Key Takeaways SOD Basics Cell Protection Superoxide dismutase is an enzyme your body makes to protect cells. Its main target is superoxide, which is a harsh free radical made during normal oxygen use. Your cells create superoxide as they make energy each day. SOD changes superoxide into oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, which other enzymes can … Read more
Key Takeaways Melatonin Basics Sleep Timing Melatonin is a hormone your brain makes at night. Darkness tells your brain to release it. Light tells your brain to hold it back. Strong light at night can make your body think the day is still going, even when you feel tired (1, 2). Melatonin helps set sleep … Read more
Key Takeaways Spirulina is a blue green algae. Many brands sell it as a green powder or pill. People use it to boost health, yet it is still just one food. Nutrient Basics Protein & Amino Acids Spirulina has protein which is made of small parts called amino acids. Amino acids help build and fix … Read more
Key Takeaways Red palm oil is a bright orange oil made from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It has been part of food culture in parts of Africa and Asia for a long time. The oil stands out because it holds many fat soluble nutrients that stay intact during cooking. Many modern diets … Read more
Key Takeaways Vitamin E Complex Four Tocopherols Vitamin E is a fat soluble nutrient family. It includes alpha, beta, gamma and delta tocopherol. It also includes alpha, beta, gamma and delta tocotrienol. Many labels still treat vitamin E as if alpha tocopherol is the whole story, though the full family has eight natural forms with … Read more
Key Takeaways Ceruloplasmin is not a classic antioxidant like vitamin C or vitamin E. Its main job is to help handle iron in a safe way, and that can lower oxidative stress when iron would otherwise be free to do harm (Vashchenko and MacGillivray, 2013; Galaris et al., 2019). When ceruloplasmin is low or does … Read more