An extract from olives can protect your cells from oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is when certain chemicals release electrons, which act as chemical “bullets” and do damage to cells. Hydroxytrosol is an extract from olives that is a powerful antioxidant (antioxidants act like little chemical “bullet-proof vests”). Earlier research, published in the journal Circulation (2000;102:2169-2171) Read More …
Category: Antioxidants
ADD/ADHD
ADD is attention deficit disorder. It is characterized by a poor or short attention span and impulsiveness inappropriate for the childn’s age, with or without hyperactivity. (With hyperactivity, it is called ADHD.) Hyperactivity is a level of activity and excitement in a child so high that it concerns the parents or caregivers. The diagnosis of Read More …
Antioxidants
Oxidative stress is a threat to health. It can be at the root of serious diseases like heart disease and cancer, or simply make you fatigued. Oxidative stress is caused by chemicals in the diet and in the environment. Many of these chemicals produce free radicals, which are electrons that are not tightly bound to Read More …
Asthma and Antioxidants
Oxidation and free-radical damage are words to describe damage being done to cells by certain chemical constituents. A free radical is an electron that is easily given up by a molecule. It is “fired”, like a kind of chemical “bullet”. The words used to describe this action include oxidation, oxidative stress and free-radical damage. Certain Read More …
Vitamins C and E improve cardiovascular health in children
Vitamin E is important for early prevention of cardiovascular disease
Vitamin C to fight stress
Vitamin C may alleviate the body’s response to stress
Vitamin C and E protect against dementia
In a study 3,385 Japanese American men ages 71-93 were surveyed and tested for dementia over a nine year period. Forty-seven of the men were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Thirty-five of the participants were diagnosed with vascular dementia. Another 50 of the men were diagnosed with other types of dementia. Low cognitive test scores (without Read More …
Vitamin C and cancer prevention
Scientists from Cornell University and Seoul National University have written in the medical journal, The Lancet, to explain the anti-cancer activity of vitamin C. Researchers found that vitamin C blocks the carcinogenic effects of hydrogen peroxide on intercellular communication.Vitamin C is important for production of collagen, and amino acids; it is important for wound healing.“Vitamin C prevents the Read More …