Understanding Oxygen

For years, researchers have known that the largest cause of wrinkles, ailing joints, arthritis, heart disease, and even cancer stem from the same deterioration process that occurs in non-human subjects. The cause is oxidation, and molecules called free radicals are the main culprit.

It's ironic that the same air we need to live causes metal to rust, fruits and vegetables to turn brown, and your body's cells to age and weaken. Oxygen provides abundant health and long life when it is paired with antioxidants. When polluted oxygen is drawn into the body, or after it's used for metabolism, chemical changes to oxygen occur. The molecules lose electrons, making them unstable. These unstable molecules are called free radicals, and the damage they cause is called oxidation.

Antioxidants in fruits & vegetables

Antioxidants are the worker components that make up the majority of a phytonutrient compound in fruits and vegetables. They are molecules that have an abundance of electrons.

When the antioxidant molecule enters your bloodstream, it travels around and bumps into free radicals. Instead of getting damaged (oxidized) like other molecules, the antioxidant offers up a spare electron, which balances out and neutralizes the free radical. This stops the cascade of oxidation. The amazing natural structure of antioxidant phytonutrients is nature's answer and protector.

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  Early Discovery
  In the 1980's-90's it was discovered that select vitamins acted as antioxidants.
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  Lab Created
  Upon discovery, they began making them in labs instead of staying true to nature, making the answer incomplete.