycopene is a particularly strong antioxidant carotenoid, published studies have also shown that lycopene enhances resistance to bacterial infections and certain tumours. A number of studies have linked lycopene to a reduced risk of cancer, particularly in the male and female reproductive organs.
BIG MARIGOLD (LUTEIN)
Fresh fruits and vegetables contain many important phytonutrients. The consumption of fruits and vegetables have been associated with a lower incidence of a variety of diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular disease, and eye disease. A major class of compounds found in all fruits and vegetables are the carotenoids. Carotenoids are powerful antioxidants and representative carotenoids include beta-carotene, lycopene and lutein.
As an overall antioxidant, Lutein is a key component with the other antioxidants in the mechanism to prevent the deleterious effects of oxidation processes and free radicals in the body.
Lutein has been found to have specific applications for the eye, in maintaining optimum eye health whilst preventing macular degeneration. Lutein also is the main carotenoid antioxidant identified with the lens of the eye and may play a role in the prevention of cataracts.
GINKGO BILOBA
Another Botanical with diverse pharmalogical effects that has been shown to have antioxidant activity is ginkgo biloba.
The antioxidant properties of ginkgo flavonoids have been found to break the chain of free radical formation at a 'high level' - that is at the beginning of the chemical reaction, as opposed to after the formation when introduction of the free radical into various body processes has already occurred.
Ginkgo Biloba has the potential to offset disease conditions related to excessive free radical formation, including conditions associated with accelerated aging and tissues.
GRAPE SEED
The active antioxidant properties of this seed have special value to connective tissue throughout the body and have a similar potency value to green tea.
Grape Seed Extract is an important source of one of nature's most potent antioxidants, the proanthocyanidins. These nutritionally valuable substances have been utilised to treat deteriorating diseases and conditions with great success. Research has shown that proanthocyanidins (Bioflavonoids) are major free radical scavengers and possess up to 50 times stronger antioxidant activity than Vitamins C & E, Beta Carotene or Selenium.
GREEN TEA
Researchers studying green tea have found it to be an excellent source of potent bioflavonoid-rich compound that is high in polyphenols, a special class of bioflavonoids. The most important of the polyphenols isolated from green tea are catechins, and in particular (-) Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), a strong antioxidant that has a high bio-availability.
The phenol groups in green tea polyphenols are extremely active, easily able to capture and neutralize free radicals and other pro-oxidants.
The active antioxidant components in Green Tea are thought to be up to 200 times more potent than Vitamin E. |
