Fight Free Radical Damage With Antioxidants

Fight Free Radical Damage With Antioxidants
by Chester Ku-Lea

systems. Free radicals are also created when the body is exposed to pollution,
cigarette smoke, car exhaust and other harmful environmental toxins.

There are different types of antioxidants, and most work better when paired with
other antioxidants. This is called synergism. Vitamins can be antioxidants, such as
vitamins C and E. The tripeptide glutathione, loosely classified as an amino acid, acts
as an antioxidant, along with other true amino acids such as methionine. The raw
herbs and vegetables we consume contain natural antioxidants called bioflavonoids
and carotenoids, which are effective antioxidants on their own, but are more effective
when synergistically combined with other antioxidants. Together these nutrients
protect your cells from electron robbery at the hands of larcenous free radicals,
protecting the body from disease and slowing the inevitable signs of aging.

Antioxidants are important supplements for everyone, but especially for those who
exercise on a regular basis. The rational is that exercise is a highly oxidative process
and, as a consequence, produces free radicals from aerobic metabolism. Antioxidant
compounds help alleviate this process.

Benefits
• minimizes the damage from free radicals
• protects against cell damage
• may assist with prevention of debilitating diseases

About The Author

Chester Ku-Lea is a health nutrition consultant and is the owner of
- a provider of premium health nutrition and sports
supplements.

Antioxidants are a class of
nutrients that protect the body
from damage caused by different
factors, most importantly
oxidative damage caused by
substances called free radicals.
Free radicals are known as
“reactive oxygen species”, or
ROS. They are produced when
your body uses oxygen for
energy. Just as fire emits smoke
as a by-product, ROS are
emitted from the conversion of
oxygen to energy in the human
body, eventually causing
oxidative damage to body

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remedies and before making any drastic changes to your diet or exercise program.