Serves as a «clean - burning fuel» for your brain and mitochondria, producing far
less damaging free radicals than sugars and nonfiber carbs.
Not exact matches
If a cell is frozen, radiation does
less damage to it because the
free radicals it creates are much
less mobile.
They found that pigment isolated from red hair requires
less energy to undergo the chemical reaction that produces the unstable, DNA -
damaging free radicals linked to cancer.
So by replacing carbs with healthy fats, your cells» mitochondria are
less likely to suffer
damage from
free radicals that are caused by reactive oxygen species or ROS.
Free radical damage from a poor diet can cause the collagen and elastin in our skin to decrease, leading it to become rigid and
less effective — thus causing wrinkles, uneven leathery texture in the skin, and breakouts.
As you can imagine,
less methionine is no bueno — it can lead to heavy metal and toxin buildup in the body which can raise your risk of arteriosclerosis, fatty liver degenerative disease, anemia, increased inflammation, chemical sensitivities and increased
free radical damage.
But however you think of it, balancing the effects of oxidative stress results in
less free radical damage.
When
free radical damage occurs in the scalp then the result is often
damage to the hair follicle where it exits the skin and this inevitably leads to hair falling out, and growing back
less often.
Less free radical damage means a decreased risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer.
And so when the brain is using ketones, there is going to be
less free radical damage and what we call oxidative stress in the brain, so
less damage being associated with the various neurons in the brain therefore better connection, better communication.
One reason for this is that fewer
free radicals are formed and
less damage is done to the body.
They also tend to smile more, be friendlier, and because their brains are better equipped to deal with stress, there is
less silent impact on their cells (i.e. inflammation, oxidation /
free radical damage), and therefore their outward appearance is more naturally beautiful.
The bottom line is the more
free radicals we make, the
less energy we produce because we
damage the cells ability to make energy in the mitochondria.
So, the thinking is that lower methionine intake leads to
less free radical production — the so - called «reactive oxygen species,» which slows the rate of DNA
damage, which then would slow the rate of DNA mutation, slowing the rate of aging and disease — thereby potentially increasing our lifespan.
For example, meat from chickens fed diets high in vitamin E show
less evidence for
free radical damage to their fats over 10 days of storage.