Category Archives: Free Radicals

Nutrition for Eye Health

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Nutrition can play an important role in the health of the eyes. Damage to the eyes can occur over the lifetime of the individual and one of the main drivers of eye disease is free radical generation, which can in … Continue reading →

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Foods that Cause Oxidation and Disease

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Robert Barrington

The free radical theory of disease suggests that many diseases are caused by the generation of free radicals within cells and their surrounding media. Free radical damage is called oxidative stress. To prevent oxidative stress, cells use antioxidants, some which … Continue reading →

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Fried Foods and Their Health Effects

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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Can Oxidative Stress Cause Anxiety?

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Anxiety is a serious problems and yet its cause is not fully understood. Stress has been implicated as a causative factor in the development of anxiety, but the biochemical changes that occur in response to this stress are complex and … Continue reading →

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What are Antioxidants and Do You Need Them?

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Robert Barrington

In technical terms, free radicals are chemicals that possess unpaired electrons in their outer electron orbits. To the layman, free radicals are chemicals that are chemically reactive and are unstable. Free radicals can be present in humans and their reactivity … Continue reading →

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The Free Radical Antioxidant Balance

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Robert Barrington
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Antioxidants and Cell Membranes

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Robert Barrington
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What Are Free Radicals and Antioxidants?

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Robert Barrington

The environment we inhabit contains around 20 % oxygen, and animals and plant cells require this oxygen to respire. During respiration, energy in the form of glucose is broken down to simpler chemicals, ultimately leading to the production of carbon … Continue reading →

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How To Boost Antioxidant Defences

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Simple Ways to Boost Antioxidant Defences

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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