Radiation doesn't hurt you the way a cut or a burn does. You don't feel it happening. But at the cellular level, ionizing radiation is one of the most destructive forces the human body routinely encounters.

When radiation passes through your body, it generates free radicals — unstable molecules that attack whatever is nearest to them. Most of the time, what's nearest is DNA. The result is a DNA strand break: a literal fracture in the genetic code of your cells.

Your body has natural repair mechanisms for this. But those mechanisms aren't perfect, and they weren't designed for the cumulative, chronic radiation exposure that modern life — and modern careers — deliver. Over time, unrepaired or misrepaired DNA strand breaks accumulate. Scientists have linked this accumulation to cancer, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, and accelerated cellular aging.

The damage happens at two levels that most people — and most supplements — overlook:

Nuclear DNA — the genetic blueprint in the nucleus of every cell. This is what most people think of when they think of DNA damage.

Mitochondrial DNA — the separate genetic material inside your mitochondria, the energy-producing structures in every cell. Mitochondrial DNA is inherited exclusively through the maternal line and has far fewer protective proteins than nuclear DNA. Research conducted by our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Kieran Murphy, MD, shows that mitochondrial DNA is 13 times more sensitive to radiation damage than nuclear DNA.

Most antioxidant supplements — if they address DNA protection at all — address only one of these. DNA Halo® was specifically formulated to protect both.

DNA Halo® is built around a patented combination of ten bioactive ingredients, each selected for a specific role in the body's antioxidant defense system. This isn't a kitchen-sink formula. The specific ingredients, and critically the ratios between them, are what the patent protects — because those ratios are what the science validated.

The formula works across three distinct protective compartments within each cell:

Mitochondrial membranes — Vitamin E acts as a lipid-soluble antioxidant embedded in cell and mitochondrial membranes, neutralizing free radicals before they reach the DNA.

Cellular cytosol — Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and selenium operate in the fluid surrounding the mitochondria, capturing free radicals in the aqueous environment.

Mitochondrial interior — CoQ10 and alpha-lipoic acid work inside the mitochondria themselves, directly at the site where radiation-induced oxidative stress is most destructive.

Supporting this three-compartment defense are quercetin (a flavonoid that activates the p53 tumor suppressor pathway — the cellular mechanism that detects and initiates repair of DNA damage), astaxanthin, zeaxanthin, folate, and Vitamin B12.

A note on p53 and why it matters: p53 is often called the "guardian of the genome." It is the primary cellular protein responsible for detecting DNA damage and initiating repair. When p53 function is compromised — by chronic oxidative stress, among other causes — damaged cells can replicate unchecked. The published mechanistic research supporting DNA Halo® (Fagbohun et al., International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023) demonstrates how the formula's ingredients activate and support the p53 pathway. This is not a general antioxidant claim. It is a specific, peer-reviewed molecular mechanism.

The formula is protected because the formula is proven.

DNA Halo® is covered by an international patent portfolio protecting the specific combination and ratios of ingredients in the formula. This is not a broad "antioxidant blend" patent. It protects the precise formulation that the clinical evidence validated.

Current patent status:

• 🇨🇦 Canada — Granted
• 🇨🇳 China — Granted
• 🇦🇺 Australia — Granted (AU 2020376980)
• 🇺🇸 United States — Pending

The patent was filed via PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) on October 27, 2020, claiming priority from a US provisional application filed October 28, 2019. International preliminary examination by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office found the claims novel, inventive, and industrially applicable across all 37 examined claims.

The patent covers the composition, the method of use for preventing mitochondrial and nuclear DNA damage from ionizing radiation, UV exposure, and oxidative stress, and the manufacturing process — providing broad protection across the full scope of DNA Halo®'s application.

Built by scientists. Validated by institutions.

Dr. Kieran Murphy, MD Chief Science Officer, Cora Nutraceuticals Interventional Neuroradiologist, University of Toronto Co-author on 10+ peer-reviewed publications in JVIR, Interventional Neuroradiology, Antioxidants, Biomedicines, IJMS, and the Mauro Interventional Radiology textbook (Elsevier)

Dr. Murphy is both the clinical scientist behind the DNA Halo® formula and one of the world's leading interventional neuroradiologists. His research on occupational radiation exposure, DNA damage, and antioxidant protection spans more than a decade and has been published in the most respected journals in his field. He didn't develop DNA Halo® as a business venture — he developed it because the data on occupational radiation risk left him with no other professional conclusion.

Research conducted at: University of Toronto · Dalhousie University · McMaster University · University Health Network