冬季排毒保健之道給身體來個大掃除！

當出現口臭、便秘、食慾不振、暗黃色斑、乾枯皺紋等問題時，很多人會意識到是時候排毒了，但是這個「毒」究竟是什麼？又是從何而來呢？

何謂「毒」？

所謂「毒」即毒素，其實是各種外界帶來或體內產生，不利於健康的物質，可能是吸入的受污染空氣、面部接觸的粉塵、進食的垃圾食品、呼吸產生的自由基、自然代謝產生的廢物等。在正常情況下，人體能自然排出這些毒素，但由於都市人不良的生活習慣，例如經常吃外賣、長期熬夜，均會打亂身體本來的排毒機制。當產生毒素的能力遠超過清除的能力時，毒素就會積聚在體內，令血液循環和新陳代謝減慢，導致「中毒」，形成惡性循環，甚至引發不同的慢性疾病。

天然排毒新法

角鯊烯(Squalene魚鯊烯)是從深海鯊魚肝臟抽取的珍貴物質，它亦廣泛分佈於人體，但會在20歲後會逐漸減少。國際環境及健康科學期刊曾刊登研究顯示，口服角鯊烯能促進身體排出有毒物質，而進食角鯊烯的分量越高，積聚在身體的有毒物質越少^1-2。其他有關角鯊烯的研究顯示，角鯊烯有助溶解體內有毒物質，防止它們在排泄過程中被重新吸入體內，從而加快排毒速度，減少血液有毒物質的含量³。

預防頑疾有方

當人體不能有效排走體內dioxins(二噁英)及dibenzofurans(其相關的致頑疾物質)時會引致頑疾，但角鯊烯則能阻止這些物質從腸道吸收，並有效促進它們經糞便排出體外，減低其致病的機會^4-5。另有國際研究顯示，口服角鯊烯能預防直腸頑疾、肺腫瘤，選擇性地保護正常細胞，免受化療藥物的毒性傷害^6-9；外塗則能抵抗輻射引致的細胞異變，預防皮膚頑疾^10-11。

100%高純度之選

從鯊魚中提取高純度的角鯊烯的工藝複雜，微量雜質就足以令它破壞氧化。「雪肌蘭魚宝鯊魚丸」剔除角鯊烯中的雜質，雙氧值達「0」水準，產品性質極穩定，是市面上少數獲檢驗含100 %角鯊烯的產品。

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冬季排毒保健之道 給身體來個大掃除！