Monday, February 1, 2010

How Antioxidants Work to Fight Disease

The media and commercial press are bombarding us with many messages on just what are anti-oxidants and how exactly do they work in the body. Thermogenix(http://www.tgx360.cm/) has researched this subject vastly and has found out that anti-oxidants should become a regular part of ones daily regimen and lifestyle.



The culture today has transformed into an automated world where we are only satisfied with or only have time for fast foods, fast drinks, and a fast life. It's time to slow down a minute or two and count how many "toxic hits" our body's system must be accumulating daily.



It starts at the rush in the morning, we stuff ourselves with high sugar high caffienated drinks and maybe a piece of white toast adding to the adrenal stress already started by the food's production of nervous energy scrambling our brains. Corticosteroids released from stress also affect our immune systme causimg suppresive effects reducing our resistance to physical,mental, emotional and environmental hardships on the body. We are already worn down before the day begins.



The smog from exhaust and other emissions in the drive begin to be inhaled. Office spaces are bombarded much today by "Sick Building Syndrome" toxins from anything from mold, mildew, carbon minoxide or older buildings with asbestos that has not been removed.



The fast pace of the day hurredly comes upon us and we become lost in a world where most of us are sedentary for hours cramped in a space perhaps without windows and only re-circulated air. Let's hope our co-workers wash their hands everytime and turn away when they cough and sneeze. We don't H1N1 to add to it.



Maybe that ten minute water cooler break will allow the circulation in our legs to flow better so emboli won't be thrown and allows the carpal tunnel to stop spasming. If the muscle spasms in the shoulders(torticolis) could just stop a minute when you bend down at the desk top you could make it through the day, but it doesn't so , just pop down a couple acetominophens.



It's lunchtime and that mad dash to the car to the quickest food stand or fast food restaurant with colleagues commences. Only if that red light could speed up and that old pick-up would get out from in front you could get there faster. You can't tell if the gnawing pain in your tummy is that ulcer or the hunger you're trying to extinguish.



Ok, 15 minutes to slam down something that won't take too long to get back. Oh that triple-decker pattie and fries sounds good. Down the hatch , here's looking at you. Ok, back at the desk after traffic. Did the guys in the commissary enjoy the stroganoff any better? Oh, well , I'll just get some water from the fountain along with some seltzer and it'll all be better. Right ?This is a typical scenario that most of us face daily without thinking about it.



THE DAILY POISONS WE FACE

Today, we are letting the pace of the culture get the best of us and letting others decide what are healthy choices for or own metabolism. The food today is too effected by antibiotics, estrogen, growth hormone, genetic modification, insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, micro-waved, irradiation, aspartame, saccharin, HFCS( high fructose corn syrup) MSG, HCAs(heterocyclic amines), acrylimide, artifical dyes, chemical preservatives, chemical food coloring PAHs (polyamino-hydrocarbons), fast foods, smoked food and trans fats.



Our beverages are filled with as many chemicals such as our public water which is filled with chorine, flouride and numerous other spillages from raw sewage , expired drugs , chemical plant emissions and factory pollution.



ENTER ANTI-OXIDANTS

Anti-oxidants work opposite to what the toxins named above work. The toxins are oxidizing agents that can create oxygen free radicals in a process known as peroxidation(oxidation of poisons and toxins). These toxins can destroy or mutate DNA and cause chronic disease, immune disorders or cancer. Anti-oxidation is the process which this toxic process can be prevented or reduced severely. The process of oxidation occuring in the heart by saturated and trans fats causes heart disease. In other organs we see cancers like that of the colon, prostate and breast. Many "weird" symptoms we encounter may be from household items we use daily that present as aches and pains we can't put our fingers on such as chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia.



ANTI-OXIDANTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

We are ideally suppose to get all the anti-oxidants we need from vegetables and fruits. In an ideal world we would. But, based on how and what we eat as well as how we prepare it; we are losing vital nutrients. That's why Nano-Nutrition is recommended in our daily regimen. Nano-Nutrition works as anti-oxidants to fight chronic illness and work as Bio-fuels so your metabolism functions smoothly. Nano-Nutrition is a part of cellular dieting or metabolism. This is where the real work of Nano-Nutrition is done on a microbiotic level.



But, what can we do if we can't get anti-oxidants in our diet? Well, you go down to your nearest organic or whole food store or a nutrition store and purchase them in supplement form. Biochemist and botanical scientist have known for decades since the days of Linus Pauling and Watson and Crick , who cracked the DNA code, that supplements work. Biochemist first had to understand the cell, then understand the powerhouse of the cell called the mitochondria. After that they had to further understand the "turbo-booster" in the mitochondria called the TCA-Cycle. This is where energy is utilized for keeping us alive second-by -second.



COMMON SOURCE ANTI-OXIDANTS

Today, we must always know where we can trust to get good healthy organically grown vegetables and fruit. If not , we must use supplements. The best and most accesible and readily usable are:

VITAMIN C-that fight against oxidation from free radicals

VITAMIN E-fight oxygen free radicals to reduce heart disease, premature aging

Co-ENZYME Q -a powerful anti-oxidant to help your heart

UBIQUINONE-an antiooxidant and energy booster that helps heart function

SUPER OXIDE DISMUTASE -One of the most powerful antioxidants

GRAPE SEED EXTRACT -obtained from wine and grapes to help against heart disease and aging

RESVERATROL -A potent anti-oxidant that helps fight against cancer, heart disease and premature aging

MELATONIN-perhaps known more for helping with sleep, but contains some interesting antioxidant properties

SELENIUM -One of the most important minearls that helps the pump function of the heart

LYCOPENE-A potent prostate protector that might exert its ability as a capable antioxidant

Dr. Marcus Wells is a previous Clinical Associate from the National Institutes of Health at the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute(NIH/NIHLBI). He holds a Master's from Emory University. He also has served in the Health & Human Services(HHS), and Public Health Service(PHS), and the Commissioned Corp.




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