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key to understanding what antioxidants are, is to understand what
free radicals are, because the oxidant part of the antioxidant refers
to the oxidation caused by free radicals. Antioxidants are substances
that disable, or "scavenge," toxic free radicals. They also protect
the cell membrane lipids from oxidation by toxic free radical, through
other internal mechanisms. Free radicals are unstable oxygen molecules
that are generated in the body as by-products of metabolism. This
means that just by eating, breathing and living, free radicals are
generated. The healthy body naturally produces antioxidants to balance
these destructive effects, one of the more powerful being the enzyme
superoxide dismutase (SOD). Free radicals are abundantly generated
in the body, due to various excessive stresses such as air pollution,
pesticides, smoking, drug or alcohol abuse. Free radicals cause the
body to age, just as rust oxidises or erodes metal and air oxidises,
or browns, an apple. Under normal circumstances any destructive effects
are counteracted by our own defences. However, when the body is overpowered
by an enormous increase in these unwanted free radicals, the real
trouble begins. |
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exposure to various stresses disturbs our equilibrium to the point
of causing illness. All these excesses increase the number of free
radicals, and there is more and more evidence that the oxidative damage
caused by free radicals may cause such maladies as cancer, artherosclerosis,
diabetes, liver disease, inflammation and arthritis, as well as acceleration
of the ageing process. Under these circumstances, we need more antioxidants
than the body itself can supply. Fortunately nature has provided many
effective antioxidant sources, one of which is Jiaogulan. |
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and Dan Shen are the powerful antioxidants in all of our Jagulana
Tonics. Jiaogulan induces the body's own synthesis of superoxide dismutase
(SOD), which scavenges excessive free radicals. Dan Shen clears out
the free radicals and MDA (a very toxic lipid-peroxidation product)
and protects the cell membrane from injury by free radicals and MDA.
Kiwi fruit juice is rich in vitamins C and E, which capture free radicals
and react with them, thus breaking off their action on the cell membrane
lipids. These three ingredients act at various levels and together
work to exert a more powerful, synergistic, antioxidant protection.
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importance of inducing endogenous (the body's production) SOD, particularly
as we age, should not be underestimated. Helping the body to increase
its production of SOD is significant, because scientists have demonstrated
the exogenous SOD (introduced into the body from external sources)
when administrated orally is disintegrated in the gastrointestinal
tract. And even if the intestinal wall absorbed some SOD molecules,
they would be rejected by the immune system. Therefore, stimulation
of one's own endogenous SOD, is vital. Jiaogulan is very effective
for maintaining good health by stimulating naturally the body's own
SOD production. |
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| When
taking Jagulana tonics to fight against the effects of free radicals,
it would certainly be wise to avoid, or at least reduce, the causes
of excess production of free radicals. Would you continue to add fuel
to a fire while you were trying to put it out? |
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