Any discussion on an antioxidant should begin with explaining why they are important so if you already know about free radicals then skip to the next paragraph or you can continue on here for a refresher. Oxygen is necessary for life but, unfortunately, oxygen also causes chemical reactions within the body that generate free radicals. [...]
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Dark Chocolate, Red Wine… that Resveratrol is oh so Devine
Posted in Alcohol Protection, Anti-aging, Antioxidants, Athletic Nutrition, tagged Alcohol Fatty Liver Disease, Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Anti-ageing, Anti-aging, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, antiaging, Antioxidant, Cacao Powder, Cocoa Powder, Dark Chocolate, diet, Disease, Fat, Free Radicals, Grape Seed, Grape Skins, Grapeseed, health, Healthy, Healthy Diet, Heart Disease, Holistic, Inflammation, Muscadine Grapes, Nutrients, Nutrition, Obesity, Organic, Oxidative Stress, Polyphenols, Red grapes, Red Wine, Resveratrol, trans-resveratrol, vitamins, Weight Loss, wellness, Wrinkles on May 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Superoxide Dismutase- A Powerful Antioxidant
Posted in Anatomy, Anti-aging, Antioxidants, Nutrition, tagged Aging, Alternative Medicine, Anatomy, Antioxidant, Athlete, Athletic Nutrition, diet, Disease, Exercise, Free Radical, Free Radicals, GliSODin, health, Healthy, Healthy Diet, Heart Disease, Holistic, Immune System, Inflammation, Nutrients, Nutrition, Oxidant, Oxidative Stress, SOD, Sun, Sunscreen, Superoxide, Superoxide Dismutase, vitamins, wellness, Wrinkles on April 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Oxygen is necessary for life but, unfortunately, oxygen also causes chemical reactions within the body that generate free radicals. Free radicals are molecules that are missing electrons and are therefore unstable. In order to stabilize themselves, they must steal electrons from other molecules in the body which causes something called oxidative stress. Oxidative Stress is [...]
Is IGF-1 Really a Safe Fountain of Youth?
Posted in Anatomy, Anti-aging, Athletic Nutrition, tagged Ageing, Anti-ageing, antiageing, Athletic Endurance, Athletic Performance, Belly Fat, Body Building, Cancer, Chlorella, Colostrum, diet, Endurance, Feeling Young, Grey Hair, HGH, Human Growth Hormone, IGF-1, Insulin Growth Factor, Insulin Like Growth Factor, Looking Young, Milk, Muscle, Nutrition, rBGH, Sports, Sports Nutrition, Supplements, Tumor, Tumor Growth, Weight Lifting, Weight Loss, Wrinkles, Young, Youthfullness on March 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Many athletes use a substance called IGF-1 or Insulin like Growth Factor in order to improve endurance and athletic performance. It is also known as the “Anti-Ageing Supplement” or “Fountain of Youth” helping to protect the body from the ravages of age like wrinkles, sagging skin, Grey Hair, Weight Gain, etc. I decided to do [...]


