The best way to provide your body with all the necessary nutients it requires is to eat a healthy balanced diet. Always talk to your physician before taking any over the counter supplements/vitamins/antioxidants. They are not regulated by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) and the manufactureres do not have to enforce their efficacy and safety. Furthermore, vitamin supplements can cause irreversible physiological damages including cancer. Antioxidants can decrease the supply of free radicals in our system and leave the body helpless against some infections. Supplements can interact with your existing medications and cause harm. Read more......
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There are hundreds of mitochondria per cell. Mitochondia is an organell which produces most of the chemical energy within a cell, necessary for its normal function. This organell carries its own small circular DNA, called mtDNA. mtDNA has limited repair abilities, and therefore the levels of mutant mtDNA increase as we age. When a critical level of mutant mtDNA is reached, cells become nonfunctional and die. This process contributes to aging as well as to degenerative diseases of aging such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and sarcopenia (muscle loss). Researchers are looking into reducing the amount of mutant mtDNA in cells in order to slow or reverse aging.
Researchers have found that the presence of certain type of bacteria in human intestines can result in the development of Parkinson's disease. It is beleived that these bacteria are releasing chemicals that over-activate parts of the brain, leading to neurodegenerative damage. Scientists hope to develop drugs or probiotics that work in the digestive system in order to cure/prevent the disease.
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