USDA
researchers say that the average person needs approximately 3,000 to 5,000
ORAC (Oxygen
Radical Absorbance Capacity)
units per day to have a significant impact on plasma and tissue
antioxidant capacity. Five servings of fruits and vegetables per day provide
approximately 4000 ORAC units.
High ORAC Alkalive Indigo
contains 8000 ORAC units in a daily dose. Alkalive Indigo Contains:
Grape
Seed Extract (95% Proanthocyanidins- 100 mg)
contains a powerful antioxidant called oligomeric proanthocyanidin complex (OPC).
Grape seed extract has been found to be one of the richest sources of OPC,
and has been shown to prevent heart disease, stop tissue degeneration,
improve blood circulation, and increase blood vessel strength, and deter
cancer. OPC also helps protect and restore collagen, and keeps skin young
and healthy looking.
Green
Tea Extract
(99% Polyphenols, 80% Catechins, 45% EGCG- 100 mg)
is rich in
polyphenols
including catechins that conduct a number of antioxidant activities,
including scavenging of such reactive oxygen species as superoxide, hydroxyl
and peroxyl radicals. EGCG appears to have the greatest antioxidant activity
of all the green tea catechins, and is 200 times more powerful than vitamin
E in neutralizing free radicals. Green tea catechins may have
anticarcinogenic, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial
properties.
Bilberry
Extract (25% Anthocyanin- 100 mg)
is best known for its effect
on vision. Bilberry not only improves night vision but studies have recently
shown that bilberry improves nearsightedness as well as overall vision
throughout the day. Beyond maintaining eye health, anthocyanin (the active
ingredient in bilberry extract) has other benefits such as strengthening
capillaries and veins and alleviating digestive problems.
Pine
Bark Extract with Pycnogenol (95% Proanthocyanidins- 100 mg)
is an antioxidant that
some researchers assert is fifty times more potent as an antioxidant than
vitamin E and twenty times more potent than vitamin C. Because it is so
powerful, Pine Bark Extract neutralizes free radicals with great speed and
effectiveness, thus allowing cells to regenerate quickly. It binds to
collagen and helps maintain and restore skin elasticity. It also serves to
protect blood vessels and increase circulation.
Raspberry
Extract (20% Ellagic Acid- 100 mg)
Raspberry's contain a
phenolic compound called Ellagic Acid. This polyphenol inhibits the
incidence of cancer by binding cancer causing chemicals and making them
inactive. Ellagic acid causes apoptosis (cell death) of cancer cells with no
change to the normal healthy cells. It also is known to promote the healing
and rebuilding of tissues and skin.
Wolfberry
Extract (Polysaccharides 40%- 100 mg),
also known as
Goji berry, has been found to have extremely high levels of
immune-stimulating polysaccharides, which nourish large white blood cells in
the body. As a result, the cells produce higher levels of interleukin which
stimulates the immune system. Polysaccharides also enhance the activity of B
lymphocytes that help fight bacterial infections.
AlkaBerry
Blend (95%
Proanthocyanidins- 60 mg)
is made from extracts of blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, pomegranate
and strawberries.
Blackberries
have been
shown to inhibit esophageal cancer and tumor formation in the mouth and
colon. Blueberries help protect the brain and central nervous system
is by causing an increase in serum antioxidant status, which is linked to
reduced risk of chronic and degenerative diseases. Cranberries show
high antioxidant activity and slow the proliferation of human liver-cancer
cells. Pomegranates
help keep fatty deposits from collecting on artery walls, and keep heart
cells healthier. Strawberries are also thought to protect
against age-related neurodegenerative diseases, and to provide benefits to
the brain
