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What are Free-Radicals?

May 17, 2010 Body, News No Comments

molecules What are Free Radicals?During the course of shopping online or at the store for a few new grooming products, you may have heard these words… Free-Radicals. So what are they?

Free-Radicals – also known simply as radicals, are organic molecules responsible for aging, tissue damage, and possibly some diseases.

Free-Radicals are created by environmental pollution, cigarette smoking, and poisons like cleaners and herbicides. Preliminarily, low concentrations of free radicals have been associated with a reduced risk for heart disease and stroke, but more studies are needed to understand their relationship.*

So without a full-on chemistry lesson… what do we do?

Studies have shown that antioxidants such as Vitamins A, C & E will slow the process of aging by preventing free-radicals from oxidizing sensitive biological molecules.

Perhaps the best free-radical avenger of all vitamins (internally and topically) is Vitamin C.  Here are a few suggestions!

*Source: Wisegeek.com


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