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The peroxyl free radical
is the type formed within the delicate cellular membrane. If a
free radical within or on the outside of a cell attacks the fatty
acid cell membrane structures, they create peroxyl free radicals.
Once one peroxyl free radical forms, and an appropriate
antioxidant is not available to stop the process, the chain of
events keeps occurring until the cell membrane literally
collapses. If this series of damaging breaks in the cellular
membrane can be prevented, then the cell can remain intact. If a
cell membrane collapses, the cell dies.
Although there are
many types of free radicals and various tests to measure them,
presently the ORAC has become of primary importance and is the one
recommended by antioxidant experts and biologists. The validity
and evaluation of this test has been supported by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture where it is the primary test now used to
evaluate the antioxidant potential in various fruits and
vegetables.
Why Are Electrons and Hydride Ions
in Microhydrin® Important?
New
Microhydrin® provides electrons at various potentials.
Some electrons are
strong enough to prevent the damage of peroxyl free radicals,
superoxide free radicals, hydroxyl free radicals or replenish
electrons on important energetic cofactors. Many enzymes within
the cells carry electrons via hydrogen atoms or by transfer of
electrons from hydrogen. These enzymes are called dehydrogenases
(take away hydrogen) or hydrogenases (add hydrogen). Some
reactions require H– (a hydrogen proton with two electrons), some
require a hydrogen proton with one electron and some require
simply a single electron or a pair of electrons. Enzymes within
the cell transfer hydride ions or electrons from hydrogen very
carefully from one molecule to the next when needed. The
mitochondria (the energy storehouse) in cells requires H– and
electrons carried by NAD(H–) to increase and support ATP (the main
energy molecule) for the cells. All of these functions of
electrons are important.
Other electrons provided by New Microhydrin® as shown
by the low ORP readings of –780 mV (oxidation/reduction meters)
show billions of electrons available to quench numerous types of
radicals in the body. Years of research in various fields
including biology, environmental technology, water chemistry and
physics have revealed the universal importance of negative ions
and electrons available to supply energy, similar to energy stored
in a battery. We now understand the molecules in the body and
cellular compounds that can benefit from these types of energy
electrons that help replenish and repair the body.
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Free
Radical Damage is now recognized as one of the primary
causes of biological aging. Some damage however can be
reversed or repaired with the use of antioxidants.
Antioxidants have been shown to provide:
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blood vessel strength and
protection
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memory and learning function
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healthy lung function
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bone and joint flexibility
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protection of cell membranes
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DNA
protection
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cardiovascular support
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