Ultranutrient - 180 Caps

PURE ENCAPSULATIONS ULTRANUTRIENT
with Metafolin® L-5-MTHF Advanced performance, multi-nutrient supplement

• Enhances antioxidant defence and nutrient metabolism


• Provides additional nutritional support when higher-potency supplementation is desired

UltraNutrient® combines core vitamins and minerals with advanced antioxidants and standardized phytonutrient extracts to provide exceptional broad-spectrum nutritional support for daily wellness. Utilizing some of the most highly recognized antioxidants, nutrients and botanicals, UltraNutrient® enhances Nutrient 950® with added alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10 and reduced glutathione, as well as standardized extracts of hawthorn, ginger, milk thistle and turmeric. This formula also introduces forms of vitamins and minerals newly recognized for their bioavailability and potency, including beta carotene from mixed carotenoids. UltraNutrient® also provides folate (as Metafolin®, L-5-MTHF), vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 to support the metabolism of nutrients, including those involved in the methylation cycle. Metafolin® is the naturally occurring universally metabolized form of folate. It is chemically identical to the active folate metabolite, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (L-5-MTHF), the predominant, naturally occurring form of folate in food. Through bypassing several enzymatic activation steps, it is directly usable by the body and provides all of the benefits of folic acid regardless of functional or genetic variations.
Metafolin® is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. FloraGLO® is a registered trademark of Kemin Industries, Inc.
Zeaxanthin is sourced from OPTISHARP™ brand. OPTISHARP™ is a trademark of DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.

What are they?
Antioxidants are a large class of substances that help to neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules with an unpaired electron that are extremely reactive, and damage surrounding cell membranes, fats, and fat-soluble vitamins and nutrients. We encounter free radicals through environmental exposures, such as cigarette smoke, air pollution, processed foods, and ultraviolet radiation from the sun (UV rays).

What are the effects of free radicals?
Because of the highly reactive nature of free radicals, they can cause damage to any aspect of our cells and tissues. When the damage affects the cellular DNA, cancer can result. When the damage is to cell membranes and nutrients, an inflammatory response results, which can cause a wide variety of different diseases. Eventually, with prolonged free radical attack, the body begins to break down and this results in the physical signs of aging.

What do they do?
Antioxidants play a huge role in our everyday cellular processes. Because of their far-reaching effects, it is difficult to study the effects of supplementation directly. Instead, research has focused on what occurs when antioxidant levels are low and oxidative stress becomes high in the body. This condition has been associated with stroke, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, cancer, arthritis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and the physical signs of aging. Thus, it seems rational to suppose that increasing the intake of antioxidants can help to protect against the development of these conditions. Because of their ability to neutralize free radicals, antioxidants act as guardians in our bodies by protecting our cells, DNA, and nutrients from attack. Thus, antioxidants almost act as a "fountain of youth" by protecting us from the physical causes of aging and many diseases.