Sentences with phrase «protective against free radicals»

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Like broccoli, sprouts contain sulforaphane, a powerful compound noted to be protective against cancer and free radical damage.

The protective flavonoids in organic cacao powder can protect cells against damage by free radicals.

If similar genes are found in people, drugs that mimic their protective effects could be a better strategy against cancer and ageing than simply mopping up all free radicals (PLoS Genetics, DOI: 10.1371 / journal.pgen.1000488).

It's deeply nourishing to the skin and loaded with protective antioxidants that protect the skin against premature aging and free radicals.

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.

Berries are an excellent source of protective antioxidants that will guard your body against the extra free radicals that exercising generates.

STUDY ONE — this human study observed that grape juice had a cancer - protective effect and defended DNA against damage and that the effect was due to a lowering of blood free radicals.

Study one used yoghurt and cruciferous vegetables as a protective agent against the free radicals at exactly the same time.