Articles related to: anti oxidant
1: Stay Young and Healthy With Antioxidants
The emerging market for products claiming to slow aging is undeniably astounding. Among these, supplements containing antioxidants perhaps give the best promises to the consumers. Aside from the fact ..
2: The Big Deal about Water
So what's the big deal about water? We're always being told that we should drink more, but why? Well, put simply without water, we'd die. Although death from dehydration is rare in the Western develop..
3: Zinc - The Brain’s Anti-Oxidant
Although dietary zinc has been known since the 1960s to play an important role in human health, it was not until as recently as 1990 that its role as an important ant-oxidant was identified. Perhaps n..
4: Why Cat’s Claw May Be One Of Nature’s Most Powerful Healers
Cat’s claw, known as una de gato in Spanish, is a herb derived from a vine-type plant which grows widely in the countries of Central and South America, and is particularly common in the Amazon rainf..
5: Coenzyme Q10: The Anti-Oxidant In Every Cell
In human beings, coenzyme Q10 is the most common occurring form of coenzyme Q, needed by and found in every cell in the body. Perhaps its primary function is to ensure the production of adequate energ..
6: How Minute Quantities Of Selenium May Have A Massive Impact On Your Health
Selenium is one of those micro-nutrients which although required by the body in only tiny quantities are nevertheless vitally important for the health and well-being of the human organism.Thereâ€..
7: Why Niacin Is A Small But Vital Part Of Your Anti-Oxidant Rich Diet
Vitamin B3, commonly known as niacin or nicotinic acid, is one of the B complex of water soluble vitamins needed by the body every day.In its derivative form of nicotinamide, niacin is required by the..
8: Lutein And Zeaxanthin For Healthy Eyes
“Carotenoids†is the term which describes the large range of more than 600 phytochemical pigments from which many plants derive their characteristic red, orange or yellow colourings. Those..
9: Vitamin C: Why You Can’t Assume You’re Getting Enough
Many benefits of vitamin C have been identified since the consumption of citrus fruit was first recognised as the immediately effective cure and preventative for the scurvy which so dreadfully afflict..
10: Why Lipoic Acid Is Much More Than Just Another Anti-oxidant
Lipoic acid, also known as alpha-lipoic acid or thioctic acid, is a vitamin like compound produced naturally by the body in very limited quantities, but which may also be obtained from various dietary..
11: Why Freedom From Disease Is Not The Same Thing As Optimal Health
It’s now several centuries since fresh fruit and vegetables were discovered to be effective in preventing and curing scurvy, and such acute nutritional deficiency diseases are thankfully now ex..
12: The 200 Essential Enzymes That Prove Zinc Is Vital For Health
Zinc is one of the many trace minerals required by the body, but the fact that it’s required in relatively small amounts should not be allowed to obscure its significance. It’s required ..
13: Why Ginkgo Biloba Is The Best-Selling Booster For Brain Function
The preparations of ginkgo biloba commonly sold as herbal supplements are derived from the leaves of the ginkgo trees, which are probably the longest living in the world Individual trees are believed ..
14: Get To Know Lycopene: The Little Known Anti-Oxidant
“Carotenoids†is the term which describes the large range of more than 600 pigments which give many plants their characteristic red, orange or yellow colouring. Amongst those most commonly..
15: How Resveratrol Packs Red Wine With Health
Resveratrol has recently attracted great interest in connection with the the so-called “French Paradox†which has long puzzled medical science. As a polyphenol type flavonoid it is in a..
16: Does Resveratrol In Red Wine Solve The French Paradox?
Resveratrol is a polyphenol type flavonoid currently exciting great interest as a potential boon to health. Like other flavonoids and polyphenols, it is a very useful anti-oxidant in its own right, b..
17: Go Three Days Without Food But Never A Day Without Green Tea
Green tea became well known in China during the period of the Tang dynasty (AD 618–907) and was quickly prized as a promoter of health and vitality. There’s good evidence, however, that ..
18: Significant Deficiencies Of Dietary Magnesium Are Surprisingly Common
Magnesium is one of the most important minerals for human health and is required throughout the body; but by far the largest quantities are found in the bones and muscles.Almost all the body’s ..
19: You Don’t Have To Believe In Miracles To Benefit From Aloe Vera
If you take any kind of interest in the world of alternative health you’ve no doubt heard of aloe vera. The plant is native to Africa, but there are now hundreds of species growing around the w..
20: Coenzyme Q10: Here’s The Least You Need To Know About This Vital Anti-oxidant
Coenzyme Q10 is found within every cell in the body for the very good reason that it’s absolutely essential for the production of energy within the cell mitochondria. But the value of coenzyme..
21: Vitamin E: Why There’s No Need To Fear Nature’s Great Protector
It would be a great pity if recent media scare stories highlighting the supposed risks of vitamin E supplementation prevented people, particularly the elderly, from ensuring that their diets include a..
22: Use Carnitine As A Versatile Anti-ageing Nutrient
L-carnitine is a compound derived from lysine, one of the eight essential amino acids required by the body. Although it is often described as a vitamin, L-carnitine is better thought of as a micronut..
23: Try Bilberries In Your Diet For Long Term Eye Protection
Like other anti-oxidants, plant flavonoids (or bioflavonoids) are important protectors against the cellular damage and associated degenerative diseases caused by free radicals. Flavonoids are also the..
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