Eradicating free radicals in the body is a continuous effort but it can be easier with the help of supplements
Ensuring that the amount of free radicals in your body do not multiply quickly takes continuous effort – building up your antioxidant level helps to prevent damage to the cells caused by them.
Free radicals occur when the cell molecules break up, causing weakness and instability. Each free radical clings on the nearest healthy molecule and causes it to become a free radical as well, causing a chain reaction.
Taking the right supplements can help to slow and prevent damage to the body.
Importance of Antioxidants
Antioxidants can help prevent the development of chronic and degenerative diseases such as cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and macular degeneration. Free radicals are a natural by-product that poses no risk if kept in check.
As we age, our body produces antioxidants and damage increases. Hence, the need for supplements or a higher intake of foods that contain antioxidants, such as grapes, berries and oranges.
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Triple Strength Acai
The acai berry is a rich purple palm fruit indigenous to the Amazon rainforest. For hundreds of years, these small dark berries have been integral to the diet of native Amazonians.
As a purple fruit, acai berries naturally contain purple pigments known as anthocyanin. Acai berries are highly nutritious with a unique flavour and taste.
Often eaten at breakfast with a cassava meal or with tapioca and sugar, the acai fruit is rich in nutrients and is also found in many Brazilian prepared foods. The fruit is most popularly used to make juice, but is also found in ice cream, lollipops and various desserts.
The acai plant has many uses in folk remedies such as scrofula (a type of tuberculosis), jaundice, anaemia, skin ulcers and other diseases such as diabetes, hepatitis, malaria, kidney disease and dysmenorrhoea – menstrual pain.
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People who especially need antioxidants include those with stressful and busy lifestyles or who are exposed to a polluted environment, flight attendants constantly exposed to UV radiation, and smokers and athletes.
Whatever your lifestyle choice, sedentary or high stress, your body will generate free radicals. Selenium with A, C & E combines Vitamins C and E with beta carotene, Vitamin A and Selenium, which contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Selenium with A, C & E may also lower the risk of an asthma attack as people with low levels of selenium have a high risk of asthma. Asthma involves free radical damage.
In a small double-blind trial, supplementation with 100mcg of Sodium Selenite per day for 14 weeks resulted in a clinical improvement of six out of 11 patients compared with only one out of ten in the placebo group.
Most doctors recommend 200mcg per day for adults (proportionately less for children) – a much higher, though still considered to be safe, level.
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