Tag: damage
Intense exercise causes mitochondrial damage even in elite athletes
Hopefully, this post won’t be interpreted as trying to bash exercise. Its goal is to simply draw…
Damaged mitochondria may cause 90%+ of Parkinson Disease (PD) cases
More evidence that yet another “incurable” condition is little more than energy deficit (due to mitochondrial dysfunction)…
Alcohol causes liver (and other organ) damage by lowering NAD/NADH ratio
A neat little study, which demonstrates once again the crucial role of energy and optimal redox status…
Alcohol brain damage due to iron accumulation; vitamin B1 to the rescue
Chronic alcohol abuse is highly detrimental to health and especially to the brain. Alcohol puts the body…
Exposure to fluoride actually damages teeth, even at low concentrations
Most adults are familiar with the much-publicized (and advertised) claims of public health authorities about the purported…
Vitamin E restores cardiac health after heart attack
A great study that gives vitamin E a much deserved exposure in mainstream media. A few years…
Supplementation with (long chain) saturated fats protects liver from alcohol
As many of my readers already know, there are a number of human studies, going back to…
Mitochondrial damage and fatty acid buildup, not elevated glucose, may drive diabetes
Finally some common sense is coming out of mainstream medicine. The study below demonstrates that it is…
Osteoporosis is caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, driven by nitric oxide (NO)
Let’s repeat the mantra one more time – structure and function cannot be separated, they are interdependent…
Damaged mitochondria and endotoxin (LPS) drive chronic inflammation
Chronic, low-grade inflammation has now been recognized as the main cause behind a number of chronic degenerative…