Lower your body age with function youth trip. By employing collagen and elastin targeted antioxidant synergy, function youth trip supports healthy skin, connective tissue, and bone. Therefore, drink everyday to promote youthful health, strength, and appearance.

function youth trip is an all natural, caffeine free, physician developed beverage rooted in legitimate science. The physician development team included two board certified dermatologists and utilized several formulation patents. It contains vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, biotin, calcium, zinc, as well as a proprietary blend of rutin (buckwheat flavanoid), grape seed extract, and açaí essential oils. These natural powerhouses have been shown to restore collagen and elastin (essential components of skin and connective tissue), thereby reducing fine lines and wrinkles.

Aging is the process of becoming older, a process that is "genetically determined and environmentally modulated". Scientists have increasingly recognized over the last few decades that while one may not be able to "live forever," there are in fact certain ways that we can effect change to the process of aging.

There are many different broad theories on aging that aid in conceptually understanding this complex and multifactorial process. A simplified tenet is that we all have a unique predetermined genetic composition that in turn fairs varyingly well to the diverse environment around us. While we cannot change our genetic composition (save for experimental gene therapy), we can aid/assist our body's ability to fend off/ reverse age-related change as well as alter our environment.

A common denominator of most theories on aging is the effect of oxidative stress and free radical damage on our bodies. Free radicals, a product of oxidative stress, convey damage to our DNA (genetic composition), protein and protein synthesis, and fat stores. Of course this type of damage not only effects the aging of our internal vital organs, but the aging of our appearance. By changing the normal architecture of proteins and fats in our connective tissue and skin, this kind of cumulative damage causes age related changes to our physical appearance. With the breakdown of collagen, elastin, and normal fat architecture comes the increasing appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and fat dimpling.

Everyone is familiar with ultraviolet (sun light) induced free radical skin damage which has both short term and long term effects on the health of our skin. This same kind of damage occurs with normal metabolism over time and is exacerbated by environmental stresses such as cigarette smoking, obesity, chronic illness, and pollution.

We can ameliorate this effect of free radical damage on our connective tissue and skin by scavenging the free radicals that impart damage and by stabilizing/repairing partially damaged collagen and elastin. This can be achieved by delivering anti-oxidants with a predilection for reacting with collagen and elastin to the skin and connective tissue in a stable form. This is the basis of targeted anti-oxidant synergy: delivering multiple anti-oxidant species to their designated target tissue in a stable free radical scavenging form.

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Rutin (buckwheat flavanoid)

The flavonoid rutin is a flavonol glycoside comprised of the flavonol quercetin and the disaccharide rutinose. Rutin is found in many plants, especially the buckwheat plant Fagopyrum esculentum. Other rich dietary sources of rutin include black tea and apple peels.

Rutin is a potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent with a high bioavailability in connective tissue and skin. Studies have also linked rutin with recharging of glutathione - the body's own key free radical scavenger molecule. Studies have clearly shown that rutin plays an active role in preventing oxidative stress in epidermal tissue. Rutin also plays a synergistic and stabilizing role with Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) which also has a high skin bioavailability. Therefore, rutin plays a direct role in minimizing fine lines and wrinkles.

Grape Seed Extract

Grape seed extract contains the bioflavanoid proanthocyanidin which is found in highest concentrations in the seeds of purple grapes. Grape seed extract is a potent anti-oxidant with high bioavailability in connective tissue and skin. Studies have shown that grape seed extract improves the elasticity of skin by stabilizing collagen and elastin and plays a role in reducing photoaging/ sun-derived oxidative damage of the skin. Studies have also linked grape seed extract to improved wound healing.

Biotin

Biotin is a member of the B-vitamin family and was originally called vitamin H (H for haut which is German for "skin") for its important in skin health. Biotin supplementation has been linked to decreased oxidative mitochondrial decay. Oxidative mitochondrial decay is a key age accelerating phenomenon. Studies have also shown that biotin supplementation improves brittle fingernails and hair.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an unstable antioxidant with a high bioavailability in connective tissue and skin. In order to be maximally effective, vitamin C must be stabilized by select other anti-oxidants to arrive at its target tissue in its potent form. Vitamin C is required for final cross linking of collagen. A hallmark of vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, is fragile, drooping skin. When stabilized in by co-antioxidants, vitamin C has been shown to reduce ultraviolet derived DNA damage in epidermis. Vitamin A/E/D

Lipid-soluble anti-oxidants (with broad effects) featured in a stabilizing emulsion that serves as an antioxidant stabilizing base.

Zinc

Zinc plays a direct role in collagen and elastin cross linking and overall skin elasticity

Calcium

Calcium is important for development and maintenance of strong bones. Calcium's absorption is enhanced by the presence of vitamin D.

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