These are toxic breakdown products that
damage brain cell membranes.
Not exact matches
A few microscopic techniques can focus light deep into the intact
brains of dead animals to study its structure without
damaging the axons, but much of this light is scattered away by the fatty lipid
membranes that surround individual
cells, making the technique less than perfect.
The antioxidants present in eggplants help protect
brain cell membranes from free radical
damage and also help rid the body of excess iron, ultimately preventing
cell damage that could lead to degenerative diseases.
As if that were not challenge enough for a
brain that is already struggling to metabolize fuel efficiently, AGEs themselves have been shown to be neurotoxic, likely by inducing apoptosis (
cell death) and lipid peroxidation — a process that is especially
damaging to
cells whose
membranes are particularly rich in PUFAs.10, 33
You probably already know some of the harmful health effects of these foods, but long term effects on your
brain are yet another... Trans fats — strongly inflammatory in your entire body including
damage to
cell membranes throughout your body.
The natural ingredients not only enhance * the
membrane structure of the
brain but also neutralizes
cell -
damaging free radicals.
Since our
cell membranes,
brain cells and molecules such as cholesterol are largely composed of fats, preventing free radical
damage to fats is no small benefit.