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for a few hours? It turns brown, doesn't it? What caused the
browning? It was the free radical oxygen molecules attacking the
molecules of the exposed fruit. How can you stop this? Simply
squeeze some lemon on the fruit just after you cut it. The exposed apple
remains white and fresh for hours. Why? The lemon contains Vitamin C
... a powerful antioxidant ... that neutralizes oxygen free radicals and
protects the apple. That's exactly what happens inside your body. If
you don't have enough antioxidants, your cells become damaged. And this
can lead to deadly consequences.
In a perfect world, the combination of body antioxidants and food antioxidants would be enough protection. But we don't live in a perfect world. We live in a polluted world, and guess what pollution is loaded with? You guessed it - free radicals. Every time you breathe, you take in millions of free radical molecules created by cigarette smoke, radiation, and automobile emissions. Every time you eat, you consume free radicals in the form of pesticides and preservatives. Alcohol is loaded with free radicals. Even exercise creates excess free radicals. All of these activities can overwhelm and damage the cells of your body. According to geneticist Bruce Ames of the University of California at Berkeley each of your cells endures about one hundred thousand free radical hits or wounds each day. Most of this damage is repaired, but about a thousand new wounds every day go unrepaired, and this damage accumulates relentlessly. Some of these "hits" damage your cell DNA, and if these hits go unrepaired, cancer can be the result.[52] "So," says Ames, "by the time you're old, we find a few million oxygen lesions (wounds) per cell. It is this accumulation of cellular damage...that fuels the aging process, pushing up your odds of disease and death."[53] To compound the problem, as you get older your natural body antioxidant system diminishes. Your white blood cells are not as potent against the seven deadly invaders. More than ever, your body needs reinforcements in the battle against these cellular terrorists.
Having a strong immune system is the key! Your immune system is like David waging a daily battle with 7 deadly Goliaths. If you have a strong immune system, you give your cells a fighting chance. Many of us already have cancer cells growing in us, but a strong immune system keeps these cancer cells in check. So the goal is to do anything to strengthen this system and to avoid anything that weakens it. Play It S.A.F.E. So let me ask you again: Do you really want safe passage through the danger zone? Do you really want the potential to add several years of healthy living to your life? There is a formula for longevity that I'd like to share with you. To help you remember this formula, I've used the word S.A.F.E. to represent these 4 steps. The S.A.F.E. Formula
In this report, I will only have space to address the first of the four elements of the S.A.F.E. formula. But before I launch into the power of nutritional supplements, I'd like you to see some startling facts which emphasize the importance of the other 3 parts of the S.A.F.E. formula.
The first letter in the word S.A.E.E. is the letter
S. You and I should supplement our daily diet with powerful disease fighting antioxidants and other nutrient supplements. There are a lot of misconceptions floating around about vitamin, mineral and antioxidant supplements. Here are five of the most common and dangerous myths. | |
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