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THE PROBLEM: THE ANTIOXIDANT MYTH

Our bodies benefit from the vitamins and minerals found in foods known to be rich in antioxidants such as oranges, dark chocolate and red wine. We’ve all been led to believe that if we eat these foods and other foods like them, we’ll receive tremendous antioxidant rewards.
But you can’t simply eat your way to excellent health!

Surprisingly, scientific studies show that your body can’t possibly ingest enough antioxidants to eliminate the number of free radicals your body makes every day. You would need to eat ridiculous amounts of foods rich in antioxidants (32 pounds of strawberries, 31 pounds of raspberries, or 15 pounds of dark chocolate per day for example), to achieve the antioxidant power you get from one Protandim caplet each day.


Direct antioxidants destroy 1 free radical for every 1 antioxidant molecule consumed.  Your body creates 3X1023 (3,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, or 3 septillion) free radicals every day!  We simply cannot ingest enough to be effective.  And studies have shown us that over supplementation of antioxidants can be harmful, even dangerous.

Over 99% of all products on the market today that claim an antioxidant benefit rely on the Orac Scale.  However, every single direct plant based antioxidant, such as those found in wild blueberries, goji berries, dark chocolate, and acai berries, is not really beneficial when you consider all the facts!  Yes, antioxidants take out free radicals. Yes, we can take them in the form of a pill or in antioxidant rich foods (direct antioxidants). Yes, free radicals can be lethal, but direct antioxidants can only take them out at a ratio of 1:1. Since there are 3 septillion free radicals created in our bodies’ everyday, and since one direct antioxidant eliminates one free radical then it’s used up, it would be impossible to take enough direct antioxidant supplements to get them all.

On the other hand, your white blood cells and lymphocytes have the ability to produce “super antioxidant enzymes” that can eliminate the free radicals at a 1:1,000,000 per second ratio (without being depleted) every second — 24 hours per day!  These primary super antioxidant enzymes are Super Oxide Dysmutase (SOD), Glutathione (GSH), and Catalase (CAT). The body’s natural production of these enzymes is the only effective solution to combating the free radical problem.  Most healthy newborns to healthy 20 year olds are producing enough of these very special enzymes to eradicate those 300 septillion free radicals per day.


Scientific research has shown that individuals who have low levels of these naturally produced enzymes are more susceptible to chronic illness. Research also shows that the production of these enzyme levels, steadily decline by 8% to 12% per decade, beginning at the age of 20. Their production is further reduced by continual stress upon the immune system such as illness, infection, and environmental toxins. As we now know, a lowered immune system significantly increases the risk of chronic illness and disease. This is a vicious cycle. Now there is finally a solution: Protandim.

THE SOLUTION: PROTANDIM® A BETTER WAY TO FIGHT THE FREE RADICALS THAT CAUSE AGING

Dr. Joe McCord, who is a recipient of the Franklin Institute’s prestigious Elliott Cresson Award & has been nominated for 4 Nobel Prizes in Medicine, discovered the SOD enzyme over 41 years ago. One SOD enzyme can eliminate up to 1 million free radicals per second, 24 hours per day! The gene responsible for the white blood cell production of these enzymes typically starts shutting off after the age of 20. Most people are beginning to experience some real aging issues by the time they reach their 40’s.

Dr. McCord also discovered the PROTANDIM® formula. His patented formula contains five ayurvedic herbs which work by targeting the gene in the white blood cells and lymphocytes. These herbs turn the gene that is responsible for the production of the 'super antioxidant enzymes' back on! His formula has been proven to work on 100% of everyone who takes it.

Protandim is the only supplement clinically proven to reduce oxidative stress by an average of 40%, slowing down the cell aging process to the level of a 20 year-old.* Protandim is not a conventional antioxidant supplement. Each Protandim caplet contains a unique combination of phytonutrients that signal the body’s genes to produce its own antioxidant enzymes, which provides thousands of times more antioxidant power than any food or conventional antioxidant supplement.

The unique blend of phytonutrients in Protandim signals your cells to produce powerful antioxidant enzymes,  such as
Super Oxide Dysmutase (SOD), Glutathione (GSH), and Catalase (CAT), which all work synergistically to neutralize more free radicals than any "consumable" antioxidants.* These special enzymes are "catalytic," which means they are not used up when they fight free radicals. A single daily caplet of Protandim produces enough catalytic antioxidants to destroy millions of free radicals per second, on a continuous basis - 24/7, without being used up.

Protandim is a clinically proven supplement that provides substantial benefits for healthy aging. This patented indirect antioxidant therapy works in a very different way than conventional foods such as red wine, oranges, blueberries or other popular antioxidant supplements. Unlike those types of products that have proven to be largely ineffective in reducing oxidative stress caused by free radicals,

Protandim is an indirect antioxidant therapy, which stimulates the body’s production of its own powerful antioxidant enzymes. Protandim works at the cellular level, triggering cells to naturally increase production of protective antioxidant enzymes.

When you take Protandim, you trigger what your body already knows how to do, only better. You ‘tell’ your body to increase production of its own antioxidant enzymes, which helps prevent free radical damage to your cells thousands of times more effectively than any conventional antioxidant therapy. Protandim is currently the subject of approximately 20 scientific studies at universities and research facilities. For more information about the amazing breakthrough anti-aging product, Protandim, check out www.lifevantage.com/freeinfo.