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Free Radicals: Role of Antioxidants (II)
Vitamin E. Also called tocopherol, prevents oxidation caused by free radicals, maintains cell membrane integrity, prevents the destruction of the mineral selenium and vitamins A and C, prevents and dissolves blood clots, accelerates healing and delays cell aging . Often included in beauty products because it increases the skin microcirculation (blood flow), ensuring better nutrition of the tissues, which increases skin elasticity and reduces lines and wrinkles.
Sources. Vitamin E is contained in avocado, broccoli, prunes, spinach, asparagus, apples, bananas and carrots. Its deficiency can cause cellular destruction of red blood cells, anemia, premature aging and reproductive disorders. Read the rest of this entry »
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Free Radicals: Role of Antioxidants (I)
To inhibit the oxidation and consequent cellular damage caused by free radicals with antioxidants, substances that act intracellularly (within cells) and in the membrane of cells (always set to protect various organs and systems).
However, in general, nutrient antioxidants are capable of neutralizing excess free radicals, that action made by the release of electrons in the blood to be received by the radicals and molecules become stable.
Naturally, the body produces and others are obtained through food, among which are vitamins A, C and E and minerals selenium and zinc. However, there are times that this contribution is not enough, so they can be supplemented with multivitamins, supplements and food supplements and fortified products. The following describes the main features of these nutrients. Read the rest of this entry »
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Soft Drink For Diabetics
When we read that “one in five Mexicans has a genetic disposition to diabetes and the other four every day buy a ticket to have it ‘, EFE said Dr. Agustin Lara, director of the Adult Health Program and Elder of the Secretariat of Health of Mexico, we understand the urgency of finding solutions for a better quality of life.
So a group of students from biochemical engineering at the Technical University of Mexico created a drink made from hibiscus flower extract to help reduce levels of glucose in the blood.
This new invention called ‘Jamaigüita’ “is not as expensive as insulin, but the same effect,” says Liliana Morning glory, a student of 22 years and one of the founders of the invention which is part of a class in their career forced to make technological innovation in the area of food.
This drink is based on previous studies of the properties of water and diabetes jamaica.
According to the latest data provided by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), the picture is poor and by 2025 it is estimated that there are 11 million diabetes patients in Mexico. And the World Health Organization (WHO) said that Mexico is the second most obese country in the world, a disease that is strongly related to diabetes.