Five Harmful Chemicals We Will Never Use:

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate/Sodium Laureth Sulfate: These cheap, harsh detergents, used in shampoos for their foam-building properties, are also used in car washes, as garage floor cleaners, and as engine degreasers. They are often derived from petroleum and can cause eye irritation, scalp irritation, and tangled hair.

Parabens (methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl): While these preservatives inhibit microbial growth and extend product shelf life, they are also estrogenic and disruptive of normal hormone function. Exposure to these parabens has been linked to breast cancer.

Propylene Glycol (PG) or Butylene Glycol (BG): Derived from petroleum, these ingredients penetrate the skin and can weaken protein and cellular structure. Commonly used to carry formula extracts, PG is strong enough to remove barnacles from boats and is an active ingredient in industrial antifreeze.

Synthetic Colors and Dyes: Used to make cosmetics “pretty,” synthetic colors and dyes derive from coal tar and contain heavy metal salts that deposit toxins onto the skin, causing irritation. Animal studies have shown almost all synthetic colors and dyes to be carcinogenic. These are labeled FD&C or D&C followed by a color and a number. Example: FD&C Red No. 6 or D&C Green No. 6.

Diethanolamine (DEA) and Triethanolamine (TEA): These ingredients are synthetic emulsifiers and/or foaming agents. They are highly acidic and can cause allergic reactions, eye irritation, and dryness of hair and skin. DEA and TEA are ammonia compounds, which are potent carcinogens.

 

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As always, Youngblood products are free of perfumes, alcohol, talc, or petroleum dyes, and we do no animal testing.

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The Dangers of Oxidative Stress

You have probably heard of free radicals, which are molecules that accumulate in our bodies as we age. Created largely by the body’s normal metabolic processes, free radicals can wreak terrible damage within our cells, tissues and organs. This damage-known as oxidative stress-is the metabolic wear-and-tear of the aging process.

Unfortunately, literally thousands of studies demonstrate that oxidative stress acts as a precursor to the disease, creating a foothold for more than 100 conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease and obesity to Alzheimer’s and diabetes.

Protandim: A Groundbreaking Product

Through extensive research, Dr. McCord and his colleagues have determined that a superior way of reducing oxidative stress is by triggering the body’s production of its own antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase.The result of decades of research by Dr. McCord is a groundbreaking product called Protandim. Featuring a scientifically proven blend of botanicals, Protandim effectively stimulates production of the body’s potent antioxidant enzymes, which eliminate free radicals thousands of times more effectively than traditional antioxidants. While conventional or direct antioxidants can neutralize only one free radical molecule, antioxidants enzymes can each eliminate over a million free radical molecules per second without being used up. In one study, Protandim was shown to eliminate the surge of oxidative stress that typically occurs as a person ages. Protandim, if consumed daily pursuant to the label recommendations, completely eliminates the age-dependent increase in oxidative stress, keeping it at levels equivalent to a 20-year-old person.

 

Protandim: Backed by Science

One of the key aspects of Protandim’s activity is its unique formulation. The five botanicals-green tea, turmeric, milk thistle, bacopa and ashwagandha-are each powerful in their own right. Even more important is the fact that recent testing shows that the synergistic action of the five botanicals together, as they are in Protandim, offers superior protection against oxidative stress as it dramatically increase the production of antioxidant enzymes.

Protantim provides significantly more antioxidant protection than any of its individual ingredients, thus suggesting a synergistic action.

Fighting oxidative stress can be compared to putting out the fire in a burning house. If the fire raging in your home were the oxidative stress in your body, trying to eliminate free radical damage with the limited capability of direct antioxidant vitamins would be like trying to snuff out the fire with a cup of water. Antioxidant enzymes, on the other hand, act more like a water hose connected to a virtually endless source of water that continuously and effectively neutralizes oxidative stress.

10 Uniquely Important Benefits of Protandim

1. Scientifically Proven: Unlike most competing products, Protandim has been the focus of several clinical trials. These trials, as well as studies that support its individual ingredients, demonstrate that Protandim is a powerful, free-radical fighter and capable of minimizing oxidative stress in the body.

2. Superior Antioxidant Power: Because it stimulates the production of antioxidant enzymes, Protandim can deliver exponentially more antioxidant activity than conventional antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin C.

3. Reduced Oxidative Stress: Protandim is the ONLY supplement clinically proven to completely eliminate the age-dependent increase in oxidative stress, reducing oxidative stress levels, regardless of age, to those of a 20-year-old.

4. Healthy Immune Support: Due to its tremendous production of antioxidant enzymes, Protandim promotes a healthy immune system.

5. Enhanced Overall Health: Low oxidative stress levels are associated with a healthy cardiovascular system, proper immune function, and improved overall wellness.

6. Anti-Aging Ability: Protandim is the only supplement in the world clinically proven to reduce cell aging by an average of 40 percent.

7. Increased Glutathione: A recent clinical study demonstrated that Protandim produces a 300 percent increase in glutathione, which is a key antioxidant and anti-aging compound.

8. One-of-a-kind: In simple terms, there is no other product like Protandim. Its unique formulation, based on boosting antioxidant enzymes, leads the market in fighting oxidative stress.

9. Proprietary and patented: Protandim is a proprietary formula owned by LifeVantage. The company holds two patents with a third patent pending associated with the product.

10. Leading Edge: The revolutionary formulation behind Protandim is a result of decades of research and work by Dr. Joe McCord, one of the key figures in the development of the new science of free-radical biology.

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