Product Fact Sheet, Questions Answered
Information about Protandim (Directly from Lifevantage, the company that manufactures Protandim)
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT PROTANDIM
The dietary supplement, Protandim, is a combination of five phytochemicals from medicinal plants long recorded in traditional Indian and Chinese medicine. One capsule of Protandim (675 mg) consists of the following: B. monnieri (45% bacosides), 150 mg; S. marianum (70–80% silymarin), 225mg; W. somnifera (1.5% withanolides), 150 mg; C. sinensis (98% polyphenols and 45% (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate), 75 mg; and C. longa (95% curcumin), 75 mg [12]. Protandim has been tested in healthy human subjects, producing increased SOD and catalase activities and decreased lipid oxidation levels
Q: How is Protandim different from other antioxidant supplements?
A: Protandim is different from other antioxidant supplements because it is among the very first of the products that are appearing and will appear as Nrf2 activators. As far as we know, Protandim is the first potent Nrf2 activator that is commercially available.
Nrf2 is a protein messenger contained in every cell of the body that sends information to the cell’s DNA. When this protein messenger called Nrf2 is activated, it enters the nucleus of every cell and turns on several hundred of these 25,000 genes, collectively known as survival genes. Protandim, as a Nrf2 activator, activates survival genes, such as antioxidant genes that keep us safe from free radicals and oxidants and also turns down genes that perpetuate inflammation and genes that encourage slow, progressive fibrosis to occur. Together, these actions provide a remarkable promise of protection from many kinds of age-related diseases.
Protandim is different from other antioxidant supplements in the way it works. Instead of providing the body with additional dietary antioxidants (regular supplements fall into this category and are commonly called consumable or “direct” antioxidants), Protandim works from within your body-- signaling it to boost its own production of numerous antioxidant enzymes (including the well-known ones—SOD and catalase) that already exist at the cellular level to help fight free radicals and cellular aging. This is why Protandim is significantly more effective than any other antioxidant on the market today; your body is actually producing the antioxidant power. But Protandim goes far beyond antioxidant protection; it activates hundreds of “survival genes” that help your body survive many kinds of stress.
Q: Is Protandim a Nrf2 Activator?
A: Protandim’s actions result from its ability to activate the transcription factor known as Nrf2. Protandim contains 5 ingredients that are known to scientists as Nrf2 activators. Nrf2 is a protein messenger contained in every cell of the body that sends information to the cell’s DNA. That DNA consists of about 25,000 genes and the products of those genes make you who you are and what you are. There’re unique for each person. DNA is what makes you a human being, what gives you your personality, what gives you your physical traits.
When this protein messenger called Nrf2 is activated, it enters the nucleus of every cell and it turns on several hundred of these 25,000 genes. And the genes that it turns on, or turns up, are known collectively as “survival genes.” What is a survival gene? These genes enable cells to survive in the face of several different kinds of stress, especially oxidative stress which is due to the over production of free radicals and other oxidants.
Nrf2 also affects another hundred or so genes by turning them down, not up. Included in these genes are pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic genes.
Inflammation accompanies many different disease processes. Everyone is familiar with inflammatory diseases like arthritis, but any time you get traumatic injuries, you sprain your ankle, bruise yourself, there is swelling and pain and redness that characterize inflammation. The process of inflammation is designed, in part, to prevent infection. One of the ways your body prevents infection is to kill invading microorganisms by intentionally making toxic free radicals. Thus the pain, redness and swelling in a cut are not so much from infection, but from inflammation as your body responds to the possibilities of an infection.
What are Pro-Fibrotic genes? Following inflammation in many kinds of diseases or traumatic injury is a process of scar tissue formation that scientists refer to as “fibrosis”. A number of genes turn on that process. And while fibrosis can be a good thing if you’re healing a cut, in many other diseases it is a bad thing. For example, many older people die each year from heart failure-- the failure of the pumping action of the heart due to this process of fibrosis. This is quite a different process from “hardening of the arteries” or atherosclerosis, which leads to heart attacks and strokes.
So, Protandim, as a Nrf2 activator, activates survival genes, such as antioxidant genes that keep us safe from free radicals and oxidants. It also turns down genes that perpetuate inflammation and genes that encourage slow, progressive fibrosis to take place. Together, these actions provide a remarkable promise of protection from many kinds of age-related diseases.
Protandim is among the very first of the products that are appearing, and will appear, as Nrf2 activators. It is, as far as we know, the first potent Nrf2 Activator that is commercially available.
Q: I drink special juices and eat fruits and vegetables for my antioxidants. Why do I need Protandim?
A: Many people mistakenly believe their antioxidant needs are fulfilled by eating blueberries, drinking expensive “miracle juices”, and applying antioxidant facial creams. What they don’t realize is that their daily antioxidant needs cannot be fulfilled by consuming any amount of blueberries, dark chocolate or red wine. Effective antioxidant protection absolutely requires adequate production of the body’s own antioxidant enzymes.As much fun as it would be to eat 15 pounds of chocolate daily, it would be impossible. Protandim is the only solution available to provide the necessary amount of antioxidants. Protandim, an all natural dietary supplement that holds three patents, has been proven to decrease oxidative stress by an average of 40 percent and has been peer reviewed in a published, human clinical study.
Q: Why do people age and how can Protandim help slow that process?
A: Nationally recognized anti-aging expert Dr. Joe McCord explains, “Researchers and scientists agree that aging is the result of cellular deterioration caused by free radicals, which are rogue molecules. It is impossible to avoid free radicals because the food you eat and the air you breathe, as well as stress or even vigorous exercise, can stimulate cells to produce destructive free radicals in staggering numbers. With each year, a person’s body becomes less effective at fighting free radicals. It’s a vicious cycle, programmed into genes, which results in aging, disease and eventually death. A person’s body fights free-radicals by producing its own antioxidant enzymes. But as we grow older, our bodies produce more free radicals and less of these antioxidant enzymes to fight the battle of aging. That’s where Protandim plays a critical role. Protandim boosts the body’s own production of antioxidant enzymes at the cellular level with enough neutralizing capacity to eliminate the age-related increase in free radical damage.
Q: Can a person overdose on Protandim?
A: No, the ability to absorb the ingredients is self-limiting, so after a certain point no more is absorbed.
Q: Is it best to take Protandim with or without food?
A: With food. First of all, there are no foods to avoid. Next, the active ingredients in Protandim are all fat soluble. Although it is not absolutely necessary, taking Protandim with a meal containing some fat allows the ingredients to be absorbed more efficiently.
Q: Why do people age and how can Protandim help slow that process?
A: Nationally recognized anti-aging expert Dr. Joe McCord explains, “Researchers and scientists agree that aging is the result of cellular deterioration caused by free radicals, which are rogue molecules. It is impossible to avoid free radicals because the food you eat and the air you breathe, as well as stress or even vigorous exercise, can stimulate cells to produce destructive free radicals in staggering numbers. With each year, a person’s body becomes less effective at fighting free radicals. It’s a vicious cycle, programmed into genes, which results in aging, disease and eventually death. A person’s body fights free-radicals by producing its own antioxidant enzymes. But as we grow older, our bodies produce more free radicals and less of these antioxidant enzymes to fight the battle of aging. That’s where Protandim plays a critical role. Protandim boosts the body’s own production of antioxidant enzymes at the cellular level with enough neutralizing capacity to eliminate the age-related increase in free radical damage.”
Q: What is the shelf life for Protandim?
A: The shelf life for Protandim is 3 years.
PROTANDIM SAFETY
Q: Are there any side effects to taking Protandim?
A: Yes. We do not expect there to be any side effects for the typical consumer who consumes Protandim. Some individuals have natural allergic responses to one or another of the ingredients, just as some people are allergic to pine pollen or penicillin. These allergic responses to Protandim generally appear as gastrointestinal disturbances (ie, stomach ache, diarrhea, vomiting) or sometimes as a headache or rash on the hands or feet. The symptoms disappear if Protandim is discontinued and so far none have required medical treatment. Some of those experiencing these side-effects or allergies have been able to continue with Protandim at a half dose. Others simply cannot take Protandim.
Any side-effect occurring within ten (10) minutes is unlikely due to Protandim. It may take an hour or two before the caplet dissolves and the gene induction effects of Protandim require many hours to begin.
Q: Should I continue to take my other vitamins and antioxidants?
A: Some western diets are lacking in certain nutritional elements, so multivitamin supplementation may be beneficial for some people. You can discontinue supplementing with antioxidants, however, because Protandim is more effective at eliminating free radical damage than supplementation with conventional antioxidants.
Q: Are there situations where Protandim is not recommended?
A: You should consult your physician before taking Protandim when dealing with autoimmune diseases or when taking immunosuppressive drugs following a transplanted organ received from another person. Why? Because the immune system is what helps fight off viruses, bacteria and other foreign objects. When you have just received an organ from another person this could be detected as a foreign object by your immune system which will reject and try to kill it, as it would an invading microorganism. In such circumstances, your physician may maintain your immune system in a suppressed state, to help avoid rejection.
Q: Does Protandim interfere with any prescription drugs?
A: Just like prescription drugs, the ingredients in many supplements are metabolized in the liver and excreted by the kidneys in the urine. The ingredients in Protandim, however, are primarily metabolized and excreted by the liver into the bile. This difference decreases the likelihood of Protandim interacting with other over-the-counter products or with prescription drugs. In fact, after years of public availability and use, we know of no significant drug interaction with Protandim.
Q: Can people take Protandim while taking Coumadin or other blood thinners?
A: Yes, people on Coumadin can take Protandim without interference. If they test their own clotting time, they should test a day or two after starting Protandim to make sure they don’t need an adjustment in Coumadin dosage. Also, as always, if there is a question, consult your doctor! Note: Surgeons recommend that ALL supplements be stopped before surgery – that is why this is on the label. (See “Prescription Drugs” above).
Q: Can people take Protandim while taking Plavix?
A: Yes. There is no known problem for Plavix users taking Protandim. (See “Prescription Drugs” above).
Q: Can those using a pacemaker use Protandim?
A: Yes. There is no reason Protandim would interfere with a pacemaker.
Q: Can a woman who is pregnant take Protandim?
A: Many obstetricians recommend that women stop taking everything except what they prescribe. (See the warning label of the Protandim bottle). However, if your obstetrician approves Protandim, there is no known reason for concern.
Q: Why is the T-BARS assay used to determine levels of oxidative stress?
A: There are many ways in which oxidative stress can be measured in the laboratory. TBARS was chosen because it has been the most widely used, with more than 8000 published studies. These studies provide a valuable basis for comparison. TBARS reflect oxidative damage to polyunsaturated lipids, perhaps the most sensitive major class of biological molecules to free radical damage.
Q: Where can I go to get a T-BARS test done?
A: To the best of our knowledge no commercial lab offers a T-BARS test. Why is this? First of all, because there is no “fix” for T-BARS other than Protandim and so it is not a priority. Next, it is a difficult test to perform outside of a research lab because the products are unstable and the samples have to be measured very quickly, a process that is difficult to do under commercial conditions. For these very reasons, the commercially offered T-BARS can be inconsistent and unreliable.
PROTANDIM COST
Bought from distributor: PHP2,820
Preferred Customer Price PHP2,350
Shipping costs may apply
Q: What is the difference between a Customer and Preferred Customer?
A: Customers place one-time orders at the Retail Price of PHP2,820. A Customer can choose to become a Preferred Customer, and receive product at a discount, by signing up for monthly autoships. The monthly autoship price is PHP2,350 per bottle. (These prices are approximate)
Q: How do I upgrade from a Preferred Customer to an Independent Distributor?
A: To upgrade from a Preferred Customer to an Independent Distributor please call Customer Service at 1-866-460-7241 or 1-801-432-9300.
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ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT PROTANDIM
The dietary supplement, Protandim, is a combination of five phytochemicals from medicinal plants long recorded in traditional Indian and Chinese medicine. One capsule of Protandim (675 mg) consists of the following: B. monnieri (45% bacosides), 150 mg; S. marianum (70–80% silymarin), 225mg; W. somnifera (1.5% withanolides), 150 mg; C. sinensis (98% polyphenols and 45% (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate), 75 mg; and C. longa (95% curcumin), 75 mg [12]. Protandim has been tested in healthy human subjects, producing increased SOD and catalase activities and decreased lipid oxidation levels
Q: How is Protandim different from other antioxidant supplements?
A: Protandim is different from other antioxidant supplements because it is among the very first of the products that are appearing and will appear as Nrf2 activators. As far as we know, Protandim is the first potent Nrf2 activator that is commercially available.
Nrf2 is a protein messenger contained in every cell of the body that sends information to the cell’s DNA. When this protein messenger called Nrf2 is activated, it enters the nucleus of every cell and turns on several hundred of these 25,000 genes, collectively known as survival genes. Protandim, as a Nrf2 activator, activates survival genes, such as antioxidant genes that keep us safe from free radicals and oxidants and also turns down genes that perpetuate inflammation and genes that encourage slow, progressive fibrosis to occur. Together, these actions provide a remarkable promise of protection from many kinds of age-related diseases.
Protandim is different from other antioxidant supplements in the way it works. Instead of providing the body with additional dietary antioxidants (regular supplements fall into this category and are commonly called consumable or “direct” antioxidants), Protandim works from within your body-- signaling it to boost its own production of numerous antioxidant enzymes (including the well-known ones—SOD and catalase) that already exist at the cellular level to help fight free radicals and cellular aging. This is why Protandim is significantly more effective than any other antioxidant on the market today; your body is actually producing the antioxidant power. But Protandim goes far beyond antioxidant protection; it activates hundreds of “survival genes” that help your body survive many kinds of stress.
Q: Is Protandim a Nrf2 Activator?
A: Protandim’s actions result from its ability to activate the transcription factor known as Nrf2. Protandim contains 5 ingredients that are known to scientists as Nrf2 activators. Nrf2 is a protein messenger contained in every cell of the body that sends information to the cell’s DNA. That DNA consists of about 25,000 genes and the products of those genes make you who you are and what you are. There’re unique for each person. DNA is what makes you a human being, what gives you your personality, what gives you your physical traits.
When this protein messenger called Nrf2 is activated, it enters the nucleus of every cell and it turns on several hundred of these 25,000 genes. And the genes that it turns on, or turns up, are known collectively as “survival genes.” What is a survival gene? These genes enable cells to survive in the face of several different kinds of stress, especially oxidative stress which is due to the over production of free radicals and other oxidants.
Nrf2 also affects another hundred or so genes by turning them down, not up. Included in these genes are pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic genes.
Inflammation accompanies many different disease processes. Everyone is familiar with inflammatory diseases like arthritis, but any time you get traumatic injuries, you sprain your ankle, bruise yourself, there is swelling and pain and redness that characterize inflammation. The process of inflammation is designed, in part, to prevent infection. One of the ways your body prevents infection is to kill invading microorganisms by intentionally making toxic free radicals. Thus the pain, redness and swelling in a cut are not so much from infection, but from inflammation as your body responds to the possibilities of an infection.
What are Pro-Fibrotic genes? Following inflammation in many kinds of diseases or traumatic injury is a process of scar tissue formation that scientists refer to as “fibrosis”. A number of genes turn on that process. And while fibrosis can be a good thing if you’re healing a cut, in many other diseases it is a bad thing. For example, many older people die each year from heart failure-- the failure of the pumping action of the heart due to this process of fibrosis. This is quite a different process from “hardening of the arteries” or atherosclerosis, which leads to heart attacks and strokes.
So, Protandim, as a Nrf2 activator, activates survival genes, such as antioxidant genes that keep us safe from free radicals and oxidants. It also turns down genes that perpetuate inflammation and genes that encourage slow, progressive fibrosis to take place. Together, these actions provide a remarkable promise of protection from many kinds of age-related diseases.
Protandim is among the very first of the products that are appearing, and will appear, as Nrf2 activators. It is, as far as we know, the first potent Nrf2 Activator that is commercially available.
Q: I drink special juices and eat fruits and vegetables for my antioxidants. Why do I need Protandim?
A: Many people mistakenly believe their antioxidant needs are fulfilled by eating blueberries, drinking expensive “miracle juices”, and applying antioxidant facial creams. What they don’t realize is that their daily antioxidant needs cannot be fulfilled by consuming any amount of blueberries, dark chocolate or red wine. Effective antioxidant protection absolutely requires adequate production of the body’s own antioxidant enzymes.As much fun as it would be to eat 15 pounds of chocolate daily, it would be impossible. Protandim is the only solution available to provide the necessary amount of antioxidants. Protandim, an all natural dietary supplement that holds three patents, has been proven to decrease oxidative stress by an average of 40 percent and has been peer reviewed in a published, human clinical study.
Q: Why do people age and how can Protandim help slow that process?
A: Nationally recognized anti-aging expert Dr. Joe McCord explains, “Researchers and scientists agree that aging is the result of cellular deterioration caused by free radicals, which are rogue molecules. It is impossible to avoid free radicals because the food you eat and the air you breathe, as well as stress or even vigorous exercise, can stimulate cells to produce destructive free radicals in staggering numbers. With each year, a person’s body becomes less effective at fighting free radicals. It’s a vicious cycle, programmed into genes, which results in aging, disease and eventually death. A person’s body fights free-radicals by producing its own antioxidant enzymes. But as we grow older, our bodies produce more free radicals and less of these antioxidant enzymes to fight the battle of aging. That’s where Protandim plays a critical role. Protandim boosts the body’s own production of antioxidant enzymes at the cellular level with enough neutralizing capacity to eliminate the age-related increase in free radical damage.
Q: Can a person overdose on Protandim?
A: No, the ability to absorb the ingredients is self-limiting, so after a certain point no more is absorbed.
Q: Is it best to take Protandim with or without food?
A: With food. First of all, there are no foods to avoid. Next, the active ingredients in Protandim are all fat soluble. Although it is not absolutely necessary, taking Protandim with a meal containing some fat allows the ingredients to be absorbed more efficiently.
Q: Why do people age and how can Protandim help slow that process?
A: Nationally recognized anti-aging expert Dr. Joe McCord explains, “Researchers and scientists agree that aging is the result of cellular deterioration caused by free radicals, which are rogue molecules. It is impossible to avoid free radicals because the food you eat and the air you breathe, as well as stress or even vigorous exercise, can stimulate cells to produce destructive free radicals in staggering numbers. With each year, a person’s body becomes less effective at fighting free radicals. It’s a vicious cycle, programmed into genes, which results in aging, disease and eventually death. A person’s body fights free-radicals by producing its own antioxidant enzymes. But as we grow older, our bodies produce more free radicals and less of these antioxidant enzymes to fight the battle of aging. That’s where Protandim plays a critical role. Protandim boosts the body’s own production of antioxidant enzymes at the cellular level with enough neutralizing capacity to eliminate the age-related increase in free radical damage.”
Q: What is the shelf life for Protandim?
A: The shelf life for Protandim is 3 years.
PROTANDIM SAFETY
Q: Are there any side effects to taking Protandim?
A: Yes. We do not expect there to be any side effects for the typical consumer who consumes Protandim. Some individuals have natural allergic responses to one or another of the ingredients, just as some people are allergic to pine pollen or penicillin. These allergic responses to Protandim generally appear as gastrointestinal disturbances (ie, stomach ache, diarrhea, vomiting) or sometimes as a headache or rash on the hands or feet. The symptoms disappear if Protandim is discontinued and so far none have required medical treatment. Some of those experiencing these side-effects or allergies have been able to continue with Protandim at a half dose. Others simply cannot take Protandim.
Any side-effect occurring within ten (10) minutes is unlikely due to Protandim. It may take an hour or two before the caplet dissolves and the gene induction effects of Protandim require many hours to begin.
Q: Should I continue to take my other vitamins and antioxidants?
A: Some western diets are lacking in certain nutritional elements, so multivitamin supplementation may be beneficial for some people. You can discontinue supplementing with antioxidants, however, because Protandim is more effective at eliminating free radical damage than supplementation with conventional antioxidants.
Q: Are there situations where Protandim is not recommended?
A: You should consult your physician before taking Protandim when dealing with autoimmune diseases or when taking immunosuppressive drugs following a transplanted organ received from another person. Why? Because the immune system is what helps fight off viruses, bacteria and other foreign objects. When you have just received an organ from another person this could be detected as a foreign object by your immune system which will reject and try to kill it, as it would an invading microorganism. In such circumstances, your physician may maintain your immune system in a suppressed state, to help avoid rejection.
Q: Does Protandim interfere with any prescription drugs?
A: Just like prescription drugs, the ingredients in many supplements are metabolized in the liver and excreted by the kidneys in the urine. The ingredients in Protandim, however, are primarily metabolized and excreted by the liver into the bile. This difference decreases the likelihood of Protandim interacting with other over-the-counter products or with prescription drugs. In fact, after years of public availability and use, we know of no significant drug interaction with Protandim.
Q: Can people take Protandim while taking Coumadin or other blood thinners?
A: Yes, people on Coumadin can take Protandim without interference. If they test their own clotting time, they should test a day or two after starting Protandim to make sure they don’t need an adjustment in Coumadin dosage. Also, as always, if there is a question, consult your doctor! Note: Surgeons recommend that ALL supplements be stopped before surgery – that is why this is on the label. (See “Prescription Drugs” above).
Q: Can people take Protandim while taking Plavix?
A: Yes. There is no known problem for Plavix users taking Protandim. (See “Prescription Drugs” above).
Q: Can those using a pacemaker use Protandim?
A: Yes. There is no reason Protandim would interfere with a pacemaker.
Q: Can a woman who is pregnant take Protandim?
A: Many obstetricians recommend that women stop taking everything except what they prescribe. (See the warning label of the Protandim bottle). However, if your obstetrician approves Protandim, there is no known reason for concern.
Q: Why is the T-BARS assay used to determine levels of oxidative stress?
A: There are many ways in which oxidative stress can be measured in the laboratory. TBARS was chosen because it has been the most widely used, with more than 8000 published studies. These studies provide a valuable basis for comparison. TBARS reflect oxidative damage to polyunsaturated lipids, perhaps the most sensitive major class of biological molecules to free radical damage.
Q: Where can I go to get a T-BARS test done?
A: To the best of our knowledge no commercial lab offers a T-BARS test. Why is this? First of all, because there is no “fix” for T-BARS other than Protandim and so it is not a priority. Next, it is a difficult test to perform outside of a research lab because the products are unstable and the samples have to be measured very quickly, a process that is difficult to do under commercial conditions. For these very reasons, the commercially offered T-BARS can be inconsistent and unreliable.
PROTANDIM COST
Bought from distributor: PHP2,820
Preferred Customer Price PHP2,350
Shipping costs may apply
Q: What is the difference between a Customer and Preferred Customer?
A: Customers place one-time orders at the Retail Price of PHP2,820. A Customer can choose to become a Preferred Customer, and receive product at a discount, by signing up for monthly autoships. The monthly autoship price is PHP2,350 per bottle. (These prices are approximate)
Q: How do I upgrade from a Preferred Customer to an Independent Distributor?
A: To upgrade from a Preferred Customer to an Independent Distributor please call Customer Service at 1-866-460-7241 or 1-801-432-9300.
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Contact Mark Garner,, at 09256030909
or email at [email protected]
Distributor ID: 9 9 1 8 6 3