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.

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*.