Free Radicals And Aging

Modern times show humans the unfolding of many of lifes mysteries

, including aging. This process of decay was often the subject of topic of most ancient civilizations who tried to find ways of getting around it. Countless people professing to be seers, magicians, and wise men tried to unlock the secret behind it, believing that discovering the discipline behind the weakening, both of living and non-living organisms would lead to a bank of other understandings about life, living and death. Modern science was able to do what past civilizations failed to understand. Thanks to recent discoveries, we are now able to enjoy and understand behind the process of decay that was kept hidden from hundreds of generations.

Backed by extensive scientific research, present knowledge explains to us those organic molecules known as free radicals are the causes behind rotting and aging. These unstable molecules, once inside the body, searches for other molecules to bond with, destroying the latters vigor and triggering the process of decay. Once the process starts, it ultimately leads to aging, tissue damage and delay.

Free radicals were named that way for they are both "free," because they float around until they stabilize, and "radical," in the sense that they have an extensive variety of molecules from which they can acquire an electron. Naturally existing without an even number of electrons, free radicals are always in constant search for extra electron they can steal to become stable and react quickly to the compounds around them.

On a wider level, this perpetuation doesnt stop at the molecules. In effect, if a free radical starts the chain reaction, the tissue itself ends up as a free radical once enough molecules are affected. The snowball effect piles on and on, as the affected tissue wreaks havoc on in its nearby counterparts. Eventually, larger and larger areas are impacted.

Metabolism naturally gives birth to some free radicals. There are times when the bodys immune systems cells need to produce them to neutralize viruses and bacteria. However, a big number of free radicals today are actually products of unhealthy human practice. These acts expose us to a great number of these unstable molecules everyday and include pollution, cigarette smoking, large volume of alcohol, radiation, preservatives found in some processed food and a number of poisons found in cleaners or herbicides and other everyday household products.

Under normal conditions, the body can handle free radicals. The damage occurs when antioxidants, molecules that neutralize free radicals by giving one of their own electrons, become unavailable, or if free radical production becomes excessive.

by: Jessie James

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