I APOLOGY for not having posted an up-date on my Journey Toward Becoming a Fitness Model in the last couple of days. Life got in the way, but I will start posting daily logs again starting Tuesday, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, I was inspired to right the article below, Enjoy!
Antioxidants are the super-heroes of the body's internal cleaning team. They play a vital role in neutralizing free radicals in the body during a process called Oxidation. Oxidation, in itself, is very normal and always occurring in the body, and to many things around us.
However, there are disturbances that occur in the oxidation process that has a toxic effect on the body.
Imagine an iron pipe, as it weathers years of rain, environmental exposure, sun, and other factors, it begins to rust. The rust is caused by oxidation. The rust is a physical result of damage caused to the cells and other structures around them. When a free oxygen radical is missing an electron, it becomes reckless to the body. It fires damaging charges, as it searches throughout the body for a molecule that it can combine with to become "Whole".
Imaging a motorcyclist driving recklessly on the highway, with no regard for others. Weaving in and out of lanes, running other commuters off the road.
The damage the motorcyclist caused to the other commuters, is what free oxygen radicals cause to bodily cells and the structures around them.
Free radicals have existed and caused oxidative stress in the body from the beginning of time. They're inherent to life. However, our bodies were only made to withstand so much exposure to free radicals (reckless motorcyclist). In low-toxin settings, the body does an amazing job at neutralizing them. But increased and prolonged exposure to these reckless free radicals cause a faster build-up of "rust" or disease in the bodies, which causes faster aging, and inevitably leads to ruins, or early death.
Some of the diseases caused by oxidative stress are: Heart Disease, Cancer, Arthritis, Lung Disease, Diabetes, Alzheimer's, and Macular Degeneration.
Some of the most common reasons our bodies' oxygen molecules oxidize themselves into an increased amount of free radicals is due to Environmental and Air Pollution, Cigarette Smoking, Excess Stress, Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications, Radiation, Excessive Exercise, and Increased Exposure to Sunlight. Some of which we can control, and some of which we can't.
So, what can you do to help neutralize the reckless motorcyclist that are running free inside your body damaging cells, and causing you to age faster? Eat more fruits and vegetables, and ask your doctor to recommend an antioxidant supplement for you. Antioxidants are fantastic little substances that wander through your body, giving up an electron to the greedy free radicals charging through your system. They neutralize the free radicals and allow your body to do its business of excreting them safely and without harm. So, you can think of them as the police patrol for the free radicals.
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