šš½ What Are Free Radicals?
For such a simple question, you’d think there would be a simple answer, right?
š “The body is under constant attack from oxidative stress. …free radicals, scavenge the body to seek out other electrons so they can become a pair. This causes damage to cells, proteins and DNA.”
š “Free radicals are associated with human DISEASE, including CANCER, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, ALZHEIMER’S disease, PARKINSON’S disease and MANY others. They also may have a link to AGING, which has been defined as a gradual accumulation of free-radical damage…” (EMPHASIS added)
*The entire formation of free radicals, and overall oxidative stress, disrupts and damages our cells!
š Cells are the building blocks of our body, we’re made up of TRILLIONS of cells!
āļø So where do free radicals come from?
– food we eat
– medicines we take
– air we breathe
– water we drink
Additional substances include; fried foods, alcohol, tobacco smoke, pesticides and air pollutants.
š The catch? No matter what we eat, drink or otherwise consume, healthy or not, our bodies are facing oxidative stress!
E V E R Y O N E!
https://www.livescience.com/54901-free-radicals.html