Sentences with phrase «chemical damage to mitochondria»
The bottom line: Inflammation and oxidative stress (chemical damage to mitochondria and the lining of the arteries).
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According to one popular theory, when mitochondria extract energy from chemicals, by - products called oxygen radicals damage mitochondrial DNA and other critical molecules.
The scientists revealed that these very commonly used antibiotics caused profound damage to the mitochondria, and this led to a dramatic increase in the production of damaging chemicals called free radicals.
Similar to the physical and cellular burn of exercise that creates some oxidizing free radicals, the «stress» from cruciferous vegetables stimulates our mitochondria to produce homemade antioxidants to counterbalance the oxidation and protect our vital DNA.28 Even cancer cells have caught on to this central role of our mitochondria — the bastards can amplify their levels of some of these same pathways — further stressing their importance for survival.25 However, our cells still seem to have the upper hand, as multiple studies show that the organosulfur chemicals in many of these anticancer vegetables can severely stress cancer cells, leading to oxidative damage, and ultimately, death.29