Isotonix® Maximum ORAC Formula

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What Makes This Product Unique?

Absorption and effectiveness of nutritional supplements are two important features to examine when selecting a nutritional supplement. Isotonix^® Antioxidant Formula contains both.  This supplement is in isotonic form, which helps the nutrients to be absorbed into your system quicker.  It is usually taken on an empty stomach and when the isotonic fluid enters the body it is delivered to the small intestine nutritionally concentrated.  Then it is naturally absorbed into the blood stream at a rapid pace and little nutritive value is lost.  Since the antioxidants are in an isotonic solution, it minimizes the chance that important nutrients will be trapped by fats, fibers and tannins or inactivated by a highly acidic pH level. 

Unlike other forms of oral supplementation, Isotonix^® products are not encapsulated, so there is no need for fillers, binders, coatings, lubricants, disintegrators or artificial coloring.  When the product is used correctly, you get the exact same amount of nutrients shown in the desired isotonic state. 

A good ORAC supplement should contain at least a total of 3000 ORAC units in the form of high-ORAC value foods such as blueberries, cranberries and elderberries.  The use of natural vitamin E isomers, tocotrienols (closely related to vitamin E in chemical structure), and vitamin C in ORAC supplements can contribute to an antioxidant network inside cells, which offers far more protection than using a single agent. 

Maximum ORAC also contains black pepper extract to improve the absorption of antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E into the cells lining the small intestine.  In order to get 3000 ORAC units through food, one would have to consume a cup of blueberries per day.  The CDC and NCI recommend five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables per day.  For most individuals, this is difficult to do and supplementing becomes vitally important.

To better understand the beneficial effects of Maximum ORAC, we need to understand the role of free radicals in our bodies.  Some free radical activity is necessary as it supplies the biochemical functioning from which our cells produce energy to carry out biological processes.   When produced in highly controlled reactions and generated in localized bursts, free radicals work to rid the body of toxins as well as pathogenic microbes and tumor cells.  However, excessive free radical activity can produce oxidative stress, resulting in damage to cell machinery.  Unfortunately, the environment we live in today creates an overload of free radical exposure in the form of both oxygen and nitrogen free radicals.  This is where the antioxidant capabilities of Maximum ORAC in combination of OPCs come into play, creating full-circle free radical defense.

The primary site of radical oxygen damage is mitochondrial DNA. Every cell contains an enormous set of molecules called DNA, which provide chemical instructions for a cell to function. This DNA is found in the nucleus of the cell, which serves as the command center of the cell, as well as in the mitochondria. The cell fixes most of the damage done to DNA within the nucleus. However, mitochondrial DNA cannot be readily fixed. Therefore, extensive mitochondrial DNA damage accumulates over time and shuts down mitochondria, causing cells to die and the organism to age.   Antioxidants in Maximum ORAC will help to protect mitochondrial DNA from free radical damage.