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Antioxidant activity: The natural defense
One of the main properties of maquiberry polyphenols is their antioxidant activity: their presence helps to retard the oxidation of other molecules.
What does it mean? Inside all living cells there are ongoing chemicals reactions where some molecules win electrons and others loose them. When a molecule wins electrons it is called a reduction reaction and when it looses electrons it is said that it has been oxidized.
As a direct consequence of this electrons exchange, extraordinary things happen: the necessary energy for the life of the cell is released. This is good!
But this process has also undesirable consequences: a series of very reactive intermediate molecules called free radicals are released. They have one or more "unpaired" electrons and "desperately feel the need" to complete the pair (the molecules with paired electrons in their outer orbital are stable). Free radicals love to meddle with whatever molecule they find in their way, just to catch their electrons. And by doing so, they trigger chain reactions that may affect functional molecules like DNA and cell membranes.
The living organisms have natural mechanisms to control the free radicals. These mechanisms involve intrinsic antioxidants such as gluthatione and coenzyme Q10. But if these natural antioxidant mechanisms do not work at the necessary speed to control free radicals, the cell will suffer from what is called oxidative stress, which is related to conditions such as atherosclerosis, Parkinson, Alzheimer and certain kinds of cancer.
Luckily, nature has provided additional sources of antioxidant protection: food. Dietary antioxidants play an important role in disease prevention. And the great news is that one of the most concentrated sources of natural antioxidants is the humble maquiberry fruit.
Enjoy now the extraordinary antioxidant power of MaQBerryTM, the Highest strength maquiberry extract.
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