Think of them as a hard-working repair crew, neutralizing free radicals before they can cause damage to the body
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After breakdown, it becomes a less toxic compound, called acetate
That speed difference is what underpins the pain gate theory, which holds that a faster stimulus on the skin can take priority over a slower pain signal moving upstream
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Protection Against Oxidative and Cellular Aging : GHK-Cu exerts cytoprotective effects by chelating free copper ions and reducing oxidative damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA