Wheatgrass as an Antioxidant

What is an antioxidant?

During normal metabolism (i.e. activity of the cells) our body produces waste products with active atoms attached - looking for something to combine with. These are 'free radicals'.

Free radicals do not stay in existence for long - because they are so active. In other words, they want to combine with something - fast. In fact, unchecked, they can cause havoc - and they produce degenerative changes.

These degenerative changes include:

• Cell mutations - which can lead to cancer, and
• Aging processes - such as the dreaded wrinkles!

And can include illnesses such as:

• Parkinson's disease.

The more anti-oxidants we have in our system, the faster the free radicals can be safely de-activated.

So, anti-oxidants are an “anti-aging” and health-promoting influence. They reduce cell mutations, artery damage, skin wrinkles, and other changes indicative of aging.

There are four other special components of wheat grass, which make it particularly valuable.

These - not in any particular order - are:

• Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
• P4D1
• Muco-polysaccharides, and
• Chlorophyll.

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE (SOD) (an anti-cancer factor)

There are three enzymes known to have significant anti-oxidant activity. One of these is Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), which is present in wheat grass.

It has been found that cancerous cells have a deficiency or a complete lack of SOD. So, if you supplement your diet with wheat grass you will almost certainly be helping your body to avoid, or deal with, cancerous conditions. Anti-oxidants have the ability to mop up free radicals and so reduce or avoid cell mutation. Mutation is part of the first stage of cancer formation.

Wheatgrass contains an abundance of enzyme SOD!! This is an extremely important factor - because cancer is the biggest killer after heart disease in the Western world.

(Source: "http://www.alternative-healthzine.com")

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