Antioxidants affect free radicals, which are atoms that have many or too few electrons. They roam the body and damage cells by collecting or dropping off electrons. Free radicals can be formed by exercise, by sun light, or during metabolic processes(all of the above).
What are antioxidants?
Antioxidants are substances that can prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals.
What are free radicals?
Free radicals are unstable molecules produced in the body as a reaction to environmental and other pressures. The sources of free radicals can be natural or artificial. Free radicals are unpaired electrons.
How many free radicals are produced in a day in our body?
Over 20 billion free radicals are formed by each of our body's cells every day.
What do they do in our body?
Free radicals annihilate vital cellular components , including our cell membranes and our all important DNA. A prominent theory of aging blames the unpleasant process on free radicals. Eventually enough damage accumulates from these relentless molecules that we simply fall apart.
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