It is your birthday once again, Happy Birthday!  Are you one of those people who dreads this time of year?  The time that reminds you that once again, you are one year closer to being an old person.

We don’t need people to tell us that we are getting older each year.  Our own body has decided to make it a known fact every day that we are not young and carefree any longer. 

Many of us take our bodies for granted and we do not even realize it.  We take advantage that our heart will keep beating, our vision will remain sharp or our joints will simply keep moving.  However, as we grown older, we finally begin to realize that it is time to make an actual effort to take care of our bodies. 

Don’t let your birthday be something you dread any longer.  Take action now, by taking care of yourself through diet and exercise.  Supplement your daily diet and start to feel young again.  You can enjoy each and every birthday from this day forward!

If your body has not yet started “talking” to you about taking care of it, then you are in luck.  Start now to prevent many of the health issues that arise from not taking care of it.

Anti-Aging Supplements

• D-Quercetin  is a naturally occurring flavonoid compound. It can protect skin cells from oxidative stress that is induced by Glutathione depletion.  Oxidative stress is caused by the accumulation and action of free radicals in the body’s cells.   Glutathione acts as a cellular antioxidant by inhibiting free radial production, which helps to prevent the carcinogenic effects of chemical pollutants. It also protects the skin cells from damage when exposed to UV light. Free radicals take electrons from the fats in cell membranes thus causing damage. It also inhibits the activity of the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of elastin, which is a component crucial to skin elasticity. It has additional properties: antibacterial, anti-viral, analgesic, anti-tumor and it protects capillaries.

• D-Boldine (Peumus Boldus) Extract  is a natural alkaloid that is a powerful antioxidant that prevents peroxidation, the name for the free radical damage to cell membranes mentioned above. The structure of this (natural) chemical gives it some special properties, including protecting against UV rays and strong free radical scavenging activity. It also, protects the cells and is an anti-inflammatory.

• Superoxide Dismutase is the skin's own antioxidant enzyme, which acts as an environmental protectant by neutralizing the common superoxide ion. The superoxide ion is a common form of oxygen that is formed when molecular oxygen gains a single electron.

• Cassia Beta-Glycan is carbohydrates that provide good long-term moisturizing and skin softening benefits while enhancing your skin's immune system. Also, calms your skin when it is experiencing immune reactions, which are reactions in your skin when a foreign protein (antigen) comes into contact with cells of the immune system that produce proteins (antibodies).  The immune reaction is called hypersensitivity. Calming your skin is important because it helps prevent damaging free radical cascades, which is a major factor in aging. Free radical cascades are a stage where each free radical is more destructive than the one before.  Each free radical in this chain is unique.  Each free radical has its own chemical structure and affects different parts of a cell.

• Honey is healing, and soothing and contains a variety of natural chemicals and enzymes, some of them synthesized by the plant, others synthesized by the bee.

• Vitamin E is the most important antioxidant because it protects cell membranes and prevents damage to enzymes associated with them. Vitamin E helps to inactivate free radicals, making them less likely to cause damage.

• Selenium is a mineral and a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the body from cancers, including skin cancer caused by sun exposure. It also preserves tissue elasticity and slows down the aging and hardening of tissues associated with oxidation.

Getting older does not have to be a horrible endeavor.  There are many ways to slow down the aging process.  Plus, supplements will increase your energy and help you to feel ten years younger!
So, when your birthday comes around again, don’t hide from it, have a party and celebrate!