Recap what are DNS records, remove image, and add Benefits h3

Author: RebeccaTamachiro

src/content/docs/dns/manage-dns-records/reference/proxied-dns-records.mdx

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-import { Render } from "~/components"
+import { Render, Example } from "~/components";
 
-The **Proxy status** of a DNS record affects how Cloudflare treats incoming traffic to that record. Cloudflare recommends enabling our proxy for all `A`, `AAAA`, and `CNAME` records that are used for serving web traffic.
+While your [DNS records](/dns/manage-dns-records/) are used to make your website or application available to visitors and other web services, the **Proxy status** of a DNS record is used to define how Cloudflare treats incoming traffic to that record.
 
-![Proxy status affects how Cloudflare treats traffic intended for specific DNS records](~/assets/images/dns/proxy-status-screenshot.png)
+The records you can proxy through Cloudflare are [IP address resolution records](/dns/manage-dns-records/reference/dns-record-types/#ip-address-resolution) — meaning A, AAAA, or CNAME records. Cloudflare recommends setting to proxied all A, AAAA, and CNAME records that are used for serving web traffic.
 
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+:::note
+Proxying is on by default (for the applicable records) when you onboard a domain via the dashboard.
+:::
+
+### Benefits
+
+When you set a DNS record to **Proxied**, Cloudflare can:
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+- Protect your origin server from [DDoS attacks](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/what-is-a-ddos-attack/).
+- [Optimize, cache, and protect](/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/connect-your-domain/#domain-configurations) all requests to your application.
+- Apply your configurations for a variety of Cloudflare products.
+
+To understand how Cloudflare responds to requests for proxied records, refer to [How Cloudflare works](/fundamentals/concepts/how-cloudflare-works/).
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 ## Proxied records
 
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 ## DNS-only records