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Smokers Choice™ MultiVitamins Vitamins Formulated For Smokers,
Recent Quitters
Nutritional support is a must if you are in this category. As most people know, smoking depletes levels of essential vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants from the body system. At last...a vitamin and antioxidant supplement to address the nutritional needs of today’s smokers, those who have recently quit & people exposed to secondhand smoke. Smokers Choice™ is specially formulated with powerful antioxidants. It has more of the ingredients shown to help your body fight the harmful effects of smoking. And, it is designed to be safer for smokers than other products on the market. Smokers Choice™ is specifically designed to counteract the potential effect that smoking may have. This formula encompasses those nutrients known to be depleted by smoking and have been shown to be at very low levels in most smokers. By replacing these nutrients and adding other nutrients known to strengthen the natural immune system, you may be able to greatly reduce the risks associated with smoking. Smokers Choice™ contains no Beta-Carotene. Beta-Carotene has been found in multiple clinical studies to be potentially harmful to cigarette smokers. Yet, just about every multi-vitamin on the market contains Beta-Carotene. That's simply because those products are designed for non-smokers. Smokers Choice.
FAQ’s
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Who should use Smokers Choice™ MultiVitamins? Q. Why do I need Smokers
Choice™ MultiVitamins ? Q. Why is it important to
have a strong immune system? Q. How do I know that Smokers
Choice™ really works? Q. How safe is Smokers Choice™? It’s clear to see that Smokers Choice™ Multi-Vitamins is more than just a common vitamin with a special name and different label. It’s an optimized formulation of vitamins and minerals designed just for cigarette smokers and those who have ’taken the plunge’. Simply put, here are 4 things
smokers can do to benefit their long term health:
Everything you need is combined in this formulation Vitamin A: Helps
form and maintain healthy skin, eyes, teeth, gums, hair, mucous
membranes and glands. Necessary for night and color vision. Important
for resisting infectious diseases. Important for normal growth
in children. B-Vitamins: One of the most important vitamin groups, yet one of the most overlooked. B-1 encourages proper nerve growth and increases mental functions and memory. B-2 is vital in the manufacture of red blood cells and hormones. Helps release energy from food. B-3 is important in regulating cholesterol levels. Needed to release energy, make hormones, remove toxins and performs more that 50 other body functions. B-5 helps break down fats, carbohydrates and proteins into energy. B-6 & B12 helps guard against heart disease; Important in lowering homocysteine levels. Vitamin C: Various kinds of cancer have been associated with a lack of Vitamin C. A study of more than ten thousand men and women surveyed and followed up with nineteen years later showed that Vitamin C intake played a crucial role in preventing lung cancer, with the risk being 66 percent greater for those who consumed the least ascorbate. A new study involving prostate cancer suggests that ascorbic acid inhibits the division and growth of cancerous cells. This means it can be used to treat cancer as well as prevent it. Vitamin E: Vitamin E may be the single most important antioxidant for heart health. It is readily incorporated into the LDL cholesterol molecule and protects it from free-radical damage. It also reduces overall LDL cholestero levels, raises HDL levels, inhibits platelet aggregation, and breaks down excess fibrogen. Folic Acid: "...is now drawing a lot of attention as an antioxidant and more particularly as a cancer fighter." Several studies have associated diets low in folate with increased risk of breast, pancreatic, and colon cancer. Selenium: "...studies that have shown how a sufficient selenium intake may lower the risk of prostate, breast, colorectal and lung cancers." Zinc: Zinc is crucial for immunity. Studies show that zinc is important for natural killer (NK) cells to multiply and function. NK cells are the body's first-line defense against certain kinds of cancer. Supplemental zinc has been shown to increase antibody response and T-cell counts. Spirulina: Is a natural source of chlorophyll, ribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid and carotenoids. Stimulates immune system to destroy invading disease organisms and carcinogens. Guards human genes against carcinogens. Antioxidant Support - Additional vitamin A,C,E, selenium, as well as added alpha lipoic acid help to neutralize the damage from exposure to free radicals. If your choice is to engage in the pleasure and enjoyment of a fine cigar or you don't want to or can't quit cigarettes, you should consider choosing to reduce the risk of contracting any of the potential illnesses that are commonly associated with smoking. To remain healthy, it is vitally important that you replace those nutrients that are depleted by smoking. Vitamins for Smokers
The basic nutritional needs of men and women who smoke are similar to those who don’t use tobacco. However, conclusive evidence exists that smokers need much more antioxidant nutrients than non-smokers. Essentially, smokers need antioxidant nutrients such as vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid), and vitamin E. It was once believed that beta-carotene was an attribute for non-smokers, but recent clinical studies have found that beta-carotene can actually be harmful to smokers’ health. Beta-carotene can be found in most multi-vitamins and an excess of beta-carotene is risky for good nutritional health. If you are a smoker and going to take a multi-vitamin, be sure it doesn’t list beta-carotene as one of the ingredients. Too many smokers have inadequate intakes of antioxidants. Smokers are reported to consume lower quantities of antioxidant nutrients than nonsmokers. Antioxidant nutrients have protective roles with regard to cancer, heart disease, cataract formation, cognitive (mind) dysfunction, and other diseases. Researches believe there is a balance between antioxidant protectors and components that promote oxidation in the body. This balance seems to be related to health or disease. Some components of cigarette smoke promote oxidation that provides high levels of oxidant stress. Free radicals, which also promote oxidation, are derived from tobacco. Cigarette smoke has been estimated to contain 1,000,000,000,000,000 free radicals per inhalation. These free radicals can oxidize the fat components of the body and this is quite harmful. For instance, cigarette smokers have lower vitamin C (natural antioxidant) intakes and plasma vitamin C levels than nonsmokers. The incidence of cancer, heart disease, and cataracts is lower in populations that have high intakes of fruits or leafy green vegetables, all replete with vitamin C. Smokers who ate foods containing more than 200 mg vitamin C daily had serum vitamin C levels equivalent to those of nonsmokers who consumed 60 mg or more of the vitamin, according to a recent national survey. The most recent edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances recommends that regular cigarette smokers take in at least 100 mg of vitamin C daily. Smokers have been found to have higher levels of vitamin C in the lung tissues than nonsmokers. This clearly reflects a positive defense mechanism against the free radical species from cigarette smoke. Studies have found that smokers have a 30 percent lower vitamin C level than nonsmokers. Researchers believe that nicotine may interfere with vitamin C absorption. Nicotine boosts metabolic rate, therefore increasing the rate that vitamin C is metabolized. Individuals who smoke need 100 milligrams of vitamin C (versus 60 milligrams for nonsmokers) every day. The body’s most effective antioxidant is vitamin E. Smokers have been found to have lower levels of plasma vitamin E than nonsmokers. Smokers seeking nutritional supplementation should look for a multi-vitamin that contains at least all of the following: Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin E, Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Niacin, Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid), Zinc Picolinate, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), and the antioxidant Co-Q10. Some supplements add Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Powder, Inositol, Rutin, Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex, Choline Bitartrate and PABA. If you smoke, or live with someone who smokes, it is important that you make the right choices to safeguard you health against the risks associated with smoking. One of the most important decisions you can make is choosing the right multi-vitamin. It’s a fact that smoking depletes the body of important nutrients. It’s also a fact that one nutrient, beta-carotene, has been found in clinical studies to adversely effect smokers’ health. Beta-carotene, a form of Vitamin A, can be found in most multi-vitamins. "These statements have not been evaluated
by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA.)
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