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Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)
MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) is a completely natural substance
found in food, the air and the human body, but its powerful
medicinal properties have only recently been discovered. MSM
is a form of organic sulfur, a mineral of which many are deficient.
Deficiency of sulfur shows up as chronic fatigue, mental depression,
weakness, poor resistance to infection, and slow healing from
wounds or disease*.
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Alpha-Lipoic Acid is known best for its versatility. It
is easily absorbed and converted into useable forms in the cells
and tissues. It functions in both fatty and watery regions of
the cells and quenches hydroxyl and single-oxygen free radicals.
It also converts in the body to dihydrolipoic acid that neutralizes
peroxyl and peroxynitrite free radicals. Alpha-Lipoic acid is
also unique because it helps the body recycle and renew vitamin
C, vitamin E, Co-Q10 and glutathione, thus extending their metabolic
lifetimes.
Alpha-Lipoic Acid's action increases the sugar-burning
activity of insulin and reduces insulin-resistance. Insulin
resistance is a major underlying cause of adult-onset diabetes
and a prominent factor in coronary heart disease and obesity*.
L-Glutathione
Research indicates that the ability of a cell to protect itself
from damage due to contact with toxic chemicals that enter the
body is directly correlated to the amount of glutathione present
in the cell. The amount of glutathione in the cell is also related
to the integrity of the cellular membrane and it's ability to
protect itself from lipid peroxidation damage.
Selenium
Selenium is an essential trace mineral.
In has been shown in numerous studies that regions where there
is low selenium in the diet, significantly higher cancer rates
exist. Selenium appears to have inhibitory effects on mutant cells.
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Vitamin C
Vitamin C, besides it's role in building collagen and
fighting the common cold, it also enhances cellular integrity and improves the odds against cellular mutiny and reckless reproduction. Vitamin C may be the single most viable nutrient that prevents abnormal cellular activities. Remember, Linus Pauling outlived all his critics.
Germanium
Organic Germanium occurs naturally in many medicinal
plants, including the Reishi mushroom. It is added here because
of it's strong immunomodulating properties and it's ability
to induce gamma-interferon production. Germanium appears to
be capable of normalizing immune responses in organisms with
impaired immune function.
It enhances NR lymphocytes (natural killer cells)
activity in healthy human subjects, and on immune suppressed
patients Germanium supports the normal function of T-lymphocytes,
B-lymphocytes, antibody dependent T-cell killing activity, natural
killer cell activity, and increases the number of antibody-forming
cells*.
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