| One of the remarkable network marketing stories | | | | the production of our own antioxidants decreases |
| over the past decade has been the emergence | | | | and the free radicals take over causing oxidative |
| of several, successful juice companies. Some of | | | | stress and damage our cell structure, leading to |
| them have become brand names for many | | | | the aging process and the risk of numerous |
| households and when you mention MonaVie, | | | | diseases like cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's |
| Xango, Zrii, Vemma to name just a few, many of | | | | and diabetes, to name just a few. |
| us know what these companies are selling...juices. | | | | Now we come to the scientific studies and the |
| In fact MonaVie, which is the most international | | | | facts. Our bodies produce more than one trillion |
| company of them all, has become a $2 billion | | | | free radicals each and every day, dependent upon |
| company. This is quite remarkable when you | | | | our age and activity level. This is thought to be |
| realize that it sells a very expensive juice based | | | | one of the major factors in the aging process as |
| on the argument it is full of valuable antioxidants | | | | well as the onslaught of many of the major |
| and other nutrients. | | | | diseases. At the most, the juices and vitamins we |
| As in the case of almost all the juice companies, | | | | take will kill just a few thousand of these |
| the main argument for spending all this money is | | | | dangerous substances whereas Dr. McCord's |
| the value that their antioxidant content provides | | | | approach will take our metabolisms back to when |
| us to fight those free radicals that we all suffer | | | | we were just a few years old and our antioxidant |
| from. But if you were to ask any marketer from | | | | production enabled the elimination of every free |
| any of these companies how this is actually | | | | radical in our body. According to the human trials |
| achieved scientifically, you are more than likely to | | | | so far in 100% of the cases this happened after |
| get a very evasive answer. They will often refer | | | | only 30 days. Currently, there are numerous |
| to one or other general study that points to the | | | | independent human trials taking place to verify the |
| overall benefits of antioxidants and not one that | | | | same effect on some of our major diseases. |
| clearly proves that their product achieves the | | | | Is This The Blockbuster Solution? |
| claimed results. Of course, there is no end to their | | | | Right now Dr. McCord cannot make any claims |
| own testimonials about the miracles, which have | | | | that his discovery diagnoses, treats, cures, or |
| been achieved, but none are scientifically reviewed | | | | prevents any diseases. It has not been tested by |
| and reported. | | | | the FDA and therefore cannot carry that brand |
| Bursting The Antioxidant Myth | | | | of approval. However, the FDA doesn't classify |
| Recently, a number of independent scientific | | | | aging as a disease, which allows companies to do |
| studies have reported some of the misgivings | | | | extensive research on the aging process and then |
| when it comes to the effectiveness of some of | | | | manufacture and sell products. These are then |
| these products and companies. In fact is some | | | | called nutraceutical products that are not regulated |
| cases it would appear that ingestion of | | | | by the FDA. But what scientists are discovering is |
| antioxidants (with vitamins and juices) actually | | | | that oxidative stress and free radicals may be |
| decreases the body's own production of the | | | | one of the main causes of both aging and disease. |
| same thus having non-beneficial effects. 40 years | | | | If any of the independent studies currently being |
| ago a well-reknowned biochemist, Dr. Joe McCord, | | | | undertaken on humans were to confirm Dr. |
| who has been nominated several times for the | | | | McCords thesis does have an impact on disease |
| Nobel Prize, discovered the enzymes that trigger | | | | prevention, we may be witnessing a revolution on |
| our body to create these antioxidants. His ongoing | | | | how the medical profession views so-called |
| research, in harmony with other colleagues, | | | | "alternative medicine". If any of these ongoing |
| unveiled ways to use existing herbs to trigger this | | | | human trials were to prove Dr. McCord's |
| reaction to the point where older people were | | | | assumptions, the very foundation of the illness |
| able to reverse their lack of antioxidants and get | | | | care system in the United States may be |
| their bodies to function as if they were 20-years | | | | questioned and the shift start to take place |
| old or younger. | | | | towards disease prevention as opposed to |
| In the case of the health juices the argument is | | | | disease treatment. After all, would it not be |
| they allow you to ingest a concentrated form of | | | | better to prevent diseases from occurring in the |
| antioxidants to fight the free radicals. Dr. McCord | | | | first place rather than spending hundreds of billions |
| takes a very different approach. His clinically | | | | on just treating the symptoms? For more detailed |
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| own body to start producing more of its own | | | | below. |
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