▸Key Takeaways
- Your body produces antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx)
- These enzymes neutralize reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can damage cells
- Antioxidant enzyme activity may decline with age and environmental stress
- SOD Support helps strengthen the body’s natural antioxidant defenses
- Supporting these systems may help maintain cellular health
Did You Know?
Every cell in your body is constantly exposed to oxidative stress. Free radicals are unstable molecules produced during normal metabolism, environmental exposures, and immune responses. Over time, these molecules can damage cellular structures if antioxidant defenses are overwhelmed, contributing to oxidative stress, which plays a role in many processes related to the body’s natural detoxification and cellular defense systems.
The Good News
The body has a natural antioxidant defense system that includes enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), which help neutralize harmful reactive oxygen species before they damage cells.
The Challenge
As we age — and as exposure to pollution, UV radiation, and other stressors increases — the body’s natural antioxidant enzyme activity can decline. When free radicals outpace these defenses, oxidative stress can develop.
Thankfully, There's SOD Support
Many antioxidant supplements provide nutrients that neutralize free radicals directly. SOD Support takes a different approach by helping support the body’s own antioxidant enzyme systems.
This one-of-a-kind product is made from organic young wheat sprouts harvested at an early growth stage, when antioxidant enzyme activity and protective plant compounds are naturally high. Even more impressive, scientific research shows that wheat sprouts in this early stage of growth can increase your body’s production of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), two of your body’s most essential antioxidant enzymes.
Why Supporting Your Own Antioxidant Enzymes Matters:
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Exponential Effectiveness
Unlike many dietary antioxidants that neutralize a single free radical and are then spent, SOD acts catalytically — helping convert harmful molecules into less reactive forms again and again. -
First Line of Defense
Superoxide radicals are among the first reactive oxygen species produced in cellular metabolism. Think of SOD as the body’s “first responder” antioxidant enzyme, quickly converting highly reactive molecules into less harmful forms before they can trigger wider oxidative damage. SOD helps convert these reactive molecules into less harmful forms, helping prevent a cascade of oxidative damage. -
Direct Cellular Action
Because SOD is produced within cells, it functions directly where oxidative stress occurs.
The Science Behind SOD Support
The young wheat sprouts used in SOD Support contain naturally occurring antioxidant compounds that have been studied for their ability to support the body’s antioxidant enzyme activity.
Research has explored how compounds in young wheat sprouts may influence the activity of enzymes such as:
- Superoxide dismutase (SOD)
- Glutathione peroxidase (GPx)
Both enzymes play important roles in helping protect cells from oxidative stress.
In one clinical investigation involving individuals exposed to significant environmental stressors, supplementation with a wheat-sprout–derived antioxidant complex was associated with improvements in antioxidant activity and certain measures of immune function compared to placebo.
What SOD Support Helps Support
- Cellular antioxidant defense
- Protection against oxidative stress
- Immune system resilience
- Healthy aging processes
- Overall cellular health
If you’re looking for a way to support your body’s natural antioxidant defenses, SOD Support offers a unique approach focused on strengthening the enzymes your cells already use to protect themselves.
References:
- McCord, Joe M., and Irwin Fridovich. “Superoxide Dismutase: An Enzymic Function for Erythrocuprein (Hemocuprein).” Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 244, no. 22, 1969, pp. 6049–6055. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9258(18)63504-5.
- Valko, Marian, et al. “Free Radicals and Antioxidants in Normal Physiological Functions and Human Disease.” International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, vol. 39, no. 1, 2007, pp. 44–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2006.07.001.
- Liguori, Ilaria, et al. “Oxidative Stress, Aging, and Diseases.” Clinical Interventions in Aging, vol. 13, 2018, pp. 757–772. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S158513.
- Dasgupta, Amitava, and Kimberly Klein. “Introduction to Free Radicals and the Body’s Antioxidant Defense.” Antioxidants in Food, Vitamins and Supplements: Prevention and Treatment of Disease, edited by Ramesh C. Gupta, Academic Press, 2014, pp. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-405872-9.00001-X.
