Supplies, Ounce-Per-Ounce, 10 Times The Free-Radical Fighting Power of Most Fruit Juices and Juice-Based Supplements!

Fruits and vegetables are rich sources of dietary antioxidants—nutrients that are essential for fighting oxidative stress and promoting good health over the long-term. The USDA recommends eating a balanced diet that includes 5 to 1 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Such a diet would deliver a full 1– grams (1,000– ,000 mg) of dietary antioxidants daily. However, the average American diet does not provide a sufficient level of antioxidants needed for good longterm health, because more than 0 percent of adults fail to meet even minimum recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake.1*

USANA’s unique Optimizer, TenX Antioxidant Blast™ is designed to help fill this nutritional gap. Fortified with vitamin C and a unique bioflavonoid complex, TenX Antioxidant Blast is packed with two servings of fruit and provides over a gram of antioxidants per serving. With ounce-per-ounce, 10 times the antioxidant power of most antioxidant health drinks**, TenX Antioxidant Blast is a delicious and convenient way to boost your antioxidant intake and maintain your health every day.*

ANTIOXIDANTS AND YOUR HEALTH
Free radicals, the agents of oxidative stress, are generated in the body by many factors, including poor diet, environmental pollutants, stress, intense sun, and even normal cellular metabolism. We can help defend against oxidative stress and the associated cellular damage by consuming advanced levels of dietary antioxidants on a daily basis. Eating one TenX Antioxidant Blast every day can help provide the advanced levels of dietary antioxidants to help counter the cellular damage caused by oxidative stress and maintain optimal health.*

VITAMIN C—THE MASTER ANTIOXIDANT
TenX Antioxidant Blast is an excellent source of vitamin C, the body’s master water-soluble antioxidant. Vitamin C plays a vital role in protecting cells and tissues from damaging free radicals and oxidative stress. It supports natural robust immune function and vision. And as a co-factor or cosubstrate for many enzyme systems involved in various functions in the body, including the synthesis of collagen—vitamin C is an important structural component of skin, blood vessels, tendons, ligaments, and bone.5,6 Importantly, vitamin C is an “essential” nutrient, meaning that humans cannot synthesize it in their bodies. Instead they must obtain it from dietary sources including food and supplements.*

HEART HEALTH
Numerous studies have shown that vitamin C offers beneficial effects in supporting a healthy heart.7, In addition, TenX Antioxidant Blast is also a good source of fiber. Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol and rich in fruits, vegetables, and grain products that contain some types of dietary fiber, particularly soluble fiber, may reduce the risk of heart disease, a disease associated with many factors. TenX Antioxidant Blast contains grams of dietary fiber per serving and contains no saturated fat, trans fat, or cholesterol.*

EXCLUSIVE BIOFLAVONOID COMPLEX
Bioflavonoids are a diverse group of naturally occurring plant compounds found in the leaves, bark, roots, flowers, and seeds of plants.9 They exhibit a host of biological activities, most notably for their powerful antioxidant properties that complement, extend, and synergize the activities of other antioxidants like vitamin C. Many of the beneficial effects of flavonoids are thought to result
from their potent free-radical scavenging properties, TenX Antioxidant Blast™ ITEM# 137

• A unique dietary supplement packed with over 1 gram of antioxidants
• Supplies, ounce-per-ounce, 10 times the free-radical fighting power of most fruit juices and juice-based supplements
• Helps combat oxidative stress, supports a healthy heart, and promotes general well-being* making them an important nutritional component in the body’s defenses against oxidative stress.10-1 *

TenX Antioxidant Blast is fortified with an exclusive blend of bioflavonoids and polyphenols from grape-seed extract, green tea, USANA’s patented Olivol® olive-fruit extract, and other sources. The proanthocyanidins from grape seed provide protective antioxidant effects, significant cardiovascular health benefits, and beneficial effects on the circulatory system.1 -15 Quercetin—a potent antioxidant found in many foods, such as onions and apples—may play an important role in supporting vascular health and sound immune function.16 Population studies have found that people with high intakes of foods containing quercetin and other flavonoids are better able to retain
good health.17 And, olive-fruit polyphenols, a primary component of the Mediterranean diet, have been shown to promote balanced platelet function and help combat oxidative stress.1 *

WHY TENX ANTIOXIDANT BLAST™?
Today, many people are looking to fruit juices to supplement their antioxidant intakes and maintain
their health. TenX Antioxidant Blast offers a better alternative with unrivaled levels of antioxidants that can supplement a healthy diet every day. In fact, it is such a powerful source of antioxidants that it is labeled as a dietary supplement and not a food.* In third-party ORAC tests, USANA’s TenX Antioxidant Blast was shown to contain, ounce-per-ounce, 10 times the antioxidant activity of even the best fruit juices tested.** ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity; it is a laboratory assay designed to measure a product’s overall antioxidant activity. Several such measures exist, and none are absolute. But ORAC is widely used within the food industry to compare the antioxidant contents of different foods. In general, foods with low ORAC scores are antioxidant-poor, and foods with high ORAC scores are proportionally richer in antioxidants.*

USANA scientists developed TenX Antioxidant Blast with a proprietary complex of all natural fruits—apples, raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries—fortified with a range of nature’s most powerful bioflavonoids. The low-glycemic fruit bar is deliciously nutritious for those looking for a way to increase their daily antioxidant intakes. Free from added colors, artificial flavors, and preservatives, this unique product is one of the best choices for maintaining good health, offering the proven health benefits of fruits and vegetables in a convenient package for people on the go.*

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