FREE RADICALS AND AGING

Have you ever noticed how a apple will turn brown when its surface is cut? Or how nails rust? This process of aging, or turning things bad, is known as oxidation. Oxidation is involved in almost all aging processes.  It occurs when high levels of oxygen react to the exposed surfaces. The very same process is occurring in our bodies every second of the day. Each time we take a breath, the oxygen we take in becomes part of the oxidation process, a by-product of which is free radicals causing aging.

Free radicals are molecules of oxygen with unpaired electrons, that float freely throughout our bodies seeking to rebalance themselves by stealing electrons from healthy cells. This scavenging process can create a dangerous chain reaction that may wreak havoc by killing healthy cells and damaging tissue. Free radicals  even speeds up the aging process as skin loses its elasticity, muscles weaken, hair thins, eyesight and hearing fail, teeth decay, immunity decreases and degenerative diseases increase.

Many aging and health problems occur because of free radical oxidation. Human aging, many cancers, and most degenerations of the brain involve uncontrolled oxidation forming free radicals.

Pine Bark Extract and Grape Seed Extract are two of the most potent anti-oxidants (free radical neutralizers) known to man. They are up to 50 times more powerful than Vitamin C or Vitamin E. Pine Bark Extract and Grape Seed Extract are the only two known anti-oxidants that can penetrate and protect the brain from free radical damage.

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