GSH plays an important role in defending
the body against damage from free radicals by healing damage that's already been done and protecting cells from future damage.
Not exact matches
It also contains high concentrations of beta carotene which protects the
body against damage from pollutants and
free radicals.
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is found inside the
body's mitochondria (the oxygen - based energy factories inside most of our cells) where it provides protection
against damage from the
free radicals produced during energy production.
According to Mark Sircus, in Transdermal Magnesium Therapy, a deficiency of magnesium increases
free radical generation in the
body and «causes glutathione loss, which is not affordable because glutathione helps to defend the
body against damage from cigarette smoking, exposure to radiation, cancer chemotherapy, and toxins such as alcohol and just about everything else.»
Antioxidants help to boost the immune system and to protect the
body against oxidative stress and
damage from free radicals.
First, polyphenol antioxidants may protect the
body's cells
against damage from free radicals that we are exposed to on a daily basis
from radiation, cigarette smoke, pollution, etc..
Aside
from helping keep that bag of dog food fresher, antioxidants also help protect the dog's
body against the
damage of
free -
radicals.