The powerful antioxidants in the oil work to protect skin against damage
from free radicals associated with aging and UV damage.
Not exact matches
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that reduces damage
from free radicals and fights the inflammation that is strongly
associated with the development of cancer.
The cause of heart disease is not animal fats and cholesterol but rather a number of factors inherent in modern diets, including excess consumption of vegetables oils and hydrogenated fats; excess consumption of refined carbohydrates in the form of sugar and white flour; mineral deficiencies, particularly low levels of protective magnesium and iodine; deficiencies of vitamins, particularly of vitamin C, needed for the integrity of the blood vessel walls, and of antioxidants like selenium and vitamin E, which protect us
from free radicals; and, finally, the disappearance of antimicrobial fats
from the food supply, namely, animal fats and tropical oils.52 These once protected us against the kinds of viruses and bacteria that have been
associated with the onset of pathogenic plaque leading to heart disease.
The symptoms that you normally
associate with aging (decreased mobility, decreased mental function, aches & pains, wrinkles, etc.) are also the result of accumulated damage
from free radicals to your cells.
Consuming vitamin C protects your cells
from dangerous
free radicals — chemicals
associated with aging and disease — and also keeps your skin and blood vessels strong by promoting collagen synthesis.
Due to the presence of nourishing phytochemicals, kiwi has the ability to protect the DNA
from the oxidative damage caused by the
free radicals thereby, reducing the risk of development of
associated inflammations and diseases.
Jarzabkowski said fiber is
associated with clearing cholesterol
from blood vessels; vitamins C and B6 help reduce
free radicals; and carotenoids help maintain proper heart functioning.
Many of the complications of diabetes come
from advanced glycation endproducts (AGE), which occur when glucose cross links with proteins in the body, a process closely
associated with the formation of
free radicals.
Free radical damage may be partially responsible for many ailments, ranging all the way
from cancer to the physical and mental decline commonly
associated with aging.
Free radicals have been implicated in everything
from cancer to the physical and psychological decline
associated with aging.