| Jeff Green 2004-11-16, 3:53 pm |
| Arthritis and Inflammatory Conditions
Usual dosage level: 4 oz. daily
The inflammatory free radical most often implicated in arthritis is
known as the superoxide anion. Under normal conditions, the body is
able to keep superoxide anions in check by producing the enzyme
superoxide dismutase (SOD) to intercept and neutralize them before they
can cause pain, inflammation and cell damage.
Extensive scientific research over the past 20 years has shown that, in
acute and chronic inflammation, superoxide anions are produced at a
rate that overwhelms the capacity of the body's SOD enzyme defense
system to remove them. Such an imbalance results in
superoxide-mediated damage.
Protective and beneficial roles of SOD have been shown in a broad range
of diseases, both preclinically and clinically. The results from the latter
studies prove the concept that superoxide anions have an important role
in human disease, and that their removal by SOD does in fact result in
beneficial outcomes.
One study in China found that the ingestion of goji resulted in a
remarkable 40 percent increase of this extremely important
anti-inflammatory enzyme.
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