| In this world with the big amount of increase in | | | | are increasingly gaining popularity with consumers |
| pollution and harmful exposures coming at us from | | | | who look for health natural and functional foods in |
| almost all angels in our daily lives, damaging our body | | | | addition to medicine. |
| inside and on the outside ruining or skin, we can use | | | | Many people aren't alert of the fact that the work of |
| all the extra help we can get. | | | | eating, just like the very work of exercising, |
| What are free radicals? Why are they damaging to | | | | increases what's come to be known as oxidative |
| the human body? And how doe's vitamins and the | | | | stress. That's the attack on your cells from rogue |
| other antioxidant nutrients help protect the body | | | | molecules called free radicals that can damage your |
| against free radicals? Cells are composed of many | | | | DNA, as well as contribute to every major |
| different types of molecules. Molecules consist of one | | | | degenerative disease. Antioxidants help neutralize |
| or more atoms of one or more elements joined by | | | | those free radicals, protecting your cells, your DNA |
| chemical bonds. Electrons are involved in chemicals | | | | and your health. |
| reactions and are the substance that bonds atoms | | | | Some free radicals happen normally during |
| together to form molecules. | | | | metabolism. Sometimes the body's immune system |
| Helping with fighting these harmful elements is not as | | | | cells purposefully create them to neutralize viruses |
| hard as you might think. One type of helpful fighter is | | | | and bacteria. However, environmental factors such as |
| antioxidants. These have been all the rage in recent | | | | pollution, radiation, cigarette smoke and herbicides can |
| times, and with good cause. Molecules basically do | | | | also produce free radicals. Normally, the body can |
| what they sound like they do, awaiting or completely | | | | handle free essentials, but if antioxidants are |
| halting the oxidation of other molecules in your body. | | | | unavailable, or if the free radical production becomes |
| Now, oxidation may not sound too bad, but it's | | | | excessive, damage can occur. Of particular |
| actually a chemical reaction that can create free | | | | importance is that free radical damage accumulates |
| essentials which are highly capable of injuring or | | | | with age. |
| completely destroying cells your body. This is why | | | | Something that helps with all of these problems is |
| we like to think antioxidants as our body's natural | | | | trying, Garlic and Parsley it's the subject of |
| defenders. | | | | considerable research for its medicinal properties, and |
| Antioxidants include vitamins and phytochemicals | | | | new clinical trials are yielding proof of its role as a |
| called falconoids that may have the power to | | | | powerful antioxidant. This is to protecting you against |
| neutralize unstable molecules called free radicals, | | | | heart disease, hypertension, scavenging radicals, |
| which may be linked to chronic disease and aging. | | | | control high blood pressure, help strengthen the |
| Consumption and increased absorption of antioxidants | | | | bladder, and ally in the cancer war. This can really help |
| may help prevent certain types of cancer, heart | | | | from radicals damaging your body. |
| disease and signs of aging. Antioxidant-dense foods, | | | | |