Description
The Anti-Aging Profile 2 measures Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Beta Carotene Vitamin B12 & Coenzyme Q10. This grouping of tests is specifically designed to provide a high level evaluation of your bodies’ defense against the various elements of age related illnesses.
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that has several important functions in the body. Vitamin A helps cells reproduce normally (called "cellular differentiation"). It is essential for good vision. The first sign of a vitamin A deficiency is often poor sight at night. Vitamin A also helps keep skin and mucous membranes that line the nose, sinuses, and mouth healthy. It plays a role in proper immune system function, growth, bone formation, reproduction, and wound healing.
Vitamin E is an important Antioxidants that protects cells against the effects of free radicals, potentially damaging by-products of energy metabolism which is directly responsible for the accelerated aging process. Vitamin E is well known as one of the most power Anti-oxidants to protect against several different aging disorders as well as preventing heart disease.
Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is an essential nutrient for humans and is an extremely important anti-oxidant which helps fight off free radicals to normalize the aging process.
Beta-carotene is well known antioxidant. It protects the body from damaging molecules called free radicals. Free radicals cause damage to cells through a process known as oxidation. Over time, this damage can lead to a number of chronic illnesses. Beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A (retinol) by the body.
Vitamin B12 is a necessary element needed to make red blood cells, which carry oxygen through your body. Not having enough B12 can lead to anemia, which means your body does not have enough red blood cells to do the job. This can make you feel weak and tired. Having the proper amount of Vitamin B12 is essential to maintain a health immune system to defend against the various illnesses caused by aging.
Coenzyme Q10 is recognized as a powerful antioxidant and it may play a role in inhibiting diseases associated with oxidative damage, such as the onset of premature aging, cancer and a variety of degenerative diseases. Research has demonstrated that vitamin E confers protection against lipid peroxidation in LDL subfractions, and thus may inhibit atherogenesis and ischemic heart disease. Recent experiments have demonstrated that Coenzyme Q10 protects LDL from free radical damage in a dose-dependent manner. Based on this research, Coenzyme Q10 is plays a significant role in preventing heart disease and other significant age related illnesses.