IMPORTANCE OF ANTIOXIDANTS

When you leave an apple exposed to the air, it turns brown. The damage to the apple is caused by oxygen in the air, and is called OXIDATION. A substance that can reduce oxidation is called an ANTIOXIDANT. Antioxidants are said to help your body repair cells and may even reduce the effect of aging. Common antioxidants are nutrients like B vitamins including Beta Carotene, Vitamins C and E and selenium. Foods like grape seed extract and pomegranate juice are high in antioxidants.
Antioxidants may be taken as supplements or ingested as food.

Most experts believe that getting antioxidants from food is the most healthful way to obtain them.
According to Emilia Klapp, Nutrition & Dietetics, many health problems stem from the effect of oxygen on the body. Oxygen, although indispensable for life, is destructive to the cells. The attacks of free radicals, or unstable molecules, subject our cells to continuous damage, known as oxidative stress or oxidation.

This process makes us age, converts healthy cells into
cancerous ones, elevates the blood pressure, hardens the
arteries, promotes inflammation in arthritis and asthma, and causes infertility. Nutrients called antioxidants help the body’s natural defense system combat the oxidation process.

By taking products of Nature's Way like C24/7, COMPLETE, etc. which are distributed by AIM Global Inc., we can be sure that we can get the most of the antioxidants that our body needed to fight free radicals like pollutants or toxins such as cigarette smoke, alcohol or pesticides. Nature’s Way as Industry leader has pioneered more than just herbal and nutritional science.
Besides the different achievements, awards and recognition given to both companies, here are a few of the things in Nature’s Way which are “firsts”:
*First nutritional product’s manufacturer with the state-of-the- art pharmaceutically licensed facility.
*First major certified organic producer.
*First to bring significant European phytomedicine (plant based medicines) to market.
*First to spend more than a million dollars on legislative efforts to protect health freedoms.
*First industry recognized GMP (Good Manufacturing Processes)
*First to fund major third party organization to responsibly disseminate health information and ensure quality,,,