BERRY RADICAL - experience for yourself the power of certified organic antioxidant superfoods
What are Free Radicals and why do we need antioxidants?
Oxidation occurs when free radicals (highly reactive, high-energy particles) ricochet wildly throughout the body and damage cells. Free radicals can be produced within the body by natural biological processes or introduced from outside via ultraviolet or gamma radiation, pesticides, preservatives, chemical pollution, heavy metals, tobacco smoke and sub-optimal eating habits. Free radicals are believed to accelerate the progression of cancer, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue and age-related diseases. Antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables help to neutralise free radicals in our bodies.
What are ORAC Units and How Many do we Need?
ORAC, short for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, is standardised measurement of the total antioxidant power of a substance. Antioxidant power is the ability to neutralize oxygen free radicals. The more free radicals a substance can absorb, the higher its ORAC score. Nutritionists recomment that we consume around 5000 ORAC units per day to significantly impact antioxidant activity in the body and reduce free radical damiage. One serving(half a cup) of fruits or vegetables provides approximately 500 ORAC units. If you're not eating at least 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, you're not getting the recommended amound of ORAC units to mop up the damage caused by free radicalsin your body every day. One serving of Berry Radical contains over 4000 ORAC units. One 150g box/30 sachets contains around 128,000 ORAC units.
Caffeine Content:
A cup of tea contains an average of 40mg of caffeine, compared to 85mg as found in a cup of freshly brewed coffee. A serving of Berry Radical contains about 0.4mg of caffeine.
Berry Radical contains 10 of the world's known most powerful antioxidant superfoods.
1. Raw Cacao (Chocolate) - grown and harvested ethically and sustainably in Ecuador, raw cacao contains the antioxidant polyphenols, epicatechin and gallic acid and provides more than 21 times the free radical protection of green tea. Cacao is believed to be the richest source of magnesium of any common food. Magnesium is the number one mineral that assists and supports healthy heart function.
2. Coffee Berry - the fresh whole coffee fruit contains antioxidant polyphenols, chlorogenic, caffeic and ferulic acids. One gram of coffee berry provides the same free radical protection as over two kilograms of grapes.
3. Acai Berry - wild harvested sustainably and fairly from the Amazon forest, the powerful purple berry Acai, contains a potent antioxidant, anthocyanin, at 10-30 times the concentration found in red wine.
4. Goji Berry - the red diamond of Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 2000 years, contains the powerful carotenoid antioxidant, zeaxanthin, beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene, crytoxanathin and xanthopyl, which are thought to protect against cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, vision related diseases such as age related macular (eye) degeneration and glaucoma and as an anti-cancer agent
5. Blueberry - contains the polypenolic antioxidant anthocyanin. Anthocyanin, a flavonoid, was found in one study to have the strongest antioxidant power of 150 flavonoids tested. Anthocyanins have been shown to exibit anti-inflammatory properties and protect both large and small blood vessels (including those in the eyes) from oxidative damage.
6. Raspberry - contains the ployphenol antioxidant, ellagic acid, which has been shown to reduce heart disease, birth defects, liver problems and promote wound healing. Ellagic acid may help inhibit different types of cancer causing agents, including aflatoxin and nitrosamines. Ellagic acid seems to have some anti-cancer properties and has been found to cause death in cancer cells in the lab.
7. Strawberry - a rich source of polyphenol antioxidants, quercetin, ellagic acid and anthocyanin. Quercetin has been shown to protect colon, breast, ovarian and gastrointestinal cells against cancer growth. Quercetin has also been shown to protect from strokes, ctaracts, viruses and allergies.
8. Pomegranate - contains the polyphenol antioxidants, punicalins and ellagic acid. Research suggests that pomegranate may be beneficial for artherosclerosis, heart disease, osteoarthritis and prostrate cancer.
9. Olive - contains antioxidant polyphenols extracted from the pulp of fresh, organically grown olives. Hydroxtyrosol is the natural olive polyphenol with the highest level of free radical protection activity ever reported for any natural antioxidant compound.
10. Dunaliella Salina - this marine microalgae contains the powerful antioxidant family of carotenoids, including alpha and eta carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin and cryptoxanthin, which may help protect against premature ageing, cataracts, cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases.
INGREDIENTS:·organic raw unrefined cacao powder, dried coffee fruit extract, organic freeze-dried pomegranate powder, organic freeze-dried goji berry powder, organic freeze-dried acai berry powder, whole dried dunaliella salina marine microalgae, organic freeze-dried blueberry powder, organic freeze-dried raspberry powder, organic freeze-dried strawberry powder, Organic Olive Juice Extract, natural flavour.
To get the equivalent amount of ORAC units
in one jar of Berry Radical from other foods, you'd have to buy:
Foods Supplements 5 kilos of blueberries 24 bottles of Noni juice
8 kilos of raspberries 10 bottles of Goji juice 10 kilos of strawberries
7 bottles of Mangosteen juice Caffeine Content - A cup of tea
contains an average of 40mg of caffeine, compared to 85mg as found
in a cup of freshly brewed coffee. A serving of Berry Radical
contains 0.4mg of caffeine.
How
Make a delicious beverage by blending Berry Radical with hot
water and rice or soy milk. Sweeten to taste. Add to your favourite
smoothie recipe to supercharge it!
When
One sachet (5g), one or more times per day.
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