Every single day your cells face oxidative stress from normal metabolism, environmental exposures, exercise, stress, and aging.
Your body has a defense for that.
Superoxide dismutase, better known as SOD, is a powerful antioxidant enzyme …
Not every glutathione product is created equal.
The supplement aisle may be overflowing with bottles claiming to support glutathione, but the question most people never ask is the one that matters most.
What form are you actually taking a…
Explore membrane and soluble CD14, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), TLR4, and innate immune activation.
Understand the connection
CD14 helps the immune system recognize lipopolysaccharide, or LPS, from the outer surface of certain bacteria. It ap…
Explore interleukin-10, rs1800896, rs1800871, rs1800872, regulatory T cells, and inflammatory regulation.
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IL-10 helps regulate immune responses and limit excessive inflammation. Its effects depend on which cells a…
Explore the p40 subunit, IL-12, IL-23, and Th1 and Th17 pathways.
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IL12B encodes the p40 protein subunit shared by two cytokines: IL-12 and IL-23. IL-12 combines p40 with p35; IL-23 combines p40 with p19.
Follow t…
Explore interleukin-23 receptor, JAK2, TYK2, STAT3, and related immune signaling.
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IL23R encodes a receptor that receives the IL-23 signal. This pathway helps support Th17 immune cells and their downstream cytokine…
What if the conversation about inflammation is missing something happening at the cellular level?
When inflammation becomes a persistent problem, oxidative stress is often part of the bigger biological picture.
Your body has its own anti…
Why should supporting your body have to be one size fits all?
Your body faces oxidative stress every day, both inside and out.
So why limit yourself to only one way of supporting it?
That is where VARS SOD and Rejuve come into the conve…
For years, fibromyalgia has largely been discussed through the lens of managing symptoms. Pain. Fatigue. Brain fog. Poor sleep.
But researchers have also investigated oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses in people with fibromyalgia.
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What if fatty liver is not only about what you eat?
Most people hear fatty liver and immediately think diet, weight, and alcohol.
But your genetics and the way your body processes nutrients may also be part of a much bigger picture.
One…
Why does your body produce catalase in the first place?
Because every single day your cells are exposed to oxidative stress.
As your body works to protect itself it naturally produces catalase, an antioxidant enzyme that helps break down…
What if your food isn't as nutritious as you think?
Calories are easy to count.
Protein is easy to track.
But the real story lies in the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and trace nutrients your body depends on every single day.
Most…
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