Chlorophyll
PhytochemicalReduces underarm odor at doses around 100 mg/day (about a dozen leaves of spinach)
Food Sources
Foods that contain Chlorophyll.
- Leafy Greens
Dietary chlorophyll metabolites may capture light energy to help mitochondria produce ATP, and chlorophyll binds carcinogens like aflatoxin to prevent absorption.
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Health Benefits
Health conditions that Chlorophyll may influence, based on research.
Improves
- Body Odor (age-related)100 mg/day
Reduces underarm odor at doses around 100 mg/day (about a dozen leaves of spinach)
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Protects Against
- Cancer
Chlorophyll and chlorophyllin attenuate DNA damage from aflatoxin. Effects of chlorophyll and chlorophyllin on low-dose aflatoxin pharmacokinetics in human volunteers showed reduced absorption.
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Biological Mechanisms
How Chlorophyll works at a cellular level.
- PromotesReduces inflammation
Chlorophyll inhibits cell adhesion and inflammation; chlorophyll a has anti-inflammatory activity and inhibits TNF-alpha
- PromotesReduces DNA Damage
Six cups of spinach worth of chlorophyll appeared to block about 40 percent of a radioactive carcinogen. Chlorophyll acts as a carcinogen-binding interceptor molecule.
Sources
- How Not to Age
- How Not to Die