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About Free Radicals "Oxygen that enables us to burn fuel also burns ourselves." What is Free Radical ? We need to constantly breathe air, and inhale oxygen to live. Oxygen is the molecule of life for us aerobic creatures. When oxygen gets into our blood stream and cells, it is delivered to mitochondria, the power plants in our cells that exist in multitudes, hundreds or thousands, in each cell. Oxygen then undergoes chemical reactions with our fuel, the carbohydrate molecules (mostly glucose) derived from the food we ingest and digest, and generate energy molecules such as ATP. ATP is the universal battery molecule that supplies energy for all type of life phenomena on earth. Unfortunately, oxygen not only interact with fuel molecules to generate energy, but it also generate undesirable side products such as free radicals, and also interacts with other molecules in our body and oxidize (i.e. burn) them. Free radicals are any type of molecules or atoms that are unstable, and aggressively seek to steal electrons from other molecules or atoms to stabilize themselves. They are generated in our body as byproducts during normal metabolism, or processing of foodstuffs, and while fighting infections, etc. Free radicals are also generated by cigarette smoke, fried foods, ozone, excessive exposure to sun light, environmental pollutants such as car and industrial emission, certain drugs and chemicals, radiation, and infections. In stable atoms and molecules, electrons exist in pairs. In a free radical, however, one of the electron in the pairs is lost. This drives the free radical take a missing electron from other molecules or atoms by colliding, i.e. chemically reacting with them. In the cell, this type of radical reactions caused by free radical causes protein, DNA, and other essential molecules damaged. As the molecular damages in proteins and DNA accumulate, the chance for cancer and other diseases increases. The cumulative effect of molecular damages also account for aging - wear and tear of body and deterioration of bodily functions. How to Protect Ourselves from Free Radicals ? Some schools of gerontologists say eat less, and avoid harmful environmental exposure. This would reduce the amount of free radicals generated in our body. All scientists agree to the fact that anti-oxidants help. Anti-oxidants freely offer electrons to the rascals and tame them before they attack our own molecules in our body. We strongly believe we should exploit the botanical resources and mother nature's recipes that provide us with plentiful of all sorts of anti-oxidants as well as incredibly diverse health benefitting nutritions. Many of the phytonutrients produced by plant secondary metabolism are excellent anti-oxidants. Examples are, carotenoids such as lutein, beta-carotene, lycopene, and zeaxanthin; silymarin flavolignans from milk thistle that are liver protectants and strong anti-oxidants; flavonoids such as apigenin, catechin, genistein, kaempferol, myricetin, quercetin, and rutin; phenolic compounds such as caffeic acid, ellagic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid, para-amino benzoic acid; triterpenoid saponins such as glycyrrhizin from licorice,diterpenes such as ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B, and ginkgolide C, and sesquiterpene bilobade from Ginkgo biloba; triterpenoid saponins such as ginsenosides (at least 30 different molecular species) from Panax ginseng, etc. Anti-oxidant potential of chemicals are usually expressed in TEAC, or Trolox (a water soluble vitamin E derivative) equivalent anti-oxidant capacity, and measured by the inhibition activity of xanthin oxidase. Dozens of chemical and herbal anti-oxidant products are available today. DreamPharm offers many different types of herbs and herbal formulas that have strong anti-oxidant properties. Garlic product, Triple G Super Health, Coenzyme Q10, Royal Jelly, DHEA, and Ginkgo biloba offer excellent anti-oxidant effects among other health benefits. Lutein and zeaxanthine and Triple B Super Vision are excellent eye protectors, and at the same time, excellent anti-oxidants. Strictly speaking, other herbal products as well as all the fruits and vegetables you eat are rich in plant carotenoids, flavonoids, and other phytochemicals that are excellent anti-oxidants. Please cosume more of these and live healthier and longer. Helpful Links Plant Secondary Metabolites - Phytochemical antioxidants. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12324649&dopt=Abstract Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2002 Oct;227(9):671-82 - Oxidative stress, mitochondrial DNA mutation, and impairment of antioxidant enzymes in aging. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12324197&dopt=Abstract Toxicology 2002 Oct 30;180(1):23 - Iron toxicity and antioxidant nutrients. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12241996&dopt=Abstract J Ethnopharmacol 2002 Oct;82(2-3):197 - Antioxidant activity in medicinal plants associated with the symptoms of diabetes mellitus used by the Indigenous Peoples of the North American boreal forest. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12225247&dopt=Abstract Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2002 Sep;11(9):1261-9 - Selenium-based pharmacological agents: an update. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12220973&dopt=Abstract Pharmacol Res 2002 Sep;46(3):287 - POTENTIAL PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF MELATONIN AGAINST DIBROMOACETONITRILE-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS IN MOUSE STOMACH. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12220332&dopt=Abstract J Pineal Res 2002 Oct;33(3):167-171 - On the in vitro antioxidative properties of malatonin.. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12214854&dopt=Abstract Arch Pharm Res 2002 Aug;25(4):449-52 - Free radical scavengers from the heartwood of Juniperus chinensis. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12203269&dopt=Abstract Phytother Res 2002 Aug;16(5):467-73 - In vitro antioxidant activity of non-cultivated vegetables of ethnic Albanians in southern Italy. reference source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12192730&dopt=Abstract Presse Med 2002 Jul 27;31(25):1174-84 - Antioxidants to slow aging, facts and perspectives. 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