Any discussion on an antioxidant should begin with explaining why they are important so if you already know about free radicals then skip to the next paragraph or you can continue on here for a refresher. Oxygen is necessary for life but, unfortunately, oxygen also causes chemical reactions within the body that generate free radicals. [...]
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Dark Chocolate, Red Wine… that Resveratrol is oh so Devine
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Superoxide Dismutase- A Powerful Antioxidant
Posted in Anatomy, Anti-aging, Antioxidants, Nutrition, tagged Aging, Alternative Medicine, Anatomy, Antioxidant, Athlete, Athletic Nutrition, diet, Disease, Exercise, Free Radical, Free Radicals, GliSODin, health, Healthy, Healthy Diet, Heart Disease, Holistic, Immune System, Inflammation, Nutrients, Nutrition, Oxidant, Oxidative Stress, SOD, Sun, Sunscreen, Superoxide, Superoxide Dismutase, vitamins, wellness, Wrinkles on April 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Oxygen is necessary for life but, unfortunately, oxygen also causes chemical reactions within the body that generate free radicals. Free radicals are molecules that are missing electrons and are therefore unstable. In order to stabilize themselves, they must steal electrons from other molecules in the body which causes something called oxidative stress. Oxidative Stress is [...]
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