7 Antioxidant Powerhouses

In case you haven’t heard – there are a diverse group of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes that protect your cells from the fire of living.

What do I mean by “fire of living?” I’m talking about the burn of metabolism. Your body uses oxygen to convert fuel into usable energy through a process of “oxidation.”

Problem is – oxidation produces free radicals. These are high-energy, unstable molecules that can bind to healthy cells, potentially altering their DNA, damaging their delicate machinery, even killing them.

Antioxidants neutralize the free radicals. Your body makes use of both internally produced and external antioxidants to protect itself from free radical damage. But there’s a fly in the soup – Your body’s antioxidant factory slows down as you age. This speeds cell death and facilitates aging.

But listen to this: I had an 88-year old patient who drank, smoked, and ate whatever he liked, but had never spent a day in the hospital his entire life. So I tested his blood and cells…he had the highest levels of antioxidants I’d ever seen. He was enjoying the fire of living without getting burned.

You can use supplements to mimic his antioxidant levels. Here are the most important seven antioxidant powerhouses I recommend to my patients.

Antioxidant
Benefit
Food Source
Daily Amount

1. Vitamin C
Preserves skin, hair, nail structure, immune booster, nervous system health
Oranges, strawberries, broccoli, bell peppers
500 mg twice daily; 2,000 to 5,000 for additional anti-aging power

2. Carotenoids
Protect eyesight, prevents macular degeneration, lung and breast cancer
Meat, milk, eggs, liver, carrots, spinach
2,500 IUs

3. Tocopherols and tocotrienols
Prevents arthritis, heart disease, breast, prostate, colon cancer
Meat, fish, nuts, avocados, oils
400 mg of mixedtocopherols and tocotrienols daily

4. CoQ10
Powers heart health, prevents arteriosclerosis, lowers blood pressure, balances cholesterol levels
Organ meats from grass-fed animals
100 mg

5. Alpha lipoicacid (ALA)
Prevents atherosclerosis, lung disease, neurological disorders, extends life of other antioxidants
Red meat from grass-fed cattle
100 mg

6. Lutein
Protects eyesight, cancer and cardiovascular disease
Red grapes, egg yolks, squash, peas, oranges
20mg

7. Lycopene
Protects heart health by neutralizing cholesterol oxidation, prostate and pancreatic cancer, prevents macular degeneration
Tomatoes, guava, peppers, watermelon, pink grapefruit
20 mg

In addition to these supplements, my Wellness Research team and I have been putting together an antioxidant formula with especially powerful antioxidants that you won’t find anywhere else, including resveratrol, super oxide dismutase (SOD), and green tea extract.
These clinically proven free radical scavengers extend life by protecting you from the “slow burn.” But they’re hard to get through diet alone. We’ll let you know when we have it ready for you.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

gabbyreece360.com

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