HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR HEALTH TO YOU?

If you’re like most people, it is extremely important, but you would prefer to expend very minimal time and effort to reach and maintain your dream of optimal health. Obviously, there is no single pill or action that can guarantee excellent health when living a lifestyle that does not encourage one.

Maintaining and improving your health requires numerous constructive choices and actions. However, most people find that once they make their health a top priority, the benefits of feeling great (or feeling better), along with mental clarity and self-esteem, far outweigh the efforts.

HOW TO Neutralize Free Radicals
and Obtain Optimum Health

by Dr. James Chappell

Many behaviors that are considered “normal” and to some degree “expected” in our society help to bring on the “dis-ease” state. Eating junk food and refined sugar, smoking, not exercising, leading a high-stress life, and putting health as a low priority may be socially acceptable but eventually can take a terrible toll.

One pathway is through free radical damage. Sadly, there is no one magic bullet that will completely reverse the cumulative effects of these detrimental life choices. But never underestimate the power of nature! As you will soon discover, there are natural elements that can destroy or neutralize free radicals, thereby helping the body achieve optimum health. Here’s how...

During a cold or flu, we are actually getting rid of accumulated toxins. An overabundance of toxins suppresses the immune system and lowers our defenses against scavengers, including bacteria, viruses and parasites. As these opportunistic pathogens invade and proliferate, they cause such symptoms as aches, pains, fever, runny nose, diarrhea, nausea and sweating—all of which are the body’s efforts to eliminate the invaders, as well as the toxins.

There is a true saying that “Only sick people get sick.” If you are not full of toxins, you will not attract pathogens or the symptoms that result from their growth. The important news is that regular detoxification acts as a preventive measure, and that with it you may never need to experience a cold or flu again.

The best ways to detoxify include abstaining from food (perhaps one day per week if your health professional hasn’t precluded you from fasting), doing either IV or oral chelation therapy (which binds and draws out toxic metals and chemicals), maintaining healthy bowels (to avoid constipation), and re-colonizing your intestines with healthy bacterial flora.

Note: Today, there are many products that can help the detoxification process including drawing compounds for chelation, colon cleanses to
restore regularity and probiotics for building up beneficial bacteria. As a 35-year veteran formulator of nutraceuticals and botanicals, I know what works and what doesn’t. (For instance, I recommend Earth Force Products’ Tri-Action Cleanse.)

Step 3—THE HIGH COST OF FREE RADICALS
Another major cause of sickness and premature aging is the suppression of the immune systemof cellular functioning due to oxidative decomposition, otherwise known as “free radical” damage. Free radicals are molecules that are highly reactive because they have unpaired electrons. In the body, free radicals tend to damage cellular constituents, including DNA, lipids and proteins.

Toxins from any source, such as cigarette smoke, drugs (including medical drugs), and alcohol, or from chemicals in our food, beverages, air, water, clothes and environment, can contribute to free radical accumulation in the body.

The destructive actions of free radicals upon cells contribute to a variety of lifethreatening diseases, including but not limited to cancer, arteriosclerosis, liver disease, arthritis, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s.

According to the Free Radical Theory of Aging, first presented in 1956 by Dr. Denham Harman of the University of Nebraska and still studied today, cellular damage from free radicals is also believed to be the underlying cause of all aging.

Resveratrol’s antioxidant action helps to stop free radical damage, healthfully dilate the arteries and increase blood flow. Resveratrol has also been shown to stimulate the “longevity gene” and reduce the frequency of DNA destruction from free radical damage by 60 percent.

Quercetin is not only found in fruit such as berries, cherries, apples and grapes, but is found in green and black tea, onions, broccoli and leafy green vegetables.As with many antioxidants, reaching a therapeutic dose requires supplementation.

Quercetin has been the most studied of the flavonoids, demonstrating significant antiinflammatory and antioxidant activity. Quercetin has been shown to help combat or prevent cancer, heart disease, prostatitis, cataracts, allergies, inflammation and respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis and asthma.

Pine tree bark (Pycnogecine ®) contains vitamin C and at one time was a remedy for sailors with scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) when they didn’t have fruit or vegetables to eat. Pine tree bark extract has particularly potent anti-inflammatory effects, is a potent antioxidant, and has helped to keep blood pressure healthy and aid people who wish to prevent asthma, heart disease and skin cancer. It has also been shown to support nitric oxide production, which aids circulatory health.

Curcumin is the active ingredient in the Indian curry spice turmeric, which causes its yellow pigment. Curcumin is known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor properties. It has also been shown to have anticancer effects, inducing apoptosis (cell death) in cancer cells without any cytotoxic effects on healthy cells. According to scientists at the University of Chicago, curcumin also inhibits a cancer-provoking bacteria associated with gastric and colon cancer.

Lutein is a carotenoid (or organic pigmentas fruits, vegetables (including spinach and kale) and egg yolks. Lutein and zeaxanthin are classified as xanthophyll (yellow) carotenoids, and are antioxidants that neutralize free radicals generated when light exposure causes oxidative damage in the eyes and skin. Both are helpful for preventing agerelated macular degeneration.

For this reason, R-lipoic acid is sometimes called the “universal antioxidant.” In studies, R-lipoic acid has been shown to be highly effective in preventing cataract formation and effective in inhibiting the replication of the HIV-1 virus. Humic acids are the organic carbon-containing decomposed materials in soil, dark brown to black in color, which are water soluble at high pH conditions.

Fulvic acids are also naturally occurring organic acids contained in rich soil, but yellow to light brown in color, and water soluble in all pH conditions. Due to their ability to penetrate human tissues, humic and fulvic acids have been credited as key elements to many outstanding health and scientific breakthroughs of the twentyfirst century.

In addition to aiding the absorption of nutrients and vitamins, humates are antioxidants and free radical scavengers. They boost energy levels and chelate (or bind and pull out) heavy metals and body toxins, removing them from the system.

CONCLUSION Per current scientific research, supplementing with acai, resveratrol, quercetin, pine tree bark, curcumin, lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene, selenium, catalase, R-lipoic acid and humic/fulvic acids can assist you in your goals of preventing dis-ease and achieving enhanced health and longevity. As you take charge of your health with your overall personal wellness program, consider taking Resveracine to help fight the damaging effects of free radicals.

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