Your Health & Anti-Oxidants

CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE USE OF ANTI-OXIDANTS: (Based on standard clinical, double blind tests)
1. Antioxidants have a dramatic affinity for vascular tissue and several clinical trial have confirmed their beneficial effects in treating vascular disorders like varicose veins, venous insufficiency, capillary fragility and Retinopathies. A double blind study of 50 patients with chronic venous insufficiency manifesting as varicose veins, revealed that antioxidants given for 4 weeks resulted in symptoms.
2. Management of cardiovascular diseases, Hypertension.
3. Control of LDL- cholesterol by inhibition of lipid peroxidation.
4. Selective cyto-toxicity for cancerous cells. Antioxidants have been shown to up- regulate the apoptosis - promoter genes in cancerous cells. Apoptosis means programmed cell death.
5. Inhibitory effect on HIV infection in vitro and in vivo. Recent research indicate that antioxidants express TAC-dependent suppression of HIV binding to chemokine receptors 2b, 3 and 5 found on immunocompetent peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), thus preventing HIV infection.
6. A potential therapeutic tool in dermal wound healing by stimulation of vascular endothelial growth factor.
7. Management of Insulin resistance.
8. Penetrates the blood-brain barrier, mops up the free radicals there, mostly peroxynitrite
anions. Thus inhibiting numerous neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer's disease.
9. Prevention of Hepatic and Renal toxicity in acetaminophen & other drug poisonings
10. Improves symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE.)
11. Protects the microvasculature of the Retina. Increases regeneration of rhodopsin, thus improves visual acuity.
Just to mention a few.