Radical Shield - Virus Prevention

Value-packed and convenient, Radical Shield™ is designed for those newcomers to nutritional supplements who prefer to begin their programs with just one capsule per meal. Radical Shield™ contains the right amount of various nutrients such as copper, iodine, and vitamins K, D, and A, five nutrients that you don't want to take excessively. You would get adequate levels of these important nutrients if you took only three capsules of Radical Shield™ each day. This amazing formulation offers a remarkable amount of important nutrients including phytonutrients (nutrients derived from plants) such as quercetin, which is a very important plant polyphenol, and high levels of folic acid, as well as health-promoting amounts of vitamins B6 and B12. 

Radial Shield™ contains powerful phytonutrients. Phytonutrients provide useful protection to you, just as they do for plants. Quercetin is a powerful antioxidant polyphenol. Given to experimental animals, it reduces the incidence of certain types of cancers when they're exposed to carcinogens. People who have more quercetin in their diets tend to have a lower incidence of cancers, though, of course, people who eat a lot of vegetables ingest additional protective phytonutrients as well. 

One of the causes of stomach upset that is sometimes experienced when you start taking a multi-vitamin is that the bugs (bacteria) that live in your gastrointestinal tract are not used to the levels of nutrients that are found in a supplement like Radical Shield. Although the population of these microbes is large, they are normal and generally do not cause any harm. They actually help to keep pathogenic microbes out. Once you introduce a supplement such as Radical Shield, some of those microbes may initially die as a result of new elevated-dose nutrient exposure. Before long, however, they develop resistance and are able to live happily under the more positive nutrient conditions. Many supplements can cause diarrhea when you start taking them, especially if you have never taken them before. If you have never taken a vitamin C supplement and suddenly begin taking 4 grams a day, you are more likely to suffer from diarrhea than if you take lower amounts. The E. coli bacteria, which make up perhaps 2/3 of the dry weight of feces, cannot initially tolerate high levels of vitamin C. They need time to adapt to it. Until then the E. coli die and you've got diarrhea. Once your body acclimates to the new levels of vitamin C, the E. coli are able to adapt and survive to do their job. Then you live happily ever after. 

A survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on over 37,000 Americans, who were chosen to represent a cross-section of all Americans, revealed that over 80% of the participants were deficient in one or more essential nutrients. The FDA's recommended daily allowance is often not enough. For example, the FDA says 200 micrograms of folic acid is enough, that 1.7 milligrams of vitamin B-6 will do, and that 12 micrograms of B-12 are sufficient. 

These three nutrients are extremely important in dealing with a toxic metabolite, which is produced as a normal byproduct of your metabolism. It's not just oil refineries that produce toxic waste. Every animal does, too. One of these toxic wastes - which is very important in long-lived animals like human beings - is called homocysteine. You make it from methionine in your diet. If you have enough vitamin B-6, folic acid, and vitamin B-12, you can convert it to a beneficial substance - the antioxidant known as cystathionine. Conversely, you could recycle it back into methionine. However, if you do not have enough B-6, B-12, and folic acid, (especially if you're on a diet that's rich in animal protein - which generally has a lot of methionine in it) you can end up with elevated levels of homocysteine that can lead to atherosclerosis, blood clots or strokes. 

The FDA is now requiring fortification with folic acid for specific foods like pasta. Even so, it is estimated that only approximately 25% of American women will be getting 400 micrograms of folic acid a day from their food supply. So it's important to take a supplement. In 2002 the American Medical Association (historically not a proponent of nutritional supplements) recommended for the first time that all adults take good multiple vitamins. They based this recommendation on years of clinical research verifying that people who take multiple vitamins have fewer illnesses and generally enjoy better health than those who don't. Research has also shown that folic acid supplements are taken before and during pregnancy reduce the risk of neural tube defects in newborn children. It's also becoming evident that folic acid may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease caused by elevated levels of homocysteine. 

Three capsules per day of Radical Shield™ contain 800 micrograms of folic acid, as well as health-promoting amounts of vitamins B-6 and B-12. 

In a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Rimm et al. 1998;279:359-364) there was a 5.8% decrease in cardiovascular risk with each additional 100 micrograms of folic acid taken per day. We have 266 micrograms of folic acid in each Radical Shield™ capsule; there is no suggested RDA at this time. Therefore by taking three capsules a day, you're going to get approximately 800 micrograms. Similarly, in the vitamin B12 department, we have 33 micrograms in each Radical Shield capsule, which is 550% of the RDA. And of course, if you take three of those per day, you're going to be getting nearly 20 times the RDA of vitamin B12. With B6, we have 15.5 milligrams in each Radical Shield capsule, which is 760% of the RDA. So if you take three servings per day, you're going to get pretty close to 25 times the RDA. 
Homocysteine has been looked at as a causal factor of cardiovascular disease since 1972. Dr. Kilmer McCully wrote about the detrimental effects of homocysteine. It's taken a long time and a lot of studies for this relationship to be generally accepted. Of course, it's taken even longer for the FDA to accept and, in fact, there isn't any accepted health claim by the FDA for folic acid as a way of reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease; not yet. The FDA still hasn't approved such a claim. 
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) published a study, in its February 4, 1998 issue, recognizing homocysteine as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. JAMA also indicates that B6 and folate may help prevent coronary heart disease, for which strong scientific evidence has been accumulating for over 20 years. 

These statements have not been evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure any disease.

For additional antioxidant protection take Organic Greens! 

Radical Shield Supplement Facts
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Serving Size: 1
Servings Per Container: 84
Suggest use: 1-4 capsules per day or as needed