Nature Force represents Unicity's revolutionary approach to cellular protection. This product is not an ordinary vitamin or dietary supplement; instead, it helps minimize the effects of environmental effects on cells with phytonutrients that are derived from whole foods.* Through a unique distillation process, Nature Force combines the antioxidants in real food pigments and cruciferous vegetables with pure, high-quality antioxidant vitamins for a potent daily formula rich in vitamins and minerals that are proven free radical scavengers . *
Nature Force contains:
Antioxidant Food Pigments {Tomato lycopene complex (carotenoids), mixed berry anthocya nosi des, alfalfa chlorophyll complex (chlorophylls)}: Substances that give natural color to fruits and vegetables. Provide powerful antioxidant action to scavenge free radicals and limit cell damage.*
Antioxidant Plant Enzymes {catalase, glucose oxidase, peroxida se}: Specialized vegetable proteins that deactivate peroxides and other free radicals.*
Antioxidant Vegetable Concentrates {broccoli, cabbage, odor-modified garlic, cauliflower, freeze-dried carrot juice crystals}: Powerful vegetable concentrates rich in minerals and in vitamins that work as free- radical scavengers.*
Food-Source Polyphenols {green tea concentrate, European wine grape concentrate}: Phytochemicals that support cellular health.*
Research Brief
What are antioxidants and why are they getting so much attention? Antioxidants are substances that help fight damage that time and the environment can do to your body. The principal villain is an element vital to every living thing on earth: oxygen.
As oxygen is metabolized in your system, it releases unstable, incomplete oxygen molecules that need to bond with something in order to become stable. These unstable molecules are called "free radicals." Free radicals often steal the substances they need from healthy body cells and damage these cells as well as body proteins, tissues and DNA. Free radicals can also come from external sources such as environmental pollutants, cigarettes, alcohol, x-rays and excessive sunlight. In addition, medical conditions such as viral infections, auto-immune disorders or trauma can produce free radicals because cells don't burn oxygen as cleanly under these circumstances.
Antioxidants act as free-radical scavengers by bonding with them, causing free radicals to become stable and helping to limit the damage they can do to cells.
FAQs
Q: What role does green tea play in the Nature Force formulation?
A: Green tea is rich in plant chemicals called polyphenols of which EGCG, epigallocatechin gallate, is the most powerful.
Q: What are cruciferous vegetables?
A: These vegetables are members of the cabbage family including: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, and mustard greens. The chemical sulforaphane in these vegetables has been known to have potential disease-fighting properties.*
Q: Are there any calories in Nature Force?
A: Due to the unique distillation process, the fibers and carbohydrates that normally contain calories are removed, therefore rendering the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients calorie free.
Q: Why does the color of the Nature Force tablets differ some-times?
A: Nature Force tablets may vary from batch to batch due to the mixed berry anthocyanosides and European wine grape concentrate, which range in color from light red to dark purple, thus influencing the gray shade of the tablet when mixed with the other ingredients. This does not affect potency in any way.
Q: How much of each antioxidant vitamin is in the fortification of a two-tablet serving of Nature Force?
A: Beta-Carotene 10,000 IU (vitamin A activity)
Vitamin C 300 mg (with natural rose hips)
Vitamin E 90 IU (as dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate and d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate)
Selenium 50 mcg (from L-selenomethionine)
Selenium 50 mcg (from L-selenomethionine)
References
Agarwal S., et al. Tomato lycopene and low density lipoprotein oxidation: a human dietary intervention study. Lipids. 1998 Oct.;33(10):981-4. [Lycopene]
Boniface R., et al. Effect of anthocyanins on human connective tissue metabolism in the human. Klin. Monatsbl Augenheilkd. 1996 Dec.;209(6):368-72. [Anthocyanosides]
Pedraza-Chaverri J., et al. Garlic prevents hypertension induced by chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis. Life Sci. 1998;62(6):PL 71-7. [Garlic]
Valcic S., et al. Antioxidant Chemistry of Green Tea Catechins. Identification of Products of the Reaction of (-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate with Peroxyl Radicals. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 1999 Apr. 19;12(4):382-386. [Green Tea] |
