Antioxidants protect noncancerous cells from the toxicity of chemotherapy and prevent free -
radical damage involved in cancer development and treatment.
Not exact matches
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.
Calorie counters only learn how to control their overall calorie count, but proper nutrition
involves multiple facets, like balancing your carbs, proteins, fats, and fiber to the optimal level for your body and getting essential nutrients, phytonutrients, enzymes, antioxidants and healthy fats that your body needs to protect itself from the free
radical damage that's created just by everyday living.
-- Alpha Lipoic Acid is the most important after glutathione in our cells and is
involved in energy production, blood sugar control, brain health, detoxification and therefore also skin health and quality as it will prevent skin cells from being
damaged by free
radicals.
Neutrophils, one of the cells
involved in inflammatory response, attack what they perceive as outside
damage / invaders with the massive production of free
radicals.
Selenium is a trace mineral
involved in maintaining reproductive health, metabolizing thyroid hormones, synthesizing DNA, and protecting the body from free
radical damage and infection.
An important pathogenetic mechanism
involved in chronic hepatitis (regardless of its cause) is the so called oxidative
damage, resulting from the liberation of oxygen free
radicals from inflammatory and immune cells during the inflammatory process.