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Antioxidant Boost provides superior absorption of the most potent antioxidants to help you receive maximum health benefits. Vitamin C, which not only functions as a powerful antioxidant, but it also helps protect other antioxidants. It protects brain and spinal cord cellsfrom the damages of free radicals. Citrus Bioflavonoids work in connection with Vitamin C to keep it from breaking down in the body.
Vitamin E. helps prevent lipid oxidation in cell membranes while it works with selenium to produce the important antioxidant enzyme glutathione perioxidase, which converts harmful hydrogen peroxide into water.
Also included is grape seed extract, which is one of the most potent antioxidants. It is 20 times more powerful than Vitamin C and as much as 50 times more powerful than vitamin E. Grape seed extract is a rich source of the antioxidant oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC's).
For decades, scientists were puzzled that the French consumed high fat diets but yet had low rates of cardiovascular disease. The answer was found to lie in their high consumption of red wine. Red wine contains Resveratrol, which is known to have a beneficial to health impact.
Trials are under way that may demonstrate that Resveratrol may impact diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Another study demonstrated that high doses of Resveratrol allowed mice to avoid the health problems that are usually associated with obesity.
One study pointed out that mice that were fed Resveratrol showed less weight gain, better insulin sensitivity and a higher physical endurance. It has demonstrated the ability to increase the lifespan of some fish, mice and yeast.
It is a powerful antioxidant and may be one of the best scavengers of free radicals. This formula also contains red wine extract as well as grape seed extract, which has polyphenols, and are known to have a powerful impact on cardiovascular health.