We ve heard so much about free radicals and antioxidants in the last few years that these words have become part of our everyday language. We take our Vitamin C, our Vitamin E, and our Beta Carotene and hope to prevent the accumulation of free radicals in the body and thus limit the damage they can cause. Fewer bottles and pills to deal with, less money to spend and more benefits sounds like the ideal situation. Slow the aging process, improve your immunity and your energy levels and look and feel younger, longer. Safely, naturally and without side effects.
Free radicals are atoms that have an unpaired electron.
They steal electrons from other atoms to solve this problem. This of course creates more free radicals on the hunt for their own electrons and so on. A chain reaction begins which only stops when a molecule can donate an electron to a free radical without becoming a dangerous free radical itself. In the body, free radicals can damage almost all of our cells and contribute to the occurrence of the degenerative diseases of aging such as cardiovascular problems, respiratory disorders and cataracts. As we age, the free radical load builds up and breakdown of the body occurs more quickly.