Substances called antioxidants defend us or help us destroy dangerous free radicals. Grape seed extracts, pine bark extract, and antioxidant vitamins appear to be the best alternatives.
Antioxidant vitamins are the traditional way.
This is due to their ability to neutralize free radicals, highly-reactive and unstable molecules that can cause significant cellular damage. It is believed that this cellular decay can include damaging or altering the DNA, and this changes the way the cell duplicates itself. Cancerous cells may result and free radicals can leave you with damaged organs, lost or lessened vision, arthritis, wrinkles, and a myriad of maladies. Leading edge scientific research, however, has identified some compounds called oligomeric proanthocyanidins or OPC's which far surpass traditional vitamins like C, E, And Beta Carotene in their ability to fight free radicals. Vitamin C only stays in the body for about 3 hours.