Autophagy. Have you ever wondered what happens to the cells in your body when they die or get damaged? Do they just pile up and create problems, or do they get disposed of somehow? The answer is that your body has a natural way of recycling and renewing itself, and it’s called autophagy. Autophagy comes…
Calorie Restriction / Longevity
A quick and easy fix for pain relief is clove essential oil, a powerful antioxidant and pain reliever that can help with gum disease and toothache.
Dental Health / Prevention
Mushrooms have heat-sensitive toxins like hydrazine or agaritine, and cell walls made out of chitin that cannot be digested well by humans.
Raw food diet / Vegan Diet
In some cultures, fish meat is not considered to be meat, and fish is allowed even during fast.
Vegan Diet
Homemade natural mouthwash is stronger than chlorhexidine, less toxic and if swallowed might give you some nausea but also a high burst in ORAC value.
Dental Health / Prevention
Sugar consumption is the main cause of cavities and tooth decay, combined with mineral deficiencies especially magnesium, zinc, copper and trace elements.
Dental Health / Prevention
Amla is one of the world’s most powerful antioxidants with a ORAC score of 261,530. It is a rich source of phytochemicals that have various health benefits.
Antioxidants / Superfoods
Methylene Blue is a powerful synthetic antioxidant. It improves mitochondrial function and the ability of our cells to produce energy.
Nootropics / Antioxidants
Chlorella is a vegan source of B12, iron and zinc, has strong chelation properties for heavy metals, potential to lower cholesterol, reduce anemia, and boost the immune system.
Superfoods / Toxicity
Spirulina has strong antioxidant, anticancer, antiviral, and immunomodulatory properties as ell as a capacity to combat obesity, diabetes, and cholesterol.
Superfoods / Antioxidants
One way to manage histamine intolerance is to follow a low histamine diet. This means avoiding foods that are high in histamine or that can trigger its release.
Inflammation
Theobromine is the secret behind chocolate’s effects on your mind and emotions. It can enhance your cognition and unlike caffeine, it lowers your stress levels.
Nootropics / Phytochemicals
Some vegetable extracts rival leading chemotherapy drugs and at the same time target multiple different types of cancer cells.
Cancer / Editor Picks / Phytochemicals
Food-grade essential oils can be a convenient and consumer-friendly strategy for optimizing the antioxidant value and ORAC scores of our diet.
ORAC / Antioxidants / Editor Picks
Cloves, ginger, rosemary, and turmeric significantly stifle inflammation while black pepper, cayenne, cinnamon, cumin, oregano, paprika, sage, and heated turmeric do nothing.
ORAC / Antioxidants
There are easy and cost-effective strategies for optimizing the antioxidant value of our diet.
ORAC / Antioxidants / Editor Picks
Oxidative stress with chronic inflammation in the brain is associated with the development of neuropsychiatric disorders including major depression and anxiety.
Antioxidants / Inflammation
Optimal antioxidant consumption is dependent on toxicity exposure. The minimum ORAC unit score is 8000 to 10000 daily just to counteract metabolism.
ORAC / Antioxidants
When your main source of antioxidants is coffee, you know that you have a serious problem.
ORAC / Antioxidants / Editor Picks
Supplemental antioxidants can block the main benefit of exercise and that is an increase in our own endogenous antioxidant production.
Antioxidants / Physical Activity
Astaxanthin is the most powerful natural and universal antioxidant (both oil and water-soluble) known to science. It accumulates in tissues and It can never turn itself into a pro-oxidant.
Antioxidants / Editor Picks / ORAC
Antioxidant supplements do not show the observed health benefits of diets rich in fruits and vegetables while vitamin E, selenium, beta carotene, lycopene show an increased risk of cancer.