Tag: peroxidation
Omega-3 (fish oil) is toxic to the brain and inhibits recovery after traumatic injury (TBI), may cause Alzheimer’s
One of the few studies that is willing to call a spade a spade. Despite the lack…
The toxicity of cysteine revealed – it causes iron overload in mitochondria and cell death
Cysteine, despite its importance for the synthesis of glutathione (GSH), is one of the few amino acids…
Strenuous “endurance” activities, such as marathons, damage red blood cells and accelerate aging
Mainstream medicine has spent decades promoting the idea that “more exercise is always better.” Endurance events like…
Aging driven by PUFA and its peroxidation; vitamin E, PUFA avoidance, eating SFA may delay/reverse aging
For decades, mainstream medicine has promoted the idea that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are uniformly harmful and that…
PUFA peroxidation can cause heart failure, latter can be reversed
The mainstream view on heart failure is that in most cases (when it is not congenital) it…
Aspirin / eugenol can remove lipofuscin from cells
One of the visible hallmarks of aging is the accumulation of so-called “age pigment” or “aging spots”,…
Stress-driven lipid peroxidation, inflammation re-awakens dormant cancer cells
Yet another study demonstrating that stress is anything but benign or irrelevant for chronic diseases, especially for…
PUFA exacerbate, saturated fats (SFA) / albumin / calcium ameliorate COVID-19
A few months ago I posted about a study discussing the role of lipid peroxidation in the…
COVID-19/SARS may be due simply to serum PUFA and its peroxidation
During the last podcast with Danny Roddy, Dr. Peat and I discussed the role of elevated free…