[.ca] The Antioxidant Miracle: Your Complete Plan for Total ... (ISBN 0471353116)

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A pill that strengthens your heart, sharpens your mind, keeps your body young, extends your life, prevents cancer, and keeps your skin wrinkle-free? Sounds like a joke or a dream, doesn't it? According to molecular cell biologist Lester Packer, these pills exist--they are antioxidants. "Literally thousands of studies have confirmed that antioxidants can help prevent numerous diseases and will not only enhance life, but in all probability extend life," he writes. In The Antioxidant Miracle, he describes breakthroughs in antioxidant research and prescribes the Packer Plan: his "state-of-the-art antioxidant supplement, diet, and skin-care regimen." According to Packer, five antioxidants "network" in our bodies with "special powers" that slow aging and fight disease: Vitamins C and E, glutathione, lipoic acid, and Coenzyme Q10. The first two are obtained through food, the others are produced by the body, but these levels decline as we age, so we need to supplement. Packer describes the benefits and actions of these special antioxidants and also recommends flavonoids such as ginkgo biloba and pycnogenol (made from the bark of pine trees), a number of carotenoids, selenium, and a variety of foods high in antioxidants. He spells out exactly what supplements you need and how much, with special modifications for smokers, diabetics, menopausal women, athletes, and people at high risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease. The book is not easy reading: lots of scientific explanations and study descriptions.

Good practical advice:
Dr Packer's book is great as it also gives a comprehensive list of various foodstuffs that contain antioxidants. Therefore one does not have to buy the drugs (either separately or thru Dr Packer's web store) to benefit from antioxidant rich diet. I've used his antioxidant cocktail for over two years now, I am also choosing more carefully what I eat. As a result I feel great: gone are flus and other maladies. Dr Packer explains the effect of each antioxidant and their interplay in our body very well, even for a non-native English speaker like me.

Antioxidants - True "Miracles":
Millions of people owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Packer! It is in great part due to his efforts that the term "antioxidants" is a household word. Antioxidants are perhaps the most important "anti-aging" substances known to science. And "Antioxidant Miracles" is by far the best "antioxidant-specific" book ever written on the subject...period. Dr. Packer's theory that a combination of vitamins C & E, coenzyme Q10 and alpha lipoic acid provides the greatest protection against(and treatment of)heart disease, cancer, diabetes, neurological disorders, etc. is ground-breaking indeed. Any person that is serious about preventing / treating the most dreaded health problems of our times needs to read "Antioxidant Miracles" and then get started on a supplement regimen ultilizing the most effective forms of C, E, CoQ10 & ALA. This is especially important with vitamin E, as Dr. Packer makes it perfectly clear that the only way to get ALL of the benefits vitamin E has to offer is take a COMPLETE vitamin E formula that contains all eight tocopherols & tocotrienols, especially high in the gamma fractions. Being the owner of a health food store, and having the nickname "Dr. Antioxidant", I cannot recommend "Antioxidant Miracles" too strongly.

antioxidants !:
No one should underestimate the benefits of antioxidants.There have been numerous studies that offer conclusive evidence that antioxidants are very powerful substances that can prevent and even reverse many of the diseases that plague modern man.These diseases include heart disease,cancer,diabetes,disorders of the digestive tract,alzheimers,etc. Antioxidants also have tremendous anti-aging effects.This is the best book on the subject available at amazon.com.The declining health of north american men could easily be remedied by antioxidants!

THE ANTIOXIDANT BIBLE:
This book is all you need, if you want to know the importance of antioxidants. It clearly explains the four most important ones, after you've read this, you will always take them for the rest of your life. There is an instruction to mix your personal cocktail depending on your needs. Extremely helpful the chapter about using antioxidant cremes for your skin - it really works!

It's working for me:
This book was very informative. The author makes his case strongly, and so I was eager to start taking the recommended supplements. I started implementing the Packer Plan about 2 months ago. Immediatly I saw improvements in my skin. I had suffered dry, red patches on my face for several years. Within days of starting the supplement cocktail, the skin on my face cleared up. Also, because of my current life situation, I seldom get more than 6 hours of sleep a night. This always led to fatigue during the day. Now I have much more energy and feel very alert even on days when I've gotten only 4 hours of sleep. In addition, I usually have several serious sinus infections every spring due to allegies. But now, with others around me congested, sneezing and suffering from sinus headaches, I have had no problems at all. These are all immediate effects that I didn't expect. I was looking for a 'cancer deterrent' type of program, which is one of the benefits listed. The quick effects of these supplements has made me a beleiver. This book and the detailed supplement plan that it touts is definately worth trying.