Isotonix® Maximum ORAC 抗氧化沖劑 - 單瓶裝 (90次份量)

多種莓類萃取物
每一次食用份量的ORAC沖飲含有653毫克的莓類萃取物，這些萃取物都是從含有高ORAC值的食物中提取出來，如接骨木果、藍莓及野莓。這些萃取物含有多種生物類黃酮、有機酸和其他多酚類化合物，能幫助身體防禦自由基的侵害。

維他命C
維他命C（又名抗壞血酸），是人體必需的養分，用以參與新陳代謝作用。橙、檸檬、西柚、士多啤梨、蕃茄、小椰菜、辣椒及哈蜜瓜等食品，都是很好的維他命C來源。維他命C為人熟悉是因為它是最強效的抗氧化劑之一，能保護人體對抗自由基侵害及鞏固細胞。維他命C亦是膠原蛋白合成所需酵素的輔因子。維他命C還有更為人熟悉的功能，那就是支援免疫系統，它的抗氧化功能是在血液及細胞內的水性部份中進行的。

維他命E
由於維他命E是人體內最強的油溶性抗氧化物，因此它能協助保護細胞膜免受自由基傷害。

甚麼是抗氧化劑？
抗氧化劑的意思就是對抗氧化作用，其功能是保護脂肪免受自由基的過氧化作用。抗氧化劑之所以有效，是因為它們會放棄一顆電子並給予自由基，當自由基從抗氧化劑得到電子後，便不再需要攻擊人體細胞，氧化作用的連鎖反應便會被終斷。 

自由基是從哪裏來的？
簡單如呼吸、食物代謝過程、產生腺三磷（ATP）為酵素催化反應提供燃料等，都會產生自由基。氧自由基對人體造成的損害來自：進食高脂肪食品、加工食品、食物防腐劑、離子化輻射（紫外線、加馬射線、X光）、運動、壓力、污染、食水中的氯氣及吸煙等。透過提升人體血液內的抗氧化物水平，以及保護部份從其他食物吸收的抗氧化物的能力，讓它們發揮最大的效用，Isotonix Maximum ORAC沖飲有效幫助人體對抗氧化作用。

我已經有服用抗氧化補充品如維他命A、C及E，服用Isotonix等滲形態的補充品有好處嗎？
有。當你進食食物、飲品或大部份營養補充品時，胃部會分泌稀釋液、酵素、鹽酸、及至少一種結合維他命的蛋白以展開消化過程。此消化過程需時約四十分鐘，但按每一餐的不同份量，所需時間也不同，而且同時消耗能量。食用Isotonix產品的好處是，它們會直接被傳送到小腸。這大大增加了養分穿過細胞膜被吸收的機會。 

Isotonix的產品如Maximum ORAC沖飲，我們建議你空肚服用，因為這樣會大大縮短在體內的傳送時間。由於傳送時間縮短，這就減少了重要的微養分被脂肪、纖維及單寧困在人體或被強酸度導致不活躍的機會，這些都會導致營養價值被減低。

進食等滲配方的營養補充品與傳統片劑的補充品有甚麼分別？
在所有形態的口服營養補充品中，等滲溶液是最快及最有效的傳送方式。溶液中的養分會快速並有效被吸收，不會在胃部逗留而造成腸胃不適。Isotonix產品並非膠囊，因此不會像傳統的營養補充品一樣含有填充劑、結合劑、外層劑、潤滑劑、粉碎劑或人造色素。  

O.R.A.C.代表甚麼？
O.R.A.C.代表Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity，即是「氧自由基吸收能力」，用以量度某種物質的抗氧化能力的試驗。ORAC量度一種物質能吸收多少氧自由基，ORAC值越高，代表著協助人體清除自由基的能力越高。

食用Isotonix Maximum ORAC沖飲安全嗎？
Isotonix Maximum ORAC沖飲安全及不含有害物質。本產品在美國製造，並於經美國食品及藥物管理局檢測的設備生產，符合良好生產規範。顧客對本產品的質量和安全可絕對有信心。

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