The Guideline to Aging and Free Radicals

Modern times show humans the unfolding of many of life's 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.

Modern science tells that the root cause of aging and decay are organic molecules called free radicals. These unstable molecules are always looking to bond with others. In the process, they destroy their target molecule's vigor and brings on decay, by causing damage at the cellular and tissue level which eventually causes the organism to succumb with enough time.

Free radicals were termed as such for they are considered 'free' because they float around until they stabilize, and 'radical' in the sense that they are surrounded by a myriad of molecules from which they can obtain an electron. These unstable molecules existed not having an even number of electrons and therefore are in constant search for extra electron they can "steal" to become stable. It must be properly noted that free radicals are like thieves and react quickly to the compounds around them.

On a wider level, this perpetuation doesn't 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 body's immune system's 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.

Truth be told, the body can handle free radicals under normal conditions. Damage occurs when antioxidants, molecules that neutralize free radicals by donating one of their own electrons, are unavailable, or if the free radical production becomes excessive.

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