Nature Quote by Daniel P. Reid

“The brain and the central nervous system have such enormous needs for vitamin C that they actually operate 'vitamin-C pumps' to extract it from…

— Daniel P. Reid

“Without sufficient supplies of vitamin C, the spinal cord deteriorates from chronic free-radical damage caused by lipid peroxidation, and the entire body then becomes…

— Daniel P. Reid

“Vitamin C can strengthen blood vessel walls, inhibit the melanin-producing enzyme, defend cells from free radicals and rejuvenate the skin’s collagen. Sources of Vitamin…

— Kay Raymer

The human brain is at particularly high risk for damage by free radicals because of its high degree of metabolism compared to other tissues,…

— David Perlmutter

“one molecule of vitamin C is oxidized by one free radical. (This one-to-one chemistry is called a stoichiometric reaction by chemists.) Can you imagine…

— David Perlmutter

“The bottom line is that if you want to reduce oxidative stress and the action of free radicals harming your brain, you have to…

— David Perlmutter

“Extensive medical research indicates that increasing intake of certain nutrients, especially vitamins C and E, grape seed extract, and resveratrol (see Week Four), will…

— Steven Lamm

“Man's body was designed to function best with high blood and cellular levels of vitamin C - synthesised as needed by the liver. Due…

— Thomas E. Levy

“how effective would, say, a vitamin E capsule or a tablet of vitamin C be when confronted by this onslaught of free radicals? Common”

— David Perlmutter

“If you look at all the vitamin studies done on more than a thousand people in the last few decades, almost all of them…

— David B. Agus

Antioxidants are chemicals that break down or neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals - chemicals produced as a byproduct of normal cellular metabolism.

— David Perlmutter