The Scientific Benefits of Antioxidant Therapy in Healthy Aging and Anti-Aging

Clinically Proven Nutrition for Health and Wellness PromotionAnalysis of Antioxidants for Preventing Disease and Energizing Life

The Scientific Benefits of Antioxidant Therapy in Healthy Aging and Anti-Aging

Dr. Robelyn GarciaSeptember 23, 2012

The numerous health benefits of antioxidants are unlimited. If you want more

energy or you are trying to lose weight, antioxidant therapy could be the answer. The

power of antioxidant therapy is also second to none for combating the many signs of

aging. “The amount of antioxidants in your body is directly proportional to how long you

will live," says international gerontology expert Dr. Richard Cutler. While Dr. Cutler was

the director of the National Institute of Aging, he led a team of molecular gerontologists

in groundbreaking antioxidant research for controlling the aging rate and anti-aging

medicine. Antioxidants are your body’s defense against aging, sickness and disease.

Experts are recognizing the emerging potentials for antioxidant therapy as a new

approach to the treatment of disease and the promotion of anti-aging (Ostojic, 2011).

Dr. Norman Hollenberg of Harvard Medical School says antioxidants “could potentially

get rid of 4 of the 5 most common diseases in the western world”, (Society of Chemical

Industry, 2007).

Antioxidants come from natural foods including fruits, vegetables, nuts, oils, and

beans. Antioxidant therapy involves a daily intake of antioxidants that protect the body

from harmful effects of free radicals. Free radicals come from cigarettes, pesticides,

insecticides, medications, food additives, stress, sun overexposure, and other types of

pollutions. Free radicals destroy human cells and damage DNA. The damaged cells are

one major culprit in premature aging, sicknesses and many disabling diseases. “Scientists

now believe that free radicals are causal factors in nearly every known disease”, says Dr.

Packer, coauthor of The Antioxidant Miracle (2001). Thousands of research studies have

concluded that antioxidants can help prevent a multitude of diseases, energize life, and

slow aging (Packer, 2001; Ostojic, 2011).

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The Scientific Benefits of Antioxidant Therapy in Healthy Aging and Anti-Aging

The USDA measures antioxidants of each food item by its ability to neutralize

free radicals (Tufts University, 2003). The USDA recommended minimum daily

antioxidant intake is 3,000 ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) points. On the

average Americans get only 800 ORAC points each day (USDA, 2011). There is

overwhelming evidence that shows individuals do not get high enough levels of

antioxidants and nutrients from food alone (Yale University School of Medicine, 2011;

Society of Chemical Industry, 2007). This means we must supplement with a good

nutritional antioxidant product.

Vemma, also known as “The Worlds Most Powerful Liquid Antioxidant” (Men’s

Health, 2009) is one of the most notable products available. Vemma contains a fruit food

source with tremendous antioxidant properties know as the "superfruit". Mangosteen,

also dubbed the "Queen of all Fruits" is rich in phytonutrients and antioxidant properties,

and has the potential to lower our risk against human diseases (Men’s Journal, 2008).

“Mangosteen has been used for centuries by Asian health practitioners for its tremendous

nutritional benefits and delicious flavor”, (Vemma Science, 2012). When the antioxidant

power of the “super fruit” Mangosteen is combined with vitamins, plant-sourced

minerals, organic aloe vera and organic decaffeinated green tea, the result is the ultimate

nutritional foundation of Vemma. The physician formulated, preservative-free and

gluten-free formula of Vemma provides a powerful liquid formula that tastes great and

makes it easy to get the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants you need to improve your

immune system and create abundant energy. Vemma, “The Worlds Most Powerful

Liquid Antioxidant” formula can be found in Vemma, Bod•ē Weight Control Products,

Bod•ē 7 day Cleanse - Detox, Vemma Next for kids, Verve Energy Drink and Verve Zero

Sugar Free Energy Drink (www.SeniorHealth.Vemma.com , 2012).

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