The Antioxidant Advantage

Need for antioxidants summarized from The Antioxidant Miracle by Lester Packer and Carol Colman.

Antioxidant Strengthens Helps Prevent Other Found in Daily

Lipoic Acid memory, energy production, controls adult diabetes heart disease, cancer, stroke, cataracts recycles ALL five of the network antioxidants potatoes, spinach (1 mg per 7 lbs) 100 mg

Vitamin E increases life span, helps clear clogged arteries, protects skin, relieves arthritis heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's,
skin, prostate and breast cancer Need all 4 tocopherols and 4 tocotrienols. "d-alpha" is natural, "dl-alpha" is synthetic Vegetable oils, nuts, grain, tocotrienols in bran 200 mg d-alpha, 200 mg mixed tocopherols, 100 mg tocotrienols

Vitamin C immune system, recycles vitamin E cancer, heart disease, scurvy more than 300 mg per dose is excreted red peppers, broccoli, cranberries, citrus 2 x 250 mg calcium ascorbate

CoQ10 rejuvenates brain cells heart disease, gum disease Has been used for 20 yrs in Japan to treat and prevent heart disease seafood and organ meat 30 mg

Glutathione detoxifies body, strenthens immune system,
prolongs life prevents bronchitis and pneumonia take 100 mg of lipoic acid for body to make it. It is the cell's primary antioxidant fresh fruits and vegetables. Destroyed by acetaminophen 0 mg (produced by 100 mg lipoic acid)

Flavonoids Improve memory and concentration, lowers blood pressure blood clots, LDL cholesterol in arteries, reduces inflammation Boosts effectivenes of vitamin C, found with it in nature citrus fruits, apples, onions, red grapes, berries, pine bark Ginkgo 30 mg

Carotenoids Converts to Vitamin A if needed, good for eyes and vision Cancer, lycopene for prostate cancer, lutein for cataracts Give the color to yellow, orange, red, purple and dark green vegetables the colorful fruits and vegetables: alpha carotene is orange in carrots, lutein is the green in spinach, lycopene is red in tomatoes. 0 mg (3 orange fruits, 2 green leafy vegs)

Selenium synergistic effect with vitamin E lung, prostate and colon cancer, stroke and heart disease Trace mineral needed for formation of two antioxidants garlic, onion, broccoli, whole grains, red grapes, egg yolks 200 mcg

Antioxidant	Strengthens	Helps Prevent	Other	Found in	Daily
Lipoic Acid	memory, energy production, controls adult diabetes	heart disease, cancer, stroke, cataracts	recycles ALL five of the network antioxidants	potatoes, spinach (1 mg per 7 lbs)	100 mg
Vitamin E	increases life span, helps clear clogged arteries, protects skin, relieves arthritis	heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, skin, prostate and breast cancer	Need all 4 tocopherols and 4 tocotrienols. "d-alpha" is natural, "dl-alpha" is synthetic	Vegetable oils, nuts, grain, tocotrienols in bran	200 mg d-alpha, 200 mg mixed tocopherols, 100 mg tocotrienols
Vitamin C	immune system, recycles vitamin E	cancer, heart disease, scurvy	more than 300 mg per dose is excreted	red peppers, broccoli, cranberries, citrus	2 x 250 mg calcium ascorbate
CoQ10	rejuvenates brain cells	heart disease, gum disease	Has been used for 20 yrs in Japan to treat and prevent heart disease	seafood and organ meat	30 mg
Glutathione	detoxifies body, strenthens immune system, prolongs life	prevents bronchitis and pneumonia	take 100 mg of lipoic acid for body to make it. It is the cell's primary antioxidant	fresh fruits and vegetables. Destroyed by acetaminophen	0 mg (produced by 100 mg lipoic acid)
Flavonoids	Improve memory and concentration, lowers blood pressure	blood clots, LDL cholesterol in arteries, reduces inflammation	Boosts effectivenes of vitamin C, found with it in nature	citrus fruits, apples, onions, red grapes, berries, pine bark	Ginkgo 30 mg
Carotenoids	Converts to Vitamin A if needed, good for eyes and vision	Cancer, lycopene for prostate cancer, lutein for cataracts	Give the color to yellow, orange, red, purple and dark green vegetables	the colorful fruits and vegetables: alpha carotene is orange in carrots, lutein is the green in spinach, lycopene is red in tomatoes.	0 mg (3 orange fruits, 2 green leafy vegs)
Selenium	synergistic effect with vitamin E	lung, prostate and colon cancer, stroke and heart disease	Trace mineral needed for formation of two antioxidants	garlic, onion, broccoli, whole grains, red grapes, egg yolks	200 mcg