Antioxidants have the utmost importance in maintaining healthy life. A number of proteins damaged by oxidation is increasing exponentially during the aging process which results in the accumulation of abnormal proteins related to accelerated aging processes as well as the development of numerous incurable diseases of our age. The number of patients above 40 who develop carcinomas, neurodegenerative and/or autoimmune diseases is constantly increasing. The most efficient way to prevent the accelerated cellular oxidation and development of oxidative stress is the neutralization of Reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Endogenous antioxidant defense system of our body can successfully neutralize only radicals resulting from normal metabolic reactions. However, any additional oxidative load, such as intensive physical activity, inflammation processes, drugs (contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy), cigarettes, ionizing and UV radiation, toxic pollution and others, requires exogenous intake of antioxidants in high doses in the form of dietary supplements for adequate protection.
Unfortunately, vitamin antioxidants, such as vitamins A, C and E, have shown a minimum antioxidant effect. Moreover, clinical results indicate their incapacity to prevent cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, a false general conclusion has been drawn that antioxidants are useless and have no influence on the disease prevention.
The new generation of non-vitamin antioxidants with higher antioxidative efficacy, such as Energizer HPE 40, will decrease or limit the risk of currently incurable diseases caused by the oxidative damage of our intracellular molecular structures related to the premature aging process, which has already been demonstrated in studies with active pharmaceutical ingredients forming an integral part of this product.