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Antioxidants are the newest things. They are actually among the most sought after products in the health industry. Especially among those who workout regularly and eat healthy. With all the people getting into fitness in recent years and the numbers still growing each day, we need to arm ourselves with as much knowledge as we physically can.
Ok let me explain what antioxidants are for first and foremost. Antioxidants are things we take in mainly from plant/ fruit sources. Where do they come from? The major sources of antioxidants that you will find are from either Vitamin E, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C, and Selenium. What are they for? They are frighting what are called free radicals in the body. Free radicals are created in the body through the process of food being broken down for energy; a big part as well is our body taking them in from the outside environment.
What are antioxidants role in killing free radials?
Antioxidants are used to kill free radials in this exact method. Free radicals are molecules missing an electron in there outermost shell. Like most unbalanced molecules you learn about, there is nothing more they want then to be balanced again. So they will do what ever it takes and destroy any cell/DNA molecule it comes in contact with just to get an electron.
So what do Antioxidants do? Antioxidants seek out those free radials in the body and provide them with an electron. So they can disappear instead of killing your good cells. The problem is once an antioxidant finds the free radical and feeds it an electron so to speak. It now becomes imbalanced and becomes a free radical itself.
Does this mean antioxidants are bad?
No, and in fact they are still good for you, and you still should take them in. This is just a warning that all the hype surrounding antioxidants and their disease fighting qualities have been proven false. What are the best ways to eliminate disease and illness? Exercise is good because it keeps the body firing on all cylinders, but other then that you need to reduce stress levels. Stress and environment, especially a toxic city internment, air filters help eliminate pollution before we breathe the air in and water filters help eliminate pollution from water sources we drink from.
All in all
Antioxidants are good. Antioxidants can help fight off eye degeneration and a few other diseases over a long period of time. People still should take in antioxidants as a part of their daily diet. But we as people of the mass media need to become weary of any product being promoted in the main stream. Usually the reason a product will be boasted heavy by a main stream source is because it is receiving specific funding or attention by celebrities by method of endorsements.
Thanks everyone for reading again, I will be posting again! hope you all enjoy it and tell someone about my blog. If you want to read the actual article I based my information on please read below's link.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2013/03/09/do-you-really-need-antioxidants?page=2
