$66.50, plus tax
16.05 oz.
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846
Public service campaign are encouraging people to eat
more fruits and vegetables to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Despite
years of media publicity, 85 percent of Americans are not even eating
the minimum recommendation of five servings of fruits and vegetables
per day. Those who do report eating some produce often fail to consume
the yellow and purple colored plants that are critical components of
such a program.
Life Extension Mix™ contains 93 unique vegetable,
fruit, and herbal extracts along with high-potency amino acids,
vitamins, minerals, and special antioxidants. The Life Extension Mix
formula is fortified with botanical extracts that help maintain
healthy cells via physiological processes separate from traditional
antioxidants. Consumption of these types of plants is being
recommended based on research emanating from the world's most
prestigious medical centers.
The newest ingredients in the Life Extension formula
are two standardized blueberry extracts that provide the most active
constituents found in this health-promoting fruit. Blueberry
anthocyanins are considered nature's most potent antioxidants and have
demonstrated properties that extend well beyond suppressing free
radicals. Pterostilbene, another blueberry constituent, helps maintain
healthy lipid and glucose levels in those already within normal
range.* Even more exciting is that through their unique biological
effects; pterostilbene and anthocyanins may help support DNA
structure.* The new Life Extension Mix provides blueberry extracts
standardized with both anthocyanins and pterostilbene.
Standardized green tea extract
The Life Extension Foundation introduced green tea extract as a
supplement in 1993, based on epidemiological studies showing that
those who consumed green tea had much lower incidences of common
health problems. Over the past 12 years, an enormous amount of
positive studies about the health benefits of green tea have been
published.
Scientists have looked at the active polyphenol
constituents of green tea and have found that they possess remarkable
biological activity at t the cellular level. Researchers have also
identified multiple mechanisms by which green tea extract helps
maintain healthy DNA, protect healthy LDL oxidation, neuronal
peroxidation, and a host of other adverse structural and functional
age-related changes.*1-7
The new Life Extension Mix provides 325 mg of a
decaffeinated green tea extract that is standardized to contain 302 mg
of the polyphenols that scientists attribute to green tea's health
benefits. The amount of polyphenols (including EGCG) in Life Extension
Mix is equivalent to drinking about 3-6 cups of green tea per day.
Vegetable extracts
Luteolin is a flavonoid found in parsley, artichoke, basil, celery and
other foods. When measured against 27 other flavonoids, luteolin
provided the best DNA protection. One favorable mechanism of luteolin
is its ability to inhibit oxidative damage to cellular DNA. Another
unique benefit is luteolin's ability to suppress excess levels of
dangerous inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 and interleukin
1B.8 Life Extension Mix
contains a standardized dose of 8 mg luteolin.
Broccoli is touted as one of the most important
vegetables to help maintain healthy DNA. Broccoli contains several
active constituents, with sulphoraphane being the most significant
because of its unique detoxification and DNA protecting effects. The
new Life Extension Mix provides a concentrated broccoli mixture that
provides standardized extracts of sulphoraphane and glucosinolates,
two compounds attributed to broccoli's multiple protective benefits.
Broccoli is also a natural source of gene protecting chlorophyll.*9-13
D-glucarate is a botanical extract found in
grapefruit, apples, oranges, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. D-glucarate
effectively supports a detoxification process that helps to remove DNA
toxins from the body.14,15
The daily dose of Life Extension Mix provides 200 mg D-glucarate.
Lutein, an extract found in spinach and collard
greens, has been shown to help maintain critical pigments in the eye
macula, while the carotenoid alpha-carotene has demonstrated
antioxidant activity far grater than beta-carotene. Lycopene from
tomatoes has shown potent effects in helping to maintain healthy DNA
structure and protect against LDL oxidation. Life Extension Mix™
contains 60 times more lutein and 10 times more lycopene compared to
Centrum(R). Most multivitamin supplements provide no vegetable
extracts whatsoever.
Fruit extracts
Life Extension Mix is also fortified with fruit extracts such as
bilberry, grape seed, grape skin, and citrus bioflavonoids to provide
healthy circulation throughout the body and maintain healthy DNA.*
Ellagic acid is a detoxifying agent found in
raspberries, strawberries, and other fruit. Ellagic acid has
demonstrated DNA-protecting properties, including the ability to bind
to toxins and neutralize them. Studies have also shown that ellagic
acid may protect against chromosome damage and reduce the effects of
chemically induced hepatic structural degeneration. Life Extension mix
contains a raspberry and pomegranate fruit extract to deliver 50 mg of
ellagic acid in each daily dose.
The media has publicized the multiple benefits of
fruits such as blackberry, cranberry, elderberry, cherry, plums and
persimmon. Life Extension Mix has a customized blend of these and
other fruits that studies indicate provide multiple favorable effects
in the body.
Olive oil consumption is one of the important
factors behind the health benefits of the "Mediterranean Diet."16,17
Researchers have discovered that there are up to 300 times more
polyphenol compounds in olive water compared to oil oil.18,19
Olive polyphenols have been the subject of numerous studies pointing
toward their benefits in many different areas, including helping to
protect against LDL oxidation, suppressing free radicals, and
stabilizing cell memranes.20-22
Life Extension Mix contains a potent olive juice extract standardized
to contain 7 percent of the best-documented polyphenol called
hydroxytyrosol.23 The
amount of hydroxytyrosol in Life Extension Mix is equivalent to
drinking one ounce of virgin olive oil per dy.24-25
Sesame lignans enhance the effects of
vitamin E
Sesame and its lignans have a broad range of applications in human
health. This includes increasing human tissue levels of vitamin E by
facilitating carrier proteins in the liver to deliver nutrients to
cells throughout the body.26,27
Sesame lignans increase the anti-inflammatory index
of fish oils and help maintain healthy cholesterol/LDL levels in those
already within normal range.*28-31
Life Extension Mix contains 10 mg sesame lignan extract to provide the
direct benefits of the lignans and augment the effects of vitamin E
and other nutrients in the body such as gamma-tocopherol and gamma-linolenic
acid (GLA).
Maintaining healthy blood glucose levels
Chromium, along with magnesium and biotin, are nutrients required to
maintain healthy blood sugar levels in those already within normal
range. Life Extension Mix provides 500 mcg chromium, a better absorbed
form of magnesium, and high potency of biotin. A review of studies
showing the benefits of chromium supplementation reveals that doses
exceeding 200 milligrams per day are required for optimal effects.32,33
High potency vitamin D3
Doctors used to be concerned that too much vitamin D could be toxic.
Over the past few years, however, an increasing body of evidence
indicates that it takes much higher doses of vitamin D (perhaps over
10,000 IU/day) to inflict toxicity on a healthy person. The concern
expressed by researchers today is that fear of vitamin D toxicity is
keeping many people from supplementing with enough vitamin D, which is
critical for maintaining bone density. In response to studies showing
that even those who take standard vitamin D supplements are not
obtaining adequate amounts, Life Extension Mix provides 800 IU vitamin
D3 per daily dose.
Life Extension Mix saves time and money by combining
the most popular nutrient supplements in one product, eliminating the
need to take separate bottles of B-complex, vitamins C and E, mineral
supplements and much more that would be required to achieve the same
effects. Life Extension Mix supplies the most powerful antioxidants,
including water and fat soluble vitamin C, the ideal form of alpha
vitamin E, and plant extracts that help protect against cellular DNA
damage. Other ingredients in Life Extension Mix enhance beneficial DNA
methylation patterns, and help maintain glycemic control and healthy
levels of LDL in those already within normal range.*
Life Extension Mix is the cornerstone of a
comprehensive supplement program because it provides so many
well-studied nutrients. If you are on a budget, Life Extension Mix
provides the best cost per milligram value. With the addition of two
standardized blueberry extracts, Life Extension Mix has become an even
greater value. |
