Sentences with phrase «rate of free radical damage»

Can also increase collagen production, reduce inflammation, slow the rate of free radical damage, and protect from UV damage.

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The free - radical model is now a leading theory of aging, and it fits neatly with the rate - of - living theory of life span: The faster the metabolism, the faster free radicals do their damage.

The rate of free radical generation increases greatly with age as the basic mechanisms of your of metabolism are themselves damaged by the free radicals they created.

Organisms which age more slowly consistently display lower rates of mitochondrial free radical damage.

Closely correlated with this is the observation that organisms which age more slowly also consistently display lower rates of mitochondrial free radical damage.

Fewer free radicals would decrease the rate of DNA damage, which would curtail the rate of DNA mutation, slowing the rate of aging and disease and potentially increasing our lifespan.

So, the thinking is that lower methionine intake leads to less free radical production — the so - called «reactive oxygen species,» which slows the rate of DNA damage, which then would slow the rate of DNA mutation, slowing the rate of aging and disease — thereby potentially increasing our lifespan.

Most importantly, the natural antioxidants in apples will nullify the devastating effects of the free radicals that escalates the rate of cell damage to an excessively high extent.