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| Fight free radicals. free radicals, the cell-damaging byproducts of metabolism, are always present in the body, including the brain, causing cells to lose structure and function. Antioxidants are the front line for fighting off free radicals. Most fruits and vegetables—in particular prunes, raisins, blueberries and spinach—are high in antioxidants.
Vitamin E (400 international units [IU]) and vitamin C (500 mg) supplements—taken together —seem to lower dementia risk.
Note: Consult your doctor about whether vitamin E is safe for you—and how much you should take. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 Some phytonutrients owe their health power to their antioxidant ability that destroys free radicals. free radicals, as you have no doubt heard, are known to destroy cellular structures and are thought to be involved in causing or complicating diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Harmful free radicals can result from exposure to pollution and other toxins, as well as being produced by the body as it goes about its daily metabolic processes. You'll also recall that phytonutrients aid in the plant's own survival efforts. |
Jack Challem
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 For more than fifty years, we have known that free radicals contribute to aging and disease, and high levels of free radicals are also associated with most complications of diabetes.
Second, elevated blood-sugar levels generate large numbers of "advanced glycation end products," or glycotoxins, in which sugars fuse with proteins and render the proteins virtually useless. This is significant because, on a biochemical level, proteins are the workhorses of the body. Advanced glycation end products also damage the genetic code in your body's cells. |
Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey
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 Antioxidants are molecules that counteract the effects of free radicals because they give their own electrons to free radicals and so prevent them from taking electrons from the atoms in cells. Because the equatorial axis appears to link energetically to these molecules, it may be an important bioenergetic link to the aging process. Some metabolic diseases and certain types of arthritis also correlate bioenergetically with a misaligned equatorial axis, as do problems of the large bowel, colon, and liver. |
Frederic Vagnini, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D.
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 The link between selenium and this form of arthritis may be free radicals, which the body strives to keep under very tight control. It may be that these free radicals go wild and attack the joints, causing or worsening rheumatoid arthritis, and that selenium helps by destroying the errant free radicals.
Daily Requirement
The RDA for selenium is 55 meg per day for men and women ages 19 and older.
Safety and Side Effects
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) is 400 meg per day for adult men and women. Excessive amounts can cause hair loss, vomiting, diarrhea, irritability, and fatigue. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And it seems like it's directed at a large number of health effects, but if you look at the underlying cause of these health problems, it's all free radicals, and so it's really the antioxidant capability of Bioastin to get in and quench free radicals. With rheumatoid arthritis it's an immune rejection of joints, and the first immune response of the body is to generate free radicals to try and kill something bad from the body. Bioastin tends to neutralize these free radicals that rheumatoid arthritis is creating. |
Jack Challem
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| In fact, many of the complications of diabetes are related to high glucose levels and the free radicals they produce. (Antioxidants and certain vitamins, which we'll discuss in chapter 10, can neutralize free radicals.)
What You Need to Know about Insulin
Insulin is commonly regarded as the hormone that regulates blood-sugar levels, although it does far more than this. Biologically, it's one of the most ancient of all hormones.
In fact, insulin is an extremely potent anabolic hormone, meaning that it promotes the production of new tissue. |
Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey
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| Antioxidants are molecules that counteract the effects of free radicals because they give their own electrons to free radicals and so prevent them from taking electrons from the atoms in cells. Because the equatorial axis appears to link energetically to these molecules, it may be an important bioenergetic link to the aging process. Some metabolic diseases and certain types of arthritis also correlate bioenergetically with a misaligned equatorial axis, as do problems of the large bowel, colon, and liver. |
Frederic Vagnini, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D.
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| Vitamin E is also a powerful antioxidant that protects cells throughout your body from those harmful by-products of metabolism called free radicals. The free radicals—whose numbers are increased when you smoke or are exposed to stress and other toxic substances—cause cellular damage that can lead to cancer, heart disease, and other degenerative diseases. free radicals are also believed to be a major cause of aging.
Laboratory studies suggest that vitamin E is good for the heart. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| And it seems like it's directed at a large number of health effects, but if you look at the underlying cause of these health problems, it's all free radicals, and so it's really the antioxidant capability of Bioastin to get in and quench free radicals. With rheumatoid arthritis it's an immune rejection of joints, and the first immune response of the body is to generate free radicals to try and kill something bad from the body. Bioastin tends to neutralize these free radicals that rheumatoid arthritis is creating. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 The mineral selenium is another antioxidant that protects from free radical damage. free radicals are created when normal biochemical reactions cause oxygen molecules to become unstable. They are also formed by smoking, barbecuing, and deep-frying food, and more. Selenium can protect normal tissue from oxidative damage caused by the free radicals, including preventing chromosome damage. Selenium may also be able to provide protection from exposure to toxic heavy metals including cadmium and lead that can adversely affect sperm development. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 Exposure to pollutants can increase free radicals, as can smoking and the use of cooking oils that become overheated. Antioxidants help to repair the damage done by free radicals.
Oxidative damage has been linked to the development of antibodies in lupus, and one recent study that followed the diet of twenty-five thousand individuals for nine years found that those who developed rheumatoid arthritis consumed 40 percent fewer antioxidants. Another study found low levels of antioxidants in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. |
Elaine Magee
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 The cell, receiving garbled instructions from damaged DNA, becomes more likely to grow incorrectly, thus setting the stage for cancer.
5. free radicals can also trigger changes that increase the buildup of plaque in arteries and thicken arterial walls, which set the stage for heart disease and stroke.
Antioxidants are nutrients that help defend the body against free radicals and the damage they cause. When confronted by a free radical, an antioxidant will pair with the oxygen molecule's extra electron, thereby rendering it harmless. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 Plants and grains do not induce the deadly cascade of free radicals. Even better, in fact, they carry an antidote. Unlike oils and animal products, they contain antioxidants, which help to neutralize the free radicals and also, recent research suggests, may provide considerable protection against cancers.
Among the body parts we injure every time we eat a typical American meal is the endothelium itself—the lining of the blood vessels and the heart—and the remarkable role it plays in maintaining healthy blood flow. |
| These foods produce a cascade of free radicals in our bodies—especially harmful chemical substances that induce metabolic injuries from which there is only partial recovery. Year after year, the effects accumulate. And eventually, the cumulative cell injury is great enough to become obvious, to express itself as what physicians define as disease. Plants and grains do not induce the deadly cascade of free radicals. Even better, in fact, they carry an antidote. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Some vitamins have antioxidant roles, which means they protect vulnerable fatty acids from being destroyed by free radicals in the body. free radicals are formed by oxidation processes (natural chemical reactions) and by radiation.
Although you may not be familiar with the word oxidation, you will recognise it: it's what happens when you cut open an apple or potato and the flesh turns brown. The fatty acids at risk in the body are found in the cell walls and nerve coverings, so eating plenty of antioxidants will help your body perform much better overall. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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 These easily attract attacks from oxygen—and other chemicals called "free radicals"—and break down in a process similar to rusting. free radicals are solo molecules that are perpetually on the prowl, compelled to mate and break up molecular marriages, leaving hoards of newly single, highly reactive molecules in their wake. free radicals not only turn oils rancid, but turn us rancid. Eating rancid oils sets off chain reactions in our bodies that destroy cells, damage DNA, promote disease and accelerate aging. |
Ron Garner
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 In the process of becoming stable or paired again, free radicals attack other molecules. This is where the danger in living systems lies, because this process becomes a chain reaction. These reactions can take place in less than a millionth of a second. At any one time there can be millions of free-radical-attacking and neutralizing reactions going on within the body. Every time a free radical is neutralized it may have caused damage to some part of the body. Over time, the cumulative action of unrestrained free radical activity, or oxidation, manifests as aging. |
Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey
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| This axis correlates energetically to detoxification processes in the body via free radical and antioxidant formation. free radicals are molecules that are missing an electron, so they scavenge in the body, "stealing" electrons from other molecules, which can eventually damage cells. Free radical damage is often equated with the aging process because the negative effects of aging are associated with loss of cell function. |
John J. Ratey, MD
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 Without enough antioxidants on patrol, the free radicals punch holes in the walls, and the cell can rupture and die.
Out at the dendrites, there's trouble too. If the brauches stew too long in the out-of-balance broth of chronic stress, they pull back in an effort to keep the cell from dying, "like a turtle retracting its head," according to McEwen. And because growth factors and serotonin aren't flowing, the process of neurogenesis is interrupted. |
| Scientists have yet to figure out exactly why this happens, but it's clear that older cells have a lower threshold for combating the molecular stresses of free radicals, excessive energy demands, and overexcitability. And the genes responsible for producing proteins to clean up the damaging waste stop doing their job, which can lead to a cellular death spiral that neuroscien-tists call apoptosis. |
Kathi Keville
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 These herbs encourage cells to regenerate and prevent the formation of free radicals. free radicals are unstable, quickly multiplying molecules, which are increased by cigarette smoking, inhaling car exhaust and ingesting certain pesticides. They are thought to play a role in the skin losing its elasticity and wrinkling. (In fact, free radicals are thought to play a part in all aspects of aging, including "hardening of the arteries" and the development of cataracts. Due to the effect of these free radicals, a 40-year-old smoker is older, biologically, than a nonsmoker of the same age. |
John J. Ratey, MD
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| Under normal circumstances, the cell also produces enzymes whose job it is to mop up waste such as free radicals, molecules with a rogue electron that rupture the cell structure while careening around trying to neutralize the electron. These protective enzymes are our internal antioxidants.
Metabolic stress happens when the cells can't produce adequate
ATP, either because glucose can't get into the cell or because there's not enough of it to go around. |
Ron Garner
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| As a result, vital organs and endocrine glands become less efficient; the generation of oxygen and energy in the cells is reduced; free radicals have an increasing capacity to take a toll on the body.
Reversing disease damage, and slowing the rate of aging already underway in the body, requires a detoxification of both body and mind, the restoration of a strong acid medium in the stomach, healthy bile flow, correction of hormone imbalances, achievement of pH balance, minimization of free radical damage, and the maximization of energy production in the mitochondria within cells. |
| As one atom with an unpaired electron robs an electron from another cell membrane to stabilize itself, the one robbed becomes unstable and damaged, continuing the chain reaction. free radicals caused by poor diet, smoke, chemicals, and radiation, assault the body and increase cellular damage. In time, the damage extends to all parts of the cell, including the membrane, fats, protein, and dna. Without antioxidants to counteract this breakdown process, aging results.
Antioxidant Sources
A healthy diet of raw fruits and vegetables contains naturally-occurring antioxidants. |
John J. Ratey, MD
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| It also bolsters neurons against excess glucose, free radicals, and the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, all necessary, but they can damage cells if left unchecked. Waste accumulates and junks up the cellular machinery, and it starts turning out dangerous products—damaged proteins and broken fragments of DNA that trigger the latent and ultimately inevitable process of cell death that defines aging. Exercise makes proteins that fix the damage and delay the process.
5. It lifts your mood. |
Ron Garner
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| It has antioxidant properties, making it a scavenger of free radicals caused by exposure to radiation and chemical pollutants.
Bee pollen has been found to enhance energy, stamina, and strength, and to improve the performance levels of athletes. It has also been shown to help reduce symptoms of allergies, hayfever, and asthma. By starting with a small amount, say Vs of a teaspoon, and gradually building up to one or several teaspoons per day, most people can enjoy the nutritional and therapeutic benefits of this natural food. |
| The main reason why free radicals get the upper hand in the body in the first place is because of the intake of unhealthy air, food, and water. We still need to address the cause. What the body is really seeking from any food or water, is energy—it requires biophotons and minerals. The body is always in search of an electrical recharge. When it comes to electrical activity, ionized water comes up short.
Magnetic Conditioning Devices
These devices polarize existing minerals in water, thereby solving mineral scaling problems in water pipes. |
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