Antioxidant

Quantum Antioxidant Ingredients

• Coenzyme Q-10 - CoQ-10 is found in significant levels in mitochondria, which are energy producing “factories” in the cell. Inadequate CoQ-10 can result in decreased cell energy production. A recent scientific animal study showed that CoQ-10 could help protect muscles against exercise-induced Quantum Antioxidant Components stress. CoQ-10 is a potent antioxidant which has been shown useful for more energy, healthy blood pressure, heart, pancreas and skin function.

• Glutathione - Glutathione, another key antioxidant, occurs naturally in the body and is well known for its role in liver and immune health. GSH promotes healthy liver management of alcohol and radiation, transport of amino acids, delivery of oxygen to the brain, detoxification of heavy metal such as mercury and quenches hydrogen peroxidefree radicals.

• Inosine - Inosine is a basic ingredient of AMP (adensosine monophosphate) and AIP (adenosine tri-phosphate), key compounds in cellular energy production. Inosine promotes healthy heart and liver function and increases oxygen delivery to all muscle tissues thereby promoting better aerobic performance.

• N-acetyl Cysteine - N-acetyl cysteine promotes healthy lipoprotein A, scavenges free radical oxygen and inhibits white blood cell superoxide anion production. It is also effective in raising the level of cellular glutathione. N-acetyl cysteine promotes healthy kidney function.

• Pine Bark - Clinical testing has shown Pine Bark to deliver the most bioavailable proanthocyanidins, an antioxidant much more potent than either vitamin C or vitamin E. It is able to inhibit histidine carboxylase, which promotes healthy sinuses. It also promotes healthy cell walls of the veins, capillaries and arteries.

• L-Taurine - A sulphur-based neuromodulating amino acid which constitutes more than half of the free amino acid pool in the heart. L-taurine promotes regular normal heart beat. As an antioxidant, L-taurine is known to quench hypochlorites, free radicals which are produced naturally by the body's normal metabolism and in greater number during high stress(physical or emotional) or health challenges.

• Lipoic Acid - Lipoic acid is necessary in three known mitochondrial dehydrogenase complexes. Lipoic acid can protect cell membranes from hydroxyl free radicals and inhibit cadmium or mercury uptake. Lipoic acid is known to chelate cadmium, mercury and other heavy metals. It is an oral chelating agent which is used in Europe to promote healthy detoxification of chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride and mercuric chloride. Lipoic acid promotes healthy liver enzymes as well.

• Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - Vitamin B2 is most efficiently utilized in the body in its phosphorylated form. Vitamin B2 is necessary for the production of glutathione reductase, which is a potent antioxidant. It is also part of FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide). Flavoproteins, combinations of vitamin B2 with proteins, are important intracellular enzymes involved in oxidation/reduction reactions. Since aerobic performance or ongoing health challenges, often greatly increases the need for vitamin B2, it is included in this formula.

• Copper Lysinate - Copper in the lysinate form has been shown to have a marked stimulating effect on production of superoxide dismutase, an enzyme which quenches the powerful superoxide anion free radical. Superoxide anion is a free radical involved in virtually every degenerative process affecting man. Production of superoxide is also increased by exposure to radiation, cigarette smoke, alcohol and chemical toxins.

• Zinc Picolinate - Zinc picolinate, a well absorbed form of zinc, is necessary for the production of superoxide dismutase. Zinc is also nutritionally effective in quenching peroxyls, free radicals that are produced from exposure to chemical toxins and certain healthcompromising microbes. Zinc and copper have been maintained in this product at a safe 10: 1 ratio.

• Manganese Glycinate - Manganese is essential for synthesis of superoxide dismutase (S.O.D.) and acetylcholine. Both aerobic exercise and ongoing health challenges increase the need for S.O.D. and acetylcholine and therefore, manganese. Manganese in the glycinate form is most readily assimilable.