Free Radicals – A Hidden Danger
Have you ever noticed how an apple or banana turns brown shortly after being sliced and exposed to the air? They turn brown quickly (or oxidize) because they don’t contain a lot of antioxidants (an apple’s antioxidants are in the peel).
When we add lemon juice however, which contains the antioxidant vitamin C, the fruit keeps from turning brown. Have you ever noticed how a car fender becomes rusty or a penny turns brown? Again a result of oxidation.
Oxidation happens routinely in our bodies as well, and while some oxidation is beneficial for getting rid of foreign substances, trouble results when the oxygen we breathe converts a stray, high-energy electron into a superoxide – also known as a “free radical”.
How to We Combat Free Radicals Caused by Oxidation?
With Antioxidants.
Click here to read which foods can rescue us!
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