Commenting for the ECNP, Professor Celso Arango (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid) said: «
Inflammation and oxidative stress seem to be important factors in different mental disorders.
Not exact matches
The amino acids glycine
and proline have been shown effective for preventing
and treating ulcers, at least in rat studies.16 - 17 Glutamic acid, more commonly known as glutamine, also
seems to help prevent gut
inflammation and reduce the
oxidative stress thought to cause leaky gut.18 Scientists have further linked low collagen levels to inflammatory bowel disease.19 While collagen supplements may or may not heal your gut, they certainly won't hurt it.
In studies on animals
and on isolated cell types, the above expectations
seem to be fully met, with flavonoid intake improving detoxification,
oxidative stress, unwanted
inflammation,
and initiation of cells into pre-cancerous states.
The diet
seems to enhance the ability of mitochondria, the power plants of our cells, to deliver our bodies» energy needs in a manner that reduces
inflammation and oxidative stress.