MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'free radicals'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642858&cid=t_128682_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fn3w-dFUNHGE%2F It’s a good morning, and we’re about to put a serious spring in your step during this second week of spring. How? Our 40 Days of Giveaways are back and all-new today. (If you’re late to this spring fling: Blisstree is using the season of Lent to reward you for giving up your vices in favor of healthier habits. Each weekday from now until May 3, we’ll give away a different prize to one reader just for becoming our Facebook fan.) And we hope today’s nifty prize will help launch you into a healthier, happier spring season. We’re giving away a one month’s supply of Nature Made’s Açaí + SuperFruit Super Antioxidant to one reader who simply “Likes” Blisstree on Facebook. About Nature Made Açaí + SuperFruit Super Antioxidant: A combination of extracts from the ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642858 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:30:33 +0100 4642858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899391&cid=t_128682_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Felectrify-a-potato-boost-its-antioxidants%2F2010.08.24 Antioxidants are important substances that prevent free radicals from damaging cells, and potatoes contain substantial amounts of them. However, researchers from Obihiro University in Japan thought that more would be better and have developed some innovative methods of boosting the potato’s antioxidant content. By immersing the potatoes in water or salt and subsequently applying ultrasound or electricity for 5 to 30 minutes, they increased the amounts of antioxidants by as much as 50 percent. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899391 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:00:04 +0100 3899391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701818&cid=t_128682_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F185%2Fnatural-skin-care-tips-and-the-mayo-clinic%2F The Mayo Clinic provides the following natural skin care tips for avoiding wrinkles and other signs of aging.  Protect your skin from the sun.  Use moisturizers and don’t smoke. They also provide one that is not so natural.  They suggest that you choose skincare products with “built-in” sunscreen.  I don’t agree with that recommendation. I have nothing against the Mayo Clinic.  They provide a great deal of helpful information.  But, there are many problems with their sunscreen advice. Many researchers agree that the benefit of including sunscreens in most skincare products is questionable.  The combination of different ones included in different products could be dangerous.  No one knows how the sunscreen chemicals interact. Your day cream and your foundation might contain ... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701818 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3701818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3655811&cid=t_128682_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F158%2Fskin-lightening-with-all-natural-ingredients%2F Skin lightening can be accomplished gradually over time by reducing the amount of time you spend in the sun.  When exposed to sunlight, specialized cells deep within the skin’s layers produce a pigment called melanin.  It is the amount of melanin within the skin’s cells that is responsible for the color of the complexion. Lighter complexions are more easily burned by the sun and have an increased risk of skin cancer.  Darker complexions are resistant to sunburn and have a lower risk of skin cancer. Your natural complexion may be one or two shades lighter than what you see in the mirror today.  Depending on your age and the amount of sun exposure you have had throughout your life, you may have a tanned appearance. In order to see if this is true, you can look at areas of your body t... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3655811 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:33:00 +0100 3655811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534133&cid=t_128682_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F46%2Fglutathione-for-skin-whitening%2F Glutathione is a natural antioxidant that gets rid of harmful substances in our body like free radicals and reactive oxygen species. Manufacturers claim that it’s skin lightening property works by shifting the production of eumelanin (which is the brown/black pigment of the skin) to pheomelanin (yellow/red pigment). This shift in production to a lighter type of melanin becomes visible as whiter skin. Basically, glutathione is a supplement, not a drug. It has been categorized by the FDA as generally regarded as safe (GRAS). No definitive studies have been done to really evaluate the efficacy and safety of glutathione as an oral skin whitening agent. However, there are a lot of testimonials and apparently the people whom I know have taken the supplement are happy with the results. They rep... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534133 Tue, 04 May 2010 17:28:56 +0100 3534133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=708800&cid=t_128682_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F02%2Fvitamin-c-may-reduce-diabetes-complications%2F Filed under: Type 1, Drugs, ResearchSeems a dose of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is good for more than just fighting off coughs and colds. According to a report from the BBC, a new study has found that - in theory, at least - Vitamin C could reduce diabetes-related health complications. Vitamin C, said the University of Warwick-based researchers, was almost as effective as Telmisartan, a medication used to lower blood pressure.Vitamin C packs a punch, they said, because it helps to clean up ("scavenge," in the words of lead researcher Antonio Ceriello) free radicals - molecules that cause tissue damage. This is of particular concern for diabetics because diabetics' bodies produce more free radicals than those of non-diabetics. This is why diabetics are especially likely to suffer from heart d... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=708800 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 708800