ANTI-OXYDANT CELLULAR ACTION
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---Cells are the source of our life: all the modification at their level, whatever the cause, translates into cellular suffering which can provoke a state of dysfunction in the organism if the cell can no longer react.
---The capability of reproducing and defending aggression is fundamental in order to maintain the cell in its correct state of wellness.
---Nutrition and cellular protection are therefore indispensable in allowing the cell to be constantly efficient.

---In particular the anti-oxidant cellular action is very important: free radicals are chemical molecules that possess an uneven number of electrons, very reactive and very instable, and their excess can be very dangerous to the organism and provoke chain reactions. The attack of free radicals at cellular level have multiple origins: natural - like aging and aggravating circumstances such as prolonged exposure to the sun, chemical products, some pharmaceuticals, cigarette smoke, pollution…
---Every cell is equipped with their own reserve of natural defenses to react to normal conditions. This reserve is easily used up when facing all the aggressions of excess free radicals.
---Therefore it’s necessary to maintain, or better reinforce at cellular level, the potential of antiradical defenses.

---For example, an elderly person has a weakened anti-oxidant resource in respect to an adult person and scientific studies have shown the importance of a nutritional contribution of vitamins and minerals to increase the anti-radical defense of seniors.

AGING AND ANTIRADICAL DEFENSES
Effect of a vitamin supplement for aging*



---Regarding the effect of the sun, the test shows a reduction in the capability of reaction of free radicals proportional to the level and duration of exposure.

Effect of sun exposure on the potential of antiradical defense*



---The inauspicious action of tobacco in respect to the vitality and aging of cells is well known: regular smokers have a defense potential corresponding to almost half of what non-smokers possess.

Effect of tobacco on the global potential of antiradical defense*



---How many times have we asked ourselves how stress effects us? The explanation is simple: STRESS acts directly on a cellular level.

Effect of psychological stress on the global potential of antiradical defense*



*Reproduced thanks to the authorization of Dr. M. PROST, Prof. P. PICCERELLE, University of Marseilli and Dijon
Ref. Girodon, F., D. Blache, A. L. Monget, M. Lombart, P. Brunet-Lecompte, J. Arnaud, M. J. Richard, and P. Galan. 1997.
Effect of two-year supplementation with low dose antioxidant vitamins and/or minerals in elderly subjects on levels of nutrients and on antioxidant defense parameters. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 16:357-365. Lesgards, JF., P. Durand,M. Lassare, P. Stocker,G. Lesgards, A. Lanteaume, M. Prost., and MP. Lehucher-Michel. 2002. Assessment of lifestyle effects on the overall antioxidant capacity of healthy subjects. Environ. Health Perspect. 110:479-487
**KIRIAL International - Société du groupe des laboratoires Spiral - Brevet KRL - Michel Prost PCT/FR90/00061

---In all these situations, the importance of the reserve of antiradical defense is fundamental and it’s at this level that one needs to act accordingly.