What is Oxidation

Author: Eliot A. Brinton, M.D. Title: What is oxidation, and how can it affect your cardiovascular health?

Oxidation is generally a harmful process in the body that contributes to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), several forms of cancer and many other common and devastating diseases. A diet high in fruits, vegetables and fruits that are rich in naturally-occurring antioxidants is known to reduce the risk of these diseases. Surprisingly, however, clinical studies of highly purified antioxidant supplements (such as selenium and vitamins E and C) have not shown any of these benefits. It appears that such vitamins fail to reduce these diseases both because of over-purification and because many different antioxidants are needed together to provide the benefits found in natural antioxidant foods.

A healthy chocolate beverage with acai is very carefully designed to solve these problems by avoiding over-processing and by containing a wide range of antioxidants. This revolutionary drink is made from unprocessed cocoa powder, acai berry juice and many other ingredients rich in naturally-occurring antioxidant factors. It promises to provide all of the benefits of an extremely healthy diet in a concentrated, tasty, low-calorie beverage that can be consumed conveniently on a daily basis by a health-conscious but busy person. We believe that regular use of this healthy chocolate blend either as a beverage, nuggets or bars, will provide many health benefits, like lowering of cholesterol and glucose levels in the blood and improved cardiovascular health, including lower blood pressure.

Eliot A. Brinton, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Genetics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is a founding board member of the National Lipid Association and the American Board of Clinical Lipidology, is on the editorial boards of Future Lipidology and the American Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, and is widely published in scientific literature.