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Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:56 pm  |
This website tells of antioxidant nutrients for skin protection taken internally or as topicals, although you are required to buy the complete information in their site.
http://www.smartskincare.com/nutrition/antioxidants.html
So i did a little research and found these three Antioxidant formulas that seem to be the best out there:
Ambrotose AO Glyco-Antioxidant Supplement = this supplement from Mannatech contains grape skin extract, green tea extract, quercetin, Australian bush plum (vitamin C) and vitamin E in combination with a proprietary blend of glyconutrients and vegetable/fruit extracts (phytonutrients).
OxyPhyte Ultra Blend/Super Plus = an ao complex from RFI Ingredients blends a proprietary combination of white tea, rosemary and apple. In addition, the Super Antioxidant version includes quercetin, green tea, pomegranate, and olive extracts.
Radical Fruits (or Fruits of Life) = from Garden of Life contains Grape skin/seed/fruit, Raspberry, Goat's milk whey, extract, Pomegranate extract, Apple skin extract, Prune extract, & Blueberry extract, with alkalinizing minerals, enzymes and probiotics that aid in digestion and elimination.
Others i found which i dont think are as potent as the top 3 above are:
Vaxa Anti-Oxin+
Cascading Revenol
Ultra Antioxidant™
LifePak Anti-Aging Formula |
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Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:47 pm |
Anyone  Guess, noone takes skin supplements around here  |
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Mabsy
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:17 am |
 I go through phases of "supplement taking" and then for some reason (laziness, forgetfulness etc) stop.
I have taken Grape Seed extract before and this is supposed to be a strong antioixdant. I also drink a lot of green and rooibos tea - both of which are strong antioxidants. I also went through a Alpha Lipoic Acid phase (also a super antioxidant) but no longer take that either (due to headaches from what I recall though, not lazyness). I settle for ALA in skincare now  |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:31 am |
Pills can't do what fruits and vegetables can do, skip the pill and eat 20-55 servings of raw fruits and vegetables per day instead:
Fruit and vegetables increase erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase activity and resistance of plasma lipoproteins to oxidation more efficiently than do the vitamins and minerals that fruit and vegetables are known to contain (Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Jun;79(6):1060-72.).
The link between high fruit/vegetable intake and reduced chronic disease may be partly explained by antioxidant protection. In one study, 77 healthy men whose typical diet contained few fruits and vegetables (mean of 2.6 servings/d) were given a daily supplement (272 mg vitamin C, 31 mg all-rac-alpha-tocopherol, and 400 micro g folic acid), or placebo, for 90 d with their usual diet. Supplementation increased plasma ascorbate and tocopherol, but had no effect on the oxidant biomarkers.
(J Nutr. 2003 Mar;133(3):740-3.) |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:40 am |
| marika wrote: |
Pills can't do what fruits and vegetables can do, skip the pill and eat 20-55 servings of raw fruits and vegetables per day instead:
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Bloody hell!  who has time to eat 20-55 servings of raw fruit??????
I'm not a gorilla, I do have other things to do besides eat all day!...Though I spose I could munch on celery or apples all the time I'm studying...4 pieces an hour, I supose that leaves time for sleep and long trips to the loo  |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:48 am |
| I'd have to sit on loo and munch all that especially if I was drinking regulation amount of water too. Course I expect I would have a very sore bottom eventually. |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:16 am |
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Bloody hell! who has time to eat 20-55 servings of raw fruit??????
I'm not a gorilla, I do have other things to do besides eat all day!...Though I spose I could munch on celery or apples all the time I'm studying...4 pieces an hour, I supose that leaves time for sleep and long trips to the loo |
That's what I am thinking! 22-55 servings seems like too much of anything! Anyway, I eat low-carb and it has does wonders for my skin too.
-Cheri |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:21 am |
5-10 servings of raw fruit, 15-45 servings of raw vegetables.
It's your body, your choice. If you don't think you are worth it, that is entirely your affair. And yes, your GI tract is more similar to a Gorilla's than you might think:
See--
The Journal of Nutrition Vol. 127 No. 10 October 1997, pp. 2000-2005
Copyright ©1997 by the American Society for Nutritional Sciences
The Western Lowland Gorilla Diet Has Implications for the Health of Humans and Other Hominoids
David G. Popovich, David J. A. Jenkins, Cyril W. C. Kendall, Ellen S. Dierenfeld Richard W. Carroll, Nauman Tariq and Edward Vidgen
http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/127/10/2000 |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:30 am |
welcome to the forum Marika.Looking forward to some more pearls of wisdom from you.I would guess from reading your post's that you have read iizzii04 guide on how to win friends and influence people.
Lori |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:17 am |
Interesting article Marika, but where does your claim to eat upto 55 servings of raw fruit and veg come from? Also could you maybe confirm the size of a serving? If it is say the equivalent of aclementine, then that is much less than say a grapefruit. How many lettuce leaves count as a serving? and is that little gem or iceberg? What about the proven health benefits of eating cooked tomatoes? do they not count?
I'd love to see what you eat in a week 
PS Lori, don't be rude  |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:55 am |
| I'm pretty simple, and take a regular, over-the-counter, drugstore brand multi-vitamin every day. Works for me. |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:57 am |
Yikes! 55 servings of fruits and vegetables! Vegetables are fine plus additional protein but too much fruit would lead to consumption of too much sugar (fructose) which is bad for you. You have to regulate fruit intake as well.
Mabsy, I think it is best if one takes a supplement with combinations of antioxidants because they all work synergistically, boost each other's potency and target not only one part of your organs or body system. There are multi-vitamins that target the skin but I think it's better if targets more than just that such as explained here:
Antioxidant Specialist
And according to this site Clove oil provides by far the most antioxidants (ORAC) with just one drop. Clove oil = Super Antioxidant
You can take all that green tea, grape seed, and ALA plus other AOs in just one capsule and I know for sure that all three you like taking are contained in NUTRILITE Antioxidant Complex. |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:45 pm |
| guapagirl wrote: |
Interesting article Marika, but where does your claim to eat upto 55 servings of raw fruit and veg come from? Also could you maybe confirm the size of a serving? If it is say the equivalent of aclementine, then that is much less than say a grapefruit. How many lettuce leaves count as a serving? and is that little gem or iceberg? What about the proven health benefits of eating cooked tomatoes? do they not count?
I'd love to see what you eat in a week
PS Lori, don't be rude |
Excuse me. I thought I was being polite I didn't tell her to P**s off, did I?. I just welcomed her to forum and made a comparison.
Stop picking on me meanie. |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:46 pm |
Thanks eSquire415, I'll have a read of the links you posted.
Wow, 55 servings of fruit/veg! I'd also like to see a clarification on the size of the servings. I'm terrible with fruit particulalry, I had an apple a few days ago because I skipped breakfast and that was the easiest thing to eat and drive at the same time That's pretty much my fruit intake for the week. I've got some kiwis (sorry Kiwigirl - "I have some kiwi fruit" ) in the kitchen and after reading this thread I'm thinking that today might be their unlucky day  |
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Tue Oct 26, 2004 3:15 am |
Mabsy...are you serious? an apple a week?
You and marika go from the sublime to the ridiculous
In the UK the is a health campaign to get us to eat a minimum of 5 fruit/veg a day. A portion is about 2 tablespoons, an apple/orange or 2 satsumas - basically a good handful = 1 portion. I do about 6-8 a day and that is about 3/4 of my food volume. I can't imagine eating any more.
I do have a family member who eats only raw food. He has a belly like a gorilla, does turds so big they block the loo and doesn't look particularly healthy. Our digestive systems may be simelar to apes, but we are actually designed to eat meat as well as veg. |
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Tue Oct 26, 2004 3:54 am |
It'll take me a while to get THAT mental picture out of my head!
Yeah, I go through pretty bad phases when it comes to fruit & veg. However, I have been known to sit down and consume an entire watermelon or a whole bowl of apples (bowl not included). So it just varies. We do have a similar TV campaign here, obviously it needs to be a bit more effective The main problem with me is that I get full very easily so I tend to place more importance on meat and fatty foods (my bad! I know!) because otherwise I'd lose even more weight and I really can't afford to do that!
Btw, what's a satsuma? |
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Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:07 am |
Hi Mabsy,
it's like a little orange. Easier to peel and it is a bit like tangerines, mandarins. OH I think I'll let Liz find a link for you. They are very nice.
Off of the subject. But Mabsy will understand. If I didn't know that he is not capable ie: totally pc phobic I would think that Mr Loopy has fixed the computer so that I can't access shopping carts. There by stopping me spending OUR money. LOL |
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Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:20 am |
Thanks Lori, didn't even think to do a search for it 
Your hubby might have figured out that even if he has to pay a computer expert to sabotage the computer it might still be a saving in the end  Btw, it might be the settings in your internet browser. Perhaps something to do with cookies or security settings? You can try going into options in the Tools menu and making sure that cookies are not being blocked (on the privacy tab). I'm just grasping at straws though, I've never had a similar problem (thank goodness!). |
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Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:22 am |
| Actually, sorry, scrap that cookie comment. That shouldn't make a difference. |
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Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:04 am |
| I drink a green drink that you mix with water, juice, etc that is called Good N Greens. It really does make a difference in my hair and skin. I have tried other "green" drinks and some are so horrible I can't get it past my lips . When I can't find my one favorite green drink I use Emerald Greens, I think that's what it's called. I know it when I see it at my local health food store. |
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:51 am |
| I drink a 'green drink' every day. It consists of juiced cucumbers, celery and mixed greens. It has made an enormous difference in my overall health. Not sure that counts as 55 servings though!! I couldn't imagine eating more than 3 or 4 servings of veggies per day. Ick. |
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:14 am |
I quess I could take capsules instead, I just feel that I'm getting more out of drinking it. You have to use a scoop which seems more then what would be in a few capsules, but I could be wrong. Yes I have tried that green drink and wow that is a great price. I can't remember if I liked it or not, might give it try again. |
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 2:34 am |
I used to drink Green Barley a while back (last year sometime). It's a green powder that you mix in with water and drink it up to three times a day. Injesting a tea spoon of this is supposed to be quivalent to consuming some large amount of veggies (can't remember how much). Obviously you're not getting much fibre though.
This is what I'm talking about: http://www.greenbarley.com/barley-green-kelp-nutritional-analysis.html In fact I still have some left (I bought a 1kg bottle ) and I will have some tonight! |
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Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:07 am |
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| ...does turds so big they block the loo.... |
Is that how the lettuce got the name "iceberg"??
FYI - I take a silica supplement for my skin. Actually, it's for my hair, skin and nails. In fact, you can find it at your local drugstore under "Hair/Skin/Nails supplements"! Duh-huh!! This little wonder pill has done great things for my nails (which used to peel and split like you wouldn't believe) and helped my hair and eyelashes grow stronger and thicker. And my skin hasn't been this clear in years.
Yeah, I'm with the rest of you. I consider it a great accomplishment if I'm able to ingest the U.S. daily recommended 5-servings of fruits/vegs a day...ain't no way in hell I could down as many as Marika -- there aren't enough fruits or veggies that I actually LIKE to eat!! |
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