Third video in a short YouTube series (March 2023) where Dr. Cory Goldberg explains approaches to combat oxidative stress. This installment summarizes the role of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD), describes a plant-derived SOD product encapsulated in gliadin (referred to as Glycidin/GliSODin), notes that the product contains gluten, explains its proposed mechanism (protecting SOD through digestion, stimulating endogenous SOD, catalase and glutathione peroxidase), and previews a following episode on internal sources of oxidative stress.
Hi, everybody. It's Corey Goldberg again. This is the third installment of our series on oxidative stress and ways that we have to combat it. In the first installment, I spoke about oxygen species and oxidative stress and the damage it causes to us. In the second episode, I talked about some of the external sources of way this oxidative stress is caused to us. In this installment, I'd like to talk a little bit about ways that we combat the oxidative stress and a product that's available that can help us with that. I've introduced the SOD molecule, superoxide dismutase. SOD is an enzyme which is a functional protein in our body. Pretty much every cell in our body produces this stuff. And we're not alone. Every other life form on this planet, fungi, plants, they all do the same thing. This is something that evolved well before us. And superoxide dismutase, or sod, is a key component of us comb, the oxidative stress that we're exposed to. Now, glycidin is a unique product. It does have a concentrated form of this sod which is encapsulated or protected by gliadin. Now, gliadin is derived from wheat, and yes, this does contain gluten. So celiac patients and people with gluten sensitivity need to be aware of that. But the importance is that this SOD concentrate, which is plant derived, is then encapsulated in this gliadin molecule, and this allows it to be eaten without getting digested. Now, normally, if you ate sod, it's a protein, your stomach digests that with acid. It would never get absorbed, it would never do anything. But because it's encapsulated, it makes it to the small intestine. And in fact, it stimulates our bodies to produce much higher levels of our own superoxide dismutase, sod, as well as a couple of other really important enzymes that help sod, including catalase and glutathione peroxidase, if you're interested. These three enzymes are together kind of the core antioxidant power that our bodies have. And this glycidin anti aging is able to increase our levels of that significantly, significantly over, you know, just a few weeks of taking this. Now, the benefit of this is that it reduces our oxidative stress because it increases the levels of SOD in all the cells in our body. And this allows us to reduce the damage caused by the oxidative stress that would ultimately result in disease processes, cancer, and aging. So the glycidin is a way of us increasing our own internal antioxidant defenses. Now, internal is another source of oxidative stress. Our own body is actually a producer of a lot of oxygen free radicals. And so, in the next episode, I'm going to talk about some of the internal sources of oxidative stress and how that affects us and how you could treat that as well. So I look forward to seeing you again soon.
