They are believed to improve overall health by protecting against the harmful effects of volatile particles called free radicals, which
damage body cells.
Free radicals oxidize and
damage our body cells, as a main process causing aging and cancers.
The neutrophils lob chemical bombs at the bacteria, killing them and
any damaged body cells.
Free radicals oxidize lipid membranes through a process called lipid peroxidation,
damaging body cells.
Their reactivity makes them prone to
damaging body cells.
Not exact matches
The
cells of your
body have their own little wills to live, so they will carry you along to some extent; but if you do not want to live, if you do not get any satisfaction out of living, you'll not live long, and you'll do a lot of
damage to yourself psychologically.
Of course, sometimes there may actually be cancerous
cells which will
damage the
body rather than homologous (i.e. of the same ancestor) growth.
The
damage that is caused by constant high insulin levels can wreak havoc on your
cells and lead to your
body attacking itself in an effort to correct the situation.
Oranges: Contain high levels of Vitamin C. Vitamin C is the primary antioxidant in the
body, disarming free radicals and preventing
damage in the environment both inside and outside
cells.
Decaffeinated coffee can help prevent prostate cancer, and coffee's antioxidants help prevent free radicals from
damaging the
body's
cells, and guess what?
The oxidation process creates free - radicals which can
damage the
body» s
cells.
Oxidation also creates free radicals that can
damage the
cells of our
bodies so it is best to avoid them.
Foods rich in anti-oxidants are very important for the
body to balance the oxidative stress is encounters each day and protect the skin
cells from free radical
damage.
Over a lifetime, an overactive immune system will contribute to an overproduction of AGE's, advanced glycation end products, initiating oxidative reactions within
cells that will gradually
damage organs throughout the
body.
Vitamin E helps protect
cells from
damage and prevents blood clots, thrombosis and atherosclerosis by improving the
body's use of oxygen.
Eggplant is loaded with phytonutrients that act as antioxidants that help to reduce the number of free radicals in the
body which
damage cells and may contribute to certain diseases, including some cancers and heart diseases.
Toxins can build up in your
body leading to
cell damage which causes early aging.
Luckily, our
body is designed to produce antioxidants to prevent such threats from causing significant
damage to our
cells.
Free radicals are produced in the
body naturally from things like: exposure to sun, exercise,
damage to
cell (we can not avoid this!).
Antioxidants fight free radicals in the
body, which are produced in the
body -LCB- exposure to sun, exercise,
damage to
cell -RCB-.
They're also abundant in phytochemicals and antioxidants, compounds that work to protect the
body from oxidative stress and
cell damage.
Number 4: Protects and Repairs Your
Body's
Cells from Deterioration and
Damage Whey protein is also a powerful antioxidant, boosting the immune system — another health advantage.
Vitamin E in the
body acts as an antioxidant, protecting the
cells from
damage caused by free radicals.
Increased acid levels in the
body damages cells, and is linked to cancers.
Our
bodies use antioxidants to «mop up» free radicals that can
damage our
cells.
Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant that protects
cells against the
damaging effects of free radicals, boosts the immune system, supports cardiovascular health, and helps your
body create new red blood
cells.
All of which your
body uses as antioxidants to prevent
damage to your
cells.
This invigorating antioxidant
body treatment protects against
damaging environmental aggressors, lightly exfoliates dead skin
cells, and deeply moisturizes dehydrated areas for smoother, healthier - looking skin.
Beef is a good source of protein needed for the growth of tissues,
cells, and organs in the
body of the embryo and relevant for the healing and reparation of
damaged tissues during childbirth.
Usually, the G6PD enzyme in the
body PROTECTS the red blood
cells from
damage by these byproducts... but when an individual is G6PD deficient, that layer of protection is not there in sufficient quantity.
These «triggers» can cause unwelcome byproducts to accumulate in the
body and
damage red blood
cells.
As a result of this, their
bodies will release a lot of free radicals that if not eliminated, will cause
damage to the surrounding
cells and tissues.
Antioxidants rid the
body of of free radicals which
damage the
body's
cells in later life and contribute to conditions like heart disease and cancer.
There is no set programme for ageing — the process is driven by the build - up of faults and
damage in the
cells and organs of the
body, which is malleable.»
The purpose of catalase in living
cells is to protect them from oxidative
damage, which can occur when
cells or other molecules in the
body come into contact with oxidative compounds.
Free radicals are compounds composed of unstable atoms generated both by the
body and environmental sources such as smoking and pollution that
damage cells, possibly leading to increased disease susceptibility and aging.
Also known as the «Guardian of the Genome,» p53 fights cancer by causing
damaged cells to die or by halting the growth of mutant
cells before they become cancerous and spread to the rest of the
body.
Many people with rheumatoid arthritis make too much TNF, which recruits immune
cells that
damage the joints and keeps the
body in a perpetual state of inflammation.
Conventional transplant conditioning employs radiation and / or high - dose cytotoxic drugs (also known as alkylators) to destroy the bone marrow and blood and immune
cells; it also causes widespread cellular
damage throughout the
body.
«Because we observed microbial effects mainly in the gut, we believe that a microbe - based therapy would avoid the collateral
damage seen with drugs that wipe out classes of immune
cells across the
body,» said Benoist, a professor of microbiology and immunobiology at HMS.
Being obese or having a higher
body mass index (BMI) while carrying a BRCA (BReast CAncer gene) mutation is positively linked with higher levels of
damage to the DNA in normal breast gland
cells, new research suggests.
But the drug stayed bound to the diamond until it reached the tumor, so it didn't
damage cells elsewhere in the
body, and the animals survived.
For instance, in autoimmune disease, effector T
cells are overly activated and cause
damage to
body.
But the molecules also affect the
cells of the animal ingesting the food, by
damaging the DNA, proteins, and other critical parts of the
cells in their
body.
At much higher concentrations, chlorine could
damage the
cells in our
body.
In sickle
cell anemia, a single genetic mutation leads to abnormal, crescent - shaped red blood
cells that clot in tiny blood vessels throughout the
body, causing severe pain and eventual organ
damage.
In addition to suppressing the mature blood
cells battling against the infection, malfunctioning of this signaling system results in permanent
damage to the
body's blood producing
cells — called hematopoietic stem
cells — that are located in the bone marrow.
Our
body has a system to repair DNA
damage (DNA repair mechanism), so why a normal
cell turns into a cancer
cell and why radiation exposure causes cancer have not been clarified.
Since embryonic stem
cells can differentiate into any type of tissue, they have the potential to treat an almost unending array of medical conditions — replacing
damaged or lost
body parts or tissues, slowing degenerative diseases, even growing new organs.
Exactly how the tea protects against heart disease remains unclear, but Kuriyama speculates that antioxidant chemicals in green tea, called polyphenols, reduce the action of free radicals in the
body, which may
damage cells.