Ideal Protein - AntiOxy

The concept of antioxidants is associated to the notion of free radicals, residual particles of the metabolism that wander through the bloodstream and could at any moment promote degenerative diseases, cancers, etc.

To fight the toxic effects of free radicals created during oxidative stress, secondary to the harmful action of radiations, pollutants, refined foods, pesticides, tobacco usage, UV rays, medication, etc., there are protection systems: Either endogenous, especially of an enzymatic nature, or exogenous, like antioxidants, veritable destroyers of free radicals.

In the cells, the production regulation of free radical is controlled by the enzymatic systems. Current nourishment, poor in fruits and vegetables, is responsible for the degradation of the pre-existing balance between production of free radical and “endogenous antioxidants.” In fact, the increase of oxidative stress, a consequence of modern life, is responsible for increased radical toxicity; our body then needs a supplementary contribution of “endogenous antioxidants,” which is possible thanks to nourishment rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

Antioxidants
Nourishment rich in fruits and vegetables is by far the best source of antioxidants, but freshness is often absent, variety difficult to apply, without forgetting that most of the time, a multitude of alterations destroy the noble properties of fruits and vegetables.

Medicinal ingredients
Each capsule contains:

• Green Tea (Thea sinensis) (leaf) ...................................... 100 mg
  50% polyphenol 30% catechin
• Alpha lipoic Acid............................................................. 75 mg
• Turmeric (Curcuma longa) (root) ..................................... 50 mg
  95% curcumin
• Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) (leaf) ................................. 50 mg
  4:1 extract equivalent to 200 mg
• Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) (fruit)................................. 25 mg
  25% anthocyanins
• Resveratrol (whole grape extract) .................................... 15 mg
• Lycopene 5%................................................................. 5 mg

Non-medicinal ingredients
Microcristalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, purified water, gelatin.

Therapeutic properties

• Antioxidant
• Activates circulation. Prevents the formation of blood clots
• Antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral, antifungal
• Diuretic, anti-edematous, anti-inflammatory
• Prevents the oxidation of LDL’s, thus protects from the formation of atheromatous platelets
• Helps reduce risks of blindness (macular degeneration)
• Anti-angiogenic properties, slows the growth of tumors
• Lipolytic, promotes the reduction of fat accumulation
• Prevents premature aging
• Reduces the occurrence of cardiovascular problems and cerebrovascular accidents
• Helps improve the energetic level of the muscles (among which the heart)
• Helps to improve short-term memory, balance and coordination
• Improves visual functions, the skin and helps erase wrinkles
• Chelates many toxic metals. Effective against the effects of irradiation
• Glycation (an important player in cell aging) inhibitor
• Plays an important role in controlling the level of blood sugar (diabetes)
• Protects the DNA from free radicals and helps repair oxidized DNA
• Protects superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione antioxidants, all important in the detoxification activity of the liver
• Hepato-protector, cholagogue, choleretic and hypocholesterolemic (helps produce bile, keeps it flowing and lowers cholesterol by removing it as bile)
• Recommended to smokers to protect from pulmonary illnesses
• Protects the digestive system from the transformation of nitrites, nitrates and nitrosamines

Therapeutic indications

• When having any systemic problems
• People taking a “Detoxification Treatment”
• During stressful periods
• People following chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments
• Sportspeople
• Smokers and heavy drinkers
• During a weight loss program
• Low intake of fresh, raw fruit and vegetables
• Influenzas and colds
• Infections in general either viral or microbial

Ingredients description

Green tea (leaf)
Green tea, also called virgin tea, contains a source of powerful antioxidants: polyphenols. Catechins are one of the polyphenol families and are 20 times more efficient than Vitamin E. It stimulates the detoxifying enzymes in the body, which allows the cells to get rid of free radicals and other harmful elements.

• Activates blood circulation
• Antibacterial, antiseptic
• Diuretic, it contributes to the elimination of the body's toxins. Prevents the oxidation of
• LDL’s, which protects from the formation of atheromatous platelets.
• Prevents the production of nitrosamines, highly cancer causing substances found in cold cuts and when cooking meats
• Facilitates digestion
• Inhibits the formation and growth of tumours
• Lipolytic, promotes the release of fats stored in cells
• Prevents the formation of gingivitis and tooth decay
• Prevents premature aging
• Reduces the incidence of cardiovascular problems and cerebrovascular accidents (strokes)
• Reduces the glucose and cholesterol rate in the blood

Alpha lipoic acid
ALA is endowed with notable antioxidant abilities since it has the benefit of being soluble in water (hydroslouble) and in fats (liposoluble), which allows it to neutralize many types of free radicals. It can parry the effects of free radicals in all parts of the cell membrane, both the hydrophilic and lipophilic regions as well as the hydrophilic cytosol inside the cell itself.

Additionally, as opposed to other antioxidants that have a specific task in the body, ALA can act as a free agent. In other words, if your level of Vitamin C or E is low, ALA will temporarily take over their functions.

ALA has the advantage of regenerating many types of vital antioxidants such as Vitamins C and D, glutathione and ubiquinol (reduced form of the coenzyme Q10).

• Choice agent to prevent diabetic complications
• Helps improve the energetic level of the muscles (of which the heart)
• Improves visual functions (glaucoma, cataracts, blurred vision)
• Improves the skin and helps erase wrinkles
• Chelates (binds) many toxic metals
• Effective against the effects of irradiation
• Glycation inhibitor (an important player in cell aging)
• Plays an important role in controlling the level of blood sugar (diabetes)
• Neurological protector, it prevents cerebral aging
• Protects the DNA from free radicals and helps repair oxidized DNA
• Protects the liver (increases the energy and hepatic cell mass and activates their detoxification function)
• Protects superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione antioxidants, all important in the detoxification activity of the liver

Turmeric (root)
The importance of curcuma in therapy has greatly changed since the antioxidant properties of its phenolic compounds were discovered. Its rhizome is a rich source of these compounds known as curcuminoids, the main one being curcumin.

• Bactericidal, fungicidal, and lethal to some parasites
• Good stimulant of blood circulation
• Articular pain, back and rheumatism pain. It activates the macrophages, prevents the intervertebral disks from secreting pro-inflammatory substances and blocks cytokines syntheses that are responsible for joint inflammation
• Preventative effect, and may possibly induce remission in certain cancers.
• Efficient intestinal disinfectant
• Aids in maintaining good blood flow, thus helping to prevent the formation of blood clots.
• Slows down demineralization and slows down oesteoclastic activity (bone cells that break down bone) preventing bone destruction
• Hepatoprotector, cholagogue, choleretic.
• Cholesterol lowering agent, it prevents the peroxidation of fats, such as cholesterol
• Inhibits platelet aggregation responsible for CVA, blood clots and arteriosclerosis
• Anti-angiogenic properties, it may help to stop the growth of tumors by inhibiting the formation of new blood vessels necessary to feed the tumor
• Protector of the hepatic parenchyma (all the cells of the liver)
• Protects the cardiovascular system from L.D.L. aggression
• Lowers cholesterol by stimulating bile secretion

Bilberry (leaf and fruit)
Bilberries contain a variety of components at differing degrees depending on the species: antioxidants (anthocyanins), bacterial inhibitors (anthocyanosides), folic acid, ellagic acid, Vitamins A and C, carotenes and fibres. Bilberry leaves contain anthocyanins, one of its active ingredients, neo-myrtilline, is found to be very effective in the treatment of diabetes.

Certain studies suggest that chlorogenic acid, a substance found in bilberry leaf extract, inhibits the enzymatic action responsible for the production of glucose at the level of the liver and maybe its release into blood circulation (similar to the prescription drug metformin). 

• Helps to improve short-term memory, balance and coordination
• Antiviral and antibacterial (by inhibiting the elements needed for viral multiplication)
•  These pigments have also shown their medicinal virtues for the treatment of eye problems, diabetes, inflammation, joint problems, and problems with blood vessels
• The dark blue pigments of blueberries contribute to reducing the level of cholesterol in the
  blood
• Prevents urinary infections.
• It is thought to be a very powerful food to fight aging
• Stimulates cerebral activity

The bilberry fruit contains flavonoids (anthocyanins) and proanthocyanidols (O.P.C.) OPCs are water-soluble and rapidly absorbed by buccal mucosa and the gastro-intestinal tract. Lab experiments have shown that OPC’s rapidly fasten themselves on the cell membranes of the following systems: vascular, pulmonary, immune, bone, nerve, muscular, articular, tegumentary (skin) and connective tissues.

The properties are numerous: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, vena tonic, anti-caries(cavities), antihistaminic, anti-cancer, anti-aging, etc.

What is the substance that gives Bilberry its ability to improve sight? Its bioflavonoids, especially its anthocyanins (anthocyanidines). These act in two particular ways. They possess antioxidant properties and they are also able to stimulate the production of a substance called “rhodopsin” or visual purple. This substance is essential for night vision. It has also been shown that bilberry fruit contains substances able to inhibit the adhesion of colibacillus in the bladder and intestines.

• Vaso-protective and anti-edematous activity, they inhibit platelet aggregation
• Improves nerve function
• Anti-colibacillus (one of the most powerful ones know to date)
• Helps promote normal blood sugar levels
• Increases visual acuity and reduces eye fatigue
• Reduces resistance in the small vessels
• Capacity to see better in the obscurity
• Reduces the permeability or the capillaries and strengthens them
• Uric acid drainer
• Helps in preventing macular degeneration, as well as cataracts, and aids in the regeneration the retina
• Aids in cancer, atherosclerosis, heat attack and cerebrovascular accident (stroke) prevention
• Protects the tissues of the brain

Resveratrol (whole grape extract)
Grape skin contains the famous polyphenols including Resveratrol. This active ingredient is identified in over 72 families of plants, but it is mainly found in the skin of red grapes. It has properties that are similar to that of Ginkgo biloba.

Researchers from the Chicago Medical University have just found that Resveratrol has a similar molecular structure as that of synthetic estrogen. Would it be a kind of estrogen? In that case it is quite possible that the estrogenic properties of Resveratrol are in part responsible for its cardiovascular therapeutic properties. In reality it most likely functions as an adaptogen with respect to estrogen, that is it helps the body adapt to fluctuations in estrogen levels. The compound very likely has some weak estrogenic activity, thus if a person's estrogen levels are low, it may bind to estrogen receptors and illicit a response. The overall effect here is to bring the person's estrogenic functions closer to normal. On the other hand, if a person's estrogen levels are too high, this compound would "compete" with endogenous estrogens for binding sites, and because it has a weaker activity, the effect here would be to decrease estrogen expression. Again the overall effect is more of a normalization of estrogenic function.

Researchers of the Milan University have established that a chemical substance in grapes and wine triggers a seven-fold increase in the activity and effectiveness of an enzyme called mapkinase, which stimulates and regenerates nerve cells. This substance is called Resveratrol. They discovered that it allowed brain cells to grow small extensions through which they could communicate with neighboring cells. This is an important breakthrough for all neurodegenerative problems.

Recently, they discovered the synergetic effect of Resveratrol administered with anti-HIV drugs (i.e.: AZT), it increases 200 times their antiviral capacity.

• It acts as an antagonist to dioxin, which previous studies showed could impair fertility by damaging the DNA of sperm and ovum.
• Anticoagulant, it makes capillaries more elastic and aids circulation.
• Antioxidant, it reduces bad cholesterol (LDL) and inhibits platelet aggregation.
• Excellent anti-inflammatory.
• This molecule has been shown to have anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antimicrobial properties.
• Growth inhibitor of cancer cells in the digestive system.
• Powerful antioxidant, it reduces the presence of oxidized lipoproteins in the blood and platelet aggregation.

Lycopene
About 600 carotenes exist in nature; Lycopene is the one found in the greatest quantity in the West, beta-carotene comes in second. It is also one of the main carotenoids found in human plasma.

Once Lycopene has passed through the blood, it is transported via the lymphatic system to the liver. It is then distributed to all the body’s tissues where it can fully play its role as an antioxidant. It also is sequestered in the lungs, prostate, testicles, colon, suprarenal glands and skin.

Lycopene is a powerful trapper of the oxygen radical responsible for oxidative stress. We know that this type of stress is associated to increased cancer risks.

• Helps reduce risks of blindness (incidence of macular degeneration)
• Valuable aid at the diabetic level. It has been shown that glucose intolerant states are in part the result of the increase in oxidative stress. Lycopene plays a role in the reduction of symptoms linked to diabetes through its antioxidant property: retinopathy (reduction in vision leading to possible blindness), nephropathy that brings about kidney failure, the risk of feet ulcers, amputation and gastrointestinal, urogenital, and cardiovascular problems.
• Recommended to smokers to protect from pulmonary illnesses
• Reduces the damaging effects of ultraviolet rays on the skin
• Exerts an inhibitory effect on the growth of cancer cells in the uterine and breast mucous membrane
• Hypolipidemic: (has an inhibitory effect on the synthesis of cholesterol and takes part in the degradation of fatty acids)
• Also plays a role in the prevention of ovarian and cervical cancers
• Protects the cardiovascular system from free radicals, by preventing the oxidation of LDL’s.
• Protects the digestive system from the transformation of nitrites, nitrates and nitrosamines- which have been shown to be responsible for some cancers of the digestive tract
• A recent study shows that as well as protecting the lungs from cancer, Lycopene has a positive action on the whole respiratory system

As much as oxygen is essential for life, it also may cause countless annoyances: cars that rust, rubber that looses elasticity, slice of apple that turns brown.

Cellular respiration (when the human body transforms food and oxygen into energy) generates a large quantity of free radicals. Cigarettes, aging, stress, prolonged exposure to the sun, intense physical activity, etc. are all elements that contribute to the “overflow” of free radicals that in turn generate others.

Free radicals (very reactive ions) are substances that "steal" electrons from vital compounds or structures in our bodies. In chemistry this process is called oxidation (the loss of electrons) and the agent causing this to happen is termed an oxidizer. The structure or compound from which the electron was taken is now damaged. Thus a free radical is an oxidizing agent in 'chemical parlance' (something that causes oxidation). When the free radical steals an electron, it is said to be reduced, and it is now stable and does no further harm. Anitoxidants, on the other hand, are actually reducing agents. That is they give up an electron to neutralize (reduce) the free radical before it can damage our cells. Our wellbeing is greatly dependant on a constant supply of these important "free radical neutralizers" and we need a variety of them. Why? Some are only active in the "oily" parts of our bodies, these are the lipophilic antioxidants (like lycopene, and Vitamins A, E, and D for example). Others are active in the "watery parts," these are hydrophilic antioxidants (Vitamin C and OPCs among others). Others, like alpha lipoic acid, can be active in either environment.

Taking antioxidants is now acknowledged as the most effective means of countering free radicals, which in excess, accelerate cellular aging, cellular damage, and in the process, can create several disease states.

The body has its army of antioxidants, but its soldiers cannot complete the mission. As a result, the body’s resistance diminishes and disorders set in.

It would be well to remember that the 1st mandate of natural medicine is: PREVENTION

• First of all, help the body take the upper hand on the substances that chemically impair how it should function. This is done with the help of “Detoxification Treatment.”
• Get into the habit of using a variety of antioxidants. Taking antioxidants should become an integral part of our lifestyle.

Never lose sight that for antioxidants, strength is in numbers!