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Top 5 Antioxidants You Should Take Today
Are you Protecting your healthy cells from free-Radical damage?Antioxidants neutralize free radicals by giving up some of their own electrons. ... This helps your immune system fight intruders, for example, the oxygen it uses spins off an army of free radicals that destroy viruses, bacteria, and damaged body cells in an oxidative burst and offers cellular protection.. Top 5 antioxidants You Should Be Taking to Improve Your Health. Blueberries Raspberries Blackberries Apricots Carrots Each of these help build up the powerful antioxidant superoxide dismutase (SOD). Miracle Reds contains these plus; Goji, Mangosteen, Acai, pomegranate plus 10 others for a total of 19 SuperFruits and Berries = widest spectrum of Antioxidants in a formula. Antioxidants help you be an Anti-Ager! https://youtu.be/cBGvsVX5IRMHow Do Antioxidants Work?You know that all matter in our universe is made up of atoms. And when connected together, they become molecules. The human body is made up of a bunch of these molecules, forming our DNA, proteins, fats, etc.Humans maintain structure and function, or stay alive, through chemical reactions known as metabolism. These chemical reactions break molecules into smaller pieces, while smaller molecules are organized into larger ones.It’s important for a molecule to be stable. In order for a molecule to be stable, it must have the correct amount of electrons. If it doesn’t, it can turn into a free radical.Free radicals are unstable, electrically charged molecules in the cells.When reacting with other molecules, free radicals damage other molecules, like DNA or the cell membrane. This can be very dangerous and even lead to a chain reaction, like dominoes falling. Researchers claim these free radicals may contribute to the development of health conditions like cancer.Thankfully, antioxidants can fight back against these free radicals by giving them the electrons they need to be properly balanced, and effectively neutralize threats. Macrolife Naturals Macro Greens and Miracle Reds are loaded with important, nutritious and delicious antioxidants. Make them a part of your daily nutrition plan!
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Fire up your Immune System! Antioxidants are a Key Line of Defense
I’m sure everyone is concerned with Coronavirus – COVID-19. Here’s some useful information from experts at Stanford University on Coronavirus, and from Dr Edward Wagner. The new Coronavirus may not show signs of infection for many days. How can you know if you are infected? There is currently no vaccine to prevent the coronavirus (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. Avoid close contact with people who are sick, and avoid unnecessary close contact with everyone while the virus is active. Experts believe the virus is spread: Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet). Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - CORONAVIRUS:1. If you have a runny nose and sputum (mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract), you have a common cold.2. Coronavirus pneumonia is characterized by a dry cough (with no runny nose), fever, and shortness of breath.3. If someone sneezes with it, it goes about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.4. If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so if you come into contact with any metal surface, wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap. Wear a glove or use a paper towel when filling up at gas station.5. On fabric it can survive for 6-12 hours. Normal laundry detergent will kill it.6. Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice.7. Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes, but - a lot can happen during that time - you can rub your eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on.8. You should also gargle as a prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice.Stay home if you’re sick.Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or cough/sneeze into the inside of your elbow. Throw used tissues in the trash.REST and Down time deliver big immune system rewards – Overdoing and not sleeping enough taxes your immune system. If you’re feeling tired or run down, get some extra sleep, spend time in the sun, meditate and rejuvenate. Antioxidants are the good guys. Antioxidants occur naturally in the body and you also get them from some foods you consume. They provide protection against the effects of damaging free radicals in your body, including your skin. They act as free radical scavengers, using electrons to neutralize and “mop up” free radicals, preventing them from damaging your cells. Many studies have confirmed the benefits of antioxidants and the role they play in maintaining good health and reducing your risk of a number of diseases. Antioxidants also can help slow down the aging process, which can have immense effects on your skin health. That’s an extra BONUS! Getting Antioxidants is easy with delicious MacroGreens and Miracle Reds. Both are specifically formulated to deliver a full spectrum of powerful antioxidants to the body. These SuperFood blends are literally packed with proven antioxidants that help mop-up unstable free radicals that damage cells—compounds sorely missing in typical diets.Please send and share this with family and friends. Take care everyone and may the world recover from this Coronavirus soon.Sylvia Ortiz, Founder Macrolife Naturals, Inc.
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Bags, Sags and Wrinkles Oh My! Hold Back the Years with Remarkable Antioxidants
Bags, Sags and Wrinkles Oh My! Hold Back the Years with Remarkable Antioxidants Let’s face it. Aging is not pretty! But it is heck of a lot easier to take when you age gracefully. I like to think of graceful aging as when a person fully accepts the inevitable aging process, and then intelligently delays it with a bag of natural health tricks that work! What’s in your healthy bag of tricks? Of course, most of us know the tenets of good health—regular exercise, plenty of sleep and a healthy diet—which all support healthy aging internally and externally.But I’ve got one more for you that provides powerful support in holding back the years – antioxidants!Yes, ANTIOXIDANTS If you want to maintain healthy, gorgeous skin and hair for the long haul, plus support your body’s cellular health – be sure to get plenty of these anti-aging wonder micronutrients in your diet and supplement program. Eating antioxidant-rich foods and supplements regularly is a great age-combating action that most anyone can do. And doing so will likely make you feel great because nature tends to hide antioxidants in—colorful fruits and vegetables, nutritious fish, nuts and whole grains. About AntioxidantsTo understand antioxidants, you first have to know what free radicals are. Free radicals can be an atom or a group of atoms with an unpaired electron, often formed when oxygen that interacts with certain molecules. They are highly unstable and reactive. They can start a chain reaction and cause damage to cellular components such as the cell membrane or DNA. Environmental toxins such as tobacco smoke, radiation (including radiation from the sun and cell phones) and poor diet can cause free radicals in the body. Yet, certain bodily functions such as when your body breaks down food or even when doing something positive, like exercise, generate free radicals. Free radical damage translates to more wrinkles. Free radicals are the enemy! Antioxidants are the good guys. Antioxidants occur naturally in the body and you also get them from foods you may consume. Antioxidants are the good guys. They provide protection against the effects of damaging free radicals in your body, including your skin. They act as free radical scavengers, using electrons to neutralize and “mop up” free radicals, preventing them from damaging your cells. Quick Example: What happens when you cut an apple and leave it on the counter? Answer: it turns brown, right? But what happens when you add lemon juice to the cut apple…it doesn’t turn brown. Why? Because the antioxidants/Vitamin C in the lemon juice protect the apple. That’s what they do in your body, they protect your cells from free radical damage. Thank goodness for antioxidants! Many studies have confirmed the benefits of antioxidants and the role they play in maintaining good health and reducing your risk of a number of diseases. Antioxidants can help slow down the aging process, which can have immense effects on your skin health. That’s the great news. Getting Antioxidants If you want to support healthy, glowing skin and your own vitality, choose foods and supplement ingredients with high ORAC values. ORAC is the acronym for Oxygen free-Radical Absorbance Capacity. ORAC is an in vitro test that attempts to quantify the "total antioxidant capacity" of a food by placing it with certain molecules that generate free radical activity and other molecules that are vulnerable to oxidation. After a certain amount of time, how well the sample is protected the vulnerable molecules from oxidation by the free radicals is measured. The less free radical damage there is, the higher the antioxidant capacity of the test food. Pretty simple. Foods with high ORAC values include: most berries and super fruits like acai, mangosteen and goji, and plant and herbal extracts such as turmeric, grape seed and green tea. But sometimes finding and consuming all that fruit—especially some of the tropical super fruits, and antioxidant extracts can be challenging. That’s why supplements can be a great option. In fact, we created Miracle Reds specifically to deliver a full spectrum of powerful antioxidants to the body. It’s essentially a super fruit blend of blueberries, boysenberries, elderberries, blackberries, and red raspberries combined with green tea, grape seed extract, pomegranate, acai, mangosteen, goji and much more. It’s literally packed with antioxidants proven to help mop-up unstable free radicals that damage cells. All of Miracle Reds’ ingredients are high in polyphenols, carotenes, and phytonutrient antioxidants—compounds sorely missing in typical diets. Here’s how I use it. First thing in the morning to start my day with a refreshing super fruit blended powder drink, or, in the afternoon, instead of reaching for acoffee or soda. It’s caffeine free, low calorie and does wonders in protecting against free radicals. It’s my favorite natural health trick for keeping my skin and body as youthful as possible! Enjoy Life, Sylvia
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