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TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR HEALTH BEFORE ITS TOO LATE

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 TAKE  GOOD CARE OF YOUR HEALTH BEFORE ITS TOO LATE SEVERE ILLNESS, SEVERE SICKNESS STARTS WITH OXIDATIVE STRESS Oxidative stress is a disproportion between  antioxidants  and  free radicals  in your body. Free radicals are also known as reactive oxygen species (ROS). These are chemical compounds formed by oxidation, for example, as by-products of metabolism.      The body produces  free radicals  as a reaction to environmental and other pressures, as the body processes food and reacts to the environment.   “Therefore, it is totally normal to have some free radicals in your body.”                                                                           ...

Why Oxidative Stress is Something You Shouldn't Ignore

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  Why Oxidative Stress is Something You Shouldn't Ignore The paradox: We spend a lot of money and time on increasing our antioxidant intake through foods and supplements. Yet most of us never know if this effort is making any impact on our health. Should we be checking our oxidative stress levels as often as we check our cholesterol? Antioxidants Not a day goes by that we don’t hear about oxidative stress in the news and interwebs, and how it is shortening our lifespan or causing diseases like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. You also know that antioxidants protect us from oxidative stress . And you most probably spend some of your dollars on antioxidants through healthy food choices and supplements. Why Should We Care About Oxidative Stress? Oxidative stress is behind many illnesses and diseases in the body and brain. A few of the most major ones are: Cancer Cancer  is like a seed.  Not every seed sprouts. Not every seed produces a plant.  Not every seed ...