Ruby Reds Vitamin : The Phytochemicals

The Phytochemicals-Packed Supplement: Ruby Reds

This article provides you with my medical journalist report of a truly innovative biologic which is packed with phytochemicals. It is a concentrated adjunctive food powder made for mixing in purified water or another appropriate liquid such as juice or herbal tea for nourishment. The red powder creates a good-tasting fruit-like drink brand-named Ruby Reds. When mixed as a drink it contains in excess of 40 power-packed generic nutritious ingredients, including probiotics, fiber, carotinoids, bioflavonoids, carotenes, enzymes, essential fatty acids, cardiovascular enhancers, free radical quenchers, lesser known antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and lots more.

Ruby Reds has been formulated by the naturopathic physician, herbalist, and astute clinical nutritionist Tony O'Donnell, ND (see Photograph 1). Dr. O'Donnell's formulation is manufactured and distributed by GW Health Products, LLC of West Los Angeles, California. (See the Resource section.)

Compressed into his product, Tony O'Donnell has concentrated 4,500 Oxygen Radical Absorbent Capacity (ORAC) units per serving, so that taking the recommended two scoops or servings per day of Ruby Reds provides you with 9,000 ORAC units, Thus, ingesting the full daily dose of O'Donnell's formulation provides twice the amount of 3,000- to 5,000-ORAC units suggested by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Test units for the ORAC value system came from nutritional research laboratories located at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. ORAC determines a product's antioxidant strength (value), actually measuring the amount of antioxidant protection afforded from taking a particular supplemental nutrient.

A high ORAC score alerts a health professional, patient, or any consumer, of the value of a supplemented nutrient. Antioxidants as fresh fruits and vegetables are all important for health and longevity. By taking Ruby Reds, an individual is giving his or her body excellent nutritional protection against the onslaught of pesticides, herbicides, toxic metals, radiation, carcinogens, and other harmful pollutants.

Antioxidants, the Most Voluminous Nutrient in Ruby Reds

Earl Mindell, PhD, author of the best seller, The Vitamin Bible, and 51 other health books, is known to drink Ruby Reds every day for its antioxidant qualities. Dr. Mindell says, "For 40 years I've been in favor of taking in carotinoids, bioflavonoids, carotenes, anthocyanins, and other health-creating antioxidants. The generics in this powdered supplement does it for me. The Sad American Diet has become universal among affluent nations causing massive amounts of illness among their populations. Our government tells us we need at least five servings of fruits and vegetables to prevent the Western type of civilized diseases that kill most of us.

Antioxidants are among the chief ingredients in Ruby Reds. Antioxidants, a term actually designating the nutraceutical classification for several types of organic substances, include, for example, vitamin A (converted from beta-carotene) plus vitamins C and E as well as minerals such as magnesium. (Identified as "protectors," these four named nutrients are among the most effective commonly known antioxidants.) Facts presented in this medical journalist report indicate that such antioxidant vitamins work best as fresh whole foods rather than as pills.

An antioxidant keeps free radicals (oxidants) from forming, and stops toxic metals such as copper, cadmium, mercury, and lead from initiating oxidation. The antioxidant defense system intercepts formed oxidants and stops chain reactions of oxidation. Then this system works to repair damage from free radicals by going on to eliminate and replace damaged molecules.