Antioxidants prevent agingSo you look in the mirror one day and notice that your skin is starting to wrinkle. You're showing laugh lines around your mouth and crow's feet at the corners of your eyes.
You might brush these aside as facets of the normal aging process. They are. But what causes aging anyway? And is there any way to slow it down?
In our bodies, the normal processes of oxidation are what lead to aging. Oxidation leads to the production of free radicals, which are highly reactive. These free radicals easily react with and damage other molecules. Free radicals don't make the distinction between foreign bodies and healthy cells. When free radicals start attacking the body's own cells, this causes cellular breakdown, leading to the visible signs of aging.
Now if only there was a way to get rid of those harmful free radicals....
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