Free Radicals
2014 / 01 / 14Free radicals The human body is composed of many different types of cells. Cells are composed of many different types of molecules. Molecules consist of one or more atoms of one or more elements joined by chemical bonds. Atoms consist of a nucleus, neutrons,protons and electrons. The number of protons (positively charged particles) in the atoms nucleus determines the number of electrons (negatively charged particles) surrounding the atom. Electrons are involved in chemical reactions and are the substance that bonds atoms together. But on nature situation our body will produce unpaired electrons called free radicals, these radicals are cause from complicated chemical reactions, metabolism, respiration and cells wastes from our body. On the normal situation our body automatically forms free radicals the reason is we need oxygen to maintain our life everyday so finally we aging and dead. But if we have bad modern life style will also leads to excess of free radicals. These several unpaired free radicals they are always steal other electrons to become stable. Out in the world, this is a normal process, but in the body, it can result in unnecessary damage like quick aging, tissue damage, cancers and possibly some diseases. Antioxidant  An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals. In turn, these radicals can start chain reactions that damage cells. Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions. They do this by being oxidized themselves, so antioxidants are often reducing agents such as thiols, ascorbic acid or polyphenols.  Although oxidation reactions are crucial for life, they can also be damaging; hence, plants and animals maintain complex systems of multiple types of antioxidants, such as glutathione, vitamin C, and vitamin E as well as enzymes such as catalase, superoxide dismutase and various peroxidases. Low levels of antioxidants, or inhibition of the antioxidant enzymes, cause oxidative stress and may damage or kill cells. As oxidative stress might be an important part of many human diseases, the use of antioxidants in pharmacology is intensively studied, particularly as treatments for stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. However, it is unknown whether oxidative stress is the cause or the consequence of disease. Antioxidants are widely used as ingredients in dietary supplements in the hope of maintaining health and preventing diseases such as cancer, coronary heart disease and even altitude sickness. Uses To reduce free radicals, we ingest antioxidant like Vitamin C , fruits ,vegetables ,the main function of antioxidant is to neutral the unpaired electrons from the cells, as for the chemical reactions is too complicated for us to understand but one thing is very important, we need antioxidant to maintain our health .Normal fruits have approximate minus ORP when it just taking out from tree, vitamin C is also have much higher ORP when it is tablet form. Alkaline water also has higher ORP to reduce free radical,some research suggests that alkaline reduced water is useful in scavenging free radicals in the laboratory setting.[2] Tests on in vitro lymphocytes suggest that reduced water can prevent hydrogen peroxide-induced damage to DNA, RNA and certain proteins. Electrolyzed water has been used by the food industry to sanitize food products; though effective in bacterial solutions, Acidic electrolyzed water (pH 2.3–2.6) may have use as a seed surface disinfectant or contact bactericide. References
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