• Combines potent nutritional and herbal antioxidants to more effectively support the body’s defences against free radicals than single antioxidants used alone
• Includes vitamin E and grape seed to help maintain heart and blood vessel health via an antioxidant effect on LDL-cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) and by supporting peripheral circulation
• Contains milk thistle to support detoxification and other liver functions
• A source of natural vitamin E, which has approximately twice the bioavailability of synthetic vitamin E, so is retained longer and is twice as active in the body
• Contains an organic form of selenium, which is more easily utilised by the body than inorganic selenium
• Includes folic acid and vitamins B1 and B12 to support the metabolism of homocysteine, high levels of which may compromise vascular health

How it works

Bio ACE® Excell is a potent antioxidant formula providing nutrients and herbs that support the body’s defences against free radical-mediated damage to cell membranes.

Free radicals are common in the body, arising through a variety of mechanisms. Some free radicals are generated naturally during normal day-to-day living. However pollutants, sun, alcohol, cigarette smoke and some medications can generate an excess of free radicals, and this can interfere with the cells’ ability to function normally. Antioxidants are nutrients that help to offset the effects of free radicals.

Vitamins C and E are well documented for their potent antioxidant activity and are combined here with betacarotene (another potent antioxidant, which can be converted in the body into vitamin A), zinc (which aids skin function, wound healing and oil gland function), and selenium, an essential antioxidant mineral that supports many body functions, including liver function and immunity.

Grape seed extract contains highly bioavailable and powerful antioxidants called oligomeric procyanidins (OPCs), which appear to be both complementary to and synergistic with vitamins. (For example, they support the free radical-scavenging effect of vitamin C).

Grape seed supports the structure and function of the blood vessels (especially the capillaries) and consequently helps maintain healthy peripheral circulation.

Milk thistle has a strong free radical-scavenging and antioxidant action that supports the integrity of the liver cell membranes. It supports the body’s detoxification processes by helping to maintain liver levels of important antioxidant enzymes (such as glutathione peroxidase), which are involved in the metabolism of a wide range of drugs, hormones and chemicals, including alcohol and nicotine. Milk thistle also supports the liver in its replacement of old and damaged cells with new, healthy cells.

Folic acid and vitamins B1 and B12 support the body's metabolism of the amino acid homocysteine, high levels of which may compromise vascular health.

Multiple, complementary antioxidants can be more supportive to the body’s defences than large amounts of a single antioxidant. The nutrients and herbs in Bio ACE® Excell work together to support free radical scavenging.