What are Free Radicals?

Why is all this significant? Because scientists believe free radicals contribute to the normal aging process. It’s a fact of life. We age. Every second of every day. And although we can’t stop the natural aging process, we can take steps to improve our health as we age. Certain known causes of free radical damage since as smoking or sun exposure can have a negative impact on how we look and how we feel. Pollution, exposure to toxic chemicals, even the air we breathe, and exercise, all create free radicals within our body. A simple way to demonstrate free radical damage is with an apple. An apple that is exposed to the air will turn brown in a matter of minutes. This is free radical damage. Free radicals are highly reactive, short-lived molecules that can damage virtually any molecule inside our bodies such as fats, proteins and DNA which is our genetic material. So this kind of free radical damage leads to generation of even more of free radicals. It’s a chain reaction. So it’s very important that we have something to stop this chain reaction inside our body.