What Is Free Radical and Why Do We Need Antioxidants?

When you look at a wonderful wood fireplace it usually burns just fine. However, occasionally a spark or hot cinder shoots and burns a little hole in your carpet. Over the months and years, you will have a damaged carpet in front of your fireplace. Look at the fireplace as the furnace of your cell and the hot cinders as free radicals. Your carpet is your body. Whatever part of your body wears out first is the type of disease you will develop. If it is your brain, you could get Alzheimer’s dementia or Parkinson’s disease. If it is your eyes, you could develop a cataract or macular degeneration. If it is your arteries, you could develop a heart attack or stroke.

You are not defenseless against this process. Antioxidants are like the fine wire mesh or glass doors you place in front of your fireplace. The sparks are still going to fly; however, your carpet—your body—is protected. This is the key. To protect your body, you want enough antioxidants on board to handle the number of free radicals you produce.   The best way to achieve this goal is to take high-quality, complete and balanced nutritional supplements.


Apple Test On USANA's AntiOxidants

There is no substitute for seeing it with your own eyes!

Here is what you do...

Purchase some brand of vitamin other that USANA's. Make sure the other vitamins do not have iron in them, because that will cause rapid change in apples’ color.

I have so far only done it with Kirkland's Daily Multi vitamins - They come in a bottle of  500

Get three clear glass jars or glasses.

Fill them with some water (I used tap water)

Peel and cut one apple into sections (you don't need the whole apple - enjoy the other half)

Place a section of the remaining apple in each jar

In one jar, add USANA's anti-oxidant (a serving size is 2)

In the second jar, add a serving size of your other vitamin

In the third jar, add nothing

And let it sit uncovered.

Visit your experiment from time to time...

It won't take long to see some results...

Check it out the next day - and the next - that is when it gets really gross! 

I held onto my first experiment for about 5 days and then couldn't keep it around any more! 

It was NOT cloudy in Usana's jar compared to the other vitamin jar - disgusted.

ESSENTIALS


Proflavanol® and Proflavanol® 90 Extra Strength

Proflavanol® and Proflavanol® 90 Extra Strength

Proflavanol® and Proflavanol® 90 Extra Strength provides enhanced antioxidant activity with the combination of procyanidins from grape seed and Vitamin C.

Grape seed extract is a rich source of proanthocyanidins (also referred as procyanidins). Mixture of procyanidins is known as the OPCs. Procyanidins from grape seed extracts exhibits excellent free-radical scavenging activities, helps to stabilize capillary walls, maintain healthy blood vessel, and assist blood circulation.

Proflavanol is the standard strength of USANA’s unique grape seed extract formula, whereas Proflavanol 90 Extra Strength provides triple strength of those contained in the Proflavanol. Both products offer the combined benefits from the procyanidins and USANA’s unique vitamin C formula – a blend of highly bioavailable mineral ascorbates found in USANA’s proprietary Poly C.

Proflavanol and Proflavanol 90 Extra Strength assist in the improvement of general well-being, help in the relief of the symptoms of colds, may reduce the severity and duration of colds, and are great products to protect you from the winter cold.

* Vitamin supplements should not replace a balanced diet. Use only as directed. Always read the label. If symptoms persist consult your healthcare professionals. Not to be used in children under two years of age without medical advice.