Wednesday, January 19, 2011

What is a free radical anyway?

What are free radicals? Highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons
Does everyone have free radicals? Yes
How are free radicals produced?
Stress, Fatty foods, Unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, drinking), Environmental Pollution.
Could free radicals damages tissues of the body and cancel out the benefits of antioxidants? Yes
Could free radicals contribute to diseases such as cancer and diabetes? Yes

So, free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons. They are everywhere - in the air, our bodies, and the materials around us.  In their quest to find another electron, they are very reactive and can cause damage to surrounding molecules.  When we are stressed, eat fatty foods, smoke and drink alcohol we produce more free radicals than needed.  Pollution in our environment exposes us to further free radicals.  An imbalance in the levels of free radicals is believed to contribute to diseases such as cancer, arthritis, stroke, diabetes, genetic damage, as well as the ageing process.

So to help minimise free radical damage in your body.  Free radical activity after taking Multivitamin & Mineral.


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