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A free radical is an atom or a molecule which is highly reactive, ultimately becoming one of the most destructive forces in the body. Having lost one of its electrons, the atom or molecule is hungry to stabilize itself. When a free radical is loose in the body, it can cause cell damage, leading to death of the cell. Body cells are constantly producing free radicals, contributing to the aging of the organism. Many years ago a doctor proposed a theory for aging which involved the activities of free radicals and which laid down the groundwork to studies in theories of aging.

It is the chemical antioxidants which protect your body by preventing free radicals from stealing electrons from critical biological molecules. The most common antioxidants are Vitamin C and Vitamin E. By increasing the body's store of antioxidants, people and animals will increase their longevity. But there are many more antioxidants, and one must be careful in simply dosing themselves up with the "good" vitamins. In any system, too much of a good thing can often lead to unexpected consequences, so it is better to have a variety of antioxidants, than to overdose the body in any one kind.

Free radicals can contribute to many degenerative diseases and are thought to be a factor in the acquisition and spreading of cancer. All chemical reactions involve transferring electrons. The natural process of metabolism allows the body to generate energy by oxidizing food, then storing the energy in the a chemical form of potential energy. In the same way, that you cook with fire, you have to be careful that the fire does not burn the wrong materials, and burn out of control. That same oxidation process, when generating free electrons that escape the control of the process, causes an assault by free radicals, which can do their work in random, unexpected, and undesirable locations. Their work can lead to a chain reaction of free radical creation, like a slow motion bomb in the body. The cell walls or membranes, which are made out of unsaturated fats are prone to attack from free radicals. The membrane can harden due to oxidizing damage, which in turn prevents the cell from performing its normal duties and receiving nutrients. As well as cell walls, other biological systems are susceptible to attack, including enzymes, required to catalyze other important functions. Damage to the DNA can affect energy production as well as destabilizing the nucleus or brain of the cell. As cells malfunction, the organ gradually dies.

Note, that the more heavy metals in your body, the more free radical chemical actions can take place. Heavy metals or toxic metals, are metallic elements that serve no purpose in the body, but which can accumulate through ingestion. The most notable example of this is mercury from amalgam dental fillings. Equally damaging are a few dozen are metals, including aluminum and lead. The presence of these accumulations of metal rapidly increase the free radical chemical actions in the body, increasing fatigue, increasing cellular damage, promoting sterility, and oftentimes damaging critical nerve cells, leading to a host of nervous disorders and life-threatening diseases.

Free radicals also contribute to the major cause of death in western society: heart disease. Free radicals contribute to the calcification of the arteries and damage to the arteries.

The heroes of this assault are the antioxidants which snuff out the chemical fire of free radicals. These include, as well as the aforementioned vitamins, glutathione peroxidase (an enzyme), beta carotene, and Vitamin A, among many others. In fact, some herbal supplements are rich in a variety of antioxidants which can be more effective at mopping up the free radicals that your normal daily intake of Vitamin C. The key to improving the body's condition, is not only the detoxification or chelation process to remove the heavy metal attractors of free radicals, but also the ingestion of a large variety of antioxidants, which suppress the assault on the body by the invasion by free radicals.

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