Is there anything to fight the effects of ageing?

While we can't halt the ageing process altogether, it is possible to keep the adverse effects of getting older at bay with a healthy lifestyle and well-chosen supplements.   Antioxidants are of great importance. These are powerful weapons that can protect the body’s cells from oxidation. Unstable oxygen molecules called ‘free radicals’ are produced during the normal course of cell activity and many researchers believe these free radicals accelerate the ageing process.

Outside factors such as cigarette smoke, pollution, excessive alcohol and radiation from X-rays or the sun all tend to encourage free-radical formation, thus making some people old before their time. Antioxidants counter the effects of free radicals, and although they are manufactured by the cells, they can also be obtained through supplementation.

G&G offer a wide range of antioxidants. One of our best-sellers is:

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Lipoic Acid & Acetyl Carnitine  50 capsules	(G0108)	£10.45

If its essential role in health is any indication, Lipoic Acid may very well join the ranks of vitamins C and E as part of your first-line of defence against free radicals. The main quality that distinguishes Lipoic Acid from other antioxidants is that it neutralises free radicals in both the fatty and watery regions of cells, in contrast to vitamin C (which is water soluble) and vitamin E (which is fat soluble). Moreover Lipoic Acid works alongside vitamins C and E, greatly increasing their effectiveness. Additional benefits of Lipoic Acid are that it helps to increase levels of glutathione which in turn aids detoxification, it helps to treat and detoxify the liver, and it also helps to protect the lens and retina of the eyes from degeneration, as well as helping to alleviate glaucoma.

This G&G formula combines Lipoic Acid with Acetyl Carnitine, a naturally occurring vitamin-like substance that many people are lacking; carnitine deficiency is marked by such ailments as obesity, fatigue, high cholesterol and heart problems. When taken in combination, Lipoic Acid and Acetyl Carnitine have shown to improve vigour, activity and even memory - see:   Alzheimer's Disease

Ingredients per capsule: Acetyl L-Carnitine 150mg, A-Lipoic Acid 100mg, rice flour.
Click here to order Lipoic Acid & Acetyl Carnitine.

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