Atherosclerosis, the healthcare name for heart disease is the # 1 killer among North Americans. But what is it Well, sclerosis signifies “hardening” and athero identifies the type of debris that stops up and hardens arteries. In time, our risk factors gradually rise but specific risk factors are important in determining if we’re possible prospects…
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How Antioxidants Fight Oxidative Stress
There are hundreds of ways that chronic pain, DNA damage, aging , inflammation, oxidative stress , antioxidants, metabolism and our immune systems are joined . A reasonable place to start examining those connections would be the one between the management of oxidative stress and the prevention or at least later onset of some degenerative and…
Why Your Heart Needs Antioxidant Protection
Starting before you’re born, your heart muscles are working hard, moving oxygen rich blood to every point in your body and drawing oxygen depleted blood back into the lungs. Your heart will beat about two and a half billion times over the course or your life. Plainly, the heart is your powerhouse and it’s worth…
Antioxidants and Your Brain
Your brain is highly vulnerable to free radical damage. Even though it only represents two percent of your total body mass, it turns out about 20% of your oxygen intake is metabolized in your brain. Oxy or free radicals – electron challenged oxygen molecules are created by by many different processes , but one source…
Why Your Liver Loves Glutathione
< Your liver is your body’s detox center. Think of it as the systems dry cleaner. It isn’t a particularly glamorous job and the liver is not often acknowledged along with organs like the lungs or brain for the valuable work it does. The simple fact however, is that without your liver’s cleaning action, countless…
Understanding Your Antioxidant Network
Antioxidants are our body’s major protection against the damage brought about by free radicals which contribute to many chronic inflammatory and degenerative ailments. Oxy radicals are the underlying cause of premature aging. Among all the antioxidants, a team of five are recognized as Network Antioxidants. This team of both water and fat soluble antioxidants work…
Vitamin C Supports the Regeneration of Glutathione
Very few people are unaware of vitamin C also known as ascorbic acid (AA) and dehydroascorbic (DHAA). Truthfully, vitamin C is an almost generic term for any compounds that show the same biologic activity as AA. It was essentially “discovered” in 1747 when James Lind found that men could be cured of scurvy when fed…
Cordyceps and Glutathione
I saw a great article talking about the early discovery of Cordyceps Sinensis – one of the ingredients in Dr Keller’s Original Glutathione Formula. Apparently, about 1500 years ago Yak herders noticed some rather distinctive behavior in the herds when the grazed in certain pastures at about 18,000 feet above sea levels. The yaks became…
About Free Radicals and Aging
A year ago I didn’t know that there was such a think as the Free Radical Theory of Aging but now, not only do I know that it exists, I understand it to be a leading contender to explain the aging process. The Free Radical Theory of Aging was first put forward by Dr. Denham…
Alpha-lipoic Acid
Present in every cell of the body – much like glutatione – alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is an antioxidant that helps your cells convert glucose into energy. Unlike antioxidants like Vitamin C which can only work in water or vitamin E which only works in fat , ALA works – is soluable in both water…