The Dangers of Oxidative Stress You have probably heard of free radicals, which are molecules that accumulate in our bodies as we age. Created largely by the body's normal metabolic processes, free radicals can wreak terrible damage within our cells, tissues and organs. This damage-known as oxidative stress-is the metabolic wear-and-tear of the aging process.Unfortunately, literally thousands of studies demonstrate that oxidative stress acts as a precursor to the disease, creating a foothold for more than 100 conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease and obesity to Alzheimer's and diabetes.
The True Science of Fighting Free Radicals
For years, individuals who have used antioxidant products to combat oxidative stress in reality have bought into the antioxidant myth. Scientists, health experts and marketing gurus have led us to believe that the best way to neutralize free radicals and oxidative stress is to consume large amounts of antioxidant vitamins and compounds such as vitamin C. The result is a multi-billion dollar myth that has led to the creation of hundreds-even thousands-with supposed, yet unproven, antioxidant benefits.
In the last decade, however, Dr. Joe McCord and a small group of experts in the field of oxidative stress have helped alter the thinking in free radical biology by showing that antioxidants like vitamins C and E simply don't effectively fight free radicals in the human body. To make matters worse, their research also shows that antioxidant vitamins can actually create additional free radicals and potentially contribute to the problem.
Protandim: A Groundbreaking ProductThrough extensive research, Dr. McCord and his colleagues have determined that a superior way of reducing oxidative stress is by triggering the body’s production of its own antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase.The result of decades of research by Dr. McCord is a groundbreaking product called Protandim. Featuring a scientifically proven blend of botanicals, Protandim effectively stimulates production of the body’s potent antioxidant enzymes, which eliminate free radicals thousands of times more effectively than traditional antioxidants.While conventional or direct antioxidants can neutralize only one free radical molecule, antioxidants enzymes can each eliminate over a million free radical molecules per second without being used up.In one study, Protandim was shown to eliminate the surge of oxidative stress that typically occurs as a person ages. Protandim, if consumed daily pursuant to the label recommendations, completely eliminates the age-dependent increase in oxidative stress, keeping it at levels equivalent to a 20-year-old person.
Protandim: Backed by ScienceOne of the key aspects of Protandim’s activity is its unique formulation. The five botanicals-green tea, turmeric, milk thistle, bacopa and ashwagandha-are each powerful in their own right. Even more important is the fact that recent testing shows that the synergistic action of the five botanicals together, as they are in Protandim, offers superior protection against oxidative stress as it dramatically increase the production of antioxidant enzymes.Protantim provides significantly more antioxidant protection than any of its individual ingredients, thus suggesting a synergistic action. Fighting oxidative stress can be compared to putting out the fire in a burning house. If the fire raging in your home were the oxidative stress in your body, trying to eliminate free radical damage with the limited capability of direct antioxidant vitamins would be like trying to snuff out the fire with a cup of water. Antioxidant enzymes, on the other hand, act more like a water hose connected to a virtually endless source of water that continuously and effectively neutralizes oxidative stress.
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