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While America debates health care reform, many people are learning the importance of taking their health into their own hands.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that a full three-quarters of spending in health care is aimed at treating chronic diseases that are entirely preventable. But maintaining a healthy diet that boosts the immune system - thereby preventing disease - is a tricky, often confusing and expensive challenge.

Health experts have long been aware that antioxidants are a powerful aid in the battle against free radicals - unstable cells that replicate in the body and promote disease. While fruits and vegetables are regarded as the best source of antioxidants, recent studies have shown that today's corporate-grown produce has anywhere from 5 to 40 percent fewer vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants, than the fruits and vegetables produced 35 years ago.

Mass market farms maximize their profits by producing the greatest possible volume, breeding their fruits and vegetables for maximum size. The bigger the product is, the more money the corporation makes. But a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Hortscience found that bigger fruits and vegetables are actually less nutritious than those of regular size. Super-sized produce is filled with what researcher Donald R. Davis calls "dry matter" - starchy carbohydrates that dilute the food's nutritional value.

So it seems that Americans' immune systems are being starved even by the foods intended by nature to keep them strong.

As such deficiencies is mass food production have come to light, there has been a groundswell of public interest in nutritional supplements. The mainstream media has surprisingly little to say about this growing movement. But as people educate themselves about the condition of our food and the failings of our health care system, they seem to be realizing that - now more than ever - antioxidant supplements such as Proleva are essential weapons in the fight against disease.

While there are a great many dietary supplements on the market today, Proleva is emerging as a leader in this ever-expanding and increasingly necessary market. Created by a team of Seattle scientists, Proleva provides a powerful concentration of nutrients the agricultural industry is diluting in our produce. A single serving of Provela is packed with the antioxidant value of one and a half pounds of fruit.

It's not just the immune system that benefits from antioxidants. Surveys have found that more than 90 percent of Proleva users report higher energy levels, greater memory capacity, better sleep and an improvement in overall health. A California research study recently found that increased antioxidant consumption caused people to age at nearly a 50 percent slower-than-average rate.

Some may take Proleva to improve physical appearance - it has a rejuvenating effect on skin and hair - and then continue taking it when they discover how profoundly it revitalizes inner health.

A 2008 study of the national diet indicated that most Americans take in less than 25 percent of the antioxidant levels recommended by nutritionists. Given the well-established necessity of antioxidants for overall health, this statistic is alarming.

What is perhaps even more alarming is the fact that politicians and the mainstream media are not letting the issue of diet and nutrition enter into the current debate about American health care. The current system would most certainly change if Americans had foods and supplements that kept their bodies healthy and their immune systems strong.

Alarming, yes - but perhaps this silence about the power of antioxidants is not so surprising. Naturally, the health care industry stands to profit if Americans are kept ignorant about the overwhelming scientific evidence regarding the link between antioxidants and good health. The sicker Americans are, the more money insurance agencies and pharmaceutical companies make. Moreover, the food industry has an interest in keeping antioxidant talk out of town hall meetings and news broadcasts. Not only do they make more money growing bigger fruits and vegetables that provide fewer antioxidants, they also profit from pulling that produce out of the ground more quickly, giving it less time to absorb essential nutrients from the soil.

Now more than ever it is vital that we educate ourselves on disease prevention and the nutritional needs of the immune system. At Proleva, there is a wealth of information about this revolutionary product. For a limited time, the company is offering a free 10 day trial - but the supply of free samples is limited, so those who are interested are encouraged to order immediately.