{"id":2030774,"date":"2023-09-13T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oxidative-stress-may-not-be-a-bad-thing-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:47:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:47:37","slug":"oxidative-stress-may-not-be-a-bad-thing-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oxidative-stress-may-not-be-a-bad-thing-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxidative Stress: Not Always Bad. Here&#8217;s Why."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foxidative-stress-may-not-be-a-bad-thing-heres-why%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030774&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Oxidation has a terrible reputation. Numerous research papers \u2063link it with inflammation, aging, and chronic\u200b diseases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>The Primary Source of\u2062 ROS<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk\u200b a little about \u2063chemistry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Oxidation occurs when oxidants\u2014also called reactive oxygen \u200bspecies (ROS)\u2014steal electrons from other \u200cmolecules.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/mitochondria-this-first-responder-may-ease-chronic-inflammation-3198163\">Mitochondria: This First Responder May Ease Chronic Inflammation<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">6\/18\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/mitochondria-this-first-responder-may-ease-chronic-inflammation-3198163\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/vitamin-b12-a-powerful-antioxidant-that-helps-combat-dementia-5481558\">Vitamin B12:\u200c A Powerful Antioxidant That Helps \u2062Combat Dementia<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/6\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/vitamin-b12-a-powerful-antioxidant-that-helps-combat-dementia-5481558\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Oxidation occurs everywhere and every day; it is the browning of sliced \u200capples left out, the\u200d rusting of\u200b iron pipes, and also the daily\u200b activity of your mitochondria.<\/p>\n<p>Mitochondria, the powerhouse of our cells, \u200care also the body&#8217;s\u2062 primary producers of ROS. When mitochondria are \u2063producing energy, these oxidants are formed as\u200d byproducts.<\/p>\n<p>Your body naturally and \u200cconstantly balances against this process.<\/p>\n<p>Cells make \u200bantioxidants to address the amount of oxidants being produced. &#8220;There&#8217;s a nice balance; the\u200b cells have figured \u200dthat \u2064piece \u2063out,&#8221; chiropractor\u200b and functional medicine practitioner Dr. Eric\u200d Balcavage told The Epoch \u200bTimes.<\/p>\n<p>You only need to be worried when the balance is out\u2064 of whack.<\/p>\n<p>Excessive oxidation,\u2062 or \u200boxidative stress, can damage cells and tissues. Oxidants may steal electrons from DNA and organelles, making them unstable. The latter then restabilize themselves by stealing electrons from other places, triggering a cascade of damage\u200b throughout the cell.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>ROS Could Be Necessary and Protective<\/h2>\n<p>However, the common notion of oxidative stress might be a\u200c misunderstanding. The cell&#8217;s tendency to go into \u2062oxidative stress is actually &#8220;not a bad thing when done\u200d at the right time and place,&#8221; said Dr. Robert Naviaux, a professor of\u2062 medicine specializing in mitochondrial disease and genetics at the\u200c University of California\u2013San Diego.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>ROS production is a necessary and highly \u200bcoordinated reaction to infection and toxins.<\/p>\n<p>Cells have a whole host of genes associated with\u2063 ROS, he\u2063 told The Epoch Times. During infections from pathogens, ROS are released as a signal and weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Pathogens like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites steal or \u2064divert the cell&#8217;s electrons and fuel for their own \u200buse. Mitochondria \u200brespond by reducing energy \u200dproduction and increasing oxidative stress to deter invaders.<\/p>\n<p>Immune cells release\u2063 ROS to\u200c eliminate forthcoming \u200bpathogens and to break down pathogens and \u200binfected cells. T cells, which form the final line of defense, use hydrogen peroxide\u2014also an oxidant\u2014to punch holes in infected cells \u200dand bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>But constantly being in a \u2062state of oxidative stress is not healthy for the body,\u200b either, \u2063and \u2063neither is the \u2062long-term discomfort it causes.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, people who cannot generate\u2063 ROS can have disastrous health outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oxidative-stress-may-not-be-a-bad-thing-heres-why\/\" title=\"Oxidative Stress: Not Always Bad. Here's Why.\">damaging pro-inflammatory disorder<\/a> currently known is chronic granulomatous \u200cdisease, Dr. Naviaux \u2064said. Children with this disease are genetically unable to make superoxide, a class of ROS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;The \u2062body&#8217;s reaction to this [deficiency] is \u200can intensified\u200c inflammation that is so bad that [patients] \u2064can have severe, erosive sinus infections [that] can erode cartilage in their nose,&#8221; Dr. Naviaux said.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxidation to Cope With Disease<\/h2>\n<p>Oxidative stress may also be a \u2063sign of the body \u2063trying to\u2063 adapt to \u200cchronic disease the best way\u200b it can.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One example is\u2063 the increase in oxidation to adjust to nutritional excess\u2014the driver of Type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Research has shown that in people with Type 2 diabetes, the body becomes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2570390\/#:~:text=ADP%2Dstimulated%20state%203%20respiration,the%20level%20of%20ATP%20synthase.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">less \u200cinclined<\/a> to use oxygen to break down glucose, thus \u2063producing \u2062less energy. The oxygen \u200cin the cells is converted to oxidants and \u2064exported\u2063 from \u200dthe \u2063cell for disuse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since aerobic respiration, which uses \u2064oxygen to create energy,\u200c occurs under normal health conditions, many researchers consider a decline in such respiration to be a sign of mitochondrial dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p>However, an \u2064alternative explanation is that this shift is deliberate and\u2063 may be the\u2062 body&#8217;s best\u2062 way to handle nutrition and energy excess, Dr. Naviaux reasoned.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, this metabolic shift can\u2063 become a chronic problem because, over time, the body reduces its \u2062demand for oxygen.\u2064 This leads to fewer blood vessels and tissues becoming chronically deprived of oxygen, which\u2064 can manifest as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-a-big-new-study-says-about-trt-safety\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What a Big New Study Says About TRT Safety\">peripheral vascular disease<\/a>, ischemia, loss\u2064 of organ \u2063function, and heart failure.<\/p>\n<p>Other adaptations have been \u2064observed in patients with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-established-a-fund-so-family-of-deceased-covid-victims-could-receive-up-to-9000-what-could-go-wrong\/\" title=\"Democrats Established A Fund So Family Of Deceased COVID Victims Could Receive Up To ,000. What Could Go Wrong?\">chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<\/a> (COPD).<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;People with\u2064 COPD are very \u2063uncomfortable doing exercise because they can&#8217;t breathe very well. So what ends up happening is these\u2062 individuals end \u200dup being very inactive and sedentary,&#8221; professor Martin Picard from Columbia University, specializing in mitochondrial research, \u200ctold\u200c The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxidative Stress Is What Makes Exercise Beneficial<\/h2>\n<p>Oxidation is necessary\u2062 in ot<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxidation is often associated with inflammation, aging, and chronic diseases. However, the fear surrounding oxidation may not be entirely justified. In chemistry, oxidation happens when reactive oxygen species (ROS) take electrons from other molecules. 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