Antioxidant
links: reference: 4-12-2021
Antioxidants #
Oxidants #
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDmDVOH9U-U&list=PLcSx_MmjlCbBP_CkT4aV2XEMYM8ZsUIHQ&index=1
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Many antioxidants, such as in berries, can be inflammatory.
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Oxidants are important for:
- Immune cells, for killing pathogens, autophagy
- Oxidizing iodide to iodine to make thyroid hormone.
- Energy metabolism; signal energy overload
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Cholesterol, Vitamin E, Vitamin D, and Progesterone are considered to be structural antioxidants. “One of the basic functions of cholesterol seems to be the stabilization of mitochondria, preventing their destruction by stress.” Peat