7 ways exercise supports your immune system

7 ways exercise supports your immune system

In direct — increasing white blood cells — and indirect — increasing blood flow — ways, exercise improves your immune system. As researchers of a comprehensive literature review write, “Different studies suggest that regular physical exercise is directly related to...
Glutathione and the Brain

Glutathione and the Brain

Unhealthy brains consistently have lower levels of glutathione and higher markers of oxidative stress. Without sufficient antioxidants like glutathione, oxidative stress damages brain cells, causing eventual functional decline and endangering normal brain function....
Effects of Social Isolation: Oxidative Stress

Effects of Social Isolation: Oxidative Stress

The health effects of social isolation are real. Researchers have studied the effects of weeks of social isolation in mice and humans and found that it increases oxidative stress.  Why you don’t want oxidative stress Oxidation is a normal process of metabolism....
Free radicals in foods

Free radicals in foods

Minimizing your consumption of free radicals in foods is as simple as following a balanced, whole food diet. Minimizing the damage from those free radicals you’re bound to consume, if you prefer some free radicals to an orthorexia diagnosis, is as simple as smart...
Where do free radicals come from?

Where do free radicals come from?

Free radicals come from normal metabolic and immune system processes. They are a vital part of the inflammatory process that promotes wound healing and the conversion of food to energy. Our natural antioxidants supplies neutralize these free radicals before they lead...