However, even if we eat all the right foods in the proper proportions, there are still environmental factors that are beyond our control which can cause even the healthiest body to react unfavorably and can result in a disease process gaining a foothold. It is a recognized fact that our environment is becoming more hostile to our health. Unless we understand more about his new environment and how to cope with it, our health, will deteriorate and our life spans will consequently be shortened. While in pairs, electrons can do no damage. Free radicals can react with and remove essential fatty acids from the cell wall, thus causing damage, which can affect all bodily systems including our immune system.
Free radicals are present in large numbers in even healthy bodies.
If left unchecked, free radicals can ultimately speed the aging process and contribute to poor health. This is the miracle of the human machine. However, new cells are made from the nutrients we provide our body. So if we give our body poor quality or unbalanced nutrients, the new cells will be poor quality also. In other words, garbage in, garbage out.