| As you know, I am a physician. It's part
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| | When free radical damage is done, the
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| of my profession to keep abreast of
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| | body can remove the compounds formed by
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| what's happening in medical /health
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| | its cellular repair system. However, if
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| research. Being retired helps, because
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| | the body cannot handle the free radicals
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| doctors simply do not generally have the
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| | (with antioxidants for example), nor
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| "extra time" to devote to the scientific
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| | remove the compounds, then disease can be
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| literature.
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| | the result.
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| But I do. And I love it. I am one of
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| | Contrary to popular opinion, free
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| those individuals who really enjoys
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| | radicals do not circulate throughout the
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| ...brace yourself...chemistry. When I'm
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| | body. The half-life of most free radicals
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| done here, you should be excited too,
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| | varies in a range of a few nanoseconds to
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| especially if you are interested in
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| | about 7 seconds duration. That means they
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| sports nutrition and antioxidants, though
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| | will react within the "neighborhood" (a
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| not necessarily in that order.
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| | few Angstroms or microns near where the
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| Sports nutrition is a vast industry with
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| | increase in free radicals occurred)
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| emphasis on optimizing PERFORMANCE. Off
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| | ...organs, connective tissue, circulatory
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| hand, I can think of quite a few
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| | or nerve tissue, bone or lymphatic
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| categories involving sports nutrition:
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| | material are all candidates for free
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| * sports nutrition and supplements for
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| | radical attack.
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| athletes,
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| | Wherever they form, they will damage the
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| * sports nutrition and athletic
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| | surrounding areas, unless prevented by
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| performance,
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| | the body...So the body does NOT have the
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| * sports nutrition and body building,
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| | luxury of just filtering away any
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| * sports nutrition and endurance
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| | circulatory fluids to find the free
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| training,
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| | radicals. The body's defense systems must
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| * sports nutrition and special diets in a
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| | be...well...fairly omnipresent to
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| variety of sports,
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| | neutralize the effects of free radicals.
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| * sports nutrition and strength training,
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| | The antioxidant protective system must be
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| * sports nutrition for running, jogging,
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| | healthy.
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| walking, skiing, swimming
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| | Since they are highly reactive
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| * There's even Rocky Mountain sports
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| | substances, they react with all sorts of
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| nutrition
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| | cell elements readily. But, when they do
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| * ...the list is endless.
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| | react with your body cells, they can
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| So far, no surprises, huh? Well, here's
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| | damage the cells and even kill them.
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| one for you. Did you know that when you
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| | Often, the damage from free radicals can
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| exercise intensively you INCREASE the
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| | CHANGE the cellular structure enough to
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| free radical burden in your body? If
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| | cause DISEASE such as cancer, diabetes,
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| you're a serious sports enthusiast, you
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| | arthritis, heart disease and a host of
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| should know that.
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| | others.
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| But...the real news is what science is
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| | The type of disease that occurs is
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| now finding out about that free radical
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| | dependent upon which of the free radical
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| burden of yours. You should pay close
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| | defenses in the body weren't functioning
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| attention here.
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| | properly and where the free radical
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| Suddenly, chemistry gets real personal.
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| | attacks occur.
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| Everyone of us has, what may be called,
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| | The body has pretty sophisticated
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| our antioxidant protective capacity. That
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| | antioxidant defense systems. But, the
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| means our bodies normally utilize
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| | body CAN get overwhelmed in its
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| antioxidants to protect us against the
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| | antioxidant protections against such free
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| harmful impact of free radicals.
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| | radicals...
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| First of all, what are antioxidants? They
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| | Indeed, unless antioxidant enhanced
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| are molecular substances which offset
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| | sports nutrition (with glyconutrients)
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| free radical damage to the body.
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| | are used to offset the increased free
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| Antioxidants, "quench" free radicals (for
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| | radical burden, the BODY will suffer as a
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| lack of a better metaphor) neutralizing
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| | result of intensive sports training,
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| their damaging effects on the cells of
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| | stress, and competition.
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| the body.
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| | Glyconutrients VITAL to sports nutrition
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| * Antioxidants are found in foods such as
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| | ...
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| cranberries, green tea and even
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| | Studies comparing marathon runners who
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| chocolate.
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| | did and did not take glyconutritional
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| * Antioxidants are found in vitamins such
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| | sports nutrition supplements were
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| vitamin C and E.
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| | undertaken. The results were reported by
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| * Antioxidants are found in carotenoids
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| | the Proceedings of the Fisher Institute
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| such as beta-carotene.
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| | For Medical Research ( August 2003,
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| * Antioxidants are found in many
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| | vol.3, no.1). The results "demonstrated
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| substances supplied by the body such as
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| | strikingly different patterns."
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| glutathione.
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| | Antioxidant protection appeared to be
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| * Antioxidants are found in many herbs
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| | powerfully enhanced against free radicals
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| and enzymes.
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| | with glyconutritional supplementation.
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| The impact of antioxidants is boosted by
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| | Thus, the body was protected for several
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| glyconutrients to offset free radicals in
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| | days after the marathon run.
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| your body...and, as a result of your
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| | However, when glyconutritional sports
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| athletic exertions.
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| | nutrition was NOT used, the damaging
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| Antioxidant capacity must be provided in
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| | effects of the free radical burden
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| your sports nutrition regimen or you
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| | appeared to remain in the body for about
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| could be "robbing Peter to pay Paul" with
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| | five days. Thus, the subject
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| your workouts. As you will see, without a
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| | "consistently excreted higher
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| glyconutrional presence in your sports
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| | concentrations of free radical
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| nutrition, the healthful gains made by
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| | byproducts..." as compared to that of the
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| your physical workouts will be offset by
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| | glyconutritional subject. It should be
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| your own free radical burden.
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| | emphasized that the subject studied WAS
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| Free radicals, sports and sports
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| | TAKING other antioxidants, though not
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| nutrition
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| | glyconutrition. Despite that fact, the
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| Free radicals are those chemical species
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| | above cited results were obtained.
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| which contain one or more unpaired
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| | That's another way of saying that when
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| electrons, capable of independent
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| | glyconutritional supplements were not
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| existence. They form in the body due to a
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| | used, the free radical burden upon the
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| variety of reasons as offshoots of
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| | body was not lifted. Antioxidant
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| cellular activity or as products
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| | protection does appear to be
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| introduced to the body from the outside.
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| | (significantly) strengthened with
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| As an analogy, think of running a car
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| | glyconutritional sports nutrition. Such
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| engine as the cellular production and the
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| | antioxidant protection appears to be of
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| car emissions a the free radical
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| | benefit for athletes overall, including
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| production. The engine produces products
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| | training, stress, competition and dietary
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| which cannot stay inside the car without
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| | issues.
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| further damage. They simply must be
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| | The glyconutrional revolution in sports
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| neutralized and expelled.
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| | nutrition and therapy is just beginning.
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| Free radicals form and cause damage by
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| | More studies are being done. More results
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| reacting with many substances in your
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| | are coming in concerning free radicals
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| body. It is estimated that upwards of
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| | and the capacity of the glyconutrients to
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| 200,000 free radical attacks occur in our
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| | boost antioxidant affect against free
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| bodies daily.
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| | radicals.
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