Synergy / Ray D. Strand, M.D.

It has always been amazing to me that the overwhelming majority of studies that just look at one nutrient alone show a definite health benefit. The reason that this is so amazing is that nutrients are not drugs. They really work together in a synergistic fashion. For example, vitamin C can actually regenerate vitamin E so that it can be used over and over again. Alpha lipoic acid, another potent antioxidant, not only regenerates vitamin E, but also glutathione, which is that very potent intracellular antioxidant. As I stated earlier, these antioxidants also need the so-called antioxidant minerals like selenium, magnesium, zinc, and copper to do their jobs. In addition, they also need optimal levels of the B-cofactors in their enzymatic reactions to be effective.

When you provide all of these nutrients at these optimal levels in supplementation, you create synergy. In other words, one plus one is not two, but instead, eight or ten. Remember, it is all about balance. You want to have enough antioxidants on board to handle the number of free radicals produced. The ideal way to best protect your health as you create synergy is to take an antioxidant and mineral tablet which is complete and balanced and also meets the pharmaceutical-grade and USP standards.

RAY D. STRAND, M.D.

Specialist in Nutritional Medicine