Free Radicals and Antioxidants
Antioxidants may include: vitamins, minerals or enzymes
Source of Free Radicals
• Metabolism our own bodies
• Air Pollution
• Chemicals from food and water
• Alcohol
• Cigarettes
• UV Radiation
• Medicines
• Stress
Free radical damage
• Premature Aging
• Heart disease
• Decreased immune system
• Cataracts
• Rheumatism
• Cancer
• Diabetes
Antioxidants are compounds that prevent the oxidation process by free radicals.
Free radical is an atom or molecule that positively or negatively charged. Where the nature of atoms or molecules were highly reactive charged and unstable, as it will try to self neutralize by pulling electrons from molecules or atoms that were nearby, causing a chain reaction.
The nature of this free radical damage cells even to the cell nucleus that can cause gene mutations that cause cancer.
