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Gamma Tocotrienol Offsets High Levels of Radiation Exposure
October 26, 2010
A new animal study shows that gamma tocotrienol1 can powerfully offset the adverse effects of radiation exposure, including the reduction of peroxynitrite, the most damaging free radical.
Exposure to radiation occurs at potentially harmful levels in everyday life including too much sun, x-rays, and flying in airplanes. Serious radiation exposure is a hazard of modern medicine, with CT scans and radiation treatment for cancer inducing significant radiation-damage as an adverse side effect that can cause problems even years down the road.
In essence, radiation exposure is a form of stress. Your body can handle a certain amount of it without any problem at all and once a line of too much is crossed, which will vary from person to person, then free radical damage is accelerated and DNA damage accumulates, increasing the risk for cancer and accelerated aging.
I have previously reported on the ability of gamma tocotrienol to protect against radiation damage. This new study shows that gamma tocotrienol, in response to a high dose of radiation, bolsters the natural defense so that antioxidant systems are maintained. This is critically important, as otherwise the radiation triggers a domino cascade leading to massive free radical damage via induction of the king of free radicals known as peroxynitrite. Gamma tocotrienol prevented the free radicals from killing the cells that line the circulatory system, a finding that also demonstrates their general benefit to cardiovascular health as these circulatory endothelial cells are the weak link in the cardiovascular chain. Once damaged, then plaque can form in arteries.
As long as you have adequate antioxidants your body can handle the stressors of life with minimal problems. This is why you want an array of antioxidants so as to deal with the array of different free radicals. Once poorer health is present then free radicals can start having their own party and a chain reaction is set off that generates peroxynitrite. Once this happens then health declines, including nervous system health, cardiovascular health, and immune competence. A safe way to counteract peroxynitrite formation is a very health preserving benefit of gamma tocotrienol.
Exposure to radiation occurs at potentially harmful levels in everyday life including too much sun, x-rays, and flying in airplanes. Serious radiation exposure is a hazard of modern medicine, with CT scans and radiation treatment for cancer inducing significant radiation-damage as an adverse side effect that can cause problems even years down the road.
In essence, radiation exposure is a form of stress. Your body can handle a certain amount of it without any problem at all and once a line of too much is crossed, which will vary from person to person, then free radical damage is accelerated and DNA damage accumulates, increasing the risk for cancer and accelerated aging.
I have previously reported on the ability of gamma tocotrienol to protect against radiation damage. This new study shows that gamma tocotrienol, in response to a high dose of radiation, bolsters the natural defense so that antioxidant systems are maintained. This is critically important, as otherwise the radiation triggers a domino cascade leading to massive free radical damage via induction of the king of free radicals known as peroxynitrite. Gamma tocotrienol prevented the free radicals from killing the cells that line the circulatory system, a finding that also demonstrates their general benefit to cardiovascular health as these circulatory endothelial cells are the weak link in the cardiovascular chain. Once damaged, then plaque can form in arteries.
As long as you have adequate antioxidants your body can handle the stressors of life with minimal problems. This is why you want an array of antioxidants so as to deal with the array of different free radicals. Once poorer health is present then free radicals can start having their own party and a chain reaction is set off that generates peroxynitrite. Once this happens then health declines, including nervous system health, cardiovascular health, and immune competence. A safe way to counteract peroxynitrite formation is a very health preserving benefit of gamma tocotrienol.
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