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Archive for Antioxidants

Stroke Antioxidant Treatment

Monday, May 17th, 2010

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Stroke Antioxidant Treatment As a Sensible Preventative Measure

There is continuous mounting evidence that stroke antioxidant treatment makes a lot of sense. It certainly makes sense from a preventative standpoint, and also for anyone that has had a stroke as a measure to help insure against a future stroke.  Antioxidants also help rid the body of free radicals, shown to help reduce the bad cholesterol, LDL or low-density lipoprotein. It should be kept at levels below 100 mg/dL. HDL or high-density lipoprotein is important as it removes or cleanses cholesterol from your body. According to several doctors I have consulted, the best way to raise HDL is through exercise. Levels of HDL of less than than 40 mg/dL for men and less than 50 mg/dL for women could put you at risk for heart disease.

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Aging Properties of Antioxidants

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

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The Importance of  Aging Properties of Antioxidants

The aging or  more correctly termed anti-aging properties of antioxidants vary greatly and work in different ways within the body. Antioxidants can slow the progression of aging which shows up as “oxidative stress”, a number of neurodegenerative diseases, and so forth. Aging may be something we see in a person or do not see as it takes place inside the body on a cellular level. Good examples would be the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, heart disease, cancer and more.

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Powerful Antioxidants – Which Work Best?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

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Antioxidant Power – Best Sources Of

Antioxidants, so many to choose from. Do they work, which ones and why? Free radical damage in the body has been linked to almost all sickness and major disease. Want validation? Go to a search engine like Google and type in a health malady, like cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and scores of others, and see how much information is related, the links to free radical damage and the particular disease.
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Macular Degeneration – Prevalent Among The Aging

Macular degeneration is now known to be the leading cause vision loss in the aging, primarily in the over 65 group, but can start at around age 50. As we live longer nowadays, the 65 and over group is increasing and with it the problem. AMD as it is also known, is degeneration or deterioration of the macula, part of the retina. This is associated with central vision. As AMD advances, severe vision loss is the result. There are two forms of macular degeneration, wet and dry. The dry form is more prevalent and found in 85 or 90 per cent of those afflicted, while the wet form is much more serious, leading to severe vision loss, it is not believed to cause total blindness.

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Antioxidants – The Basics Explained

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

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Antioxidants and the Basics Explained

Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals.  Antioxidants are intimately involved in the prevention of cellular damage – the common pathway for cancer, aging, and a variety of diseases.  Antioxidants are found in certain foods that neutralize free radicals.

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Oxidative Stress – The Dangers and What To Do About It

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

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Oxidative Stress and the Dangers

Oxidative stress has been linked to numerous health problems. Life is more stressful and complicated today than ever before. We fight to be able to provide for our families and to able to make the right choices in a world where information overload and conflicting information are a daily way of life. All of this takes a heavy toll on our bodies. We here a lot of talk about the importance of antioxidants in our diets and the use of additional antioxidant supplementation. This all makes sense, but how many people get tested for free radical damage in the body. How many doctors test for this? Not many and not enough I’m afraid. There is a simple in home lab test available which yields results in about 5 minutes, if anyone is interested, please contact me at the below email address. The test is inexpensive and comes with a consultation, contact me for details.

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