Coconut oil protects cell
mitochondria against stress and injury, both of which suppress thyroid function.
Not exact matches
Jacob's team has transplanted the back - up or «alternative» respiratory machinery from the
mitochondria of lower organisms to human cells, showing that it can protect
against pathological
stresses, and even lethal poisons like cyanide, that target the
mitochondria.
Against a background of nematode worms, this graphic depicts the
stressed mitochondria (lower right, blue and red) accumulating lipid droplets (red balls) in the interior or cytosol of the cell.
A study published in 2010 used coconut oil to show that a diet enriched in the saturated fatty acids of coconut oil offered strong advantages for the protection
against oxidative
stress in heart
mitochondria.3
Michael Ristow's research has shown that perhaps increasing ROS production in our
mitochondria (the powerhouses of our cells) through intense exercise makes us produce more defenses
against free radicals and as a result, this «
stress» can be very beneficial.