Consider these medical professionals:
Dr. Luc Montagnier, 2008 Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine
- In 1994, Montagnier drew attention to the promising effects of Immunotec’s cornerstone product, Immunocal®, a proven precursor of the major cellular antioxidant glutathione, in his opening address at the 10th International AIDS Conference in Yokohama, Japan.
- Included a full chapter in his book on the effectiveness of Immunocal in increasing glutathione levels.
Dr. Jimmy Gutman, MD,
Dr. Georgia Ede, MD, Harvard-trained, board-certified psychiatrist specializing in nutrition-focused counseling and consulting services for individuals and fellow clinicians.- Click Here
“But the truth is that
the antioxidant cure theory is just plain wrong. Here’s what the antioxidant commercials don’t tell you:
- Although antioxidants may work in test tubes, the vast majority don’t seem to work inside the human body.
- Most antioxidants have "poor bioavailability"—they are very difficult for us to absorb, are transformed into something else before absorption, and/or are rapidly eliminated from the body before they can reach our cells.
"In short, there's
no scientific reason to believe that consuming
non-essential antioxidants improves human health. The USDA went so far as to remove its antioxidant database for selected foods from its website due to:
‘mounting evidence that the values indicating antioxidant capacity have no relevance to the effects of specific bioactive compounds, including polyphenols on human health…[antioxidant] values are routinely misused by food and dietary supplement manufacturing companies to promote their products and by consumers to guide their food and dietary supplement choices.’
"Yes, it is true that excess free radicals and oxidation can cause health problems over time.
But consuming more antioxidants is NOT the answer. … Mother Nature in her wisdom has armed our cells with their very own
internal antioxidant called glutathione, ready, willing and able to mop up those pesky free radicals. Under normal circumstances,
glutathione is sufficient to protect us from natural levels of oxidation, keeping oxidation and anti-oxidation forces in balance.”
