Posts Tagged ‘Antioxidant’
What is the Best Way to Get More Luteolin?
There are plenty of ways to increase the amount of luteolin (and other helpful antioxidants) in your system. Here are some easy ways to get more luteolin! Diet comes first in all things, so take that to heart even for antioxidants. The best way for your body to absorb nutrients is through food but some…
Read MoreWhat is Luteolin Used For?
Luteolin is a building block… To put it simply, luteolin is a building block found in citrus fruits that gives them their natural vibrancy and color. These building blocks, known as bioflavonoids (or flavonoids) are widely found in plants. Flavonoids serve many functions in plants, from producing yellow, red, or blue pigmentation to serving as chemical messengers…
Read MoreDisease Prevention by use of Flavonoids
Luteolin is a bioflavonoid found in many of the same foods that contain apigenin, including celery. While luteolin produces effects similar to apigenin, it has its own unique beneficial properties as well. Luteolin As An Anti-inflammatory Like apigenin, luteolin inhibits the effects of epidermal growth factor and tyrosine kinases, and therefore may have potential as an anti-cancer and…
Read MoreLuteolin and Bioflavonoids as Therapeutic Agents
Why are antioxidants necessary in the human diet? Free radicals (also called Reactive Oxygen Species or ROS) are chemically highly reactive molecules that indiscriminately attack human tissue and cause all kinds of problems including aging, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic fatigue, depression, etc. The body regulates these ROS by means of enzyme systems…
Read MoreFlavonoids and Vitamin C
A study assessed the antioxidant potencies of several dietary flavonoids compared with vitamin C. Pretreatment with all flavonoids and vitamin C produced dose-dependent reductions in oxidative DNA damage. When ranked in order of potency, luteolin was two times more effective than vitamin C by the Trolox test and more effective than seven other flavonoids in…
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