Thoughts — Free Radicals

What are free radicals and how do they affect the body?

What are free radicals and how do they affect the body?

Antioxidants have gained a lot of attention and interest in recent times. It is considered the way to go to improve immunity. It’s interesting how antioxidants can improve immunity. To understand the antioxidants’ mechanism in our body, it’s important to understand first, what free radicals are and how do they affect our body and immunity? Free radicals are highly unstable molecules that are naturally formed when you exercise and when your body converts food into energy. Your body can also be exposed to free radicals from a variety of environmental sources, such as cigarette smoke, air pollution, and sunlight. Free...

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