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10
MEASUREMENT BASICS
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MEASUREMENT BASICS
• Note that prolonged exposure to sunlight or the use of tanning beds may
temporarily lower your antioxidant value.
• Influence of wearing gloves. If you wear gloves for work, be aware that
this sometimes causes a significant effect on the antioxidant concentration
capture during measurement. You will get better results if you always
measure before work if possible.
The scanner measures the presence of certain nutrition substances in your tissue.
The substances measured are carotenoids. These are substances which naturally
occur in fruit and vegetable. They are an excellent marker for the quality of your
nutrition and your antioxidant level.
Everything you eat and drink, including normal food, drinks and nutritional
supplements influence your results. Your results are also influenced, by how much
nutritional supplements are consumed by your body. Your body requires these
substances to defend itself against free radicals which can be generated in many
ways. Examples are: smoking, radiation such as strong sunlight, stress and strong
physical exercise. Even though a complete list of all influences would exceed the
scope of this document, a few important examples are listed below:
• Note that illness may lower your antioxidant value. If you have a cold or
some other illness, this means stress exists within your body. Be aware that
usually your antioxidant values go down in such cases because your body
uses up some of the nutrient substances the scanner measures. Wait until
you have recovered before you compare two or more results.
• Reasonable physical exercise supports your antioxidant level, but strong
physical exercise may temporarily lower your antioxidant value.
• Note that smoking results in a constant lower level of antioxidant value
compared to non-smoking.
• Note that excessive consumption of alcohol may lower the antioxidant value
temporarily.
• Be aware that there are several other effects which can influence the
nutritional substances measured by the scanner.
10.3: General Aspects Influencing the Level of Measured Results