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You can feel the vitamins work™ Michael Meyer |
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Antioxidants informationAntioxidants are really a class of vitamins and nutritional ingredients that help fight and rid the body of free radicals - the gremlins that can cause untold damage to your body. The importance of antioxidants are nowadays accepted by even the most conservative medical fields, and people find great benefits from these nutritional ingredients in achieving optimum health.
Required forWhen the cells and body carries on with its daily functions, oxygen is used in the process and oxidation takes place - and although these are normal functions, they do cause free radicals, the waste material of these processes that can have an influence on the forming of cancer, arterial damage, inflammation, and accelerated aging through oxidative damage. They are also caused by a diet high in fried and barbequed foods, pollution, radiation, etc. More info on free radicals. The main sources of antioxidants are vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, plus its precursor beta carotene as well as bioflavonoids (vitamin p) etc. Deficiency indicationsIt is thought that a shortage of antioxidants could cause, or assist in causing Alzheimer's disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, diabetes, hypertension, infertility, macular degeneration (eye lens degeneration) measles, mental illness, periodontal disease, respiratory tract infection as well as rheumatoid arthritis. By adding enough antioxidants to the diet, there is less oxidation stress, and aging is also slowed down. Antioxidant dosageThe dosage underneath is the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), but be aware that this dosage is the minimum that you require per day, to ward off serious deficiency of this particular nutrient. In the therapeutic use of this nutrient, the dosage is usually increased considerably, but the toxicity level must be kept in mind. Please check the RDA of each separate nutrient. Toxicity and symptoms of high intakeToxicity may occur if high amounts of the fat soluble vitamins, like vitamin a and e is taken. Please see out Vitamin A page as well as the Vitamin E page. When more may be requiredShould you continually be prone to infections, easy bruising, slow wound healing, excessive wrinkling of the skin and easy toxicity of your body, then you might be in need of extra antioxidants. Enemy of nutrientFried and barbequed food, pollution, radiation. Antioxidant food sourcesBerries, grapes, tomatoes, broccoli, red/orange/yellow vegetable and fruits, nuts, peas, broad beans, carrots, watermelon, etc. Antioxidants is found in the following Zest for Life products
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