Antioxidant Scanner

Why is this an important biomarker?

"The amount of antioxidants you maintain in your body is directly proportional to how long you will live." – Richard Cutler, M.D.-- Director of Anti-aging Research at the National Institute of Health (NIH)

What are Free Radicals?

Scientists believe free radicals contribute to the aging process. It’s a fact of life … we age, every second, of everyday. And although we can’t stop the aging process, we can take steps to improve our health as we age. Certain known causes of free radical damage such as smoking or sun exposure can have negative impacts on how we look and feel. Pollution, exposure to toxic chemicals – even the air we breathe creates free radicals within our bodies.

Why should we be concerned about free radicals?

Free radicals are highly reactive, short lived molecules that can damage proteins, fats, and even DNA inside of our bodies. Every day our cells get about 75 thousand free radical hits to their DNA. Most of the damage can be repaired by repairing enzymes inside the body, but the little bit of damage that can’t be repaired accumulates over time and can add to the problems associated with the normal aging process.

What are Antioxidants?

There are many different kinds of antioxidants and they work together to help fight the harmful effects of free radicals. Our bodies produce some antioxidants and other important antioxidants are consumed in our diets. All of these antioxidants work together to form a powerful system to support good antioxidant health.

Antioxidants can actually capture or neutralize free radicals and therefore stop the chain reaction. One of the most powerful classes of antioxidants is carotenoids. Carotenoid antioxidants can help break the chain reactions of free radical damage.

That’s why it’s important to get measured and know your Pharmanex® Antioxidant Score. After your initial measurement, you can take steps to raise your antioxidant levels by eating properly and by taking supplements. By supplementing your diet with LifePak® and being scanned every 60 days, you will now be able to track your body’s antioxidant score and determine if LifePak® is helping to improve your antioxidant level.

“Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone. Pending strong evidence of effectiveness from randomized trials, it appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements.” – Journal of the American Medical Association, June, 2002

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Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner

Known as the Ultimate Nutritional Lie Detector, and expected to revolutionize Health Care. Developed by the University of Utah, the same facility that developed the first artificial human heart, and proven by several published clinical studies. Much more accurate than a blood or urine test, and a lot more fun to do!

Finally a way for people to know exactly where they stand from the antioxidant standpoint. No more guessing, "Is what I'm doing working?"

90 seconds. No needles, instant results.

Scientists from around the world are talking about a brand new invention that is on the verge of changing the way people think about antioxidant health – the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner. This revolutionary tool enables us, for the first time, to measure our level of antioxidant protection quickly.

Antioxidants are our frontline defense against the free radicals that constantly affect our cells. Over 30,000 scientific papers have been written about free radicals and antioxidants in the last 20 years. With the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner we can now obtain an accurate measurement of your personal antioxidant level.

How does it work?

Sir C. V. Raman discovered the technology on which the scanner is based in the 1920’s. Sir Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the Raman Spectroscopy in 1930.

That was in the 1920's, but until the onset of the computer, optical and laser technology reached its current sophistication, the concept was not really practical.

Raman’s discovery proved that there are certain molecules, like antioxidants, that can be excited with a certain wavelength of laser light. The molecules then begin to resonate in very particular ways, releasing a very specific light signal of an altered wavelength that then can be measured. This discovery was revolutionary at the time, but computer and laser technologies could not fully apply it until recently. In just the last ten years, researchers at a major university, led by Dr. Werner Gellerman, actually started putting all these pieces of technology together.

The scanner technology is a tremendous scientific breakthrough. Because antioxidants are found throughout the body as part of the body’s antioxidant network, scientists believed this technology could be used to measure antioxidant levels in human tissue. That’s when the scientists at Pharmanex® collaborated with Dr. Gellerman to develop the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner.

By simply placing the palm of your hand in front of the safe, low-energy blue light laser, you obtain an immediate, accurate reading of your antioxidant level.

“The BioPhotonic Scanner will change the way that we, as humans, go about monitoring health. By measuring antioxidant levels in the tissue, my clients will finally have a tool that can provide affirmation that their supplements and healthy diets are making a difference.”

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Did You Know...?

...158 million American Consumers use nutritional supplements?

...If a consumer of supplements does not know what they are buying, they purchase the cheapest supplements?

...Inexpensive supplements often contain heavy metals and other contaminants?

...Inexpensive supplements are made of synthetic ingredients and are not food based?

..The American Heart Association currently recommends 9 to 13 servings of fruit and vegetables per day?

...According to the US Department of Agriculture, less than 9 % of Americans obtain even 5 servings of fruit and vegetables?

Nutritional Status of Americans

A nationwide survey of over 16,000 adults found that over 70 percent of people did not even meet two-thirds of the RDA for one or more nutrients. Large nutrition surveys show consistently that inadequate intakes of essential vitamins and minerals are common in the U.S. and other industrialized countries.

The most common nutrient deficiencies appear to be for the antioxidant vitamins A and E, vitamin B6, the bone minerals calcium and magnesium, and the trace minerals iron, particularly for women, and zinc. These common deficiencies can be attributed to the consumption of unbalanced diets that are low in fruits and vegetables, high in fats and nutrient-poor such as sugar and processed foods.