Carrot Root

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Carrot Root JoAnn Guest Jun 15, 2003 13:17 PDT

Carrot Root

 

 

Carrot root (Daucus carota) is a rich source of beta-carotene.

Provitamin A includes such precursor substances as beta-carotene

which coverts to vitamin A once inside the body.

 

Beta-carotene has received enormous attention during the last 10 years

because of its potential to boost immunity and its ability to thwart

life-

threatening diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Beta-

carotene's immunity boosting effects have included: increased

antibody activity, faster rejection of skin grafts and accelerated

production of various disease-fighting cells.

 

 

It is believed that beta-carotene exerts a protective effect against

cancer through its immune-enhancing function and its unique

antioxidant properties.

 

Beta-carotene is especially good at trapping

a highly toxic form of di-oxygen, called singlet oxygen, which

contributes to the malignancy process in tissues.

 

Beta-carotene has

been called " the most efficient quencher of singlet oxygen

discovered thus far. "

 

It has been calculated that one molecule of

beta-carotene can quench up to 1,000 molecules of singlet oxygen.

 

 

Beta-carotene in high doses can significantly reduce the immune-

depressive effects of radiation treatment and cancer chemotherapy.

 

 

The administration of beta-carotene has allowed increased dosages of

radiation and chemotherapy in laboratory animals which in most cases

has resulted in complete regression of tumors.

 

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