Antioxidants
An Extended Health Complement to
Your Body's Needs
A way to fight Aging and promote Longevity
by Extended Health Inc.
Perhaps there is no greater investment in maintaining a youthful body and anti-aging vitality than the consumption of antioxidants. Oxygen is a life-giving and life-sustaining property allowing for the proliferation of existence on this planet. Yet, oxygen also has an oxidative (rusting) effect on our bodies, and it is this rusting that results from unstable molecules that is at the heart of premature aging. Once oxidation occurs some studies indicate that poor health can result anywhere in the body.
Antioxidants are theorized to interact with and stabilize unstable molecules known as free radicals. A single free radical can cause damage to millions of other molecules in your body which can start a chain-reaction of internal damage. Free radicals assault cells, have been linked by studies to a host of different chronic conditions*, and generally may prevent your body from functioning properly.
Antioxidants are substances that can protect cells from the accelerating aging process of damage caused by free radicals; they also stimulate the immune system’s response to help fight disease*. Considerable evidence from a variety of studies indicates that there is a positive link between longevity and antioxidants in the body*. The higher the levels of antioxidants, the longer a person can be expected to live – just that simple!
The Gold Standard for measuring antioxidant capability or protection is the ORAC unit, which translates into oxygen radical absorbance capacity, and cannot be measured by scanners! The ORAC unit of measure - developed by Tufts University, Brunswick Laboratory, and the USDA - is the ability of a nutrient to stabilize and neutralize the harmful effects of free radical damage. It was determined that the body requires between 3,000 and 5,000 ORAC units per day to functionally counteract the effects of free radicalization*.
Some companies boast about the “science” of measuring certain color molecules like carotenoids, using scanners which absorb certain light wavelengths, and thus use these results as the basis for determining total antioxidant protection. While units of measure called Body Defense Scores that range in the thousands can appear impressive, antioxidants are not just about carotenoids. The body needs a variety of antioxidants derived from a mixture of sources to protect against free radical damage*.
Examples of a smorgasbord of antioxidant sources include beta-carotene, lycopene, vitamins C, E, and A, other vitamins, and many minerals such as copper, zinc, selenium, etc. All of these different substances work as a team to neutralize free radicals and pass them out of the body as part of the natural elimination of cellular waste through the kidneys and liver*.
Generally, antioxidants are said to help:
- Protect cells from premature, abnormal aging*.
- Promote the growth of healthy cells*.
- Destroy the free radicals that damage cells*.
- Fight age-related macular degeneration*.
- Provide excellent support for the body’s immune system*.
Fortunately, Extended Health provides several solutions that can have a significant effect on your overall health and give you the range of antioxidant contributors that are so needed for optimum health and longevity.
Green Tea = 3,000 ORAC units per cup
Extended Health’s brand of green tea has been laboratory tested to be free of pesticides, herbicides, and heavy metals – but more importantly, each brewing provides a surprisingly refreshing drink that is rich in antioxidant polyphenols, which can provide profound cardiovascular and cellular protection promoting normal functioning. Based on laboratory analysis, on average each 60-second brewed cup of Extended Health green tea will yield approximately 3,000 ORAC units and 190 mg of polyphenols (antioxidants), as compared to most green tea products with no ORAC verification and generally between 30-45 mg per cup of polyphenols. Green tea is known to contain the highest concentration of health-promoting antioxidants called polyphenols.
Wild-crafted Tibetan Goji Berry = 30,000 ORAC units per 100 grams
The body’s ten billion cells are under constant attack by free radicals*. The longevity fruit revered for thousands of years in Asia – sun-dried Wild Tibetan Goji Berry – is jam-packed with:
- Protein (14% more than whole wheat)
- Vitamin A (more than carrots)
- Vitamin C (500 times more per ounce than oranges)
- Vitamins B, B-2, B-5, B-6
- 21 trace minerals
- 18 amino acids
- Calcium and magnesium
- Betaine
- Beta-carotene
- Linoleic-acid
- Germanium (rarely found in food)
Internationally known herbalist, registered pharmacist, and well-renowned nutritionist, Dr. Earl Mindell, calls this berry “the most nutritionally dense food on the planet.”
Extended Health’s Wild Tibetan Goji, from the Tibet-Mongolian region, is different from the Chinese Wolfberry in taste; it is much sweeter, and is reliably free from harmful pesticides, herbicides, and DDT, all of which have been freely used in China for years because of no governmental regulations excluding their use.
Extended Health’s Wild Tibetan Goji Berry contains many sources of immune and antioxidant protection, including B and C vitamins, beta-carotene, amino acids, minerals, EFA’s, and the master molecule polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are super powerful antioxidants that are thought to defend against premature aging and fight free radical damage throughout the body*. Extended Health routinely seeks third party laboratory analysis which verifies the antioxidant ORAC units of its Wild Tibetan Goji Berry. A recent laboratory report noted assayed results of over 30,000 ORAC units per 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) of powerful antioxidants found in Extended Health’s Wild Tibetan Goji Berry.
Antioxidant Level Test
Other Extended Health Products with immune support and antioxidant action*:
- Oral Chelation/Longevity Plus Formula
- Liver Support Formula
- Digestive Support Formula
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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