New Directions For Preventing Free Radical Damage

As you may know, free radical damage is associated with virtually every major health condition. For many years we have recommended taking antioxidants to protect against free radicals and for preventing free radical damage to the body.

Antioxidants we recommend include Vitamin C, Vitamin E, plant polyphenols (e.g., grape seed extract), green tea extract, rutin and other bioflavonoids, and amino acids and peptides (e.g., n-acetyl-l-cysteine and glutathione) to deal with free radicals. Using this approach, individuals often achieve excellent results.

In the last ten years, a new approach has become a major topic of scientific interest and research. This approach utilizes substances that induce strong activation of the body’s own enzyme systems. Some natural substances under study include turmeric (curcumin), sulforaphane (found in broccoli sprouts), transresveratrol (found in red wine and giant knotweed), and green tea extracts.

Nrf2 Activators Produce Antioxidant Enzymes Combating Free Radicals

Researchers specifically are studying how enzyme-activating substances activate a transcription factor known as Nrf2 that causes the body to produce higher levels of enzymes including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, heme oxygenase, and glutathione peroxidase.

A human clinical trial of a nutritional supplement containing turmeric, milk thistle extract, green tea extract, bacopa, and ashwaganda showed this combination of phytochemicals can reduce lipid peroxides in the body by significant amounts after only one month. Further research on this same supplement has shown these enzyme inducers affect the function of up to 4,000 genes in the body related to internal protection systems.

Currently there are several supplements on the market that are classified as Nrf2 activators. My own approach to this includes a combination approach using very powerful antioxidants (for example, those with extremely high ORAC5.0 values such as whole grape extract) in combination with Nrf2 activators derived from plant extracts (such as transresveratrol and curcumoids).

My updated product (Ultimate Protector+) using this approach will be available in July 2019 so be on the look out for it!

Ultimate Protector+™ is a next-generation cell protection formula providing high levels of non-GMO Vitamin C, calcium and magnesium malate (supports ATP and enzyme production), a full spectrum of exceptionally high potency antioxidants (in accordance with ORAC6.0 testing), many of the most powerful natural Nrf2 protective enzyme activators, and Bioperine® to facilitate absorption of all ingredients – all in a single product! This potent combination of characteristics distinguishes our formula so that no other single product available today offers such complete protection. This is the best formula available for countering free radical damage. 100% non-GMO. 180 veggie caps per bottle.

ULTIMATE PROTECTOR+™ contains USP-grade non-GMO Ascorbic Acid, SFB® standardized fruit blend (~50% polyphenols, high-ORAC powder: 9,000 µmole TE/g) from Grape, Cranberry, Pomegranate, Blueberry, Apple, Mangosteen, Bilberry, Chokeberry, and Goji Berry), Curcumin (standardized extract with 95% curcuminoids), Trans-Resveratrol (98% from Giant Knotweed), Green Tea Extract (>90% polyphenols, 50% EGCG), VinCare® Whole Grape Extract (>80% polyphenols, ORAC>19,000 µmole TE/g), Calcium Malate, Magnesium Malate, and Bioperine® (a patented black pepper extract that enhances absorption of all ingredients and is a known Nrf2 activator).

ULTIMATE PROTECTOR+ CONTAINS THREE MODES OF ACTION

ULTIMATE PROTECTOR+provides completecoverage for free-radical protection by satisfying three distinct needs in single cell protection formula:

Mode 1) A non-GMO Vitamin C product. Ultimate Protector+contains a Vitamin C formula without genetically modified sources of corn, potatoes, or beets. 100% Non-GMO Vitamin C!

Mode 2) A single, powerful antioxidant formula. Ultimate Protector+ provides a powerful antioxidant formula offering a broad range of extremely high-ORAC plant source antioxidants. These antioxidants should protect against the full range of free radicals found in the human body including: superoxide anion (O2·-), peroxyl radicals (ROO·), hydroxyl radicals (HO·), singlet oxygen (1O2), peroxynitrite (ONOO-), and hypochlorite (HOCl).

Antioxidants function as a vital line of defense against free radicals by blocking their attack on DNA, vital proteins, lipids, and amino acids. Until now, efforts to identify the effect of antioxidants on all six types of free radicals were constrained by limited testing procedures. However, new technological developments have resulted in a comprehensive testing method called the Total ORAC6.0 assay. Because of the development of the Total ORAC6.0™ test, it is now possible to target and measure the effects of antioxidants on the six major types of free radicals found in the body. Recently [8/2019] Brunswick Labs has tested ULTIMATE PROTECTOR+™ using the new ORAC6.0 test. The results reveal an incredible overall ORAC6.0 value of 272,743 µmole TE/gram (i.e., 272,743 per gram!). This corresponds to a total ORAC6.0 value per of over 968,000 μmole TE per serving of six small capsules. In addition, the ORAC5.0 value was measured to be over 950,000 μmole TE per serving. The results have shown that the formula offers excellent protection against all of the six major types of free radicals found in the body.

Mode 3) A full spectrum of Nrf2 activators. Ultimate Protector+ is a supplement providing a broad range of the most powerful natural Nrf2 transcription factor activators that allow the body to make its own antioxidant enzymes (e.g., superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, heme oxygenase, and glutathione peroxidase). Scientific research has shown that these are found in a wide range of fruits, vegetable, and herbs and that products which provide a wide range of Nrf2 activators give significantly higher levels of the endogenously produced antioxidant enzymes.