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.
Not exact matches
Vitamin E (mainly tocopherol) is an antioxidant, protecting cell
membranes and lipoproteins
from oxidative
damage by
free radicals.
Reasons for taking: Vitamin E is found in muscle cell
membranes and it also helps fight
free radicals produced by exercise, saving the tissue
from damage.
It's an antioxidant that prevents
free radicals from damaging certain fatty acids in cell
membranes (Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox, page 221).
Free radicals «steal» electrons
from the lipids in cell
membranes, resulting in cell
damage.
Aside
from antioxidant mechanisms (stabilizing
free radicals that would normally
damage lipid
membranes and microcirculation), vitamin C can help normalize pain - inhibiting pathways involving dopamine, NMDA, and other neurotransmitters, and has shown promise for a variety of pain conditions in animal models.
The results of this study found that the Yerba Mate tea reduced lipid peroxidation (a process whereby
free radicals «steal» electrons
from the lipids in cell
membranes, resulting in cell
damage).
Vitamin K also functions as an antioxidant, working to protect healthy cells
from damage caused by
free radicals, which are unstable molecules that destroy cell
membranes and DNA and may lead to poor health and premature aging.
Your cell
membranes are made of lipids, so vitamin E effectively prevents your cell's protective coatings
from becoming rancid as a result of
free radical damage.
It functions as an antioxidant, protecting cell
membranes from free -
radical mediated oxidative
damage.