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The Antioxidant
Minerals
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Because the antioxidant vitamins tend to get most of the press and publicity,
many people are unaware that there are also important antioxidant minerals
that are essential to the body’s continuous battle against free radicals
and the damage they do. Making sure that the proper nutrients are consumed
daily is a necessary part of helping the body to be able to keep free
radical damage as low as possible.
A mineral, vitamin or other nutrient is deemed antioxidant if it, on
its own or as an essential part of a group of substances, it serves
to bring free radicals under control. Free radicals are unstable molecules
that generally come from both environmental contaminants and some of
the body’s natural processes. There are certain minerals that are an
integral part of managing the free radical population within the body.
Selenium has come to be recognized as one of the most important of these
minerals, though each does play an important role in free radical management.
Selenium is an essential component of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione
peroxidase, and this substance is one that is able to stabilize the
free radical.
Since the universal acceptance of the mineral selenium, a trace element,
as an essential nutrient during the 1950’s, researchers have been studying
the ways that it affects health. In 1973, researchers confirmed the
antioxidant properties of the mineral selenium, and since then, numerous
studies have demonstrated that it may play a significant role in the
prevention of certain types of cancers. However, it should be noted
that excessively high levels of selenium can cause serious health problems
– as can deficiencies of selenium – and some studies have found excessively
high levels of selenium to be associated with other types of cancer.
The body is a delicate balance of a variety of chemicals and substances,
and optimum performance requires thought and planning.
The minerals zinc and copper form part of another of the body’s important
antioxidant enzymes. This enzyme, called superoxide dismutase, is present
in the body in two forms. The first form is found almost everywhere
in the body, and it needs zinc and copper to function.
The second form of this important antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase
is found specifically in the mitochondria, which is the part of the
cell responsible for changing the energy that comes from the various
nutrients into a form that can be used by the cells. In this second
form of the enzyme superoxide dismutase, it is the mineral zinc and
the mineral manganese that are essential to the antioxidant enzyme’s
ability to function properly.
Making sure that the body has all of the minerals, vitamins and other
nutrients it needs each day is very important for both day-to-day and
long-term health and well-being. Dietary supplements are a safe and
effective means of seeing that the body does have all of the nutrients
it needs for all of its systems to work at peak performance levels,
especially those that maintain daily health and those that protect health
over the long-term. However, nutritional supplements are powerful agents,
and must be used within the established dosage guidelines to be beneficial
to the health. Used in this fashion, dietary supplements can serve as
a valuable part of any health routine.
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