抗氧化物的奇蹟目錄

抗氧化物的奇蹟目錄

 

The Antioxidant Miracle

Your Complete Plan for Total Health and Healing

抗氧化物的奇蹟

遠離老化與疾病

 

作者

Lester Packer

Carol Colman

 

中譯本

原水文化

陳芳智譯

抗氧化物聖經

健康出版品的奇蹟

 

 

目錄

【Contents】

 

Foreword xi

Acknowledgment xv

Introduction 1

 

PART ONE: THE ANTIOXIDANT ADVANTAGE 5

1 The Antioxidant Miracle 7

Introducing the antioxidant network 9

Can you get enough antioxidant protection from food alone? 13

2 The Antioxidant Network in Action: Vitamins C and E, Co Q1O, Lipoic Acid, Glutathione 14

The secret world of the cell 15

Free radicals 16

How antioxidants work with free radicals 17

The network antioxidants 19

Lipoic Acid 19

Vitamin E 19

Vitamin C 20

Coenzyme Q1O 20

Glutathione 20

Monitoring the health of your cells 20

3 Free Radicals: Both Enemy and Friend 23

Free Radicals are everywhere 24

Free Radicals fast-forward the aging process 24

Free Radicals and stroke 26

Free Radicals and heart disease 27

Free Radicals and chronic inflammation 27

 

PART TWO: THE MIRACLE WITHIN-NATURE’S SUPER ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE NETW0RK 29

4 Lipoic Acid: The Universal Antioxidant 31

Is lipoic acid a vitamin? 33

Lipoic acid and cataracts 36

Lipoic acid pinch-hits for vitamin E 37

Lipoic acid and stroke 37

Lipoic acid protects the heart 39

A cure for “incurable” mushroom poisoning 41

Lipoic acid suppresses bad genes 43

Lipoic acid controls diabetes 44

Glucose can “AGE” you 46

Lipoic acid, AIDS. and immune function 48

Lipoic acid is a memory enhancer 49

Lipoic acid and radiation poisoning 50

Lipoic Acid: the smoker’s rescue formula 51

 

5 Vitamin E: An Extraordinary Antioxidant 54

Vitamin E is a cancer fighter 58

Vitamin E and longevity 58

Vitamin E and  heart disease 60

Iit’s never too late for vitamin E 63

The neglected vitamin E family members 64

Tocotrienols: the bodyguards 65

Gamma tocopherol: the smoker’s friend 67

Vitamin E enhances immune function 69

Vitamin E: hope for Alzheimer’s patients 71

Exercise and antioxidants 73

Vitamin E helps save your vision 75

Vitamin E helps heal arthritis and inflammation. 76

E is for everyone 76

6 Vitamin C: The Hub of the Network 77

The scurvy saga 79

How much C is enough? 81

Vitamin C and the cancer connection 84

Vitamin C is for collagen 86

Vitamin C: the cold fighter 87

Vitamin C and your cardiovascular system 89

Diabetics need more C 90

Vitamin C and cataracts 91

7 Coenzyme Q1O: The Heart-Healthy Antioxidant 92

Co Q1O: a possible cancer aid 98

Co Q1O rejuvenates the brain 102

Co Q1O and healthy gums 103

8 Glutathione: Nature’s Master Antioxidant 105

Glutathione gives your cells a fighting chance 108

Glutathione turns off the inflammatory response 109

Glutathione: the body’s detoxifier 110

Glulathione rejuvenates immune function 111

Glulathione: an antiaging antioxidant 112

 

PART THREE: NETWORK BOOSTERS 115

9 The Flavonoids: The Healing Power of Plants— Ginkgo Biloba and Pycnogenol 117

Flavonoids and the nitric oxide connection 120

Ginkgo Biloba 121

Flavonoids promote good circulation 122

Flavonoids: treatment for impotence 123

Flavonoids are a brain booster 124