I want to tell you about a product that I came across recently called Protandim.
First of all I want to be clear that I am NOT ENDORSING or RECOMMENDING this product and I am not a doctor or expert on supplementation. I am however well educated in nutrition and exercise and have researched supplementation, vitamins, the aging process, holistic medicine and treatment and various health related topics for almost 10 years.
It is proven that aging starts within every cell of the human body and that many diseases result from deterioration due to free-radical damage known as oxidative stress or oxidative damage. Your body creates deadly free-radicals when you smoke, take drugs (including prescription), drink alcohol, stress out, breath in toxins in the air, eat food and expose ourselves to the sun. These free-radicals are the same molecules that cause rust! So essentially, aging is rusting from the inside out.
In order to combat these free-radicals, our body produces natural antioxidants. Unfortunately, as we age our bodies produce less and less antioxidants, leaving little protection from free-radicals and therefore little protection against aging and disease. There has been much talk and research about foods rich in antioxidants such as blue berries, oranges, red wine, garlic, tomatoes and spinach. Although it is true that these foods contain antioxidants to help the body, you would have to consume an impossible amount to combat the total amount of free-radicals in the body each day. For example, it would take “375 oranges or 87 glasses of wine or about 120 (500mg) vitamin C tablets a day to neutralize the amount of free radicals your body produces”.
Protandim reduces oxidative stress by “an average of 40% slowing the cell aging process to that of a 20 year old”. The product is an all- natural combination of phytonutrients (plant or fruit derived chemical compounds) from Milk Thisle extract, Bacopa extract, ashwagandha, green tea extract and turmeric extract. It is 100% vegetarian and free of gluten, wheat, dairy, gelatin and yeast. Essentially what the product does is signal the bodies genes to produce its own antioxidant enzymes, which provides thousands of times more antioxidant power than any food or supplement.
Protandim has been featured on ABC Primetime live, NBC Today show and PBS healing Quest. The reviews seem to be very positive and there don’t seem to be any side effects, but consult a doctor or naturopath before taking this product and always do your own research. Protandim is definitely worth checking out and you can find more information and savings on the product by clicking here.