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Antioxidants and Free Radicals

March 29th, 2010 — 9:27am

It is known that smoking produces free radicals in the body. Find out more about what these are and how they’re related to antioxidants.

Oxygen may be hazardous to your health. We can’t live without oxygen, of course. But just as exposure to oxygen causes iron to rust and butter to go rancid, it can wreak it’s own havoc in the body.

Free radicals are the culprits. They are created every minute in our bodies. To provide energy, the body’s cells use oxygen to burn fuels and in the process, some oxygen molecules may lose an electron, thus creating a free radical. There’s no problem when these free radicals are captured and inactivated by the body’s own army of antioxidants.
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Diet, Nutritional Supplements and Arthritis.ll

February 5th, 2010 — 8:17am

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Vitamin supplements are also often recommended to especially include Vitamin D (400-600 IU/daily). Avoidance or limitation of certain foods such as those high in sodium which is contained in a variety of food products such as canned soups, bacon, sausage, ham, pickles, sauerkraut and even dehydrated soups is highly recommended for the arthritis patient on steroid therapy. Continue reading »

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