antioxidants (was re: newbie)
Hi Larry;
Another natural product that is high in antioxidants is rice bran
extract. This is of particular interest because it also reduces insulin
and blood sugar levels.
The research on juice plus is pretty general on the T cell proliferation,
but maybe we can assume the Th1 cells proliferated because otherwise we’d
be increasing inflammatory response if it was the Th2 cells.
I note that significant increases were found in the serum antioxidants;
Lutein/zeaxanthin, a-carotene, b-carotene and a-tocopherol. Very good,
however juice plus fails to increase the body’s most versatile and
powerful antioxidant glutathione. People using juice plus should also
take steps to increase their glutathione, which among other things
regenerates the other antioxidants.
There are about 30,000 glutathione studies; here are a couple of peer-
reviewed conclusions that, if people use the material, would keep
millions out of trouble from diabetic and other disease complications.
"Diabetics are prone to infections and circulatory problems leading to
heart disease, kidney failure and blindness. Glutathione protects against
the complications of diabetes" Clinical Science 91:575-582, 1996
"People with kidney failure or dialysis suffer from higher levels of
oxidative stress and decreased glutathione levels. Raised glutathione
levels help prevent anemia" Nephron 61:404-408, 1992
Generally speaking, glutathione plays a prominent role in disease;
raising those levels tends to reduce or prevent the disease process.
Duncan Crow
February 1st, 2005 at 9:18 pm
So, Duncan, what would your basic anti-complication kit (you could
call it the ‘Simplifier’!) for diabetics include… and where do we