eBeautyDaily » free_radicals http://www.splendicity.com/ebeautydaily Daily Beauty Tips and Makeup Advice Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:47:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Free Radicals and Antioxidants http://www.splendicity.com/ebeautydaily/free-radicals-and-antioxidants/ http://www.splendicity.com/ebeautydaily/free-radicals-and-antioxidants/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:14:10 +0000 Christina Jones http://www.ebeautydaily.com/2006/02/08/free-radicals-and-antioxidants/ Post from: eBeautyDaily

]]> The Catch222 process of free radicals You have probably heard a lot of talk over the last few years about free radicals and antioxidants, but do you know what they are, and what in the world they might have to do with beauty? Free radicals are very basically incomplete oxygen molecules that are created from the process of making energy from the foods you eat. These molecules have lost an electron, and are always in the process of trying to regain that missing electron by stealing it from another molecule, which in turn creates more free radicals, which will impede cell function and eventually destroy your body’s cells. It is a catch-22 process that possibly leaves your skin damaged (wrinkled) as well as causes a myriad of other problems in the body. So what do you do about it?

There is a lot of research going in to this subject currently, and the results are not yet conclusive. Along with the food you eat, free radicals can be formed from the sun, air pollution, and even rancid oils – basically all of that stuff that is supposed to be bad for you. A diet rich in vitamins and minerals will provide your body with plenty of antioxidants, which provide those extra electrons to the oxygen molecules who are seeking them (and destroying other cells in the process). In theory, anyway. Eating a well rounded diet- with a variety of fruits and veggies that contain natural antioxidants- of course, is your best bet to combat free radicals. If that isn’t exactly what you do, consider supplementing your diet with an antioxidant supplemental formula. This is what I take on a daily basis: Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Flax Seed Oil, Mixed Carotenes and Selenium.

For more information about free radicals and antioxidants, Paula Begoin has an excellent article on free radicals here and Dr. Weil talks about them here and here, and I did a bit more research about antioxidants here.

Photo credit (and more information about freeradicals and antioxidants: SiberianTigerNaturals.com

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