It is very important during periods of rapid cell division and growth, such as in infancy and pregnancy
Provides antioxidant support to help protect cells from everyday environmental stressors
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Modern life with refined foods, over-the-counter painkillers, obesity, and sky-high stress levels robs our bodies of this vital antioxidant
5 Manufacturers note that purification removes most of the impurity, and this was in vitro work, not a human outcome study, so it should be read as a caution flag rather than a verdict
Acknowledgements This work was supported by the NIA (R00AG037574 and R56AG052981), the Prevent Cancer Foundation, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and Einstein Startup Funds to D.M.H