21/11/2017
ANTIOXIDANTS AND FERTILITY
Antioxidants are one of the most important
components to having healthy fertility that
every woman and man needs to focus on.
Before we get started, there are two terms you
will need to become familiar with:
Antioxidants
Antioxidants are a family of vitamins,
minerals and other nutrients that help to
protect the body from the damage caused by
free radicals.
Free Radicals
Free radicals are unstable molecules that can
damage cell structures. In normal every day
life free radicals are produced from the
activity in our bodies (for example free
radicals are made during energy production)
but chemicals in our surrounding
environment can also create free radicals. It is
said that each cell in our body is attacked
about 10,000 times a day by free radicals,
accelerating the aging process. Antioxidants
neutralize the free radicals, stopping further
damage from happening and protecting the
cells health. If you are not doing something to
help protect your cells, this damage can add
up.
How Antioxidants work?
Antioxidants work like a defense system,
disarming free radicals. They are a kind of
police force within the body. They “quench”
free radicals wherever they are so they are
not able to spread and cause damage to our
cells. When an antioxidant finds a free radical
it engulfs it and melds into its molecular
structure. This creates a weakened free
radical, not strong enough to do any harm. At
this point that particular antioxidant is
sacrificed unless its “sister” antioxidant comes
along and revives it.
Why Antioxidants are important and
necessary for healthy fertility?
So we now know how antioxidants and free
radicals generally work, but now we are going
to talk about how they affect fertility
specifically. Everything in the body is made of
cells that need to be protected from free
radicals; simple as that. Not only are the o**m
(egg) and s***m made up of cells which can
be affected by free radical damage, so are the
reproductive organs and glands that produce
reproductive hormones. If these cells are less
than optimal, the organs, o**m, eggs, etc. will
not be functioning at their best.
Another thing to remember; when DNA is
attacked, it can also be altered by free
radicals. The DNA of both partners is the
future blueprint for a child. Damaged DNA is
known to cause miscarriages or birth defects/
developmental problems for the future child.
Studies have also shown a connection
between oxidative stress caused from free
radicals and male infertility. So, it is very
important for both parents to be taking an
antioxidant complex in the correct amounts.
Complete and Choleduz are the best
antioxidants blend for fertility. Each product
contains all of the most important antioxidant
nutrients in a capsule form which you can
take one capsule daily. This blend is great for
both men and women and should be a part of
everyone’s health program,
for
fertility.
Getting more antioxidants into your body is to
take an antioxidant blend supplement. This is
very important as much of the food people eat
today is void of antioxidants due to packaging
and cooking. I personally take an antioxidant
blend daily as it is so important for overall
health and fertility. Defense is the best
offense, right.
