Omega 3 fatty acids are praised more for their health benefits, but all three omega fatty acids are essential to
normal metabolic functions in the body.
The team found that a specific mutant lacking the ferredoxin - 5 protein was unable to grow in the dark (in the nighttime) or
perform normal metabolic functions, but it had no trouble growing during the light (in the daytime).
Free radicals are highly reactive compounds produced in response to
normal metabolic functions as well as in response to air pollutants, tobacco smoke, sunlight, damaged fats, noise, chemical exposure and other environmental stressors.
Researchers suggested chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine could repair and regenerate cartilage by supporting
normal metabolic function in the joints.14
The gene known to be associated with breast cancer susceptibility, BRCA 1, plays a critical role in
the normal metabolic function of skeletal muscle, according to a new study led by University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers.
Internally our bodies produce waste byproducts as a result of
normal metabolic functions.
Our body has the powerful ability to process and eliminate the 500 chemicals and toxic substances we come into contact with daily, as well as the hormone metabolites and immune complexes produced as a result of
normal metabolic functioning.