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*'''Alpha-Lipoic Acid''': A compound that works with mitochondria and the body's natural antioxidant defenses. | *'''Alpha-Lipoic Acid''': A compound that works with mitochondria and the body's natural antioxidant defenses. | ||
*'''Green Tea Extract''': Rich in catechins, green tea extract is renowned for its antioxidant properties. | *'''Green Tea Extract''': Rich in catechins, green tea extract is renowned for its antioxidant properties. | ||
== Antioxidant Stress == | |||
{{Main|Oxidative Stress|Antioxidative Stress}} | |||
The concept of antioxidative stress may best be described by excessive or detrimental nutritional consumption of a diet rich in antioxidants, unbalancing the immune systems' pathogenic response processes. Serious health conditions can result if these processes are chronically unbalanced, ranging from acute to chronic. Immunological stress by over-supplementation of antioxidants facilitates adverse health effects specifically including allergies, asthma, and physiological alterations (especially of the skin). | |||
== Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) == | == Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) == | ||