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naraburns  nihil supernum  1yr ago (text post)   2140 thread views

Wellness Wednesday for January 4, 2023

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What could be more relevant to your health than the thing that drives 90% of your body degradation, the multiplier of our decrepitude, the root c ause of ageing

Yeah, that would be relevant. But looking at wiki for causes of aging, 'oxidative stress' is one of many. And different kinds of oxidative stress need different responses!

If you've read so many papers, can you point me to a review that backs up your claims?

The potency of some is comparable or superior to the endogenous antioxidants and their upregulation of them is indeed relevant.

When asked which specifically, you said "pretty sure a few polyphenols" and "wouldn't be surprised ... EGCG". Any sources? Because I highly doubt.

Therefore for the first time in medecine history, we can saturate the mitochondria with an antioxidant, SkQ1, the biggest disruption of the century, which is empirically found to be 1000000 times more potent than NAC. SkQ1 prevents alzeihmer, parkinson, tumors, and most age related diseases, in vivo.

Is SkQ1 really a bigger disruption than ... sequencing the human genome, or human gene editing? Have you heard an ad for a scam medical product before? "The Atomic-Magnetic Nebulizer cures coughs, colds, canker sores, coagulation, cephalization, carcinization, and cataplexy! One of a kind! Only $99.99.99, terms and conditions may apply."

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