Catharine Arnston

So it steals from another one and steals another. So that's how you get damage and inflammation. But there's these things called antioxidants that have extra electrons. to give away, sort of like the kid at school who brought extra lunches for all their friends and to give them away, okay? So we all know about antioxidants.

So it steals from another one and steals another. So that's how you get damage and inflammation. But there's these things called antioxidants that have extra electrons. to give away, sort of like the kid at school who brought extra lunches for all their friends and to give them away, okay? So we all know about antioxidants.

We've heard about them for years, and blueberries are high in them, and vitamin C is an antioxidant, vitamin E is an antioxidant, but here's the problem. Your mitochondria are your only cell in your body with two membranes. There's the regular membrane on the outside that you have, the fat one I mentioned earlier, and your fat membrane is called lipid membrane. Antioxidants can get in and out.

We've heard about them for years, and blueberries are high in them, and vitamin C is an antioxidant, vitamin E is an antioxidant, but here's the problem. Your mitochondria are your only cell in your body with two membranes. There's the regular membrane on the outside that you have, the fat one I mentioned earlier, and your fat membrane is called lipid membrane. Antioxidants can get in and out.

There's little things called channels called porins that allow them in and out, but there's no channels on that inside membrane. So all of your regular antioxidants can't get in there. Any athletes who have studied or read any studies about whether antioxidants improve athletic performance or longevity, the answer is no.

There's little things called channels called porins that allow them in and out, but there's no channels on that inside membrane. So all of your regular antioxidants can't get in there. Any athletes who have studied or read any studies about whether antioxidants improve athletic performance or longevity, the answer is no.

And the reason is they've been studying the wrong antioxidants because vitamin C and vitamin E cannot get in that. This is like the intensive unit at a hospital. Lockdown. No. your average antioxidant cannot get in there. There are a few that can, and the most powerful one is called superoxide dismutase. And why is it so important?

And the reason is they've been studying the wrong antioxidants because vitamin C and vitamin E cannot get in that. This is like the intensive unit at a hospital. Lockdown. No. your average antioxidant cannot get in there. There are a few that can, and the most powerful one is called superoxide dismutase. And why is it so important?

Well, these free radicals that are damaging, the most damaging free radical is called superoxide, and it's created in the mitochondria. And what makes it so damaging? Well, remember I said free radicals usually have one unpaired electron? superoxide has three unpaired electrons. So it is three times as damaging.

Well, these free radicals that are damaging, the most damaging free radical is called superoxide, and it's created in the mitochondria. And what makes it so damaging? Well, remember I said free radicals usually have one unpaired electron? superoxide has three unpaired electrons. So it is three times as damaging.

And so this antioxidant called superoxide dismutase neutralizes that free radical and turns it into harmless water and oxygen. It's sort of like having the firemen in there. They basically hose them down so it can't damage the DNA of the mitochondria, which means the mitochondria don't get damaged, which means that they can generate more energy and they can thrive.

And so this antioxidant called superoxide dismutase neutralizes that free radical and turns it into harmless water and oxygen. It's sort of like having the firemen in there. They basically hose them down so it can't damage the DNA of the mitochondria, which means the mitochondria don't get damaged, which means that they can generate more energy and they can thrive.

Now, the good news is your body makes this stuff called superoxidismutase from the moment you're born. Great, right? This is why you can recover quickly from sports or illness or anything. One of the reasons, there's many other reasons, but nonetheless. But then when you hit the age 30, and certainly by the time you get to 40, your body stops making it. This is exactly when disease kicks in.

Now, the good news is your body makes this stuff called superoxidismutase from the moment you're born. Great, right? This is why you can recover quickly from sports or illness or anything. One of the reasons, there's many other reasons, but nonetheless. But then when you hit the age 30, and certainly by the time you get to 40, your body stops making it. This is exactly when disease kicks in.

This is when brain fog, this is when heart disease, cancer, diabetes, we're all fine when we're young. And then at 40, it's like the hammer came down. And I believe it's because we are no longer getting the benefits of the superoxidismutase. To help you understand what exactly this stuff does, think of superoxidismutase like a big golf umbrella, right?

This is when brain fog, this is when heart disease, cancer, diabetes, we're all fine when we're young. And then at 40, it's like the hammer came down. And I believe it's because we are no longer getting the benefits of the superoxidismutase. To help you understand what exactly this stuff does, think of superoxidismutase like a big golf umbrella, right?

If you've ever been out on the golf course or just shopping and you've got one of those big golf umbrellas, if it pours rain, you open up your big umbrella, the rain doesn't stop, but you aren't getting wet because you've got this huge umbrella. That's what superoxidismutase does for your mitochondria. The free radicals are always going to be a byproduct of ATP.

If you've ever been out on the golf course or just shopping and you've got one of those big golf umbrellas, if it pours rain, you open up your big umbrella, the rain doesn't stop, but you aren't getting wet because you've got this huge umbrella. That's what superoxidismutase does for your mitochondria. The free radicals are always going to be a byproduct of ATP.

But if you have superoxide dismutase, it's protecting your DNA from the rain of free radicals. However, by the time you're 30, that umbrella is now about the size of a totes umbrella. It's sort of like a city umbrella. So you're dodging the raindrops. By the time you're 40, that golf umbrella is now the size of a cocktail umbrella. No longer viable. This is when your DNA gets...

But if you have superoxide dismutase, it's protecting your DNA from the rain of free radicals. However, by the time you're 30, that umbrella is now about the size of a totes umbrella. It's sort of like a city umbrella. So you're dodging the raindrops. By the time you're 40, that golf umbrella is now the size of a cocktail umbrella. No longer viable. This is when your DNA gets...